Windsor Express vs TV Buses
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Windsor Express
Plan your journeys and purchase mobile tickets for bus travel. View live departures, check timetables, and save your favorite routes. Stay updated on service disruptions directly within the app.
- Mobile ticket purchase
- Live departure times
- Bus stop map
- Journey planning
- Timetable access
- Favorite routes
- Service disruption alerts
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Our new app has everything you need to travel on the Windsor Express by 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 Windsor Express. 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. 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.
TV Buses
Plan your journeys and purchase mobile tickets for bus travel in the Thames Valley area. View live bus times, real-time departures, and route information. Save favorite stops and journeys for quick access.
- Mobile ticket purchase
- Live bus tracking
- Real-time departures
- Journey planning
- Timetable access
- Contactless journey history
- Favorite stops and routes
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Our new app has everything you need to get around the Thames Valley area with Thames Valley 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 show the driver when boarding - no more searching for cash! Live Buses and Real Time Departures: Browse and view buses and 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 Thames Valley Buses. 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 or email us at customerservices@thamesvalleybuses.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Windsor Express at 5.0 against TV Buses's 4.7. TV Buses's advantage is review sentiment (59% vs 40%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
Windsor Express holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 7 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 40% of Windsor Express's written reviews are positive against 59% of TV Buses's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Windsor Express | TV Buses |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better | 4.7 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | 58.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Reading Buses | Thames Valley Buses |
Customer experience
Windsor Express
TV Buses
In-app purchases
Windsor Express
No in-app purchases
TV Buses
No in-app purchases
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