Comparison

掌上公交 vs 南京地铁通

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

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About

掌上公交

This app provides real-time bus and subway information, helping you plan your commute. It offers smart route planning, navigation, and the ability to pay for rides using your phone.

Highlights
  • Real-time bus and subway tracking
  • Smart route planning
  • Mobile payment for rides
  • Nearby route navigation
  • Arrival time alerts
  • Customized bus services
Features
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掌上公交(又名:掌上出行),国内领先的实时公交、地铁查询神器,支持扫码乘车,出行路线智能规划,周边线路地图导航,车来了早知道,做您贴心的巴士管家。 【出行管家】 ①一键查车:简单且强大的查车神器,自动定位显示最近线路车辆,并自动判断马路两侧同站名线路车辆; ②实时公交站牌:车来了车到哪了?公交车还有几分钟到?公交车还有多远?公交实时情况轻松掌握,还可预设响铃提醒; ③动态换乘:去哪儿?结合公交动态信息、首末班发车信息及路径距离等多维度的精准换乘方案; ④实时地图:地图显示公交车的走向及该线路上所有公交车的当前位置。 【乘车优选】 ①扫码乘车:没带零钱,忘带公交卡,只要开通乘车码,即可享“先乘车、后付费”; ②公交云卡:无需解锁,亮屏即刷,车来了快速乘坐公交; ③定制服务:定制公交、网约巴士、企业专线等一站直达式班车,约定时间、地点上车,一人一座,停靠站点少,用时短,给乘客带来更为舒适快捷的乘车体验; ④地图导航:GPS定位服务,显示交通路况,查找周边美食、生活、娱乐线路地图导航。 【开通城市】 目前实时公交已覆盖全国400+城市:北京市顺义区、广州、深圳、上海、天津、重庆、福州、厦门、哈尔滨、青岛、沈阳、太原、铁岭、南京、武汉、成都、都江堰、彭州、西安、咸阳、石家庄、保定、定州、张家口、唐山、廊坊、霸州、沧州、邢台、秦皇岛、朔州、长治、临汾、商丘、郑州、开封、安阳、新乡、许昌、平顶山、南阳、洛阳、焦作、济源、濮阳、驻马店、灵宝、大连、兴城、长春、延边州、牡丹江、伊春、呼和浩特、乌海、赤峰、鄂尔多斯、达拉特旗、锡林浩特、兴安盟、无锡、镇江、苏州、常熟、张家港、盐城、建湖县、徐州、沛县、淮安、常州、泰州、菏泽、济南、淄博、德州、平原县、烟台、潍坊、济宁、临沂、滨州、滁州、合肥、巢湖、蚌埠、芜湖、马鞍山、安庆、宿州、黄山、淮北、铜陵、池州、杭州、湖州、海宁、宁波、慈溪、嵊州、台州、温州、丽水、义乌、福清、宁德、莆田、泉州、晋江、漳州、龙海、龙岩、漳平、三明、沙县、永安、南平、聊城、汕尾、茂名、鹰潭、黄石、咸宁、通山、荆州、宜昌、恩施、十堰、随州、仙桃、天门、岳阳、长沙、株洲、浏阳、衡阳、江门、开平、韶关、梅州、肇庆、湛江、中山、潮州、防城港、南宁、柳州、梧州、玉林、钦州、河池、南昌、九江、上饶、德兴、抚州、宜春、吉安、赣州、景德镇、乐平、萍乡、自贡、富顺县、绵阳、达州、广安、巴中、泸州、宜宾、内江、乐山、广元、贵阳、毕节、六盘水、盘州、兴义、昆明、蒙自、曲靖、保山、玉溪、丽江、拉萨、林芝、海口、三亚、阿勒泰、阿图什、精河县、渭南、安康、汉中、宝鸡、兰州、安宁区、金昌、武威、张掖、酒泉、白银、银川、灵武、吴忠、固原、西宁、乌鲁木齐、沙湾县、昌吉州、吐鲁番、库尔勒、阿克苏等,全国覆盖城市多、活跃用户多,数据都得到各地公交企业或政府交通主管部门授权; 地铁线路查询:北京、厦门、上海、广州、深圳、南昌、天津、重庆、成都、福州、无锡、佛山、东莞、南宁、石家庄、杭州、南京、昆明、沈阳、哈尔滨、长春、长沙、郑州、青岛等,更多地铁线路查询敬请期待。 【联系我们】 ①微信公众号:掌上公交 ②微博:@掌上公交 ③掌上公交官网:wap.mygolbs.com ④联系电话:0592-5128179 【用户评价】 厦门用户:掌上公交有公交车实时查询功能可以精准看到公交的实时位置,车来了吗,公交车到哪了?公交还有几站到,公交还有多久,公交实时路况等等。自从用了掌上公交app,我的手机一秒变身公交电子站牌,分分钟成为公交地图达人,从此我每天上下班再也不用为公交塞车而担心了,可谓公交车实时查询神器。 长沙用户:上班住得远,有这个掌上公交app能准确卡时间每天上班下班都靠它节省了不少时间,不用担心车来了赶不上或者半天不来车了。 江门用户:我以前用的是江门公交查询,不过看这个下载率高就下了,确实好用可掐点知道公交几站到,公交车来了吗?不用像以前一样还需要手动翻看自己在哪一站,还有时间提示,也很直观,确实好用。

About

南京地铁通

This app provides up-to-date Nanjing subway and bus route planning, including transfer options, travel times, fares, and distances. It features real-time arrival alerts, nearby point-of-interest searches, and comprehensive station information. Users can easily share route details with others.

