Comparison

bus@sg vs Singabus

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

Head to head
About

bus@sg

Get real-time bus arrival predictions for all major bus operators in Singapore. Easily find nearby stops, save favorites, and view route maps and schedules. Navigate Singapore's public transport with confidence.

Highlights
  • Real-time bus arrival predictions
  • Favorite bus stops
  • Nearby bus stop locator
  • Interactive bus stop map
  • Bus route and schedule information
  • Search by bus stop name, ID, or road
Features
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bus@sg provides real-time bus arrival prediction for SBS, SMRT, TTS and GAS bus routes in Singapore. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ IMPORTANT NOTE: All real-time bus arrival data, bus routes data, bus schedules data, belong to the operators of those bus routes, a.k.a., SBS, SMRT, TTS and GAS. bus@sg is not affiliated with the bus operators. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ App Features: (1) Favourites You can add bus stops to your favourites for easy access. To add a bus stop to your favourites, you can tap the "+" button on the favourites page, or tap the "fav" button on the prediction page of a selected bus stop. You can also enable auto-loading for individual bus routes at a favourite stop. When you open a favourite stop, all the routes marked as auto-loading will auto load the bus arrival times, and those routes are moved to the top of list. (2) Nearby Stops bus@sg shows you a list of bus stops near your current location, sorted by distance. You can tap the "locate" button next to the stop name to show it on the map. (3) Map and Search bus@sg provides a full-size map showing all the bus stops. You can use the search function to quickly find a bus stop by its name, id, or road name. This makes it easy to quickly navigate to your destination area, find the bus stops, and look up the bus arrival times. (4) Routes In the routes page you can see all the bus routes in Singapore, and can navigate through the list of stops for each route. (5) Schedules bus@sg also shows you full route schedules, including first bus time, last bus time, and frequency.

About

Singabus

Get real-time bus arrival times and MRT information for Singapore. This app provides accurate transit data, helps you find nearby stops, and offers helpful commute features like arrival reminders.

Highlights
  • Real-time bus arrival times
  • MRT/LRT network map
  • Find nearby bus stops
  • Alight reminders
  • Track bus GPS location
  • Save favorite bus stops
  • Bus stop search by name/number
Features
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Singabus tells you when your next bus will arrive at any bus stop in Singapore using the data directly from Land Transport Authority of Singapore (LTA) and other sources for best accuracy. Designed for the fast-paced Singaporean, Singabus is fast, clean and easy to use. With additional MRT/LRT map, there's no reason to not use it for your everyday commute. Support all public transport operators in Singapore (SBS, SMRT, Tower Transit, Go-Ahead) Features: - Alphabetic labelled pin-points on the map for quicker identification of bus stop - Instantly tell when your bus is arriving - Finds bus stops near you using your iPhone's GPS - Set alight reminder and let Singabus remind you when you are reaching your destination - Track bus GPS location in real-time - Move to anywhere on the map to see the nearest bus stops to that area - 3 Live Bus times for bus stops showing when the next and subsequent bus will arrive. - Know the arriving bus type (Single deck, double deck, bendy, etc) - See bus routes to show the direction the buses are heading - View nearest stops on a map - Save cellular data, uses pre-loaded data - Search for bus stops by bus stop number or bus stop name - Save your favourite bus stops in your Favourites for quick access. - Rename your favourite bus stops into something meaningful such as "Outside Workplace", "Andy's House", "Downstairs", etc. (Rename by holding down your tap on a bus stop in the favourite tab) - Hide buses that you don't take for any favourited bus stop - Singapore MRT Network Map integrated right into the application for ease of use - Adjustable map size Please be aware that this app requires an internet connection and Location services turned on for full functionality. * This app uses data retrieved from Land Transport Authority, and they occasionally do maintenance in which case the application will show no results. We cannot be held responsible for any unavailability or inaccuracies displayed by this app. Singabus is built by passionate human beings. We'd love to know how we can make it better, so get in touch with us.

Screenshots

bus@sg3 screens
Singabus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: bus@sg at none against Singabus's 1. Singabus's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and iOS requirement 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. Singabus sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. bus@sg asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

bus@sg ships an update every 4 months, Singabus every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
bus@sg versus Singabus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterbus@sgSingabus
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.7 (527 ratings) — better
Positive reviews65.4% of reviews — better60.2% of reviews
Number of ratings—527 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB57 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYaogang LianCotton.sg Pte. Ltd.

Customer experience

bus@sg

Written reviews78 reviews
Positive65.4%
Neutral10.3%
Negative24.4%

Singabus

All ratings527 ratings
Positive92.2%
Neutral3.2%
Negative4.6%
Written reviews88 reviews
Positive60.2%
Neutral9.1%
Negative30.7%

Bugs and requests

bus@sg

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Singabus

Reported bugs

14 issues
  • App crashes when retrying to download
  • App crashes in the evening
  • App crashes all the time on iPhone
  • Cannot update the app
  • Failing to download new bus routes
Show 9 more
  • Buses arrived but not appeared in the app
  • Estimated times are never accurate
  • Time is very inaccurate, has misled many times
  • App is not usable
  • Bus timing + MRT is usually accurate but sometimes not
  • The ad at the bottom of the page ruin this app after last update
  • Why can't it be used today?
  • Can't work out how to get anywhere by bus!
  • Sometimes there are buses that are coming but they do not estimate the time properly

Requested features

2 requests
  • Add widget for home screen
  • Include Apple Watch "Glances"

In-app purchases

None

bus@sg

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Singabus

One-time1
  • Ads Removal$2.99

Questions

Is bus@sg free?
bus@sg is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Singabus free?
Singabus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do bus@sg or Singabus have ads?
bus@sg shows ads; Singabus does not.
Which is updated more often, bus@sg or Singabus?
bus@sg ships an update every 4 months, and Singabus every 2 months. Most recently, bus@sg was updated on October 7, 2026 and Singabus on October 13, 2026.

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