ViaBus vs MRTA PARKING
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
MRTA PARKING
This app facilitates monthly parking services for users of the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA). It allows new users to apply, existing users to renew, and all users to pay for their parking, check remaining days, and reserve spots. Users can also find information about parking facilities and check real-time availability.
- Monthly parking application
- Monthly parking renewal
- Monthly parking payment
- Check remaining parking days
- Reserve monthly parking
- Parking facility information
- Check available parking spots
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Application “MRTA PARKING” จัดทำโดยการรถไฟฟ้าขนส่งมวลชนแห่งประเทศไทย (รฟม.) สำหรับอำนวยความสะดวกแก่ผู้ใช้บริการจอดรถรายเดือนของ รฟม. โดยแอปพลิเคชันประกอบด้วยบริการต่างๆ ดังนี้ - สมัครบริการจอดรถรายเดือน (สำหรับผู้ใช้บริการรายใหม่) - ต่ออายุบริการจอดรถรายเดือน (สำหรับผู้ใช้บริการรายเดิม) - ชำระค่าบริการจอดรถรายเดือน - ตรวจสอบรายละเอียดและจำนวนวันคงเหลือของบริการจอดรถรายเดือน - จองสิทธิ์จอดรถรายเดือน (กรณีที่จำนวนผู้ใช้บริการจอดรายเดือนเต็มอัตราที่ รฟม. กำหนด) - ตรวจสอบข้อมูลอาคาร/ลานจอดรถของ รฟม. รวมถึงข้อมูลและเงื่อนไขในการให้บริการจอดรถรายเดือน ของ รฟม. - ตรวจสอบจำนวนที่จอดรถว่างในแต่ละอาคาร/ลานจอดรถ ของ รฟม. - เผยแพร่ข้อมูลข่าวสารต่างๆ ของ รฟม.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ViaBus at 63% against MRTA PARKING's 8%. MRTA PARKING's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, 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. MRTA PARKING asks for nothing beyond the download.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and August 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ViaBus | MRTA PARKING |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.6K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 62.7% of reviews — better | 8.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.6K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | 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 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 130 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Intouch Marsvongpragorn | Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand |
Customer experience
ViaBus
MRTA PARKING
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
MRTA PARKING
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
MRTA PARKING
No in-app purchases
