ViaBus vs GpsDD
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
GpsDD
This navigation app provides real-time vehicle tracking for fleet and auto finance management. It offers accurate positioning queries, multi-language support, and a user-friendly interface for managing vehicles.
- Real-time vehicle positioning
- Fleet management
- Auto finance management
- Multi-language support
- User-friendly interface
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The global GPS positioning system mainly helps fleets, auto finance companies, etc. to manage vehicles and motorcycles, so that people can accurately query vehicle positioning. At the same time, the system has rich functions, supports multiple languages, supports multiple products, and is user-friendly
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: GpsDD at none against ViaBus's 6. GpsDD also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (78% vs 54%). ViaBus's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 10 months). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. GpsDD asks for nothing beyond the download.
ViaBus ships an update every 3 weeks, GpsDD every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ViaBus | GpsDD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.6K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 53.6% of reviews | 77.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.6K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 130 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Intouch Marsvongpragorn | Sathid Tasee |
Customer experience
ViaBus
GpsDD
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
GpsDD
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
GpsDD
No in-app purchases
