# NCTX Buses

> NCT Buses app for Nottingham travel planning and mobile ticketing. (iPhone/iPad app by Nottingham City Transport Ltd.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nctx-buses/id952687024 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Nottingham City Transport Ltd](https://appshunter.io/developer/463231931)
- Category: Travel, Navigation
- Price: Free
- Rating: 4.90/5 from 64 App Store ratings · 98 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 13.0 · 42 MB
- Languages: American English, Welsh
- Released: 2015-01-07
- Data updated: 2026-08-29
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nctx-buses/id952687024/reviews.md

## What is NCTX Buses?

The latest release of the app has everything you need to get around Nottingham with NCT Buses. It’s packed full of everything you’ll need to get mobile.

NEW! Discover your fare: Find the fare for the journeys you are planning whether you want to buy a mobile ticket in advance or pay on the bus.

Mobile Tickets: Purchase mobile tickets securely with Apple Pay or a debit/credit card and show the driver when boarding - no more searching for cash!

Live Departures: Browse and view bus stops on the map, explore upcoming departures, or check out the routes from a stop to see where you could travel next. 

Journey Planning: Plan your commute, trip to the shops or night out with friends. With an upgraded planning engine it’ll be even easier to plan your trip with NCT. 

Timetables: We’ve squeezed all of our routes and bus times into the palm of your hand.

Favourites: We’ve simplified saving favourites based on your feedback, so now you can quickly save your favourite Departure Boards, Timetables and Journeys, with quick access from one convenient menu.

Disruptions: You’ll be able to keep up to date with service changes directly from our Twitter feed inside the app. 

As always, we welcome your feedback. You can send it to us via the app.

## Key features

- Mobile ticket purchase
- Live departure times
- Journey planning
- Bus timetables
- Save favorite routes
- Service disruption alerts

## What do users think of NCTX Buses?

Overall sentiment: mixed

**Pros**

- 👍 Real-time bus tracking
- 👍 Useful travel planning
- 👍 Convenient mobile tickets
- 👍 24-hour tickets save money
- 👍 Easy to use interface
- 👍 Good user experience
- 👍 WiFi on buses
- 👍 Charging points on buses
- 👍 Friendly drivers
- 👍 Economical fares
- 👍 Good for planning journeys
- 👍 Convenient for unfamiliar areas
- 👍 Keeps service going in bad weather
- 👍 Makes life simpler
- 👍 Cheaper fares
- 👍 Exclusive bus deals
- 👍 No need to worry about change
- 👍 No more waiting for buses
- 👍 Always pioneering new features
- 👍 Live bus tracking feature
- 👍 Easy to buy tickets
- 👍 Good for kids

