Comparison

Singabus vs 100Bus

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Singabus

This app provides real-time bus arrival information and an interactive map for navigating Singapore's public transport. It helps users find nearby stops, track bus locations, and plan their commutes with features like alight reminders and personalized stop names.

Highlights
  • Real-time bus arrival timings
  • Interactive bus map with nearby stops
  • Bus route tracking
  • Alight reminders
  • Integrated MRT/LRT map
  • Home Screen Widgets and Live Activities
Features
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Singabus makes travelling around Singapore easier with real-time bus arrival timings, interactive maps and useful features designed for your everyday commute. Get bus arrival information using data directly from Singapore's Land Transport Authority (LTA) and other sources. Fast, clean and easy to use, Singabus gives you everything you need for your daily commute. From checking the next bus to exploring bus routes and finding nearby stops, your journey starts here. Supports all public bus operators in Singapore: SBS Transit, SMRT, Tower Transit and Go-Ahead Singapore. Real-time Bus Arrivals • Instantly check when your next bus arrives. • View up to 3 upcoming bus arrival timings for each bus stop. • Track bus locations on the map in real time. • Identify arriving bus types, including single-deck, double-deck and bendy buses. • View bus routes to see the direction buses are heading. Interactive Bus Map • Find nearby bus stops using your iPhone's location. • Explore bus stops anywhere on the map. • View nearby stops and their locations at a glance. • Identify bus stops easily with alphabetically labelled map pins. • Adjust the map size to suit your preference. Search & Personalisation • Search buses and bus stops by bus number, stop number or stop name. • Save your favourite bus stops for quick access. • Rename bus stops to your preference, such as "Outside Workplace", "Andy's House" or "Downstairs". • Hide buses you don't take at your favourite bus stops. Widgets & Live Activities • Check bus timings straight from your Home Screen with Widgets. • Track live bus arrivals from your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. More Useful Features • Set an alight reminder and let Singabus notify you when you're approaching your destination. • Integrated Singapore MRT/LRT network map for easy reference. • Preloaded data helps reduce cellular data usage. Please note that an internet connection is required to retrieve the latest bus arrival information. Location Services are required for features such as finding nearby bus stops. Bus arrival information is retrieved from the Land Transport Authority (LTA) and other sources. Occasionally, scheduled maintenance or service disruptions may affect data availability and accuracy. Singabus is built by passionate people who want to make getting around Singapore easier. We're always looking to improve, so we'd love to hear your feedback!

About

100Bus

This app provides real-time bus arrival timings for Singapore. It features a sleek design, lock screen Live Activities, home screen widgets, and customizable bus stop names. It also offers journey tracking and accessibility support.

Highlights
  • Real-time bus arrival timings
  • Lock screen Live Activities
  • Home screen widgets
  • Customizable bus stop names
  • Journey progress tracking
  • Interactive bus stop panoramas
Features
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100Bus is the Singapore bus arrival timing app you’d actually want to use. It has all the features you’d expect of any bus app, and more. MODERN: 100Bus is sleek and well designed. It feels right at home on every iPhone, supporting dark mode and all modern iOS features. WAIT FOR BUS: 100Bus can check the arrival timings for you and display a Live Activity on the Lock Screen or send you a notification when your bus is arriving. WIDGETS: 100Bus can show you arrival timings right from your Home Screen without even opening the app. NOTIFY ON ARRIVAL: 100Bus can track your journey in real time, show your journey progress, and let you know when you’re approaching your destination. CUSTOM BUS STOP NAMES: 100Bus can assign more meaningful names to bus stops so you can identify them more easily. LOOK AROUND: 100Bus can show you an interactive panorama of your bus stop so you’ll be familiar with the surroundings before you get there. NO DISTRACTIONS: 100Bus hides bus services that are not currently in service so you can focus on the buses that matter most. It can also sort the bus services list in order of arrival. ACCESSIBILITY: 100Bus supports many iOS accessibility settings such as VoiceOver, Dynamic Type Sizes, and Differentiate Without Color. Software is most powerful when it empowers everyone. MADE WITH LOVE: Every line of code in 100Bus is written by hand. ** Bus arrival timing data made available by the Land Transport Authority of Singapore.

Screenshots

Singabus4 screens
100Bus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 100Bus at none against Singabus's 1. 100Bus also leads on review sentiment (91% vs 61%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Singabus's advantage is ratings volume (538 vs 2) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Singabus sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 100Bus asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

100Bus holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Singabus has 538 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of Singabus's written reviews are positive against 91% of 100Bus's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Singabus versus 100Bus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSingabus100Bus
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (538 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.7% of reviews91.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings538 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.1
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCotton.sg Pte. Ltd.Matthew Wee

Customer experience

Singabus

All ratings538 ratings
Positive92.4%
Neutral3.2%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews89 reviews
Positive60.7%
Neutral9.0%
Negative30.3%

100Bus

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive91.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.7%

Bugs and requests

Singabus

Reported bugs

14 issues
  • App crashes when retrying to download
  • App crashes in the evening
  • App crashes all the time on iPhone
  • Cannot update the app
  • Failing to download new bus routes
Show 9 more
  • Buses arrived but not appeared in the app
  • Estimated times are never accurate
  • Time is very inaccurate, has misled many times
  • App is not usable
  • Bus timing + MRT is usually accurate but sometimes not
  • The ad at the bottom of the page ruin this app after last update
  • Why can't it be used today?
  • Can't work out how to get anywhere by bus!
  • Sometimes there are buses that are coming but they do not estimate the time properly

Requested features

2 requests
  • Add widget for home screen
  • Include Apple Watch "Glances"

100Bus

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Singabus

One-time1
  • Ads Removal$2.99
None

100Bus

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Singabus free?
Singabus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 100Bus free?
100Bus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Singabus or 100Bus?
100Bus is rated higher. Singabus averages 4.7 out of 5 from 538 ratings, while 100Bus averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Singabus or 100Bus have ads?
Neither Singabus nor 100Bus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Singabus or 100Bus?
Singabus ships an update every 2 months, and 100Bus every 2 months. Most recently, Singabus was updated on November 6, 2026 and 100Bus on November 3, 2026.

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