Biberger BürgerBus vs Munich Departures
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Biberger BürgerBus
This app provides real-time departure times and route information for a community-driven bus service. It allows users to search for stops and view a map of all locations on the route. Users can also set departure notifications.
- Real-time departure times
- Route and connection search
- Map overview of stops
- Departure notifications
- Stop search functionality
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Bürger fahren Bürger, eine ehrenamtliche Aktion von Oberbibergerinnen und Oberbibergern für den Rest der Welt. Die Fahrplan-App Biberger BürgerBus zeigt Ihnen die aktuellen Abfahrtszeiten aller Haltestellen, sowie die nächstmögliche Verbindung von Oberbiberg nach Deisenhofen und zurück an. Funktionen: - Suche nach Haltestellen, Abfahrt- und Ankunftszeiten - Kartenübersicht aller Haltestellen der Fahrtroute - auf Wunsch erhalten Sie eine Benachrichtigung vor der Abfahrt
Munich Departures
This app provides real-time departure information for all public transport in Munich, including S-Bahn, U-Bahn, trams, and buses. Users can create custom filtered favorites for their commute and view detailed trip information with interactive maps. It also offers iOS widgets and an Apple Watch app for convenient access.
- Real-time departures for all MVV transport
- Filtered favorites for custom commutes
- Detailed trip view with interactive map
- Automatic nearby station finder
- iOS widgets and Apple Watch app
- In-app network maps and station plans
- iCloud sync for favorites
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Your smart companion for Munich public transit – completely rebuilt from the ground up. Munich Commuter shows you the next departures at your stop in real time: S-Bahn, U-Bahn, Tram, city bus, regional bus, regional rail, and Regional-Express – all in one app, with live delay information. But Munich Commuter goes way beyond a simple departure board. Create filtered favorites tailored to your exact commute: choose destination stops, departure platforms, destination platforms, and transport types – then sort results by departure time or arrival time at your destination. One glance tells you which connection gets you there fastest. Key features: - Real-time departures for all MVV transport types, including delays - Filtered favorites: freely combine destination stop, platform, destination track, transport type, and sort order - Detailed trip view with interactive map and all intermediate stops - Automatically find nearby stations using your location - iOS widgets in four sizes – including automatic nearest-station selection - Apple Watch app with favorites, filters, and station search - All MVV network maps and station plans as in-app PDFs - iCloud sync: favorites stay up to date on iPhone and Apple Watch - Completely ad-free, no in-app purchases Data source: Real-time data is provided via the official MVV/DEFAS interface. Note: Munich Commuter is an independent, private hobby project with no monetization (no ads, no in-app purchases). It is not an official app of Deutsche Bahn, MVG, or MVV, and there is no business affiliation or partnership with those organizations.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Biberger BürgerBus at 100% against Munich Departures's 52%. Biberger BürgerBus also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.7) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Munich Departures's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Munich Departures sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Biberger BürgerBus asks for nothing beyond the download.
Biberger BürgerBus holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Biberger BürgerBus's written reviews are positive against 52% of Munich Departures's.
Biberger BürgerBus ships an update every 10 months, Munich Departures every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Biberger BürgerBus | Munich Departures |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 3.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 52.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 7 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 18.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HOsy - intelligent software. | hab.it.art |
Customer experience
Biberger BürgerBus
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In-app purchases
Biberger BürgerBus
No in-app purchases
Munich Departures
- PremiumFree
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