DoubleMap Bus Tracker Reviews

DoubleMap is a very helpful app. I use it many times a day. However, the user interface is atrocious. For example, when zooming in on specific locations of the map, DoubleMapBusTracker will automatically zoom out as soon as you take your hands off the screen and re-center the map to show all the routes. I have spent minutes zooming in on the same location over and over to monitor a bus’s route because DoubleMap implemented what seems to me to be a useless feature. There are other examples of things like this on DoubleMapBusTracker , but for me this is the most annoying. Also, heads up, the route times within DoubleMapBusTracker are based on a schedule, not the actual buses, so if a bus is running early or late the times are useless. I never use them. In summary, I really like DoubleMap (great concept), but it is extremely frustrating (poor execution).

I think DoubleMapBusTracker would be better if there was some way to be notified when the bus is heading towards the stop where you wish to be picked up. What would be ideal is the ability to pin a location so you would then be notified when the bus passes the designated pin. It is frustrating to have to constantly watch the map to know when to start heading towards the pickup location. Otherwise, I think DoubleMapBusTracker is very useful.

I use DoubleMapBusTracker almost every day and I love it. I can plan when to leave my house and get to the bus stop within 1-2 minutes of when the bus arrives, every time. Obviously traffic, weather and driving styles will affect the exact time that the bus arrives at any stop (as anyone who has ever driven a car will know), but the GPS tracker helps make up for any discrepancies in the scheduled and actual arrival times. Occasionally, the GPS tracking data is unavailable, which is disappointing if you have become dependent on DoubleMapBusTracker , but this is pretty rare, and you can just revert to using the time schedule in those cases.

I find DoubleMapBusTracker so helpful and essential to getting around my college campus. But there are a few things that make DoubleMapBusTracker a little inconvenient. There isn’t a real-time ETA. meaning when a shuttle stops to take a break, or is waiting for the seats to fill up, it’ll stay say 5/6 minutes until it reaches the next stop, when in reality it may take 20 minutes. I find this to be the biggest issue, and it can really make or break my day, especially in the after hours. DoubleMapBusTracker also doesn’t list if the shuttle is going to its last stop either , so when you’re waiting for a shuttle, it might suddenly shut down. Alerts for certain shuttle stops would also be helpful.

DoubleMapBusTracker is better than nothing. It works sometimes and it at least shows me where bus stops are and what buses stop there (though this info is wrong a lot). The times are more or less close to the actual times give or take 15 minutes. However DoubleMapBusTracker often screws up entirely. I currently am sitting in the freezing cold waiting for a bus that DoubleMapBusTracker said has arrived and left 4 tunes despite it never having passed by. NO bus has passed by, not even going the other direction. This is a problem I have often with DoubleMapBusTracker . Basically DoubleMapBusTracker has a more or less a good approximation of bus times between 9-6. Before and after that it’s a free for all. I’d like to add that even when there’s NO TRAFFIC the times are still WILDLY inaccurate.

Bus will be here in 0-1 minute. Suddenly, bus will be here in 12-14 minutes. THEN it changes to 23-25 minutes. Eventually the bus appears at my stop without warning. I run to catch it, only to watch it drive away. I was already extremely late. This crap didn't happen before this update.

Update: bumped up a star. Seems like they fixed this problem, which I really appreciate! But times are still inaccurate. It'll tell me 10-12 minutes. Check DoubleMapBusTracker three minutes later... and the bus is leaving my stop. This has happened multiple times. This review is for CityBus of Lafayette.

It is very important to me to plan out my bus travel routes the night before I’m going to go on a bus trip. However DoubleMapBusTracker displays absolutely nothing when the buses aren’t running! It doesn’t display the path they take, and it doesn’t display the stops that I need to see to plan my route. No information at all is shown for the routes outside of the hours that the buses run.

Hugely Disappointing 😿

But I do like the GPS, and the list of stops for each route. I can’t speak to the accuracy yet, since I haven’t tried out DoubleMapBusTracker yet while the buses are running.

It is difficult to rate DoubleMapBusTracker fairly because it is easy to try and depend on it. Most times DoubleMapBusTracker gives a fairly accurate estimate of a buses arrival, but occasionally it over or under estimates - which can be frustrating. Latency in DoubleMapBusTracker could be product of phone service or network connection, but it is uncertain. Overall a very useful tool.

I am eternally grateful that Rochester, MN, participate in DoubleMapBusTracker and that DoubleMapBusTracker even exists. I have crippling anxiety and never thought I’d ever be able to ride a bus. Or even hold down a job again. I can barely read a bus schedule. I suffer a panic attack trying. DoubleMapBusTracker makes riding a bus, makes me having a job possible. Thank you. Thank you so much. Keep up the great work!!!

