Comparison

Bus Panda vs We.EV

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

Head to head
About

Bus Panda

Get real-time Wellington bus departure information, timetables, and local weather. Save favorite bus stops for quick access and sync across your Apple devices. Includes an Apple Watch app for condensed views.

Highlights
  • Real-time bus departures
  • Bus timetables
  • Favorite bus stops
  • Local weather updates
  • iCloud sync across devices
  • Apple Watch app
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Do you live in Wellington, New Zealand and use the bus often? If so, you need Bus Panda! The information you want, when you want it, with minimum fuss and distraction. Store as many favourite bus stops as you want by adding them from a map or by stop ID. Very quickly access realtime departure information along with timetables and see local Wellington weather from a variety of weather providers. Bus Panda uses iCloud to sync stop information between your iOS and macOS devices, should you choose to install it on more than one under the same iCloujd account and the bundled Apple Watch application shows a condensed view of the full iPhone application.

About

We.EV

Features
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Get more out of your EV charger with the We.EV App – whether you’re @Home, @Work, or On-The-Go! It’s a powerful way to combine fast, flexible control with real-time performance visibility from one of New Zealand’s leading EV charging companies. You’ll be able to manage charger access. Create charging schedules to get the best off-peak energy pricing. And easily track energy use and manage your payments. It also records all your charging history, and works with a wide variety of charger makes and models, and any energy retailer. We.EV@Home lets home owners monitor and control their We.EV@Home EV charger – as well as doing their bit for the community through our unique energy management feature. We.EV@Work helps businesses monitor their EV charging infrastructure and allow employees, visitors, and the general public to access or pay for charging as required. We.EV On-the-go keeps you driving when out and about. Find your nearest charger, start/stop charging, view current and previous session data and link a payment method for a seamless charging experience. Users can access charge points through either the App, an associated RFID tag, and can even pay for any charges using a linked credit card. There’s a lot to discover. Jump in! We.EV@Home lets home owners monitor and control their We.EV@Home EV charger – as well as doing their bit for the community through our unique energy management feature. We.EV@Work helps businesses monitor their EV charging infrastructure and allow employees, visitors, and the general public to access or pay for charging as required. Users can access charge points through either the App, an associated RFID tag, and can even pay for any charges using a linked credit card. There’s a lot to discover. Jump in!

Screenshots

Bus Panda4 screens
We.EV4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: We.EV at weekly against Bus Panda's every 7 months. Bus Panda's advantage is device support (5 vs 2) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.5). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bus Panda ships an update every 7 months, We.EV weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
Bus Panda versus We.EV: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBus PandaWe.EV
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB131 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMR A D HODGKINSONWEL Networks Ltd

In-app purchases

None

Bus Panda

No in-app purchases

None

We.EV

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bus Panda free?
Bus Panda is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is We.EV free?
We.EV is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bus Panda or We.EV have ads?
Neither Bus Panda nor We.EV shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bus Panda or We.EV?
Bus Panda ships an update every 7 months, and We.EV weekly. Most recently, Bus Panda was updated on October 6, 2026 and We.EV on October 12, 2026.

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