APSRTC vs TNSTC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
APSRTC
Book bus tickets, cancel reservations, and manage your travel with an official mobile application. Track city and long-journey buses in real-time. Offers an e-wallet for convenient transactions.
- Online ticket booking
- Ticket cancellation
- e-Wallet functionality
- Live tracking of long journey buses
- Live tracking of city buses
- Online passenger reservation
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APSRTC is committed to provide consistently high quality of services and to continuously improve the services through a process of teamwork for the utmost satisfaction of the passengers and to attain a position of pre-eminence in the Bus Transport sector. The APSRTC APP is Official Mobile Application, includes: - APSRTC OPRS Online Ticket Booking - Ticket Cancellation - APSRTC e-Wallet, Online Passenger Reservation & Cancellation - Live Tracking Long journey Buses. - Live Tracking City Buses.
TNSTC
Book bus tickets easily and find the best offers on India's largest online bus booking platform. Enjoy quick, user-friendly ticket purchasing with competitive fares.
- Lowest fares
- Best offers
- Online bus booking
- Trusted platform
- Quick ticket booking
- User-friendly interface
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TNSTC Official Bus Booking App! *Lowest Fares and Best Offers *India's Largest and most Trusted Online Bus Site.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: TNSTC at 4.4 against APSRTC's 2.0. TNSTC also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 months) and review sentiment (36% vs 13%). APSRTC's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.2). 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.
TNSTC holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TNSTC has 68 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of APSRTC's written reviews are positive against 36% of TNSTC's.
APSRTC ships an update every 3 months, TNSTC every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | APSRTC | TNSTC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (7 ratings) | 4.4 (68 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 12.5% of reviews | 35.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 68 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 90 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation | Radiant InfoSystems Ltd. |
Customer experience
APSRTC
TNSTC
Bugs and requests
APSRTC
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
TNSTC
Reported bugs
24 issues- App not working properly
- Amount debited, ticket not booked, no refund
- No confirmation after payment
- App crashes during payment
- Customer care not reachable
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- App freezes when trying to book
- No services available when searching
- App crashes during search
- App freezes when typing district name or selecting ID proof
- App crashing while using
- App slow and log off happening
- App crashes while using
- Login option missing on iOS
- UI not properly showing on iPhone 15 plus
- App crashes when trying to book a ticket
- App crashes when clicking search button
- App gets freeze when user not fully typed a district name, ID Proof selection, etc
- App crashes frequently
- App not working properly in ios 17
- Auto close when try book
- App is getting freeze
- App crashes while searching
- App crashes when clicking the search button
- App crashes when trying to book a ticket
Requested features
17 requests- Implement a login mechanism
- Add option to view booking history
- Add option to track previous tickets
- Enable booking for ladies to block adjacent seat for ladies
- Add boarding points in different places for the same bus
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- Add route map for bus services
- Update login option
- Add personal data storing option
- Display journey date instead of booking date in 'View Ticket'
- Add option to download ticket for offline access
- Adjust font size/layout for full ticket screenshot
- Add login option for iOS users
- Provide major pickup and drop points
- Add proper search for between stations
- Add field to input ID card number
- Improve UI and sort out booking issues
- Add login option
In-app purchases
APSRTC
No in-app purchases
TNSTC
No in-app purchases
