CrowFlies vs Bus Roma
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CrowFlies
Easily mark and navigate back to your car, hotel, or any saved location, even offline. Track your steps, distance, and path traveled. Ideal for exploring new places or finding your way home.
- Mark current location
- Navigate back to saved points
- Offline compass functionality
- Track steps and distance
- Save multiple points of interest
- Choose true or magnetic north
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Ever been in a different city and needed to find your car? Or the train station, your hotel, or your tent at a festival? Nobody likes walking in circles. CrowFlies fixes that. Save where you are before you set off and its compass always points straight back, as the crow flies. Or drop a pin anywhere on the map and let the compass show the way there, even with no signal. It tells you how far you have to go, and counts your steps along the way. Great for exploring new places, meeting friends in a park or a crowd, and finding your way home after a run or a ride somewhere new. WHAT'S IN 6.0 • Made for iPhone Duo. Open the device and the map sits beside the compass. Half open, the map takes the top half and the compass the bottom. Folded, everything you need fits the outer display, with the controls down the side. • Made for iPad. The same side-by-side layout, with your waypoints, the compass and the map all on one screen. • The map follows your places. Flick through your saved points and the map highlights each one; tap a pin and the list moves with you. • Add waypoints straight from the map, with an address looked up for you or the exact spot you pressed. • A fresh look with Liquid Glass controls, and it follows your light or dark setting. WHAT YOU GET • A compass that points to any saved place, with distance and bearing. • Save your current spot with one tap. • Long-press anywhere on the map to add a waypoint, snapped to the nearest road or exactly where you pressed. • Step count and walked distance on the compass screen. • True north or magnetic north, metres or feet, your choice. • Works without an internet connection once a place is saved.
Bus Roma
Access real-time bus arrival times and nearby stop information. View bus routes and stops on a map, and activate voice announcements for upcoming stops, even in the background.
- Real-time bus arrival times
- Nearby stop information
- Bus trip and stop map view
- Voice announcements for upcoming stops
- Background operation with location tracking
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Get around Rome with all the information you need about buses, trams, and public transport in one app. Bus Roma lets you quickly find nearby stops, check upcoming arrivals, browse routes and lines, and plan your journey to your destination. Real-time arrivals are clearly distinguished from scheduled times. All the information remains easy to access, with no full-screen ads interrupting your navigation. KEY FEATURES • Find the stops closest to your location • Search for a stop by name, number, or address • Check upcoming arrivals and route timetables • Distinguish real-time arrivals from scheduled times • Check departures for a specific date and time • Save, reorder, and manage your favorite stops • View service alerts for routes serving a stop • Quickly search for buses, trams, and other public transport routes in Rome ROUTES, STOPS, AND VEHICLES ON THE MAP Select a route to view all its stops, direction, and operating days. Follow the entire journey on the map and see vehicle locations whenever this information is available. While traveling, you can activate “Announce Stops.” Bus Roma follows your progress along the route and announces the next stop aloud, even while you are using other apps. The next stop is also displayed through Live Activities and, on compatible devices, in the Dynamic Island. PLAN YOUR JOURNEY Enter your starting point and destination, or use your current location. Bus Roma calculates the available travel options and shows: • Routes to take • Boarding and exit stops • Any required transfers • Walking sections • Estimated journey time • The complete journey on the map • Options to leave now, depart at a specific time, or arrive by a selected time SIRI AND SHORTCUTS Ask Siri for upcoming arrivals at a stop or create shortcuts to quickly access the information you check most often. Bus Roma is designed to make everyday travel on Rome’s public transport network easier, whether you regularly use the same stops or need to reach a new destination. LOCATION INFORMATION Location access while using the app allows Bus Roma to find nearby stops and sort them by distance. To track your journey, announce stops in the background, and automatically update the next stop, you must allow location access even when the app is not in use. The availability of real-time arrivals, service alerts, and vehicle locations depends on the data provided by public transport services.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: CrowFlies at 100% against Bus Roma's 22%. CrowFlies also leads on ads (none vs shown). Bus Roma's advantage is price (Free vs $5.99) and in-app purchases (none vs 5). On update cadence 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
Bus Roma is free to download; CrowFlies costs $5.99 up front. CrowFlies sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Bus Roma asks for nothing beyond the download.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CrowFlies | Bus Roma |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $5.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 4.3 (283 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 22.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 283 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Paid | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 27.0 | 18.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 86 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tony Davis | Digital Taps |
Customer experience
CrowFlies
Bus Roma
In-app purchases
CrowFlies
- No Advertisements$0.99
- Unlimited Waypoints$0.99
- Path Tracking$0.99
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- Pedometer$0.99
- All Extras$2.99
Bus Roma
No in-app purchases