This is an amazing app that helps me find the best routes in real time. I don’t know what I would do without this very helpful application. I do hope they even more Metro Systems get added to this awesome app! DoubleMapBusTracker would most definitely be even more useful if they had the Metro Systems of Laredo/Corpus Christi/Wichita Falls, and many other great routes across Texas and other states. One app for a live feed and route... that’s a great app!!!

A lot of people have problems with the times being off for the estimates, but are forgetting that the given times are just that: estimates. DoubleMapBusTracker can't know if the bus is going to hit traffic or hit all green lights either. I always press on my stop, see what the estimated arrival is, and show up a few minutes early. Works beautifully

I hope my City of El Paso accepts DoubleMapBusTracker because I find it very helpful & useful to use! Keep up the great work, its just a couple of minutes behind, from the actual Trolleys but once you know this, the preparation time is fluid with the Trolley time. Maybe this time difference can be stated on your app information? But it truly is a great app! Thanks a lot!

Besides the fact that it has a live bus tracker, that is usually not accurate, none of the bus schedule times ever match up with when the buses are actually getting you. It could say a bus is supposed to pick you up at noon and you won’t see a bus even parked waiting to leave until 12:30. there’s gonna come a point where they actually have to make a change and update DoubleMapBusTracker regularly because it is ridiculous how inaccurate DoubleMapBusTracker is for the amount of users on it.

Not all of the buses in my city have their location on so it’s difficult to know where they’re at and if they’re close to my stop. The buses also do not update always for stops, which, in conjunction to their locations being turned off, does not help. Sometimes I will be waiting for a bus and not see it on the map but it’ll show up right in front of the stop.

I don’t know why DoubleMapBusTracker isn’t displaying the times for the routes in Bloomington transit, my previous phone had no problems from day 1 w DoubleMap. If this issue is fixed I will gladly rate 5 stars!! Please fix this issue w iPhone compatibility or whatever the car my be!

Each of the above apps does something better than the other & I need to switch off between them both to get the full picture of what’s going on with the buses. TransLoc is more accurate about where the bus REALLY is instead of merely reflecting where it’s SCHEDULED to be. But I think there was a function in DoubleMap that lists exact intersections for bus stops. So I use them both.

The only thing that would make DoubleMapBusTracker better is if you could have it ping you when your boss is turning a certain corner or getting to a certain spot. The only negative thing I can say it’s not about DoubleMapBusTracker it’s self. It just works better when the bus drivers remember to put on their GPS!

I would love to give DoubleMapBusTracker a five. But there is a problem with it. Every so often DoubleMapBusTracker will add all available routes to my list. It just takes a few clicks to revert it. But it’s still a bit of a pain. But other than that this is a FANTASTIC app! It saves me time everyday. I’m always on time to catch bus without running and I’m never out too early. Perfect for bad weather days!

Having the buses location shown is helpful but need to have time list of when the bid is supposed to arrive not just say it comes every 10-15 mins. Should also have a tutorial of how to use DoubleMapBusTracker when it’s first downloaded because as a first time user it was very confusing.

DoubleMapBusTracker tracks buses and it’s OK at that, although sometimes there is considerable lag between DoubleMapBusTracker and reality. If you leave DoubleMapBusTracker for a second and then return to it (e.g, say you get a phone call or a text or want to check email), it often (maybe always) freezes and you have to restart it to get the bus position. It will look like all buses have stopped moving. The estimated time for a bus to arrive is nearly alway wrong. Overall this is a low quality app.

The application is easy to use and works great for tracking private Northwestern & Lurie Children’s shuttles. Only issue preventing DoubleMapBusTracker from getting 5 stars is the location accuracy which is typically off by 1-2 blocks. This is a bit less than I would expect with a modern GPS system. App sill works more than good enough for me even with the accuracy limitations. Thanks.

After updated to the latest version, I realized that choosing a route and going back to map now takes more steps than before. I would love the feature of "choose - go back to map with the chosen route". Other than that, this helps a lot with catching buses and going to classes.

I use DoubleMapBusTracker in Rochester, MN. Like I saw in another review, they are sometimes horrible at keeping to their own schedule. This has saved me from having to stand at a stop for 15 minutes in sub-zero temperatures. As long as they remember to turn on their transponders, it works like a charm!

Handy app when it works. But it has a tendency to add routes I had not selected after some time away from app. Deleting and redownloading hasn't helped. Dev shd also consider making path from route selection to map a quick and simple process, like with a dbl-tap or swipe or something. Feels a bit inefficient having to go back into the menu to then select map (not to mention a touch slow).