Newbury & District vs Oxford Bus and Thames Travel
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Newbury & District
Plan your bus journeys, view live departures, and purchase mobile tickets securely. Access timetables, save favorite routes, and stay updated on service disruptions.
- Mobile ticket purchase
- Live departure times
- Bus stop map view
- Route planning
- Digital timetables
- Favorite routes
- Service disruption alerts
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Our new app has everything you need to travel with Newbury & District from Reading Buses. Mobile Tickets: Purchase mobile tickets securely with 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: It’s now even easier to plan ahead with Newbury & District. Timetables: We’ve squeezed the whole timetable 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. Service Updates: You’ll be able to keep up to date with disruption information inside the app. As always, we welcome your feedback. You can send it to us via the app.
Oxford Bus and Thames Travel
Plan your journeys, view live departures, and purchase mobile tickets for bus travel. Access timetables, manage contactless payments, and receive disruption updates. Save your favorite routes for quick access.
- Mobile ticket purchase
- Live departure times
- Journey planning
- Route timetables
- Contactless journey history
- Favorite routes and stops
- Service disruption alerts
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Our new app has everything you need to get around Oxford with Oxford Bus. 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 show the driver 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 Oxford Bus. Timetables: We’ve squeezed all of our routes and timetables into the palm of your hand. Contactless Journeys: View the journeys you have made using your contactless cards and a breakdown of charges and savings. 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 disruption feeds inside the app. As always, we welcome your feedback. You can send it to us via the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Oxford Bus and Thames Travel at 134 against Newbury & District's 1. Newbury & District's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and review sentiment (50% vs 31%). 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.
Newbury & District holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Oxford Bus and Thames Travel has 134 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Newbury & District's written reviews are positive against 31% of Oxford Bus and Thames Travel's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Newbury & District | Oxford Bus and Thames Travel |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.7 (134 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 31.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 134 — better |
| 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 | Reading Buses | The Go-Ahead Group plc |
Customer experience
Newbury & District
Oxford Bus and Thames Travel
In-app purchases
Newbury & District
No in-app purchases
Oxford Bus and Thames Travel
No in-app purchases
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