Bus2 vs Bus is Coming
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bus2
This app provides real-time public transport information for cities worldwide. It offers features like bus stop and credit sales point locations, route schedules, live vehicle tracking, and trip planning. It also includes accessibility features and alerts for service disruptions.
- Real-time vehicle tracking
- Route schedules
- Trip planning
- Bus stop locations
- Accessibility features
- Service alerts
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Seja bem-vindo ao Bus2, o aplicativo que apresenta informações em tempo real do transporte público de diversas cidades pelo mundo todo. No Bus2 você tem acesso a: - Localização em mapa dos pontos de parada e de venda de créditos nas proximidades; - Consulta à grade horária das linhas que operam em sua cidade ou região; - Localização em tempo real dos veículos que operam em determinada rota, podendo compartilhar com outras pessoas; - Planejamento de viagem entre dois pontos, considerando deslocamentos a pé e utilizando o transporte público, inclusive com informações em tempo real; - Informações de interesse e alertas que envolvam rotas e pontos de parada, que afetem a operação normal do transporte público; - Recursos de acessibilidade, com acesso facilitado via Voiceover para previsões de passagem nos pontos próximos; tabela de horários e; instruções detalhadas de como chegar ao seu destino. Com informações de órgãos públicos e de operadoras parceiras, estamos presentes nos cinco continentes; em diversas cidades da América Latina com informações em tempo real¹. Confira em https://bus2.me a relação completa de todas as cidades onde estamos presentes. --- ¹Informações em tempo real disponíveis em grande parte das cidades onde o Bus2 está presente. Se a sua cidade ainda não possui informações do transporte público em tempo real ou no formato de dados abertos, pressione os órgãos gestores para que forneçam tais informações, disponibilizando-os sob a forma de dados abertos. Todos ganham, com mais segurança e previsibilidade para você, e facilidade de acesso da população ao transporte público!
Bus is Coming
Track your bus in real-time with live GPS data. Search for specific lines or buses, follow their movement on a map, and view their speed and data acquisition time. Share your bus's location with others.
- Real-time bus GPS tracking
- Search for specific bus lines
- Locate individual buses
- Follow a bus on the map
- View GPS data speed and timestamp
- Share bus location via WhatsApp
- Instant direction updates
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Never be left wondering about your bus's location again! The "Bus is Coming" app allows you to locate bus lines, helping public transport users when trying to catch their bus. Available region: - Barrie - British Columbia - Calgary - Campbell River - Comox Valley - Edmonton - Halifax - Kamloops - Kelowna - Kingston - Mississauga - Nanaimo - Port Alberni - Squamish - Thunder Bay - Toronto - Victoria - Waterloo - Whistler - York The app has the following features: - Search for all buses on a specific line - Locate a specific bus - 'Follow' option to track a specific bus on the map - View the speed and date the GPS data was obtained - Sharing option through WhatsApp - Search multiple lines at once - Instant bus direction update - View the latest data regardless of the city server status What's coming: - Favorites - Bus route on the map - Increased data accuracy - Bus arrival notifications - Location sharing for unmapped buses (Collaborative) - Approximate number of people on the bus (Collaborative) The app is completely free! * "Bus is Coming" is a private entity and does not represent any government body. Its operation is maintained solely by its independent developers. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bus is Coming at 73% against Bus2's 13%. Bus2's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 3.8). 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.
Bus2 holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 25 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 13% of Bus2's written reviews are positive against 73% of Bus is Coming'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 weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bus2 | Bus is Coming |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (14 ratings) — better | 3.8 (25 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 13.5% of reviews | 72.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 14 | 25 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Weekly |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 117 MB | 105 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | +4 |
| Developer | Mobilibus desenvolvimento e consultoria de sistemas Ltda | Schmitz Tecnologia e Inovacao LTDA |
Customer experience
Bus2
Bus is Coming
In-app purchases
Bus2
No in-app purchases
Bus is Coming
No in-app purchases
