ViaBus vs SRT Live
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
SRT Live
This app provides real-time tracking for State Railway of Thailand (SRT) trains. Quickly find train locations, save favorite routes, and enjoy a fast, clear, and simple user experience.
- Live train status
- Real-time location tracking
- Search for any train
- Save favorite routes
- Fast and clear interface
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The simplest and cleanest app to check the live status of your SRT train. Quickly search for any train, track its current location, and save your favorite routes for easy access. Designed to be fast, clear, and easy to use. แอปที่เรียบง่ายที่สุดสำหรับตรวจสอบสถานะรถไฟ SRT แบบเรียลไทม์ ค้นหารถไฟ ดูตำแหน่งปัจจุบัน และบันทึกขบวนที่คุณใช้บ่อยได้อย่างรวดเร็ว ออกแบบมาให้ใช้งานง่าย ไม่ซับซ้อน และรวดเร็ว
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SRT Live at none against ViaBus's 6. SRT Live also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks). ViaBus's advantage is ratings volume (1.6K vs 2) and rating (4.7 vs 4.5). 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. SRT Live asks for nothing beyond the download.
ViaBus holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ViaBus has 1.6K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
ViaBus ships an update every 3 weeks, SRT Live every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ViaBus | SRT Live |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.6K ratings) — better | 4.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 62.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.6K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| 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 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 130 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Intouch Marsvongpragorn | Justin Ho |
Customer experience
ViaBus
SRT Live
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
SRT Live
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
SRT Live
No in-app purchases
