Stansted vs Stagecoach Bus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Stansted
Access live flight updates, terminal information, and transport options for your journey. Plan your trip with details on parking, shops, and restaurants. This app is your essential guide for traveling through the airport.
- Live flight departures and arrivals
- Car park booking
- Train times
- Coach and bus services
- Shopping and eating guide
- Terminal maps
- Airport news
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Download the official iPhone app for London Stansted Airport and get all the information you need to enjoy a pleasant journey. It conveniently brings together live flight updates, heaps of useful information for your time at the terminal, and a reliable guide to the range of options for getting to and from Stansted. One of the most feature-rich airport apps available, we have included comprehensive up-to-the-minute travel options whether you are driving to and from Stansted or using public transport. Stylishly designed and intuitive throughout, the official app gives you the confidence that you are relying on the most accurate and reliable source of information. Save money and time by pre-booking your official on-airport car parking. Know what shops and restaurants there will be before you leave home. Check the latest flight status from your phone. This is the essential tool for all travellers passing through Stansted, both planning your trip and on the day, and it’s also handy for people driving friends and relatives to the airport. Features include: - Live flight departures and arrivals - Car park booking - Train times to and from anywhere in the country - Coach and bus services - Where we fly: destinations and airlines - Car hire options - Carefully selected taxi numbers wherever you are - London tube status - Comprehensive guide to shopping and eating at the terminal - Offers & vouchers to redeem in the Terminal - Scrollable terminal maps - Assistance for people with mobility difficulties - Airport news - Latest security and baggage policies
Stagecoach Bus
Plan your bus journeys, track buses in real-time, and purchase mobile tickets securely. Features an interactive map to view services and stops, with options to save favorite routes.
- Interactive route map
- Real-time bus tracking
- Find nearest stops
- Save favorite journeys
- Secure mobile ticket purchase
- Instant ticket delivery
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Use the app to see bus information on your mobile, plan your journey, check when your bus will arrive, search for the right mobile ticket and buy securely on your phone all in one place. App Features: *Interactive map* We’ve made it easier to travel on our buses with a new interactive map, showing all of our services and stops – simply tap on a bus or stop to find your journey information. *Latest bus information* Check when your bus will arrive and how far away from you it is. *Find the right stop for you* View your nearest bus services and stops wherever you are, which buses stop there and what routes they take. *Favourites* Save your favourite journeys, bus services and stops to make journey planning even easier. *Mobile tickets:* Buy mobile tickets safely and securely and your tickets will appear instantly on your phone ready to use. Simply activate your ticket when you're ready to board and show it to the driver. Stagecoach buses run in the following areas: Aberdeenshire Alton and Petersfield Alyth Blairgowrie and Coupar Angus Andover and Salisbury Arbroath Montrose and the Mearns Coast Ashford Aviemore Ayrshire and Arran Barnsley Barrow and Furness Basingstoke Bedfordshire Blackwater Valley Caithness Cambridgeshire Canterbury Cardiff Carlisle Penrith and Wigton Cheltenham Cheshire Chesterfield Chichester and Bognor Regis Cirencester Clackmannanshire Falkirk and Stirling Doncaster Dover Dronfield Dumfries and Galloway Dundee Dunfermline and West Fife Eastbourne East Devon Edinburgh Folkestone Forest of Dean Forfar and Brechin Fort William Gainsborough Glasgow Glenrothes Leven and Kirkcaldy Gloucester Greater Exeter Grimsby Cleethorpes Guildford and South Surrey Gwent Hartlepool Hastings Herefordshire Highland Perthshire Hull Inverness Kendal and The Lakes Lancashire Leicestershire Lincoln Manchester Mansfield Merseyside Merthyr Tydfil Milton Keynes Moray Morecambe and Lancaster Newark Newcastle upon Tyne Norfolk Northamptonshire North Cornwall North Devon Orkney Oxfordshire Perth Peterborough Plymouth Portsmouth and Havant Powys Retford Rhondda Cynon Taf Rotherham Salford Scunthorpe Sheffield Skegness Skye Somerset South Hams South Perthshire South Shields Staffordshire St Andrews Cupar and the East Neuk Stockport Stroud Sunderland Swindon Tameside Teesside Teignbridge Tewkesbury Thanet Torbay Wakefield Warwickshire and Coventry West Cumbria West Devon West Perthshire Wigan Winchester Worcestershire Worksop Worthing and Brighton
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Stagecoach Bus at 4.6 against Stansted's 3.0. Stagecoach Bus also leads on ratings volume (813 vs 2) and update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). Stansted's advantage is review sentiment (19% vs 10%) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 14.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Stagecoach Bus holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stagecoach Bus has 813 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 19% of Stansted's written reviews are positive against 10% of Stagecoach Bus's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Stansted ships an update every 4 months, Stagecoach Bus monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Stansted | Stagecoach Bus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 4.6 (813 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 19.1% of reviews — better | 10.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 813 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 68 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Trapeze Group UK | Stagecoach Group plc |
Customer experience
Stansted
Stagecoach Bus
User reviews
Stansted
From 2 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Nicely designed
- 👍 Quick & simple
- 👍 Great arrival information
- 👍 Simple and very useful
- 👍 Really useful
Room to improve
- 👎 No flight information
- 👎 App doesn’t work
- 👎 Outdated and broken
- 👎 Complete waste of time
- 👎 Not worth downloading
Stagecoach Bus
From 813 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy to use
- 🚀 Convenient ticket purchase
- 👍 Good for frequent travelers
Room to improve
- 🐛 Apple Pay not working
- 🐛 Unreliable bus tracking
- 🐛 Inaccurate timetables
- 🐛 Glitchy app performance
- 🐛 Difficult to navigate
Bugs and requests
Stansted
Reported bugs
12 issues- Flight data does not load
- No results when searching flight number or destination
- Live departures/arrivals inoperative
- Carpark booking errors out
- Live departures shows a blank screen
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- Departure board information is blank
- Flight delays not updated
- App stopped working years ago
- Latest version not compatible with iPad
- App resizes screen and cuts off text on iPad
- Affects other apps on iPad
- Needs reboot after iPad issues
Requested features
8 requests- Include gate numbers
- Push notifications for gate assignments
- Update flight information automatically
- Add electronic tickets (like Trainline)
- Update app design
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- Include coach departure times and bay/stop numbers
- Provide free WiFi
- Add flight tracking with approach status
Stagecoach Bus
Reported bugs
3 issues- Routes disappearing from app
- Ticket purchases failing
- Inability to purchase youth/student tickets
Requested features
3 requests- More regional voice announcers
- Improved bus cancellation notifications
- Better integration with mobile payment options
In-app purchases
Stansted
No in-app purchases
Stagecoach Bus
No in-app purchases
Questions
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