Comparison

100Bus vs CanGoNow

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

Head to head
About

100Bus

This app provides real-time bus arrival timings for Singapore. It features a sleek design, lock screen Live Activities, home screen widgets, and customizable bus stop names. It also offers journey tracking and accessibility support.

Highlights
  • Real-time bus arrival timings
  • Lock screen Live Activities
  • Home screen widgets
  • Customizable bus stop names
  • Journey progress tracking
  • Interactive bus stop panoramas
Features
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100Bus is the Singapore bus arrival timing app you’d actually want to use. It has all the features you’d expect of any bus app, and more. MODERN: 100Bus is sleek and well designed. It feels right at home on every iPhone, supporting dark mode and all modern iOS features. WAIT FOR BUS: 100Bus can check the arrival timings for you and display a Live Activity on the Lock Screen or send you a notification when your bus is arriving. WIDGETS: 100Bus can show you arrival timings right from your Home Screen without even opening the app. NOTIFY ON ARRIVAL: 100Bus can track your journey in real time, show your journey progress, and let you know when you’re approaching your destination. CUSTOM BUS STOP NAMES: 100Bus can assign more meaningful names to bus stops so you can identify them more easily. LOOK AROUND: 100Bus can show you an interactive panorama of your bus stop so you’ll be familiar with the surroundings before you get there. NO DISTRACTIONS: 100Bus hides bus services that are not currently in service so you can focus on the buses that matter most. It can also sort the bus services list in order of arrival. ACCESSIBILITY: 100Bus supports many iOS accessibility settings such as VoiceOver, Dynamic Type Sizes, and Differentiate Without Color. Software is most powerful when it empowers everyone. MADE WITH LOVE: Every line of code in 100Bus is written by hand. ** Bus arrival timing data made available by the Land Transport Authority of Singapore.

About

CanGoNow

Features
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Know Before You Go - Singapore's Crowd and Accessibility Checker Planning to visit a mall, attraction, or park in Singapore? Check if it's crowded first! CanGoNow shows real-time crowd levels at over 211 venues across Singapore so you can make smarter decisions about where and when to go. WHY SINGAPOREANS LOVE CANGONOW Hundreds of Venues Covered Shopping malls (Orchard Road, VivoCity, Jewel), tourist attractions (Gardens by the Bay, Sentosa), nature parks (East Coast, MacRitchie), hawker centers, places of worship, and more. Crowd Estimates + Live Reports See typical crowd levels by time of day, plus live reports from fellow visitors on the ground. Time your visit to avoid the rush. Complete Accessibility Information Every venue includes: - Wheelchair accessible entrances - Accessible toilets - Disabled parking availability - Lift access - Ramps and step-free routes Smart Filtering Filter by region (Central, East, West, North), category (malls, attractions, parks), or accessibility features. Find exactly what you need in seconds. Submit Crowd Reports Help the community by reporting current crowd levels. Your updates help others make better decisions. PERFECT FOR: Shoppers - Check if your favorite mall is packed before making the trip Accessibility Needs - Plan visits with confidence knowing accessibility features in advance Families - Find kid-friendly venues that aren't overcrowded Busy Professionals - Quick lunch spot checks during work hours Nature Lovers - Check park crowd levels before your morning jog FEATURED VENUES Shopping: Orchard Road malls, VivoCity, Marina Bay Sands, Jewel Changi, IMM, Tampines Mall, and 100+ more Attractions: Gardens by the Bay, Singapore Zoo, Sentosa, Universal Studios, ArtScience Museum, National Museum Nature: East Coast Park, MacRitchie Reservoir, Botanic Gardens, Pasir Ris Park, Punggol Waterway Places of Worship: Sultan Mosque, St. Andrew's Cathedral, Thian Hock Keng Temple, and more Hawker Centers: Lau Pa Sat, Maxwell, Old Airport Road, and major food centers island-wide GO PRO FOR MORE Upgrade to CanGoNow Pro (S$2.99/month or S$24.99/year) and unlock: - Ad-free experience - Unlimited crowd report submissions - Save favorite venues - Priority support YOUR PRIVACY MATTERS CanGoNow only uses your location to show nearby venues and validate crowd reports. No personal data is sold or shared. Full privacy policy at cangonow.sg/privacy BUILT FOR SINGAPORE, BY SINGAPOREANS CanGoNow is designed specifically for the Singapore market with local venue data, SGD pricing, and features that matter to our community. Download CanGoNow today and never waste time at crowded venues again. Make smarter plans, every time. Support: https://cangonow.sg/support Privacy Policy: https://cangonow.sg/privacy FAQs: https://cangonow.sg/faq EULA: https://cangonow.sg/terms

Screenshots

100Bus4 screens
CanGoNow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 100Bus at none against CanGoNow's 2. 100Bus also leads on ads (none vs shown). CanGoNow's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.1). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. CanGoNow sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. 100Bus asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

100Bus ships an update every 2 months, CanGoNow every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
100Bus versus CanGoNow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter100BusCanGoNow
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews91.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.115.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMatthew WeeTHEGOODCITIZEN PRIVATE LIMITED

In-app purchases

None

100Bus

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

CanGoNow

Subscriptions2
  • CanGoNow Pro$1.991 Month
  • CanGoNow Pro Annual$19.991 Year

Questions

Is 100Bus free?
100Bus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CanGoNow free?
CanGoNow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do 100Bus or CanGoNow have ads?
CanGoNow shows ads; 100Bus does not.
Which is updated more often, 100Bus or CanGoNow?
100Bus ships an update every 2 months, and CanGoNow every 2 weeks. Most recently, 100Bus was updated on November 3, 2026 and CanGoNow on October 31, 2026.

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