tramTRACKER vs SkyBus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
tramTRACKER
Get real-time tram arrival predictions and disruption alerts for Melbourne's tram network. Track your tram's journey, set stop alarms, and receive notifications for your favorite routes. This app provides comprehensive information for navigating the city's trams.
- Real-time tram arrival predictions
- Disruption and service updates
- Favorite route notifications
- Tram and stop alarms
- Live tram tracking (myTRAM)
- Low-floor and air-conditioned tram information
- Route-based stop lists and maps
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If you're in Melbourne, Australia, find out when your tram is coming via your iPhone device. tramTRACKER® provides digital passenger information including predicted tram arrival times, disruption updates, and information about Melbourne's tram network. tramTRACKER features: * Add favourite routes and receive push notifications if your route is disrupted * App widget * Tram and stop alarms * Browse by Route, Nearby, Search by name/suburb, Most Recent or tram/stop ID * View scheduled timetables * Use the myTRAM feature to track your tram along its journey * Filter display by route number and low-floor trams * Get disruption and service updates * See next low-floor and air conditioned trams * Route-based stop lists on a built-in route map For more information, visit yarratrams.com.au/tramtracker For scheduled services on trains, trams and buses, download the Public Transport Victoria app. Your feedback is important to constantly improve this application. Submit your feedback at yarratrams.com.au or call 1800 800 007 6am-midnight (all night Friday & Saturday) Note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
SkyBus
This app simplifies airport bus transfers with easy ticket purchasing, journey planning, and digital ticket access. It offers user accounts for faster checkouts and exclusive deals, along with real-time departure information and notifications for service updates.
- User accounts for faster purchasing
- Easy ticket buying
- Journey planning and stop finder
- Digital ticket wallet
- Departure timetables and journey times
- Push notifications for updates and offers
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SkyBus has been providing fast, convenient and affordable Airport bus transfers for over 40 years, servicing Airports in Australia. Travelling on SkyBus just got easier with the official SkyBus App. The SkyBus App is the perfect travel companion for your next SkyBus journey, with everything you need right at your fingertips. Features include: USER ACCOUNTS - Create an account and enjoy faster purchasing, exclusive offers and access to your tickets from any device. BUY TICKETS - With the SkyBus App we're excited to provide the fastest and easiest way to buy a SkyBus ticket. PLAN YOUR JOURNEY - Find your nearest SkyBus stop using your location, landmark or address. View your journey in the app or open directions to each stop in your preferred maps app. - View upcoming departures as well as timetables for your chosen day and time of travel. See estimated journey times for your trip. TICKET WALLET - Fast access to tickets with your e-ticket sent instantly to the SkyBus ticket wallet. No more searching for ticket emails or holding onto paper tickets. Access your tickets when offline. - View the status of your ticket including the number of trips remaining for multi-use tickets. Used and expired tickets will automatically move to the archive tab of the wallet to help keep it tidy. - 'Buy again' with a single tap directly from your wallet. - Manage bookings from your e-ticket. NOTIFICATIONS - Stay up to date with SkyBus news, service announcements and offers with our app notifications. Select which notifications you want to receive directly within the app. -------------------- Location and notification services are required for some SkyBus app features. Internet connectivity required for purchases. We would love to hear your feedback, email app@skybus.com.au
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: tramTRACKER at 4.0 against SkyBus's 1.0. tramTRACKER also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). SkyBus's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
tramTRACKER holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: tramTRACKER has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of tramTRACKER's written reviews are positive against 12% of SkyBus's.
tramTRACKER ships an update every 3 months, SkyBus monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | tramTRACKER | SkyBus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (5 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews — better | 12.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 78 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yarra Trams | SkyBus |
Customer experience
tramTRACKER
SkyBus
Bugs and requests
tramTRACKER
Reported bugs
15 issues- App crashes on startup or gets stuck on splash screen
- Data feed no longer provides actual times
- Unable to retrieve tram information errors
- Network map fails to load
- Push notifications for disruptions non-functional
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- iOS 18 incompatibility - app won't launch
- Requires WiFi despite being designed for mobile use
- Timetable function removed or non-functional
- Search returns irrelevant results
- App hangs indefinitely while loading
- Tram times countdown gets stuck at '1 minute' or 'now' without tram arriving
- Disruption notification settings won't save
- Widget broken after iOS updates
- Location-based features inaccurate
- Recent updates break previously working functionality
Requested features
10 requests- Widget support for home screen (especially iOS 18 compatible)
- Journey/trip planner functionality
- Show early terminating trams (e.g., 19d vs 19)
- Improved real-time tracking instead of schedule-based predictions
- Better error messages and loading indicators
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- Stable, reliable performance
- Modern UI/UX redesign
- Depot tram information
- Opt-out option for advertisement banners
- Better support and communication from developers
SkyBus
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
tramTRACKER
No in-app purchases
SkyBus
No in-app purchases








