Fastsat vs Bus is Coming
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fastsat
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Com o Fastsat você tem em suas mãos o poder de controlar os seus veículos onde quer que eles estejam. Com uma interface simples e moderna, todas as informações ficam disponíveis a um toque.
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 ads: Fastsat at none against Bus is Coming's shown. Fastsat also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.6). Bus is Coming's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 12 months). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Fastsat ships an update every 12 months, Bus is Coming every 8 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.
| Parameter | Fastsat | Bus is Coming |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.0 (36 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 73.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 36 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 107 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | Sintesis Projetos | Schmitz Tecnologia e Inovacao LTDA |
In-app purchases
Fastsat
No in-app purchases
Bus is Coming
No in-app purchases
