NCG vs More buses
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NCG
Access your class schedule, school information, and booking details conveniently. Stay connected with the global English learning community.
- Class schedule access
- School information
- Booking details view
- Global English learning connection
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Study English with NCG. Connecting the world through English Use our app to check your class schedule, learn about the school and view your booking details. Information at your fingertips!
More buses
Plan your bus journeys, purchase mobile tickets, and view live departures for travel in the Bournemouth, Poole, and surrounding areas. Access timetables, manage contactless journeys, and receive disruption updates.
- 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 Bournemouth, Poole, Wimborne, Purbeck & Christchurch with Morebus. 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 Morebus. 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 rating: More buses at 4.7 against NCG's 3.0. More buses also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 22 months) and ratings volume (30 vs 4). 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.
More buses holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: More buses has 30 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
NCG ships an update every 22 months, More buses fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NCG | More buses |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (4 ratings) | 4.7 (30 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 51.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 30 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 22 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fidelo Software GmbH | The Go-Ahead Group plc |
Customer experience
NCG
More buses
In-app purchases
NCG
No in-app purchases
More buses
No in-app purchases
