ViaBus vs MU Tram
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ViaBus
Navigate public transport in Thailand, Malaysia, and Laos with real-time tracking for buses, boats, and trains. Find stations, get directions, and view routes for various transit modes.
- Real-time transit tracking
- Station search
- Direction finding
- Route and line information
- Support for multiple transport modes
- Area-based transit systems
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Never get lost again! ViaBus is a real-time public transport tracking and navigation application in Thailand that will make you travel much easier! Overall Features: - Real-time Public Bus, Boat and Transit - Search for station - Finding Direction - Routes and Line - Traffic Lines - Various mode of transport supported such as BMTA, MRT, BTS, Ferry(Boat), Sean seap, ARL, Songtheaw, Airport Bus, Bus, Microbus, Van, BRT, RapidKL etc. - Support Area-based transit with Official System such as Chula Popbus Covering various regions in - Thailand such as Bangkok Metropolitan Area, Chiang Mai, Phuket, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Saraburi, Udon Thani. - Malaysia such as Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Kuantan, Johor Bahru - Laos such as Vientiane LIKE US: www.facebook.com/viabusapp FOLLOW US: www.twitter.com/viabusapp Terms of Service: https://www.viabus.co/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.viabus.co/terms#privacy
MU Tram
This application provides real-time location tracking for Mahidol University's tram service. It helps users find the tram's current position and plan their journeys efficiently within the university campus.
- Real-time tram location
- Campus navigation
- Journey planning
- University transport
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MU Tram is a real-time location tracking application for Mahidol University's tram.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: MU Tram at 100% against ViaBus's 54%. MU Tram also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6) and ads (none vs shown). ViaBus's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (1.6K vs 1). On price and device support 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
Both are free to download. ViaBus sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. MU Tram asks for nothing beyond the download.
ViaBus holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ViaBus has 1.6K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 54% of ViaBus's written reviews are positive against 100% of MU Tram's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
| Parameter | ViaBus | MU Tram |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.6K ratings) — better | 4.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 54.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.6K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 130 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Intouch Marsvongpragorn | Lalita Narupiyakul |
Customer experience
ViaBus
MU Tram
Bugs and requests
ViaBus
Reported bugs
2 issues- App shows bus routes that don't actually stop
- App doesn't update bus schedules properly
Requested features
4 requests- Add blue EV buses operated by Thai Smile Bus
- Improve GPS and bus tracking accuracy
- Add ability to attach photos or screenshots
- Improve search and location selection
MU Tram
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ViaBus
- ViaBus Fan I$2.991 Month
- ViaBus Fan II$6.491 Month
- ViaBus Fan III$9.491 Month
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- ViaBus Fan IV$15.991 Month
- ViaBus Fan - Yearly$24.991 Year
- ViaBus Fan V$32.991 Month
MU Tram
No in-app purchases
