Visit Guernsey vs Buses gg
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Visit Guernsey
Discover the islands' natural beauty and heritage with self-guided walking, cycling, and driving routes. Explore secluded coves and find ideal wild swimming spots based on weather and tide times. Local insights and multimedia content enhance your island exploration.
- Self-guided walking, cycling, and driving routes
- Wild swimming guides with location and tide information
- Detailed route directions, time, and difficulty
- Interactive map with waypoints and local insights
- Multimedia content including imagery and video
- Audio guides available
- Information on nearby eateries and activities
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Explore the islands’ stunning scenery, secluded coves and rich heritage with these self-guided routes and wild swimming guides. The official VisitGuernsey app features a range of walking, cycling and driving routes, plus swimming guides to our beaches and bays, to help you explore The Islands of Guernsey. Whether it's the rugged south coast cliff paths and hidden bays, the long sweeping beaches of the west, exploring our archipelago or uncovering the historic past of the island's capital, the islands have much to offer. The wild swimming guides allow you to find your ideal swimming spots across our islands depending on weather conditions, location and tide times. Each guide details how to get to the bay, facilities information, swimming guidance and other activities you can explore at your swim location. With local tips and insight, these guides will help you see the islands from a new perspective. Each route includes directions to the starting point, estimated time and difficulty. The map interface helps you navigate trails and waypoints - where you can learn more about the islands through imagery and video content, and also discover nearby eateries and activities. Audio guides are also available.
Buses gg
Provides real-time bus schedules, intelligent trip planning, and comprehensive route maps for all of Guernsey. Users can easily find specific bus stops and access live information for their journeys.
- Live bus times
- Smart journey planning
- Detailed route maps
- Real-time stop information
- Updates on diversions and closures
- Save favorite stops and routes
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The buses.gg mobile app brings you live bus times, smart journey planning and detailed route maps for all of Guernsey. Passengers can search for specific bus stops and see real-time information for their route. Buses.gg is the public bus service in Guernsey keeping you on the move whether it's commuting to work, visiting the Island or just getting out and about. Your buses.gg service is delivered by Stagecoach under contract to, and in partnership with, the Environment and Infrastructure Department for the States of Guernsey. App Main Functions: Live times at any of Guernsey’s 750+ bus stops Plan a journey anywhere in Guernsey by bus Explore route maps for all Guernsey’s bus routes Be one step ahead with updates on diversions, closures and cancellations Save your favourite stops, routes and places for easy access
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Visit Guernsey at 33% against Buses gg's 14%. Visit Guernsey also leads on device support (3 vs 1). Buses gg's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Visit Guernsey ships an update every 4 months, Buses gg every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Visit Guernsey | Buses gg |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.5 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better | 14.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 12 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | VisitGuernsey | States of Guernsey |
Customer experience
Visit Guernsey
Buses gg
In-app purchases
Visit Guernsey
No in-app purchases
Buses gg
No in-app purchases
