Seattle Transit vs Seattle METRO Bus Tracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Seattle Transit
Access real-time transit information for the Seattle/Puget Sound area. View arrival times, search for nearby stops, and track specific routes. Favorite stops and buses for quick access via the app, Today widget, or Apple Watch.
- Real-time arrival information
- Today widget integration
- Apple Watch support
- Map-based stop search
- Route searching and mapping
- Favoriting stops and routes
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Quickly find and get real time transit information in the Seattle / Puget Sound area. Get arrival information from the Today widget of your favorited stops. Use your Apple Watch and glance at your first favorited stop arrival information or launch the app and view arrival information for all your favorited stops. - Search on the map for nearby stops. - Get arrival information for stops. - Search for routes and view the route map and stops for the route. - Favorite your stop and bus for quick look information from the app, Today widget, and Apple Watch Public transit data provided by OneBusAway. - City of Seattle - Community Transit - Everett Transit - Intercity Transit - King County Marine Division - Metro Transit - Pierce Transit - Seattle Children's Hospital Shuttle - Sound Transit
Seattle METRO Bus Tracker
Get real-time bus tracking for Seattle and surrounding areas. Covers multiple transit agencies, providing live updates on bus locations and arrival times. Data is sourced from OneBusAway.
- Real-time bus tracking
- Covers multiple transit agencies
- Live location updates
- Arrival time predictions
- Lightweight design
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Lightweight real-time bus tracker for Seattle and it's surrounding areas. Agencies covered are Seattle King County Metro (KCM) and Transit, Streetcar, Everett Transit, Pierce Transit, Community Transit, Sound Transit, Puget Sound, Monorail, and Intercity Transit Disclaimer: The data is provided by the OneBusAway organization and we cannot guarantee the accuracy. This is not an official app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Seattle METRO Bus Tracker at 4.7 against Seattle Transit's 2.3. Seattle METRO Bus Tracker also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3). Seattle Transit's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 31 months). On price, ratings volume and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Seattle Transit sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Seattle METRO Bus Tracker asks for nothing beyond the download.
Seattle METRO Bus Tracker holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 11 respectively.
Seattle Transit ships an update every 3 weeks, Seattle METRO Bus Tracker every 31 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Seattle Transit | Seattle METRO Bus Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (16 ratings) | 4.7 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 31 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | D House LLC | Naiara Albaina |
Customer experience
Seattle Transit
Seattle METRO Bus Tracker
In-app purchases
Seattle Transit
- Generous Tip$0.99
- Awesome Tip$1.99
- Enormous Tip$3.99
Seattle METRO Bus Tracker
No in-app purchases
