Comparison

Singapore Maps vs SBS Transit

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

Head to head
About

Singapore Maps

Navigate Singapore with detailed, up-to-date maps and real-time transit information. Access offline maps, building directories, and business listings. Get directions for car, taxi, bus, and MRT, with traffic and ERP pricing.

Highlights
  • Hi-Res 2024 Singapore maps
  • Free Offline Maps
  • Real-time bus timing
  • Directions by Car, Taxi, Bus & MRT
  • Traffic and ERP pricing
  • Building Directory
  • Business directory listing
Features
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New Home Screen with your saved buses, directions, traffic cams & offline maps in one place — plus remove popup ads, Hi-Res 2026 maps & real-time bus timing 1. Exciting Features - Redesigned Home Screen — search, and drag-to-reorder live cards for My Bus Timing, My Direction, Traffic Camera and Singapore Offline Maps, all on one screen - Option to remove popup ads for quick access - The most up-to-date Singapore maps with Hi-Res 2026 maps - Comes with Free Offline Maps. Once you download the offline map, you can use the map without internet connection. - Directions by Car, Taxi, Bus & MRT - Traffic, Bus timing & ERP pricing information - Bus arrival time for all busses - Set a bus arrival alert with a live Lock Screen countdown - Tap on map for Building Directory and Bus Stop information - Complete business directory listing of Singapore companies - Shows up to 30 history searches *Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. 2. Please send us MORE feedback - Feel free to send us more feedback on the apps, new feature(s) or any places or businesses that needs to be added/updated. The Feedback page is available under Menu. Streetdirectory.com You will be lost without it

About

SBS Transit

This app provides real-time travel information for public buses and trains. Get bus arrival timings, route details, and alerts for delays or disruptions. It also offers information on train operating hours and service changes.

Highlights
  • Real-time bus arrival timings
  • Bus route details
  • Bus service delay/diversion alerts
  • Scheduled bus operating hour changes
  • First and last train operating hours
  • Train service delay/disruption alerts
Features
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The SBS Transit app, previously known as iris, provides travel information to enhance commuters' travel experience on SBS Transit's public buses and trains. The SBS Transit app not only offers bus arrival timings on a real time basis, it also provides a host of helpful information such as details of the bus routes, bus services that are delayed or diverted and scheduled changes in bus operating hours. Users can also obtain the first and last train operating hours, planned changes in train service hours as well as alerts if train services are delayed or disrupted.

Screenshots

Singapore Maps4 screens
SBS Transit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Singapore Maps at 2.1 against SBS Transit's 1.5. Singapore Maps also leads on review sentiment (35% vs 10%). SBS Transit's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Singapore Maps sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. SBS Transit asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Singapore Maps holds the better App Store score, 2.1 against 1.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 10 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 35% of Singapore Maps's written reviews are positive against 10% of SBS Transit's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Singapore Maps versus SBS Transit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSingapore MapsSBS Transit
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.1 (8 ratings) — better1.5 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews34.9% of reviews — better9.5% of reviews
Number of ratings810 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.615 — better
Further details — not scored
Size102 MB58 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStreetdirectory Pte LtdComfortDelGro Corporation Limited

Customer experience

Singapore Maps

All ratings8 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%
Written reviews249 reviews
Positive34.9%
Neutral7.2%
Negative57.8%

SBS Transit

All ratings10 ratings
Positive10.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative90.0%
Written reviews147 reviews
Positive9.5%
Neutral10.2%
Negative80.3%

User reviews

Singapore Maps

From 8 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Detailed maps
  • 👍 Useful for Singapore navigation
  • 👍 Good for public transport info
  • 👍 Free to use
  • 👍 Offline map download option

Room to improve

  • anúncios Intrusive ads
  • ⏳ Long loading times
  • 🗺️ Outdated maps
  • 📉 Reset earned rewards
  • 📱 Incompatible with some devices

SBS Transit

From 10 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Useful for planning bus journeys
  • 👍 Can be very useful
  • 👍 Good idea
  • 👍 Nice app
  • 👍 Very useful app in Singapore

Room to improve

  • 🐛 App fails to open
  • 🐛 Wasted space and time
  • 🐛 Many bus and bus stops missing
  • 🐛 Terrible location detection
  • 🐛 Bus stops not loading

Bugs and requests

Singapore Maps

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • App crashes on opening
  • App crashes when showing direction
  • App crashes after update
  • Ads cannot be dismissed
  • Rewards reset after time
Show 5 more
  • Map is outdated
  • Wrong directions provided
  • Bus arrival times N/A
  • Location accuracy issues (1km error)
  • Map not fully loading

