MyBusTrip vs Panther Cabs
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MyBusTrip
Get real-time bus information for Cambridge and Cambridgeshire. This app uses your phone's GPS to show live public transport data, including bus locations, departure times, and nearby stops. Save your favorite stops for quick access and set alerts for when you're approaching your destination.
- Real-time bus information
- Find nearby stops
- Save favorite stops
- Set departure alerts
- Map view of buses and stops
- View departure lists
- Route maps with predicted times
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FREE REAL TIME CAMBS BUS INFORMATION DIRECT TO YOUR PHONE MyBusTrip gives you immediate access to real time information about bus services around Cambridge and throughout Cambridgeshire. MyBusTrip uses the inbuilt GPS features of your smart phone to work out where you are and deliver live visual public transport information. You can: • Find stops near to where you are, and see services that use each stop • Save favourite stops so that you can find them quickly whenever you need them • Save home and work stops so that you can see buses running on services for those stops at a glance • Set an alert that sounds when you approach a stop • See a map showing bus and stop locations • Show a list of departures from a selected stop • See a route map showing scheduled and predicted departure times at each stop. What users say: “Love this app!! I use it everyday to get to work” Kat549 “This app is so helpful! It’s got a live feed and shows you exactly where the bus is and how long it’ll be! Very good!” ChiChiBabes! “Recently moved to Cambridge! Favourite app … I love it!!” Hauwamo
Panther Cabs
Easily book a taxi with real-time tracking and notifications. Schedule rides for a specific time, store favorite locations, and pay conveniently with cash or card.
- Order a taxi
- Cancel bookings
- Track vehicle on map
- Real-time status notifications
- Pay by cash or card
- Schedule exact pick-up times
- Store favorite pick-up points
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Welcome to the Panther Cabs booking App! Through this app you can: • Order a taxi • Cancel a booking • Track the vehicle on the map as it makes its way towards you! • Receive real-time notifications of the status of your taxi • Pay by cash or with card • Order a taxi for an exact pick-up time • Store your favourite pick up points for easy booking
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Panther Cabs at 2.3 against MyBusTrip's 1.0. Panther Cabs also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1). MyBusTrip's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, 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.
Panther Cabs holds the better App Store score, 2.3 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 33% of MyBusTrip's written reviews are positive against 28% of Panther Cabs's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MyBusTrip | Panther Cabs |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 2.3 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 32.7% of reviews — better | 27.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 151 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vix Technology (UK) Ltd | Panther Cabs (Colchester) Limited |
Customer experience
MyBusTrip
Panther Cabs
Bugs and requests
MyBusTrip
Reported bugs
27 issues- App lied about bus existence
- Live tracker not showing actual bus positions
- Buses not updated during delays/disruptions
- Cancelled services not updated
- App stopped working
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- Nearest stop finds nothing
- Map view doesn't give access to stop data
- View stop departures returns empty
- View service progress returns empty
- Lost all settings/stops after upgrade
- Not compatible with iOS 11
- Map frozen, buses not moving
- Map doesn't show approaching buses
- Timetabled buses may not exist
- Buses not remaining in list until destination
- App crashed after update
- Lost favourites setting
- Search function very poor
- Accidentally emailed council multiple times
- Map refresh resets selections
- App keeps asking to calibrate compass
- Constant need to calibrate app
- Bus times far off
- Bus shows travelling on time then disappears
- No results found after reboot/recalibration
- Loading message persists
- App doesn't work when needed
Requested features
9 requests- Ability to rename/add names to stops in 'my stops'
- Add 'To Cambridge' and 'From Cambridge' labels
- Ability to rename stops
- Add destination alert
- Warning when approaching stop
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- Improve search and favorites pages
- Recognize current location
- Add dark mode
- Advanced analytics dashboard
Panther Cabs
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
MyBusTrip
No in-app purchases
Panther Cabs
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is MyBusTrip free?
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