Stagecoach Bus vs Panther Cabs
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Stagecoach Bus
Plan your bus journeys, track buses in real-time, and purchase mobile tickets securely. Features an interactive map to view services and stops, with options to save favorite routes.
- Interactive route map
- Real-time bus tracking
- Find nearest stops
- Save favorite journeys
- Secure mobile ticket purchase
- Instant ticket delivery
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Use the app to see bus information on your mobile, plan your journey, check when your bus will arrive, search for the right mobile ticket and buy securely on your phone all in one place. App Features: *Interactive map* We’ve made it easier to travel on our buses with a new interactive map, showing all of our services and stops – simply tap on a bus or stop to find your journey information. *Latest bus information* Check when your bus will arrive and how far away from you it is. *Find the right stop for you* View your nearest bus services and stops wherever you are, which buses stop there and what routes they take. *Favourites* Save your favourite journeys, bus services and stops to make journey planning even easier. *Mobile tickets:* Buy mobile tickets safely and securely and your tickets will appear instantly on your phone ready to use. Simply activate your ticket when you're ready to board and show it to the driver. Stagecoach buses run in the following areas: Aberdeenshire Alton and Petersfield Alyth Blairgowrie and Coupar Angus Andover and Salisbury Arbroath Montrose and the Mearns Coast Ashford Aviemore Ayrshire and Arran Barnsley Barrow and Furness Basingstoke Bedfordshire Blackwater Valley Caithness Cambridgeshire Canterbury Cardiff Carlisle Penrith and Wigton Cheltenham Cheshire Chesterfield Chichester and Bognor Regis Cirencester Clackmannanshire Falkirk and Stirling Doncaster Dover Dronfield Dumfries and Galloway Dundee Dunfermline and West Fife Eastbourne East Devon Edinburgh Folkestone Forest of Dean Forfar and Brechin Fort William Gainsborough Glasgow Glenrothes Leven and Kirkcaldy Gloucester Greater Exeter Grimsby Cleethorpes Guildford and South Surrey Gwent Hartlepool Hastings Herefordshire Highland Perthshire Hull Inverness Kendal and The Lakes Lancashire Leicestershire Lincoln Manchester Mansfield Merseyside Merthyr Tydfil Milton Keynes Moray Morecambe and Lancaster Newark Newcastle upon Tyne Norfolk Northamptonshire North Cornwall North Devon Orkney Oxfordshire Perth Peterborough Plymouth Portsmouth and Havant Powys Retford Rhondda Cynon Taf Rotherham Salford Scunthorpe Sheffield Skegness Skye Somerset South Hams South Perthshire South Shields Staffordshire St Andrews Cupar and the East Neuk Stockport Stroud Sunderland Swindon Tameside Teesside Teignbridge Tewkesbury Thanet Torbay Wakefield Warwickshire and Coventry West Cumbria West Devon West Perthshire Wigan Winchester Worcestershire Worksop Worthing and Brighton
Panther Cabs
Easily book a taxi with real-time tracking and notifications. Schedule rides for a specific time, store favorite locations, and pay conveniently with cash or card.
- Order a taxi
- Cancel bookings
- Track vehicle on map
- Real-time status notifications
- Pay by cash or card
- Schedule exact pick-up times
- Store favorite pick-up points
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Welcome to the Panther Cabs booking App! Through this app you can: • Order a taxi • Cancel a booking • Track the vehicle on the map as it makes its way towards you! • Receive real-time notifications of the status of your taxi • Pay by cash or with card • Order a taxi for an exact pick-up time • Store your favourite pick up points for easy booking
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Stagecoach Bus at 4.6 against Panther Cabs's 2.3. Stagecoach Bus also leads on ratings volume (814 vs 3) and update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months). Panther Cabs's advantage is review sentiment (28% vs 10%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Stagecoach Bus holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stagecoach Bus has 814 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 10% of Stagecoach Bus's written reviews are positive against 28% of Panther Cabs's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Stagecoach Bus ships an update monthly, Panther Cabs every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Stagecoach Bus | Panther Cabs |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (814 ratings) — better | 2.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 10.4% of reviews | 27.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 814 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 151 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Stagecoach Group plc | Panther Cabs (Colchester) Limited |
Customer experience
Stagecoach Bus
Panther Cabs
Bugs and requests
Stagecoach Bus
Reported bugs
3 issues- Routes disappearing from app
- Ticket purchases failing
- Inability to purchase youth/student tickets
Requested features
3 requests- More regional voice announcers
- Improved bus cancellation notifications
- Better integration with mobile payment options
Panther Cabs
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Stagecoach Bus
No in-app purchases
Panther Cabs
No in-app purchases
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