Comparison

Borders Buses vs Condor Ferries

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

Head to head
About

Borders Buses

Plan your bus journeys, view live departures, and purchase mobile tickets securely. Access timetables, save favorites, and stay updated on service disruptions.

Highlights
  • Mobile ticket purchase
  • Live departure times
  • Route planning
  • Digital timetables
  • Favorite stops and routes
  • Service disruption alerts
Features
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Our new app has everything you need to get around with Borders Buses. It’s packed full of everything you’ll need to get mobile on the bus. Mobile Tickets: Purchase mobile tickets securely with Apple Pay or a debit/credit card and scan when boarding - no more searching for cash! Live Departures: Browse and view bus stops on the map, explore upcoming departures, or check out the routes from a stop to see where you could travel next. Journey Planning: Plan your commute, trip to the shops or night out with friends. It’s now even easier to plan ahead with Borders Buses. Timetables: We’ve squeezed all of our routes and timetables into the palm of your hand. Favourites: You can quickly save your favourite Departure Boards, Timetables and Journeys, with quick access from one convenient menu. Disruptions: You’ll be able to keep up to date with service changes directly from our Twitter feeds inside the app. As always, we welcome your feedback. You can send it to us via the app.

About

Condor Ferries

Easily manage your ferry bookings, access mobile boarding passes, and get real-time travel updates. Plan your journey, check sailing statuses, and view timetables on the go.

Highlights
  • Make bookings
  • Manage trips
  • Instant boarding cards
  • Real-time sailing updates
  • Check timetables
  • Manage account
  • Plan route to terminal
Features
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The Condor Ferries App offers you easier access to your bookings, boarding cards and real time travel information. About us Condor Ferries was founded in 1964 and initially operated a passenger service between France and the Channel Islands. In 1987 the first service linking the Channel Islands with the UK was launched and since then Condor Ferries has operated a year-round service connecting the UK, Guernsey and Jersey and the port of St Malo in France. Each year we carry over 1 million passengers and 200,000 passenger vehicles on our services. In March 2015, we introduced a new addition to the fleet - Condor Liberation. This high-speed car ferry is the first of its kind to operate in Northern Europe, and marks £50m of investment in the Channel Islands. Condor Liberation serves Guernsey and Jersey from its UK base in Poole. We also operate Condor Rapide, another fast car ferry, serving the Guernsey/Jersey to St Malo routes. Commodore Clipper is a conventional car, passenger and freight ship, which provides an all-weather, year-round service, while Commodore Goodwill is a freight only ship. Our fleet carries 100,000 freight vehicles into the Channel Islands each year as well as exporting tonnes of local produce, providing a vital supply link for all kinds of fresh and frozen produce, in fact virtually any traffic that can be driven or towed on board. We are an active member of the communities we serve, and support numerous organisations, sports and charities through sponsorship and travel. Use our App to: 1. MAKE BOOKINGS Plan your next getaway on the go. 2. MANAGE YOUR TRIP View your bookings and get your mobile boarding card for quick check-in. 3. INSTANT BOARDING CARDS Go paperless with our in-app boarding card. 4. CHECK SAILING UPDATES Use our real time sailing status function to check that ferries are running on time. Check vessel positions on our live maps. 5. CHECK TIMETABLES Check ferry times with our live timetable look-up. 6. MANAGE YOUR ACCOUNT Register or log in to update your contact details and preferences. 7. PLAN YOUR ROUTE TO THE TERMINAL Use our in-app maps to guide you to your departure port.

Screenshots

Borders Buses4 screens
Condor Ferries2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Borders Buses at fortnightly against Condor Ferries's every 4 months. Borders Buses also leads on review sentiment (56% vs 33%). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Borders Buses ships an update fortnightly, Condor Ferries every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Borders Buses versus Condor Ferries: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBorders BusesCondor Ferries
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (18 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews56.0% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings18 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB182 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWest Coast MotorsCondor Ferries Limited

Customer experience

Borders Buses

All ratings18 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral5.6%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive56.0%
Neutral12.0%
Negative32.0%

Condor Ferries

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

In-app purchases

None

Borders Buses

No in-app purchases

None

Condor Ferries

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Borders Buses free?
Borders Buses is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Condor Ferries free?
Condor Ferries is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Borders Buses or Condor Ferries have ads?
Neither Borders Buses nor Condor Ferries shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Borders Buses or Condor Ferries?
Borders Buses ships an update fortnightly, and Condor Ferries every 4 months. Most recently, Borders Buses was updated on October 15, 2026 and Condor Ferries on October 5, 2026.

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