Requested features

7 requests
  • Option to remove ads
  • Premium version with no ads
  • Fix outdated maps
  • Restore bus info functionality
  • Update ERP rates
Show 2 more
  • Improve map loading
  • Add landscape mode

SBS Transit

Reported bugs

67 issues
  • App fails to open
  • Wasted space and time
  • Many bus and bus stops missing
  • Terrible location detection
  • Bus stops not loading
Show 62 more
  • Inaccurate data
  • Completely useless app
  • False timings and lousy syncing
  • Refreshing is annoying
  • Bookmark not working
  • App fail at bus stop
  • App does not update bus timing
  • Connection busy
  • Terribly designed app
  • Latest update has bugs
  • Stopped working
  • Not working after update
  • Latest update hosed
  • Not working
  • Location is always wrong
  • Useless
  • Error nearby always in Toa Payoh
  • Worst update
  • Latest update useless
  • Location error
  • Bugs
  • Error
  • Errors but functional
  • Always got Errors & Drain my Battery
  • Rubbish
  • Could be a lot better
  • Doesn't Work
  • Horrific app
  • Does not work
  • Unreliable. Slow
  • Doesn't make sense
  • Simply awful
  • Gimped and unreliable
  • Inaccurate
  • Connection Errors
  • Junk
  • Disappointing
  • Advertisements is your new feature?
  • Terrible app
  • Some bus routes aren't in here
  • Good Idea Poor Execution
  • Breaking something that was decent
  • Worthless
  • Worst app ever
  • Give me back transguide!
  • Poor replacement for 3rd Party Apps
  • SBS won't go far. Such a shameless company!
  • Disappointing
  • Nice app, terrible attitude
  • Too slow to open & load
  • LUI TUCK YEW READ THIS!
  • disappointing
  • 0 star!!!
  • Horrible
  • Version shd be renamed 'Crash'
  • Seriously, why the need to lower your standards?
  • Crashes on launch
  • Poor at best
  • Ok but...
  • Useless keep on getting time out
  • Great app but almost useless
  • 5 stars so I gave it a 5

Requested features

46 requests
  • Encourage others to emulate good drivers
  • Search and browse bus stops directly
  • Fix bookmark functionality after switching devices
  • Fix bus route 188 missing
  • Fix missing station names and locations
Show 41 more
  • Fix map not locating user position
  • Fix routes missing names of bus stops and stops on the map
  • Provide an email link to report bugs
  • Fix app not finding current location
  • Fix app not working after update
  • Fix app not detecting location, all info null
  • Fix app not finding location
  • Fix location always wrong
  • Fix nearby function always in Toa Payoh
  • Fix app not locating current position
  • Fix location error
  • Fix battery drain issue
  • Fix error messages, location recognition, and bus status updates
  • Fix location error on multiple devices
  • Fix error message on startup
  • Fix ads in the app
  • Remove advertisements
  • Improve software stability
  • Complete bus route info
  • More intelligent/accurate search and journey planner
  • Option to turn off bookmark alarms
  • Fix missing bus route information
  • Fix inaccurate estimated arrival times
  • Remove the ability to search based on bus stop number
  • Bring back TranSGuide
  • Allow users to save favorite bus stops
  • Include SMRT buses and MRT
  • Add a Favorites function
  • Allow bookmarks to be sorted
  • Provide data to third-party developers
  • Open APIs and mashups
  • Make bus information available to ALL third parties
  • Allow bookmarks to be sorted manually or automatically
  • Fix crash upon launch
  • Improve user interface and design
  • Fix popup prompts
  • Allow bookmarks to be sorted by user preference
  • Fix connection busy errors
  • Make bus times more accurate
  • Enable ads removal for a fee
  • Provide data to third-party developers for other apps

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Singapore Maps

One-time2
  • Small Points Pack$0.49
  • Large Points Pack$0.99
None

SBS Transit

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Singapore Maps free?
Singapore Maps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SBS Transit free?
SBS Transit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Singapore Maps or SBS Transit?
Singapore Maps is rated higher. Singapore Maps averages 2.1 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while SBS Transit averages 1.5 from 10 ratings.
Do Singapore Maps or SBS Transit have ads?
Both Singapore Maps and SBS Transit show ads.
Which is updated more often, Singapore Maps or SBS Transit?
Singapore Maps ships an update every 2 months, and SBS Transit every 2 months. Most recently, Singapore Maps was updated on November 1, 2026 and SBS Transit on November 1, 2026.

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