Cooee Busways vs NSW Practice Tests
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cooee Busways
This app provides on-demand public transport in Northwest Sydney, connecting you to local train and metro stations. Book a seat and be picked up at a convenient spot for hassle-free, value-driven travel. Share your trip with others for efficient and affordable journeys.
- On-demand transport service
- Connects to train and metro stations
- Wheelchair accessible minibuses
- Real-time vehicle tracking
- Share trips with other passengers
- Air-conditioned vehicles
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Getting to and from your local Sydney Metro and train station is easy with Cooee Busways On Demand public transport that comes to you. Forget about driving yourself to the station. Cooee Busways comes when you request - giving hassle free, great value, travel when you need it. Travel in comfort to and from Rouse Hill, Tallawong and Schofields stations in one of our air conditioned wheelchair accessible minibuses. How does Cooee Busways work? Just download the Cooee Busways app today, book your seat and you’re on your way. It is as easy as click, book, go. Our intelligent service allows you to share your trip with others going your way. Our powerful algorithm matches you with one of our vehicles that will pick you up at a convenient spot. Trip times are comparable to taxis with fares comparable to public transport. Areas we serve: - The Ponds - Kellyville Ridge - Schofields How long will I wait? - You'll always get an accurate estimate of your pick-up ETA before booking. You can also track your minibus in real time in the app. How many passengers will I share a vehicle with? - The number of passengers you will share a trip with varies based on your chosen destination. Our comfortable minibuses seat 14 - plus provision for two wheelchairs. Try this new on-demand transport app that is guaranteed to change the way that you think about travelling. We look forward to seeing you on your next trip. Just click, book, go! Love our app? Please rate us! Questions? Email us at cooee@busways.com.au.
NSW Practice Tests
Prepare for your NSW driver, rider, or boating licence tests. This app simulates the official exams to assess your knowledge of road and waterway rules, and safe practices. Get immediate feedback on your performance to help you pass.
- Practice driver tests
- Practice rider tests
- Practice boating tests
- Simulates real test format
- Pass/fail feedback
- Assesses road and waterway rules
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This Transport for NSW app allows you to practice for NSW driver, rider and boating licence tests. Passing these tests is the first step towards getting a NSW driver, rider or boat licence. The tests assess your knowledge of road and waterway rules and safe driving and boating techniques. The practice tests look and operate like the real tests. You will be advised at the end if you passed or failed. The driver and rider tests have 45 questions and the boating tests have 50 questions. To prepare for your test, we recommend you read the appropriate handbook for the licence you are applying for. Our Road User Handbook, Motorcycle Rider Handbook, Heavy Vehicle Driver Handbook, Boating Handbook and Personal Watercraft Handbook are available on our website.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: NSW Practice Tests at free against Cooee Busways's free with in-app purchases. NSW Practice Tests also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Cooee Busways's advantage is review sentiment (35% vs 16%). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Cooee Busways against 5.0 for NSW Practice Tests. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 5 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 35% of Cooee Busways's written reviews are positive against 16% of NSW Practice Tests's.
Cooee Busways ships an update every 4 months, NSW Practice Tests every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cooee Busways | NSW Practice Tests |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 35.3% of reviews — better | 16.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 134 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Via Transportation, Inc. | Transport for NSW |
Customer experience
Cooee Busways
NSW Practice Tests
Bugs and requests
Cooee Busways
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
NSW Practice Tests
Reported bugs
19 issues- Keeps kicking users out during practice tests
- Stalls after a few questions
- Shows a white screen
- Practice Rigid DKT not working
- Test unavailable error message
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- Freezes halfway through and won't run
- Correct answers change for some questions
- Cannot click on answers or skip questions
- Incorrectly marks correct answers as wrong
- Embarrassingly slow, cannot advance past first question
- Takes a long time to load practice tests
- App freezes on certain questions, cannot exit
- Test locked to another computer or device error
- Content doesn't exist on opening
- HC license part shows side error
- App won't load one question
- App crashes randomly
- Website version also has issues
- Asking for a one-time code from a paper slip
Requested features
3 requests- Add a link to book appointment for DKT
- Include Hazard Perception Test (HPT) on the app
- Support for Arabic language
In-app purchases
Cooee Busways
No in-app purchases
NSW Practice Tests
No in-app purchases
Questions
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