Unibuses vs SmartKeyLB
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Unibuses
Plan your bus journeys in Bournemouth with mobile ticketing, live departure information, and route planning. Access timetables, view past contactless journeys, and save your favorites for quick access. Stay updated on service disruptions.
- Mobile ticket purchase
- Live departure times
- Route and journey planning
- Digital timetables
- Contactless journey history
- Favorite stops and routes
- Service disruption alerts
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Our new app has everything you need to get around Bournemouth with Unibus. It’s packed full of everything you’ll need to get mobile on the bus. Mobile Tickets: Purchase mobile tickets securely with Apple Pay or a debit/credit card and show the driver when boarding - no more searching for cash! Live Departures: Browse and view bus stops on the map, explore upcoming departures, or check out the routes from a stop to see where you could travel next. Journey Planning: Plan your journey to uni, trip to the shops or night out with friends. It’s now even easier to plan ahead with Unibus. Timetables: We’ve squeezed all of our routes and timetables into the palm of your hand. Contactless Journeys: View the journeys you have made using your contactless cards and a breakdown of charges and savings. Favourites: You can quickly save your favourite Departure Boards, Timetables and Journeys, with quick access from one convenient menu. Disruptions: You’ll be able to keep up to date with service changes directly from our disruption feeds inside the app. As always, we welcome your feedback. You can send it to us via the app.
SmartKeyLB
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Smart Key provided for accessing hotels' rooms and many other services yet to be discovered in the app
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: SmartKeyLB at weekly against Unibuses's fortnightly. Unibuses's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, 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.
Unibuses ships an update fortnightly, SmartKeyLB weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Unibuses | SmartKeyLB |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (7 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Go-Ahead Group plc | Tarqia |
In-app purchases
Unibuses
No in-app purchases
SmartKeyLB
No in-app purchases
