RTD Mobile Bus Times 1.1 and 2.0 announcements

I wanted to make few brief announcements about the next two versions of RTD Mobile Bus Times.

We’ve teamed up with InspiringApps to develop future versions of the app. I’m very excited about the direction the application is going, moving towards the 2.0 release and beyond.

RTD Mobile Bus Times has been downloaded in surprising places like the UK, Canada, Argentina and Australia. It’s clear that tourists are using the app and we want to help them out just as we help Coloradans who use the app.

Unfortunately, RTD Mobile Bus Times currently has a 1.5 star rating in the App Store. There are a variety of reasons behind the rating and it’s something I have been meaning to publicly address. Some negative reviews have come from customers who purchased the app without reading about what they were getting, other reviews have been low yet encouraging, offering plenty of feedback to build on. For the feedback, I thank you. Every piece of user feedback has been fed into future plans for the application. No longer will RTD Mobile Bus Times be a set of image files displaying schedules. We’re bringing the whole fleet (plus the Buff Bus) powered by Google Transit Data.

Let’s break down the immediate future of the app:

The 1.1 update is currently in the works. 1.1 will update the current schedules for the AB and the B/BX according to RTD’s January 10th update. It’s a fast fix and one that should be submitted to Apple very shortly. We want to make sure that the app is still useful as we prepare the 2.0 release.

Development of 2.0 is going to pick up very soon. I’ll reveal more details as we lock them in place. Rest assured that soon you’ll be able to download the essential Colorado navigation application. Whether you live here or you’re traveling to Colorado, you’re going to want RTD Mobile Bus Times on your phone.

Thanks for keeping up with RTD Mobile Bus Times [iTunes link]. More information about 2.0 will be coming shortly.

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