Comparison

Mind The App vs Airport Bee

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Mind The App

Stay informed about London's public transport with real-time updates on tube, bus, rail, and river services. Receive notifications, use widgets, and add favorite lines for personalized alerts. Share updates easily and check service status on your Apple Watch.

Highlights
  • Live service updates
  • Delay and disruption alerts
  • Push notifications
  • Widgets and Siri shortcuts
  • Favorite line management
  • Shareable status updates
  • Apple Watch complications
Features
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Get live service updates for the London public transport system. Find out if there are any delays or disruptions on your tube lines, buses, rail and river services. A simple app with one purpose: to give you status updates that are easy to digest without getting in your way. Choose from a variety of options to keep up-to-date with the latest status changes, including push notifications, widgets, Siri shortcuts and more. Add lines to your favourites to only see updates you actually care about. Easily share status updates with your friends and family. Use the Apple Watch app to get glanceable service information right on your wrist with our carefully crafted complications. The app uses official TfL live data to make sure you get the most up-to-date and correct information.

About

Airport Bee

Features
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MINICAB TO HEATHROW AIRPORT TOO EXPENSIVE? We get it, that's why we're here 24/7 to offer one of London's best value and cheapest airport transfer services in London. Additionally, given the Covid-19 pandemic, our driver partners are following extra precautions to ensure everyone is transferred safely and securely. There really is no need to worry about your Heathrow airport pickup, Airport Bee will help make your airport journey and transfer relaxed and stress free. You can book your Heathrow transfer quickly and easily online, by chat, by phone or via our mobile app. We have vehicles for all types of journeys. All our vehicles are fully licensed and insured, authorised by Transport for London. A wide range of vehicles are on offer including green cars, standard clen saloons, spacious people and comfy carriers and even sleek executive vehicles. Our drivers NEVER have an expectation of a tip at all. Are you thinking of going on a tour? Don't pay crazy prices to see London, when one of our private hire vehicles (including a driver) can provide you and your loved ones an experience of a lifetime. Call us for bespoke requirements, you'll be amazed by our great prices. With this app you can: • Get a Quote for your journey • Make a booking • Add multiple pick-ups (vias) to your booking • Choose the vehicle type, Saloon, Estate, MPV • Edit a booking • Check the status of your booking • Cancel a booking • Book a return trip • Track your booked vehicle on a map • See an ETA for your booking • See all “Available” cars near you • Manage your previous bookings • Manage your favourite addresses • Pay by Cash or debit/credit card • Receive an email confirmation on each booking • Receive a Text-Back or Ring-Back alert on arrival of your vehicle

Screenshots

Mind The App4 screens
Airport Bee4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Airport Bee at none against Mind The App's 4. Airport Bee also leads on iOS requirement (16.2 vs 27.0). Mind The App's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months) and device support (5 vs 2). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Mind The App sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Airport Bee asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mind The App ships an update every 2 months, Airport Bee every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Mind The App versus Airport Bee: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMind The AppAirport Bee
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS27.016.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB78 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAttila NemetZulfiqar Ahmed

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Mind The App

One-time4
  • Small Tip$1.00
  • Medium Tip$3.00
  • Large Tip$5.00
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  • Extra Large Tip$10.00
None

Airport Bee

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mind The App free?
Mind The App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Airport Bee free?
Airport Bee is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Mind The App or Airport Bee have ads?
Neither Mind The App nor Airport Bee shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mind The App or Airport Bee?
Mind The App ships an update every 2 months, and Airport Bee every 4 months. Most recently, Mind The App was updated on November 3, 2026 and Airport Bee on November 7, 2026.

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