ORRSA vs NT Bus Tracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ORRSA
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A tool for O’Reilly’s staff to manage customer rewards, public wildlife log, hikers log, manage and send notifications, and display badge QR codes.
NT Bus Tracker
This official government app provides real-time public bus tracking for Darwin and Alice Springs. Find nearby stops, view departure times, and see bus locations on a map. Save your favorite stops for quick access.
- Real-time bus tracking
- Locate nearby bus stops
- View departure times
- Save favorite bus stops
- Route and bus stop details
- Map view of bus locations
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NT Bus Tracker app is a free official Northern Territory Government app. The app provides information about public buses in Darwin and Alice Springs. Buses may be tracked in real-time showing when the next bus is due to your selected stop. With the app you can: - Locate nearby bus stops : Find the bus stops closest to you and see the routes that use these bus stops. You can also search for bus stops via suburb, number or name. - Save your favourite bus stops: You can save the bus stops you regularly use to your favourites, to make them easily available. - Show departures from a bus stop : You can view the next scheduled routes departing from a bus stop, with a real-time forecast of when the bus will depart. - View route details : You can view the location of the bus servicing your selected route and the bus stops on this route. - View bus stops and your bus on a map: You can track your bus as it approaches your bus stop on a map in real time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: ORRSA at every 5 weeks against NT Bus Tracker's every 7 months. ORRSA also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ORRSA ships an update every 5 weeks, NT Bus Tracker every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ORRSA | NT Bus Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Specialist Apps Ltd | Northern Territory of Australia |
In-app purchases
ORRSA
No in-app purchases
NT Bus Tracker
No in-app purchases
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