Comparison

Bus Panda vs Go Penny

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
Features
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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

Go Penny

Features
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Use Penny to pay and activate campground and other services throughout New Zealand. Top up your balance and then use your Penny key wherever you see the Penny logo. Create bookings for visits to Penny locations. Manage your profile vehicles and Penny keys. Penny can activate power sockets, laundry facilities, showers, cooking, campground gate access and much more.

Screenshots

Bus Panda4 screens
Go Penny4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Bus Panda at 5 against Go Penny's 2. On price, update cadence, 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 8 months, Go Penny daily. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level
Bus Panda versus Go Penny: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBus PandaGo Penny
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB68 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperMR A D HODGKINSONKiwi Cash Limited

In-app purchases

None

Bus Panda

No in-app purchases

None

Go Penny

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bus Panda free?
Bus Panda is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Go Penny free?
Go Penny is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bus Panda or Go Penny have ads?
Neither Bus Panda nor Go Penny shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bus Panda or Go Penny?
Bus Panda ships an update every 8 months, and Go Penny daily. Most recently, Bus Panda was updated on November 2, 2026 and Go Penny on October 30, 2026.

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