Bus & Tram User Reviews

Bus & Tram
Bus & Tram
Lothian Buses plc

Customer Experience

Positive experience13.8% of reviews
Neutral7.9% of reviews
Negative experience78.3% of reviews

~ Based on 304 written reviews from the US App Store.

What users say

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 217 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.8/5.

Safety Analysis

94.9% of ratings point to a safe experience
0.9% of ratings suggest some concerns
4.1% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 217 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

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.

Poor trip planning

You need to know what bus stop to get off to plan a journey, why can’t you just pin in maps like google maps, very short sighted by the developers

Ruk

Great

Doesn’t work

It barely works, how is it possible to make an app worse than the old one?

It shows incorrect times for busses, it will constantly show up with an error when you try and track the bus your after and if not that it will say the bus you are is due in like 5 minutes despite showing on the app that his is long passes your stop, the app also randomly opens different bus stops instead of the one your after and doesn’t open the you need half the time.
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Not fit for purpose

This app regularly misinforms me the times of buses. Times don’t match those on the bus stop display. It does not meet its singular most important requirement. It’s also bloated with unnecessary features and is not particularly usable.

Shakil

Occasionally doesn’t work. Very good. If the live feed can be a bit more live as in see constant movement of the buses to estimate where they are than updating every few seconds can help massively.

Review

The timing on this can be absolutely shocking

Sometimes It will tell you the bus is in 5 minutes but when you get to the stop the bus timetable will say 15 minutes

Worst thing they could’ve done

New app is laggy, not accurate and down right a mess , don’t change what isn’t broken !

Apps horrible

Always says no buses expected you need to constantly refresh the app to see when the busses are