Comparison

100Bus vs Catch SG Buses

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

Catch SG Buses

Features
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Catch SG Buses helps you make faster everyday bus decisions in Singapore. Save your usual places, check nearby stops, view live bus arrivals, and know whether you should leave now or wait for the next bus. Features: - Live Singapore bus arrival timings - Search and save your usual bus stops - Can I Catch It? leave-now decisions - Widgets for quick bus checks - Live Activities and Dynamic Island support - Pinned buses for your daily routes - Local-first saved places and preferences Catch is built for daily commuters who want bus timings to feel faster, clearer, and easier to act on. Bus arrival data is provided through LTA DataMall. Arrival timings may be delayed, unavailable, or inaccurate. Catch is a planning aid and is not an official transport authority app. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://adiarya05.github.io/Catch/privacy.html

Screenshots

100Bus4 screens
Catch SG Buses4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Catch SG Buses at 18.0 against 100Bus's 26.1. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
100Bus versus Catch SG Buses: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter100BusCatch SG Buses
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews91.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.118.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMatthew WeeAditya Arya

In-app purchases

None

100Bus

No in-app purchases

None

Catch SG Buses

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 100Bus free?
100Bus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Catch SG Buses free?
Catch SG Buses is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do 100Bus or Catch SG Buses have ads?
Neither 100Bus nor Catch SG Buses shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 100Bus or Catch SG Buses?
100Bus ships an update every 2 months, and Catch SG Buses every 2 months. Most recently, 100Bus was updated on November 3, 2026 and Catch SG Buses on October 31, 2026.

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