HKeMeter vs Minibus Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HKeMeter
Find available metered parking spaces in real-time and pay your parking fees remotely. Receive notifications before your parking time expires to avoid penalties.
- Real-time parking space availability
- Remote parking fee payment
- Multiple electronic payment options
- Parking time expiry notifications
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HKeMeter is a new mobile application introduced by the Transport Department. It provides real-time occupancy information of metered parking spaces so as to facilitate motorists in finding vacant on-street parking spaces. Motorists could also pay the parking fee remotely with multiple payment means through the app. The key features of HKeMeter includes: 1. Real-time metered parking spaces information 2. Remote payment for parking time with multiple electronic payment means 3. Notification to users before expiry of parking time
Minibus Timer
This app provides real-time arrival information for Hong Kong's green minibus routes. It features a star function for quick lookups of frequently used routes and a map view to locate nearby stops. Route timetables are also available, detailing service days and first/last bus times.
- Real-time arrival estimates
- Green minibus route information
- Favorite routes for quick access
- Map view of bus stops
- Route timetables
- Service day and schedule details
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Minibus Timer provided all of the HK green minibus route info and estimate arrival time. Using the 'Star' feature, you may fast lookup the common usage route. Minibus Timer provided the map view for display the route stop. For help you more easy to find the nearest station. Route time table is provided for display the route service weekday and the first/last bus time. * Information source form OpenAPI - data.gov.hk. 小巴時計提供香港所有專線小巴的實時到站數據。 你可以按日常習慣配合收藏功能 令你極速查詢路線到站時間。 小巴時計亦提供地圖界面顯示車站位置，方便你步行到最接近的上車處。 時間表頁面則清楚顯示路線的服務日及開出間隔，以便用戶查詢非繁忙時段及首尾班車開出時間。 *路線數據 及 實時到站時間資料 由政府資訊科技總監辦公室統籌的「資料一線通」的開放資料API提供。
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Minibus Timer at monthly against HKeMeter's every 4 months. Minibus Timer also leads on device support (3 vs 1). HKeMeter's advantage is ratings volume (115 vs 17). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for HKeMeter against 4.5 for Minibus Timer. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HKeMeter has 115 ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two.
HKeMeter ships an update every 4 months, Minibus Timer monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HKeMeter | Minibus Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (115 ratings) — better | 4.5 (17 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 115 — better | 17 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 142 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Transport Department, HKSAR Government | YIU WING NG |
Customer experience
HKeMeter
Minibus Timer
In-app purchases
HKeMeter
No in-app purchases
Minibus Timer
No in-app purchases
