Border Bus vs Discover Suffolk
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Border Bus
Plan your bus journeys and track your bus in real-time. Find nearby stops, get next stop notifications, and check service updates. Access all your travel information conveniently.
- Real-time bus tracking
- Journey planning
- Nearest bus stop finder
- Next stop notifications
- Service updates
- Favorite services list
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Access all the information and tools you need to get around on our services, right in the palm of your hand. It allows you to track your bus and plan your journey. Features include: Find your nearest bus stops and services. Track your bus and check if it’s on-time. Plan a journey Get next stop notifications on your phone, when travelling. Check service timetables. Get the latest service updates through our Twitter feed. Create a list of favourite services. We look forward to welcoming you on board.
Discover Suffolk
Explore Suffolk's outdoors with this guide to walking, cycling, and riding. Discover over 100 routes, detailed maps, and learn about local history and nature. Save your workouts to Apple Health.
- Over 100 walking, cycling, and riding routes
- High-quality mapping (including Ordnance Survey)
- Explore local and natural history
- Save workouts to Apple Health
- Discover diverse landscapes
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Discover Suffolk is Suffolk County Council’s guide to getting outdoors. Whether you enjoy a casual stroll along the prom or a long-distance ramble, a weekend family bike ride, or a full-on cycling holiday, or you just fancy getting out somewhere different with your four-legged friend, Discover Suffolk has something for everyone. From stunning coastline and traditional countryside to beautiful heathland and sleepy villages, ancient woodland and country parks to historic estates and nature reserves, Suffolk really is the place to get outdoors. With the Discover Suffolk App you can use high quality mapping (including Ordnance Survey) to explore the Suffolk countryside with ease and confidence and if you are looking for inspiration, Discover Suffolk has over 100 tried and tested walking, cycling, and riding routes to follow. Allow Discover Suffolk to be your guide and learn about the counties rich local and natural history and the stories behind the diverse landscape that is Suffolk. Apple Health: When you record a cycling, hiking, walking or running track you are able to save work outs to Apple Health. Data from HealthKit will not be used for marketing or promotional purposes.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Discover Suffolk at 100% against Border Bus's 50%. Discover Suffolk also leads on iOS requirement (13.2 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, 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.
Border Bus ships an update every 2 months, Discover Suffolk every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Border Bus | Discover Suffolk |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.8 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 145 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rise Digital Media Limited | Outdooractive AG |
Customer experience
Border Bus
Discover Suffolk
In-app purchases
Border Bus
No in-app purchases
Discover Suffolk
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Border Bus free?
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Do Border Bus or Discover Suffolk have ads?
Which is updated more often, Border Bus or Discover Suffolk?
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