香港小巴 vs HK Bus ETA
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
香港小巴
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Hong Kong Minibus is an IOS application that allows you to comprehensively search Hong Kong Minibus data to get route information, schedule and fares on both green and red minibus. With the easy-to-use user interface and specifically designed Hong Kong Minibus logo, this application features one of the most frequently used public transportation for Hong Kong. Main Features: -Search your journey using route number, street name -List the street name for every stop the minibus passby -Provide service hours, fares and operator information Hong Kong Minibus locates where you are and provides available minibus services for you. Users are allowed to search by minibus route number, street and place name to get what you need. Hong Kong Minibus is an all-in-one app that is designed to bring a better user experience for daily commuters or tourist alike. Feel free to give us comment about this app by email: hello@slashhh.com
HK Bus ETA
This app provides real-time estimated arrival times for Hong Kong buses, including KMB, CityBus, and others. It offers smartwatch integration and home screen widgets for convenient access to your favorite routes and stops.
- Real-time bus ETAs
- WatchOS integration
- Home screen widgets
- Supports multiple bus operators
- MTR, Light Rail, and ferry routes
- Independent or synced watch app
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HK Bus ETA is an ad-free Hong Kong bus estimated time of arrival app with WatchOS smartwatch integration. You can check when the next buses will come at a particular stop on any particular route. Contains KMB, CityBus, New Lantau Bus, MTR Bus and GMB routes of Hong Kong. Also includes MTR Lines, Light Rail Routes, and some ferry routes. Home screen widgets can be created displaying ETA times of your favourite routes and stops, maximizing convenience when deciding when to leave for the bus, or even which bus. The mobile app and the smartwatch app can function independently or be interconnected and synced! You can send bus routes directly from your phone and open them in the watch app on your watch directly on the mobile app or via share links from supported apps (Currently KMB App, Citybus App & hkbus.app). Data is provided by data.gov.hk and the relevant service operator. This App is available in Traditional Chinese and English. Full Privacy Policy: https://data.hkbuseta.com/PRIVACY_POLICY.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: HK Bus ETA at 5.0 against 香港小巴's 1.0. HK Bus ETA also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 41 months) and review sentiment (75% vs 50%). 香港小巴's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.2). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
HK Bus ETA holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of 香港小巴's written reviews are positive against 75% of HK Bus ETA's.
香港小巴 ships an update every 41 months, HK Bus ETA every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 香港小巴 | HK Bus ETA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 41 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 136 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Slash Limited | Cheuk Lam Li |
Customer experience
香港小巴
HK Bus ETA
In-app purchases
香港小巴
No in-app purchases
HK Bus ETA
No in-app purchases
