# GNV RideRTS

> The fastest, easiest way to track and ride the bus in Gainesville Florida

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.RTS.RideRTS](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.RTS.RideRTS)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.RTS.RideRTS`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Gainesville Regional Transit System
- **Category:** MAPS\_AND\_NAVIGATION
- **Downloads:** 31,137
- **Rating:** 2.97 / 5 (225 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.0.6
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-07
- **First published:** 2021-08-25
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 2.41 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-21
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.RTS.RideRTS)
- **Website:** [https://go-rts.com/](https://go-rts.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.gainesvillefl.gov/Disclaimer-and-Privacy-Policy](https://www.gainesvillefl.gov/Disclaimer-and-Privacy-Policy)

## Description

GNV RideRTS is the fastest and easiest way to track and ride buses in Gainesville, Florida. Designed for residents, students, and visitors, this Chrome extension offers real-time bus arrival information, enabling you to find nearby stops, view routes, and plan your trips directly from your browser. Save your favorite stops, subscribe to rider alerts and service detours, and receive timely text message notifications so you're always informed before you head out.

With GNV RideRTS, you can click on interactive maps to track buses live on their route or enter your starting point and destination to get fast trip planning options. This user-friendly tool simplifies Gainesville public transit navigation, making bus travel more convenient and reliable for everyone.

## Rankings

- #365,109 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`

## Review summary

The GNV RideRTS app provides live bus tracking and route detours but suffers from a very poor user interface that is confusing and hard to navigate. Users report frequent crashes, slow loading, and unreliable bus location updates with buses disappearing from the map. The schedules are often inaccurate, and the app's complicated design leads to user frustration. Despite this, it offers useful features like updated routes and live bus tracking once users overcome the steep learning curve.

### Pros

- Provides live bus tracking which can be fairly accurate when working properly
- Includes updated routes and detour information, useful around construction areas
- Once the user understands the app, it can be used to plan multi-bus trips
- Shows detours on routes which is helpful for riders

### Cons

- User interface is confusing, clunky, and non-intuitive; difficult to navigate and requires many clicks
- App frequently crashes, is slow to load, and often fails to open
- Bus tracking is unreliable with buses disappearing and reappearing randomly on the map
- Schedules are often inaccurate or based on static timetables rather than real-time bus locations
- Too many pop-ups and overlapping icons create frustrating user experience

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.RTS.RideRTS)