NAVER Maps, Navigation vs 부산버스 for iPhone
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NAVER Maps, Navigation
Navigate South Korea with this comprehensive GPS app. Discover new places, book services, and plan your journeys with real-time traffic and transit information. Features include street view, bookmarking, and multi-language support.
- Comprehensive search bar
- Integrated booking for businesses and tickets
- Location discovery with rankings and coupons
- Real-time traffic navigation
- Multi-modal transit directions
- Street and aerial views
- Bookmark and share locations
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South Korea's GPS navigation Get started right away * Experience the completely new NAVER Map. ※ Are you traveling Korea? Don't miss the smart tips to use NAVER Map: https://naver.me/GfCSj5Ut [Key features] - Map Home Menu Tab You can now conveniently use the Discover, Bookmark, Transit, Navigation, and MY tabs on the Home. - Simplified search Search locations, buses, subway, and more in a comprehensive search bar. - Booking Explore a new Booking tab, a space that brings together businesses and products available for booking on NAVER. From nearby restaurants, hair salons, amusement parks, one-day classes to even train tickets, you can find them all in one place on the booking tab. - Discover Helps you find new places nationwide and nearby. Enjoy real-time rankings, recommendation feeds, trending spots, bookmarked lists, and coupon offers. - Navigation Fast and accurate navigation with real-time traffic info and optimized usability for any driving condition. - Vector map 360 degrees rotation-enabled vector map with 3D view of key landmarks via tilting. - Transit You can easily reach your destination by using transit directions for various modes of transportation, real-time departure and arrival times, and notifications for when to get on/off. - Street view Seamless street and aerial views provided for location search and route planning. - Bookmark Easily save your best restaurants and must-visit tourist spots on NAVER Map and share them with others. - MY View all your maps, reviews, and bookings in one place and write reviews with ease. - Instant search View useful info about your query, such as opening/closing times for supermarkets while you search. - Language Korean/English/Japanese/Chinese maps and English navigation provided. *Requires iOS 16.0 or later *Find out more tips on how to use NAVER Map - NAVER Map customer service: http://naver.me/GYywEiT4 - NAVER Map blog: https://blog.naver.com/naver_map - Email: naver_market@naver.com - Tel: 1588-3820 - Address: 95, Jeongjail-ro, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea * Permissions for using NAVER Maps - Location: Used to show your location on the map so you can get directions and use navigation. - Microphone: Used for voice search and Clova voice commands. - Camera: Used for suggesting edits to place information, verifying MY Place receipts, providing AR directions, scanning QR codes, and verifying passports. - Contacts: Used to make calls with Clova voice commands and to save phone numbers from place search results. - Photos: Used to select photos for suggesting edits to place information and writing MY Place reviews. - Motion & Fitness: Used to detect steps for AR directions and walking directions. - Notifications: Used to send important notices, events, and promotional information. - Allow Tracking: Used to deliver content and ads that match your interests and to limit inappropriate ads.
부산버스 for iPhone
Provides real-time arrival information for buses in Busan city. Users can search for bus routes and stops, view bus locations, and check estimated arrival times. The app utilizes data from the Busan Public Transportation Information Center.
- Real-time bus arrival information
- Bus route and stop search
- Bus location tracking
- Map view with nearby stops
- Database updates
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부산 시내버스 도착 정보를 알려주는 앱입니다. 관련 정보는 부산 대중교통정보 안내 홈페이지에서 가져오기 때문에 서버의 상황에 따라 정보가 표시되지 않을 수 있습니다. #기능 버스 노선, 정류장 찾기 버스 노선 및 버스 위치 정보 보기 정류장의 버스 도착 시간 보기 노선별 정류장 도착 시간 보기 DB 업데이트 지도보기 * 지도에서 주변 정류장 검색을 위하여 현재 위치 정보 권한 요청을 합니다. 권한은 설정 > 부산버스 for iPhone > 위치 에서 변경 가능합니다. 개발자 연락처 : developer.bus.app@gmail.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: NAVER Maps, Navigation at none against 부산버스 for iPhone's shown. NAVER Maps, Navigation also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (2.8K vs 1). 부산버스 for iPhone's advantage is review sentiment (44% vs 23%) and monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, rating, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.0 for NAVER Maps, Navigation against 4.0 for 부산버스 for iPhone. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NAVER Maps, Navigation has 2.8K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 23% of NAVER Maps, Navigation's written reviews are positive against 44% of 부산버스 for iPhone's.
NAVER Maps, Navigation ships an update every 10 days, 부산버스 for iPhone every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NAVER Maps, Navigation | 부산버스 for iPhone |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (2.8K ratings) | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 22.7% of reviews | 44.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.8K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Best chart rank | #26 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 453 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NAVER Corp. | amiris |
Customer experience
NAVER Maps, Navigation
부산버스 for iPhone
Bugs and requests
NAVER Maps, Navigation
Reported bugs
5 issues- Saved places randomly deleted
- Search and login issues
- Inconsistent language display
- GPS and location tracking problems
- Frequent crashes and freezes
Requested features
5 requests- Copy Korean address
- Allow searching using Hangul in English mode
- Option to switch between Korean and English
- Show subway station numbers
- Siri Shortcut support
부산버스 for iPhone
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
NAVER Maps, Navigation
No in-app purchases
부산버스 for iPhone
No in-app purchases
