SBS Transit vs SG Bus Timing App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
SG Bus Timing App
Get real-time bus arrival times and bus locations for all major Singapore bus operators. Plan your commute with up to three arrival times displayed, and check bus crowding levels at a glance. Save your favorite bus stops and even rename them for personalized convenience.
- Real-time bus arrival times
- Live bus location tracking on map
- Bus crowding information
- Search by bus number, building, road, or stop ID
- Favorite bus stops with renaming
- View bus routes
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The SG Bus Timing App for SBS, SMRT, Tower Transit and Go-Ahead Singapore bus arrival timing that all Singapore commuters need. ------------- Features 1. The only Bus Arrival Timing App that tells you where the bus is. Simply tap on a bus arrival timing to view the location of the bus on a map. 2. Shows up to 3 bus timings. Now you can plan your journey in SG on SMRT or SBS buses before even leaving your home. 3. Is the bus crowded inside? You will know at a glance. 4. Search. You can search for bus numbers, buildings, road names and even bus stop IDs. 5. Favourites. All new Favourites feature - when viewing a bus-stop's timings, simply tap the star to add it to Favourites. 6. Rename Your Bus Stops. If you wish to, you may rename bus stops when adding them to Favourites. 7. Bus Routes. Click on Bus service number to see bus-routes. ---------------- A Note on Timing Accuracy This app uses the latest bus timing data from LTA. Use at your own risk! The App developer has no control over the accuracy of the data.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SG Bus Timing App at 71% against SBS Transit's 10%. SG Bus Timing App also leads on rating (4.6 vs 1.5) and ratings volume (149 vs 10). SBS Transit's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads 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. SG Bus Timing App sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. SBS Transit asks for nothing beyond the download.
SG Bus Timing App holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SG Bus Timing App has 149 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 10% of SBS Transit's written reviews are positive against 71% of SG Bus Timing App's.
SBS Transit ships an update every 2 months, SG Bus Timing App every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SBS Transit | SG Bus Timing App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.5 (10 ratings) | 4.6 (149 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 9.5% of reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 149 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ComfortDelGro Corporation Limited | The Rocket Studio |
Customer experience
SBS Transit
SG Bus Timing App
Bugs and requests
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
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- 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
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- 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
SG Bus Timing App
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SBS Transit
No in-app purchases
SG Bus Timing App
- Bus Timing Remove Ads$3.99
Questions
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