Bus+ vs Phone Location Tracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bus+
Track city buses in real-time on a map and view their current occupancy. Save favorite routes for quick access and plan your journeys with detailed schedule information. Avoid waiting and crowded buses with live updates.
- Live bus tracking on map
- Real-time occupancy display
- Save favorite routes
- Detailed schedule information
- Route planning
- Visual bus line display
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Bus⁺ ist eine mobile Anwendung, mit integrierter Auslastungsanzeige und GPS Live-Verfolgung für den Stadtbusverkehr in Offenburg. Die Anwendung hat das Ziel Fahrgästen nützliche Informationen über ihre Verbindung zu liefern und die Planung sowie den Antritt der Fahrt so angenehm wie möglich zu gestalten. Folgende Funktionen bietet Bus⁺ dafür: Bus Live-Verfolgung Mit Bus⁺ siehst du immer, wo sich dein Bus gerade befindet. Die Live-Position kannst du bequem in unserer Kartenansicht verfolgen. Dadurch kannst du deinen Weg zur Haltestelle besser timen und vermeidest unnötige Wartezeiten. Außerdem kannst du dich durch Bus⁺ vergewissern, ob der Bus noch kommt oder schon vorbeigefahren ist! Auslastungsanzeige Anhand unserer Auslastungsanzeige bekommst du relevante Informationen über die aktuelle Auslastung im Bus und kannst dementsprechend reagieren. Dadurch, dass du weißt wie viel gerade los ist, behältst du die Möglichkeit einer Überfüllung im Auge und kannst besser beurteilen, ob Corona-Abstandsmaßnahmen eingehalten werden können oder nicht. Falls einmal zu viel los sein sollte, zeigen wir dir gleich, wann der nächste Bus kommt (und wo dieser gerade ist). Favoriten-Funktion Unsere Favoriten-Funktion macht deine Suche nach der richtigen Fahrt im Alltag einfacher. Regelmäßige Verbindungen kannst du hier einspeichern und bekommst die aktuell nächste Fahrt mit nur einem Klick angezeigt. Alternative Fahrten lassen sich bequem in unserer Such-Funktion auswählen. Bus⁺ hat neben den Hauptfunktionen noch weitere Features zu bieten! Unsere Such-Funktion ermöglicht die meisten Funktionen, die gewöhnliche ÖPNV Anwendungen anbieten inklusive Informationen über den aktuellen Fahrplan mit Start- und Zielzeiten, Fahrtdauer und schnellste Verbindungen. Unsere Karte zeigt außerdem die farblich markierten Buslinien und stellt so auch visuell mögliche Busverbindungen dar.
Phone Location Tracker
Easily track the real-time and historical locations of family and friends with their consent. Share your own location instantly and view everyone's whereabouts from a single screen to ensure loved ones are safe.
- Real-time location tracking
- Location history viewing
- Location sharing via link
- Multi-user location overview
- Consent-based tracking
- Family safety monitoring
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Locate your family and friends. See where they are, where they've been and feel relieved! From kids to elders, Phone Tracker is very simple to use and will help you to keep your family safe. Locate loved ones easily with consent. This app requires the other person's approval before sharing their location with you. No Need To Install Whether or not they downloaded your app, you can locate anyone. Just share a link with them, and when they click it, you can start to locate them. View Location History See the last seen information of your family and friends. View where they were at that time. Share Your Location Need to share where you are? Whenever you get lost or need to share your location, just share a link. Locate From One Screen View everyone's location from one screen. Take a one look and see where everyone are right now. Keep Your Loved Ones Safe If someone gets lost or not sure where they are, Phone Tracker will be here to help everyone. When you can't reach your kids, your elder loved ones or your friends, this app will be here to inform you just in time. Download now and start your FREE trial! Premium Subscription: • To use the features in the app, you need to subscribe. • Subscriptions are billed automatically at the rate depending on the selected subscription plan. Privacy Policy: https://getcherry.app/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://getcherry.app/terms-of-use
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bus+ at 100% against Phone Location Tracker's 35%. Bus+ also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 11). Phone Location Tracker's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (201 vs 1). On price 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. Phone Location Tracker sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. Bus+ asks for nothing beyond the download.
Bus+ holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Phone Location Tracker has 201 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Bus+'s written reviews are positive against 35% of Phone Location Tracker's.
Bus+ ships an update every 3 months, Phone Location Tracker every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bus+ | Phone Location Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.0 (201 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 35.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 201 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | newcon GmbH | Salix Dijital Pazarlama Anonim Sirketi |
Customer experience
Bus+
Phone Location Tracker
Bugs and requests
Bus+
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Phone Location Tracker
Reported bugs
3 issues- App opens but cannot send/type
- Link sent to other person doesn't work
- Not receiving unlock code via email
Requested features
4 requests- Provide contact details for support
- Allow tracking when phone is off
- Improve tracking functionality when subject is out of house
- Allow tracking without recipient's consent
In-app purchases
Bus+
No in-app purchases
Phone Location Tracker
- Premium Tracker- Weekly$6.997 Days
- Weekly Subscription$6.997 Days
- Premium Subscription- Weekly$6.997 Days
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- Tracker- Weekly$6.997 Days
- Monthly Premium$9.991 Month
- Premium$9.997 Days
- Yearly Premium3 Days trial$59.991 Year
- Premium Tracker- Annual3 Days trial$59.991 Year
- Premium Subscription3 Days trial$59.991 Year
- Premium3 Days trial$59.991 Year
- Tracker- Annual3 Days trial$59.991 Year
Questions
Is Bus+ free?
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