Bus & Tram Reviews: Is It Legit?

Bus & Tram
Bus & Tram
Lothian Buses plc

Customer Experience

Positive experience15.1% of reviews
Neutral7.7% of reviews
Negative experience77.2% of reviews

~ Based on 312 written reviews from the US App Store.

What users say about Bus & Tram

Is Bus & Tram Safe?

Bus & Tram appears safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for Bus & Tram is 94/100.

This assessment is based on 230 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.8/5.

Safety Analysis

94.3% of ratings point to a safe experience
0.9% of ratings suggest some concerns
4.8% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 230 App Store ratings for Bus & Tram.

Is Bus & Tram Legit?

Bus & Tram appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Bus & Tram is 95/100.

Based on 95 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

Accurate and easy to use

Accurate info, easy ways to pay, tracking details superb.

The worst app I have ever used

This bus app is genuinely the worst app I have ever had the misfortune of being forced to use. It is inaccurate, unreliable, slow, janky, and straight up wrong most of the time. This app has lied to me on multiple occasions, stopped working out of nowhere, shown inaccurate bus times, hallucinated whole busses then left me stranded multiple times. The layout of the app is downright stupid, and so many little details make it almost unusable if not for the fact that there are no other options available. Overall, I hate it, it’s the bane of my existence and the sole reason I got a job to buy a car.
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Lothian buses

It’s a good service to have and well done the drivers there are a few outstanding that make it a pleasant trip thanks

Great app!

Great to look at timetables, download timetable PDFs, check the news and so much more!

Unreliable

For the bus stop next to my house, I’m consistently waiting 10 minutes + over the time said on the app. Then on the odd occasion the bus will be in 4 minutes and look at that, it was 3 minutes early.

Bus

Isn’t always on time

Great but could be better

I always use this app and find that it’s pretty accurate in regards to bus times for my nearest stop, although I do find that the occasional bus disappears completely after showing arrival in “10 minutes”.
I find the “plan” feature is good when it actually works, although for the last few days when I have tried to select a day and time for my journey, the app closes. Really frustrating when I have an event or appointment to attend where I need to know the bus timings in advance.
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Unreliable

Live tracking is wildly inaccurate.

Never trust it

It showed the bus will arrive in 5mins. After 5 mins, the bus just disappeared on the app. Totally misleading

Terrible compared to the original

This app is complete garbage nothing on it works properly bus times don’t show sometimes, it always takes you off the journey tracking page if you switch apps meaning you can’t double check what stop to get off at. Even when planning a journey the date and time are settings are a pain to deal with🙄 I’ve never written a review before in my life but i have now because i feel so passionately about it your app is garbage
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Worst app ever created

The fact that the app has somehow gotten even worse is shocking to me. Every single morning and every single evening I have a problem because the app is wrong.

Take a little time to get used to … then go 4.5 stars

Was using other map apps but then after a little time to get used to this Lothian bus app, it’s very good UX, the live departures are very good. Within a small mobile screen, first time you’d find a bit hard to use, then a few times later, you’d probably love it.

No Timetable

I don’t this new update, I want to timetable of the busses as-well as arrival times, the old app had this, I don’t know why they changed 🤦‍♂️

Reliability

Increasingly unreliable. Buses are due then suddenly disappear.

Inaccurate live tracking

Frequently shows me bus arrival time information for buses that never show up. Very unreliable.

OK but could be easier to use

Once you work out how to use the app, it is helpful. However, personally it should be more intuitive to assist those who are less tech savvy. App development should always be geared towards the lowest common denominator- the user - and not what developers think will be useful.
One option that should be resurrected from the previous app, is automatic recognition of what bus you are on. It may still be there,hidden in a menu, but I have not found it - yet!!
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Unreliable

The new bus app still has issues with showing inaccurate information about bus times. Sometimes you can’t even track your bus or receive the exact correct time. Disappointed AGAIN!!!

Flawed and outdated

Used when visiting family. Really poor set of features: no account journey features, can’t track diversions, no detail on zones within app. Contrasted with the Stagecoach and TfLs app, it’s substandard.

Bus times

Bus times have stopped being accurate and has lead me to be being late on multiple different occasions recently, needs to be sorted

Great app

Great help. Use it everyday. Approximately 90% accurate.