Comparison

OSEL Buses vs NaviCY

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β€” with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

OSEL Buses

Features
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Official information of public transport bus services for the city of Nicosia. OSEL Buses is the official application of the Transportation Organisation of Nicosia District (OSEL). It provides information regarding the operations and scheduling of the transit buses of OSEL for the urban area of Nicosia. Through an easy-to-use graphical interface powered by Geomatic Mapsβ„’, the user can easily search and review stop information, route information and time tables. Having precalculated the arriving times of the buses in each stop, based on time tables of OSEL, the application provides you with the ability to better organize your transports around the city, saving valuable time for your day to day activities. Moreover using location services, the application is able to calculate the nearest stops and list them along with the arriving times of the buses close to arrive. A handy feature for the ones already en route! Features β€’ Show arriving buses in nearest stops. β€’ Search for a stop by name or by code. β€’ Search for a route by name or by code. β€’ Show stop information on map β—¦ Stoptimes β—¦ Passing routes β€’ Show route information on map β—¦ Stop sequence β—¦ Correspondences β—¦ Stoptimes for selected dates β—¦ Show information for all available route patterns β€’ Maintain favourites lists for stops and routes β€’ News and announcements from OSEL β€’ Multilingual (Greek/English) β€’ Dark and light base maps β€’ Configurable time range for arriving buses query in stop information Notes Scheduling information used by the application, although updated frequently, is static and is not coming from a real-time data service. Arriving buses are estimated based on this information, hence unexpected delays or disruptions of the time table cannot be dealt in an effective manner causing the application to produce erroneous predictions. With the implementation of I.T.S. project, real-time data will become available. As soon as this service is published from OSEL, there will be an update to incorporate it into the application towards producing accurate real-time estimations of arrival times. In order for the application to run full-featured, mobile data and location services must be enabled.

About

NaviCY

This navigation app utilizes maps and directories to help users find addresses and organizations. It allows for offline functionality, location sharing, and marking favorite places. Users can choose their preferred navigation service, such as 2GIS, Google Maps, or Waze.

Highlights
  • Offline map functionality
  • Find addresses and organizations
  • Share location
  • Mark favorite places
  • Integrates with 2GIS, Google Maps, Waze
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NaviCY is a navigation app based on maps and directories by 2GIS. Can work offline. Find addresses and organisations in NaviCY, share location, mark your favourite places and proceed to your navigation of choice - 2GIS offline navigation, GoogleMaps or Waze. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

OSEL Buses4 screens
NaviCY4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: OSEL Buses at none against NaviCY's 2. OSEL Buses also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.6). On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. NaviCY sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. OSEL Buses asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 6 level
OSEL Buses versus NaviCY: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOSEL BusesNaviCY
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviewsβ€”100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
Monetizationβ€”Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 β€” better15.6
Further details β€” not scored
Size17 MB85 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGeomatic TechnologiesNaviCY

In-app purchases

None

OSEL Buses

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

NaviCY

Subscriptions2
  • Basic$3.991 Month
  • Premium$9.991 Month

Questions

Is OSEL Buses free?
OSEL Buses is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NaviCY free?
NaviCY is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do OSEL Buses or NaviCY have ads?
Neither OSEL Buses nor NaviCY shows ads.
Which is updated more often, OSEL Buses or NaviCY?
OSEL Buses ships an update every 5 months, and NaviCY every 5 months. Most recently, OSEL Buses was updated on October 6, 2026 and NaviCY on October 16, 2026.

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