TV Buses vs Thtenn
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TV Buses
Plan your travel and purchase tickets for buses in the Thames Valley area. View live bus locations, real-time departures, and detailed timetables. Save favorite routes and stay updated on service disruptions.
- Mobile ticket purchase
- Live bus tracking
- Real-time departures
- Journey planning
- Timetables
- Contactless journey history
- Favorite 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.
Thtenn
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Thtenn App is a micro-mobility app designed as a sustainable, affordable and a more environmentally friendly alternative mobility solution for a greener and safer environment. While the general micro-mobility solutions reduce air and noise pollution, and ease traffic congestion across the board, Thtenn App optimises eco-efficiency with its pedal propelled, advanced, non-motorized, dual-security IoT, high visibility and low environmental impact smart bicycle. It is integrated with a system which creates easy access, safety and security for all users. Thtenn App enhanced user interaction solutions create incentives for user; facilitate environmental awareness and a sense of social responsibility for all users. Thtenn App core goal is to contribute to a sustainable environment through its affordable, safe, zero toxicity, low environmental impact and environmentally friendly shared micro-mobility services to enhance user’s fitness, convenience and sense of community awareness. Thtenn App route optimisation helps users with route sourcing, safety, fitness, interaction and efficiency. Thtenn App uses GPS system to connect users to available vehicles, other commercial products and services through its geolocation system, making it easy for users to find vehicles, products and services nearby. It also enhances users’ safe, easy, frequently used, shared, quiet and crowded routes, where users are able to select preferred routes and follow through turn-by-turn instructions to reach their destination. Thtenn App users may consent or decline to share their information, analysis, feedback and messages with integrated chosen vendors for efficient product/service delivery and share their experiences with their connection whilst they are protected from unwanted interaction. Thtenn App provides micro-mobility route navigation, security, user fitness data, networking, and product/service delivery. It enhances and develops a more sustainable environment by making it possible for users to create community awareness on the go, whilst reducing carbon footprint. Thtenn App creates an integrated data system that encourages more and more people and companies to choose cycling as a more efficient, green, fun, safe, and easy way to commute, connect, exercise and deliver products and services. Thtenn app manages users’ sourced, shared, safe, compared, crowded and quiet routes at different times of use. Thtenn app also shares user related events, interests and facilities nearby; alternative user-friendly routes, making cycling experience much safer, green, convenient and fun. Thtenn app creates people, places, products and services awareness and collects basic data on common routes and interests to improve performance and experience. Thtenn app enhances and improves the environment by reducing carbon emission and congestion; supporting zero emission plans and improving safety, spaces and architectural structures. Thtenn App will not share user information with anyone outside users’ connection and specified interests.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: TV Buses at 13.0 against Thtenn's 15.0. 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.
TV Buses ships an update fortnightly, Thtenn every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and May 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TV Buses | Thtenn |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (7 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 58.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 187 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Courtney Coaches LTD | Tentacoo Ltd |
In-app purchases
TV Buses
No in-app purchases
Thtenn
No in-app purchases









