Borders Buses vs ET App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Borders Buses
Plan your bus journeys, view live departures, and purchase mobile tickets securely. Access timetables, save favorites, and stay updated on service disruptions.
- Mobile ticket purchase
- Live departure times
- Route planning
- Digital timetables
- Favorite stops and routes
- Service disruption alerts
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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.
ET App
Purchase and display mobile tickets for travel within Edinburgh. Securely buy tickets using Apple Pay or card, and present them to the driver when boarding.
- Mobile ticket purchasing
- Secure payment options
- Apple Pay integration
- Debit/credit card payments
- Digital ticket display
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The ET app from Edinburgh Trams is the perfect mobile ticketing companion for those travelling in and around Edinburgh. Mobile Tickets: Purchase mobile tickets securely with Apple Pay or a debit/credit card and show the driver when boarding - no more searching for cash! As always, we welcome your feedback. You can send it to us via the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Borders Buses at 4.8 against ET App's 4.2. Borders Buses also leads on review sentiment (56% vs 25%) and ratings volume (18 vs 5). On price, update cadence, 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.
Borders Buses holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of Borders Buses's written reviews are positive against 25% of ET App's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 11, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Borders Buses | ET App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (18 ratings) — better | 4.2 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 56.0% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | West Coast Motors | Edinburgh Trams |
Customer experience
Borders Buses
ET App
In-app purchases
Borders Buses
No in-app purchases
ET App
No in-app purchases
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