Grabaseat vs Bus++ Wellington
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Grabaseat
Discover the cheapest domestic and international flights with fare alerts. Get notified instantly when prices drop or sales begin, ensuring you snag limited bargains. Plan your trips with expert tips and travel details.
- Access to cheapest flights
- Customized fare alerts
- Sale notifications
- Price drop alerts
- Travel planning tools
- Expert travel tips
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The official app for Air New Zealand’s Grabaseat gives you access to the cheapest domestic and international flights. With the most fares under $100, the Grabaseat app will ensure you get the best price. Create simple, customised alerts to let you know when the price suddenly drops or a sale goes live, so you’re the first to grab limited bargains. Rich content and helpful tools will help you plan your trip too, providing a wealth of tips and details from travel experts.
Bus++ Wellington
This app provides real-time and scheduled bus information for Wellington, New Zealand. It features a map view of bus stops, personalized favorites, and convenient reminders to help you catch your bus.
- Real-time bus tracking
- Scheduled information
- 3D map view of bus stops
- Favorite stops and services
- Apple Watch integration
- iOS widget for quick arrivals
- Bus departure reminders
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Bus++ is a simple app to help you catch the bus in Wellington, New Zealand. Features: REAL TIME INFORMATION: Bus++ uses real time information on GPS tracked buses as well as scheduled information. MAP VIEW: View all Wellington's bus stops on a 3D map. Quickly find busses near to you and add your favourite stops without needing to memorise stop numbers or exact stop names. FAVOURITES: Favourites stops and services to cut out the noise and quickly check times for your usual trips. APPLE WATCH: The app brings most of the functionality of the app to your wrist. WIDGET: Bus++ includes an iOS10 friendly Widget that lets you quickly view the arrivals for the closest 3 stops to your location. REMINDERS: You can choose a bus you would like to take and Bus++ will remind you when it's time to go catch it. INTELLIGENT: The time of day and your usage habits help Bus++ decide which bus stops to prioritise.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bus++ Wellington at 66% against Grabaseat's 6%. Bus++ Wellington also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Bus++ Wellington holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 6% of Grabaseat's written reviews are positive against 66% of Bus++ Wellington's.
Grabaseat ships an update every 2 months, Bus++ Wellington every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Grabaseat | Bus++ Wellington |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 5.9% of reviews | 66.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Air New Zealand | Chris Hawkins |
Customer experience
Grabaseat
Bus++ Wellington
In-app purchases
Grabaseat
No in-app purchases
Bus++ Wellington
No in-app purchases
