Comparison

Longacre Bus Tracker vs VoltShare

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

Head to head
About

Longacre Bus Tracker

Features
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Mobile parent app part of a unique school transport software suite. Parents and guardians receive private notifications to their smart phone, showing collection and drop off points of their children whilst they are on their school bus route. Advanced parent notifications of bus departure, arrival and proximity location(one stop away from pick up or destination). Parents can make temporary route changes for their children as well as report their absence easily with our integrated messaging module. Both schools and parents will enjoy a level of safety, security and convenience required by all, whilst children use the school transport for daily routes as well as field trips and excursions. Privacy policy: http://schoolbustrackerapp.com/privacy-policy.html Terms of use: http://schoolbustrackerapp.com/terms-of-service.html

About

VoltShare

Discover and reserve nearby electric vehicle charging stations powered by a community network. This app offers affordable, pay-as-you-go charging with live session data and route navigation.

Highlights
  • Find nearby EV chargepoints
  • Reserve chargepoints
  • Route navigation to chargepoints
  • Live charging session data
  • Pay-as-you-go charging
  • Community network access
Features
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Find nearby community EV charging points VoltShare is a community powered EV chargepoint sharing network, combining our proprietary domestic* and commercial chargepoints around the U.K. Join us to access our community of EV chargepoints in small business locations, public areas, and homes around your neighbourhood. You can rest assured knowing that charging your car will not only be more affordable and convenient, but you will also be supporting local communities. We are always adding new chargepoints and services, so do check back regularly to see our chargepoint coverage. Use a VoltShare Chargepoint in 4 simple steps: 1. Connect your electric car to the chargepoint. 2. Scan the QR code to initiate charging. 3. Your live session data will be visible on the app. 4. Once you disconnect your car, the payment will be automatically processed. Key Features: 1. Search and Reserve: Find available chargepoints near you and reserve with a 1-hour time slot to ensure it is yours. 2. Route Navigation: Easily navigate from your current location to your reserved chargepoint. 3. Safe and Secure Charging: Charging can only be initiated by scanning the QR code on the chargepoint with our backend cloud system ensuring you are using the right one. 4. Live Charging Session Data: With a direct connection to the chargepoint, you will have access to live data from your charging session including electricity usage, ongoing parking cost, ongoing charging cost, and ongoing total costs. 5. More affordable, PAYG service: No more overpaying for what you don’t use. Our app and network service calculates exactly how much you have used and ensures you only pay for what you use. This is all done behind the scenes and ensures an affordable charging service for everyone. About VoltShare: We are a team who are personally motivated in enabling sustainable, zero emission transport for a cleaner society. With our complete charging solution, we are aiming to improve equitable access to zero emission transport in all areas of the country. *Interested in renting out your chargepoint? Drop us an email to find out how you can purchase a VoltShare chargepoint and start earning some money and helping out your fellow EV drivers. ++ Please send us feedback to help us improve our product and services to the VoltShare community.

Screenshots

Longacre Bus Tracker3 screens
VoltShare4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: VoltShare at every 2 months against Longacre Bus Tracker's every 4 months. VoltShare also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Longacre Bus Tracker ships an update every 4 months, VoltShare every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 6 level
Longacre Bus Tracker versus VoltShare: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLongacre Bus TrackerVoltShare
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviewsβ€”80.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 months β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetizationβ€”Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.213.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size53 MB60 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperElitAd Internet LimitedVoltShare Ltd

In-app purchases

None

Longacre Bus Tracker

No in-app purchases

None

VoltShare

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Longacre Bus Tracker free?
Longacre Bus Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is VoltShare free?
VoltShare is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Longacre Bus Tracker or VoltShare have ads?
Neither Longacre Bus Tracker nor VoltShare shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Longacre Bus Tracker or VoltShare?
Longacre Bus Tracker ships an update every 4 months, and VoltShare every 2 months. Most recently, Longacre Bus Tracker was updated on October 3, 2026 and VoltShare on October 7, 2026.

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