Ventura Tracker vs SkyBus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ventura Tracker
Track Ventura buses in real-time on your favorite routes and see them approach your stop. Receive notifications for school bus activity and alerts from the school or Ventura.
- Real-time bus location tracking
- Route bus approaching stop notifications
- School bus boarding/leaving alerts
- School and Ventura alerts
- View bus on map
Read full descriptionHide full description
Ventura Tracker shows the location of Ventura Buses in real time. For route buses, you can now see where the bus is on your favourite route and watch as it approaches your stop. For Ventura school buses, you can also be notified whenever your children board or leave the bus and receive alerts from either the school or Ventura. For more information or to sign up your school, go to www.venturabus.com.au.
SkyBus
This app simplifies airport bus transfers with easy ticket purchasing, journey planning, and digital ticket access. It offers user accounts for faster checkouts and exclusive deals, along with real-time departure information and notifications for service updates.
- User accounts for faster purchasing
- Easy ticket buying
- Journey planning and stop finder
- Digital ticket wallet
- Departure timetables and journey times
- Push notifications for updates and offers
Read full descriptionHide full description
SkyBus has been providing fast, convenient and affordable Airport bus transfers for over 40 years, servicing Airports in Australia. Travelling on SkyBus just got easier with the official SkyBus App. The SkyBus App is the perfect travel companion for your next SkyBus journey, with everything you need right at your fingertips. Features include: USER ACCOUNTS - Create an account and enjoy faster purchasing, exclusive offers and access to your tickets from any device. BUY TICKETS - With the SkyBus App we're excited to provide the fastest and easiest way to buy a SkyBus ticket. PLAN YOUR JOURNEY - Find your nearest SkyBus stop using your location, landmark or address. View your journey in the app or open directions to each stop in your preferred maps app. - View upcoming departures as well as timetables for your chosen day and time of travel. See estimated journey times for your trip. TICKET WALLET - Fast access to tickets with your e-ticket sent instantly to the SkyBus ticket wallet. No more searching for ticket emails or holding onto paper tickets. Access your tickets when offline. - View the status of your ticket including the number of trips remaining for multi-use tickets. Used and expired tickets will automatically move to the archive tab of the wallet to help keep it tidy. - 'Buy again' with a single tap directly from your wallet. - Manage bookings from your e-ticket. NOTIFICATIONS - Stay up to date with SkyBus news, service announcements and offers with our app notifications. Select which notifications you want to receive directly within the app. -------------------- Location and notification services are required for some SkyBus app features. Internet connectivity required for purchases. We would love to hear your feedback, email app@skybus.com.au
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Ventura Tracker at 5.0 against SkyBus's 1.0. Ventura Tracker also leads on review sentiment (54% vs 12%) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). SkyBus's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Ventura Tracker holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of Ventura Tracker's written reviews are positive against 12% of SkyBus's.
Ventura Tracker ships an update every 2 months, SkyBus monthly. Both last shipped on October 26, 2026.
| Parameter | Ventura Tracker | SkyBus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 54.2% of reviews — better | 12.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 78 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BIGSMS Pty Ltd | SkyBus |
Customer experience
Ventura Tracker
SkyBus
Bugs and requests
Ventura Tracker
Reported bugs
11 issues- Buses not showing on map
- App shuts down
- Bus passed by but not on tracker
- Bus icon off route
- Tram replacement bus location inaccurate
Show 6 moreShow fewer
- No active bus on route 841
- Cannot see bus route name when touching icon
- Tracking is useless, buses jump around
- New update is glitchy
- Buses are not right after update
- Bus tracker icon has unexplained pink color
Requested features
18 requests- Add more bus routes
- Add school bus routes
- Add route 902 and 903
- Add route 898
- Add route 788
Show 13 moreShow fewer
- Add routes starting with 1
- Add routes starting with 2
- Add route 380
- Add route 668
- Add school bus 2553 and 2562
- Add school buses to favorites
- Ability to save favorites without account
- Feature to see user location on map
- Feature to type bus fleet number
- Remember last zoom level
- Publish open APIs
- Filter routes and favorites on screen
- Indicator for bus icon colors
SkyBus
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Ventura Tracker
No in-app purchases
SkyBus
No in-app purchases