Highlights
  • Real-time route planning
  • Transfer information
  • Fare and distance estimates
  • Arrival alerts
  • Nearby point-of-interest search
  • Station exit and landmark maps
  • Route sharing
Features
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1. 2023新版数据 与时俱进的数据,精准的地铁信息。 2. 路线查询 选择起终点,即可获得便捷的换乘方案。包含:路线,时间,票价,距离,只选对的。 3. 到站提醒 精准的实时到站提醒功能,安心玩手机,再也不用担心坐过站。 4. 站点周边查询 快速便捷的查询地铁站周边的吃喝玩乐信息,一键导航,无忧生活。 5. 全方位的地铁信息 换乘指引、出口信息、地铁线路图、线路站点信息、首末车时间、车站周边地标地图等各类有价值的信息,助您全方位掌握地铁出行信息。 6. 一键分享 我们为您准备了换乘线路方案的文字和图片版,只需一键即可分享给您的小伙伴啦,赶紧来试试吧!

Screenshots

掌上公交4 screens
南京地铁通4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: 南京地铁通 at 4.8 against 掌上公交's 2.7. 南京地铁通 also leads on monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). 掌上公交's advantage is review sentiment (38% vs 0%) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

南京地铁通 holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 掌上公交 has 132 ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 38% of 掌上公交's written reviews are positive against 0% of 南京地铁通's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

掌上公交 ships an update every 2 weeks, 南京地铁通 every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
掌上公交 versus 南京地铁通: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter掌上公交南京地铁通
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.7 (132 ratings)4.8 (19 ratings) — better
Positive reviews37.8% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings132 — better19
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size237 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer厦门搜谷信息科技有限公司宇舟 高

Customer experience

掌上公交

All ratings132 ratings
Positive40.9%
Neutral3.0%
Negative56.1%
Written reviews98 reviews
Positive37.8%
Neutral6.1%
Negative56.1%

南京地铁通

All ratings19 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral5.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

掌上公交

Reported bugs

20 issues
  • Manual setting of arrival reminders fails with 'client ID cannot be empty' error
  • Insurance ads cannot be closed, forcing users to buy insurance to use the app
  • App crashes frequently
  • App freezes
  • Data loading or reading failures
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  • App is not usable on iOS 7
  • App crashes on newer versions
  • App does not save settings for bus routes
  • App has issues with older iOS versions
  • App has issues with watchOS compatibility
  • App is slow to load
  • App is not accurate
  • App crashes when trying to change departure and destination points
  • App has issues with location accuracy
  • App has issues with data synchronization
  • App crashes on startup
  • App has issues with search functionality
  • App has issues with the 'check bus number' feature
  • App has issues with the 'vertical display of stations' feature
  • App has issues with the 'background service' feature

Requested features

16 requests
  • Reduce the number of ads
  • Add an option to see arrival times at any time, not just departure times
  • Improve the ability to arrange schedules for students who cannot carry their phones
  • Add a feature to see the next bus prediction time
  • Improve the UI design to be more refined
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  • Add a feature to change departure and destination points easily
  • Add a feature for lost and found reporting
  • Add a feature for easy complaint submission
  • Add a feature to track specific bus numbers
  • Allow users to save settings for specific bus routes
  • Integrate more cities and counties into the app
  • Add dark mode option
  • Improve app performance and reduce loading times
  • Ensure data accuracy and timely updates
  • Provide more detailed information about buses at stops
  • Allow users to report issues with bus routes or schedules

南京地铁通

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

掌上公交

No in-app purchases

None

南京地铁通

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 掌上公交 free?
掌上公交 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is 南京地铁通 free?
南京地铁通 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, 掌上公交 or 南京地铁通?
南京地铁通 is rated higher. 掌上公交 averages 2.7 out of 5 from 132 ratings, while 南京地铁通 averages 4.8 from 19 ratings.
Do 掌上公交 or 南京地铁通 have ads?
Both 掌上公交 and 南京地铁通 show ads.
Which is updated more often, 掌上公交 or 南京地铁通?
掌上公交 ships an update every 2 weeks, and 南京地铁通 every 3 months. Most recently, 掌上公交 was updated on October 30, 2026 and 南京地铁通 on October 24, 2026.

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