**Cons**

- 🐛 Buses often late
- 🐛 App logs users out
- 🐛 Buses disappear from tracker
- 🐛 Mobile tickets fail to scan
- 🐛 App drains phone battery
- 🐛 Inaccurate bus times
- 🐛 Poor customer service
- 🐛 Difficult to use for new routes
- 🐛 Inconsistent stop/street names
- 🐛 Student verification issues
- 🐛 App requires internet connection
- 🐛 App crashes on routes list
- 🐛 Apple Watch app doesn't work
- 🐛 Live times disappeared in update
- 🐛 App size not optimized for smaller phones
- 🐛 Timetables not updated regularly
- 🐛 Gift ticket activation issues
- 🐛 Ticket activation issues
- 🐛 Bus scanners don't scan properly
- 🐛 App is slow/lagging
- 🐛 No customer service option
- 🐛 Can't find specific streets
- 🐛 Bus timings not always accurate
- 🐛 No 24-hour contact number
- 🐛 App doesn't orient on map
- 🐛 UI tweaks needed
- 🐛 No Apple Wallet/Google Pay integration for passes
- 🐛 Mobile tickets open Apple Wallet
- 🐛 App shows wrong arrival times
- 🐛 App doesn't work on Mac OS
- 🐛 App shows only map/timetables
- 🐛 Bus fare expensive for poor service
- 🐛 Buses missed or late
- 🐛 Drivers rude when asked about delays
- 🐛 Timetables need updating
- 🐛 App doesn't show cancelled buses
- 🐛 Bad directions/route planning
- 🐛 Assumes walkable routes across dual carriageways
- 🐛 Few buses on certain routes
- 🐛 No buses on certain routes
- 🐛 App is buggy
- 🐛 Lost journey planner after boarding
- 🐛 Inner city zone ticket confusion
- 🐛 App not working
- 🐛 Ticket not activating
- 🐛 Mobile tickets don't work without internet
- 🐛 Lost money on tickets
- 🐛 App down
- 🐛 Bus driver abrupt
- 🐛 App doesn't work on latest Mac OS
- 🐛 Crashes on routes list
- 🐛 Can't search tickets easily
- 🐛 App is a copy of another app
- 🐛 Can't press continue button
- 🐛 App is a joke, no other options
- 🐛 Bad planning, not tested
- 🐛 No option to rearrange favourites
- 🐛 No option to display time of day and minutes until arrival
- 🐛 No option to display time of day and minutes until arrival
- 🐛 No option to display time of day and minutes until arrival
- 🐛 No option to display time of day and minutes until arrival
- 🐛 No option to display time of day and minutes until arrival
- 🐛 No option to display time of day and minutes until arrival
- 🐛 No option to display time of day and minutes until arrival
- 🐛 No option to display time of day and minutes until arrival
- 🐛 No option to display time of day and minutes until arrival
- 🐛 No option to display time of day and minutes until arrival
- 🐛 No option to display time of day and minutes until arrival
- 🐛 No option to display time of day and minutes until arrival
- 🐛 No option to display time of day and minutes until arrival
- 🐛 No option to display time of day and minutes until arrival
- 🐛 No option to display time of day and minutes until arrival
- 🐛 No option to display time of day and minutes until arrival
- 🐛 No option to display time of day and minutes until arrival
- 🐛 No option to display time of day and minutes until arrival

**Commonly reported bugs**

- App keeps logging users out
- App locks users out for extended periods
- Buses not arriving on time
- Buses disappearing from the app's tracker
- Mobile tickets failing to scan
- App drains phone battery
- App says no internet connection when mobile data is working
- Lost money on tickets due to app issues
- App is down or not working
- App crashes when trying to view routes list
- Bus scanners not scanning properly
- App is lagging
- Cannot press 'continue' button after agreeing to terms
- Journey planner lost after boarding bus
- Apple Watch app not working
- Live bus times disappeared after latest update
- App size not fitting iPhone 12 mini
- App not working on latest Mac OS
- App shows only map and timetables
- Ticket activation issues
- App doesn't work without internet
- App doesn't orient on map
- Student verification issues
- App shows wrong arrival times (bus passes early)
- Mobile tickets open Apple Wallet
- App doesn't work on latest Mac OS
- Crashes on routes list
- Cannot search tickets easily
- App is a copy of another app
- Cannot press 'continue' button
- App is a joke, no other options
- Bad planning, not tested
- No option to rearrange favourites
- No option to display time of day and minutes until next bus
- No option to display time of day and minutes until next bus
- No option to display time of day and minutes until next bus
- No option to display time of day and minutes until next bus
- No option to display time of day and minutes until next bus
- No option to display time of day and minutes until next bus
- No option to display time of day and minutes until next bus
- No option to display time of day and minutes until next bus
- No option to display time of day and minutes until next bus
- No option to display time of day and minutes until next bus
- No option to display time of day and minutes until next bus
- No option to display time of day and minutes until next bus
- No option to display time of day and minutes until next bus
- No option to display time of day and minutes until next bus
- No option to display time of day and minutes until next bus
- No option to display time of day and minutes until next bus
- No option to display time of day and minutes until next bus

**Most requested features**

- Ability to rearrange favourites
- Setting to display time of day and minutes until next bus
- Integration with Apple Wallet/Google Pay for bus passes
- Option to display cancelled buses in real-time
- Separate timetables for different route variations (e.g., 79 and 79a)
- Map orientation to phone's direction
- Travel tickets available offline
- Apple Watch app functionality
- Return of live bus times after update
- Optimization for smaller phone screens
- 24-hour contact number for support
- Robin Hood style ticket across operators
- Option to buy tickets for someone else
- Improved search functionality for tickets
- Ability to see if specific buses are running late or cancelled
- User testing for route planning and directions
- Option to display time of day and minutes until next bus
- Option to display time of day and minutes until next bus
- Option to display time of day and minutes until next bus
- Option to display time of day and minutes until next bus
- Option to display time of day and minutes until next bus
- Option to display time of day and minutes until next bus
- Option to display time of day and minutes until next bus
- Option to display time of day and minutes until next bus
- Option to display time of day and minutes until next bus
- Option to display time of day and minutes until next bus
- Option to display time of day and minutes until next bus
- Option to display time of day and minutes until next bus
- Option to display time of day and minutes until next bus
- Option to display time of day and minutes until next bus
- Option to display time of day and minutes until next bus
- Option to display time of day and minutes until next bus
- Option to display time of day and minutes until next bus
- Option to display time of day and minutes until next bus

## Recent user reviews (10 of 98)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nctx-buses/id952687024/reviews.md

### 3/5 — A decent app to get up to date bus time information. A couple of UI tweaks would improve things

*2026-07-22, version 119*

Small improvements that I think would make a big difference:

I would like the ability to rearrange the order of my favourites into a more sensible and usable order for me as things change and not be forced to have them only in the order added. 

I would like a setting to be able to display both the specific time of day the bus is expected at a stop as well as the app showing the number of minutes until the next bus will arrive at a stop. This would be useful when trying to make a journey that doesn’t just involve NCTX buses.

Thank you.

### 5/5 — Bus service

*2026-07-08, version 118*

Best bus service ive been on drivers are so polite and friendly

### 2/5 — Horrendously Slow

*2026-07-07, version 118*

Great for showing when the bus is but never works. If connection is even slightly slow bus stops refuse to load while others do.

### 1/5 — Keeps logging me out

*2026-04-18, version 112*

I’ve paid for a lengthy bus pass, over the last week I use the pass then get logged out.  Yesterday it locked me out for 8 hours leaving me stranded at work and having to PAY for another ticket when I already had an active pass!!!
Nightmare

### 5/5 — 👍🏾

*2026-03-23, version 111*

Very good app

### 5/5 — Great

*2026-03-08, version 110*

Superb app, does everything you need

### 2/5 — Jo

*2026-02-20, version 109*

Their buses never arrive on the said time on the app. Keeping people waiting

### 5/5 — Really useful app

*2026-02-10, version 108*

Fantastic app to find out where buses are in real-time and the 24 hr tickets save me a lot of money . Thank you NCT

### 5/5 — Buses

*2026-01-16, version 107*

They get to places on time, the air con when it’s cold is very good, the WiFi is good and then the charging points are good as well

### 5/5 — App

*2025-12-27, version 106*

Great travel planning tool especially the bus tracker.

## Frequently asked questions about NCTX Buses

### What does the NCT Buses app do?

The NCT Buses app helps you get around Nottingham by providing tools for journey planning, viewing live bus departures, and purchasing mobile tickets. You can also access timetables, save your favorite routes, and receive updates on service disruptions.

### How do I buy tickets with the app?

You can purchase mobile tickets securely within the app using Apple Pay or a debit/credit card. Once purchased, simply show the ticket to the driver when boarding the bus, eliminating the need for cash.

### Is the NCT Buses app free to use?

Yes, the NCT Buses app is completely free to download and use. There are no in-app purchases or advertisements within the application.

### Can I plan a trip to anywhere in Nottingham?

The app features an upgraded journey planning engine that makes it easier to plan your commute, trips to the shops, or nights out with friends within Nottingham using NCT services. You can also explore bus stops on the map and view upcoming departures and routes from any stop.

### How do I stay informed about bus service changes?

The app provides a dedicated section for disruptions, where you can keep up to date with service changes directly from NCT's Twitter feed, which is integrated within the app.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 121 — 2026-08-26

Bug fixes and performance improvements

### 120 — 2026-08-05

Bug fixes and performance improvements

### 119 — 2026-07-22

Bug fixes and performance improvements

### 118 — 2026-07-01

Bug fixes and performance improvements

### 117.1 — 2026-06-19

Bug fixes and performance improvements

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