# First Bus vs More buses

The clearest difference is ads: More buses at none against First Bus's shown. More buses also leads on review sentiment (51% vs 23%) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). First Bus's advantage is ratings volume (2.2K vs 30). On price, rating, update cadence and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for First Bus against 4.7 for More buses. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: First Bus has 2.2K ratings behind it against 30, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 23% of First Bus's written reviews are positive against 51% of More buses's.

First Bus ships an update every 9 days, More buses fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | First Bus | More buses |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.7 (2.2K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/first-bus/id566586379/reviews) | [4.7 (30 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/more-buses/id1557709012/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **2.2K** | 30 |
| Positive reviews | 22.8% of reviews | **51.2% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | Yes | **No** |
| Update frequency | **Every 9 days** | Fortnightly |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | **Free** |
| Size | 149 MB | 43 MB |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | **13.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [FirstGroup Plc](https://appshunter.io/developer/566586382) | [The Go-Ahead Group plc](https://appshunter.io/developer/566501475) |

## What reviewers say

### First Bus

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/first-bus/id566586379)

Plan your bus journeys, track buses in real-time, and purchase digital tickets. Save favorite routes and stops for quick access. Manage your account and payments securely for a convenient travel experience.

**Highlights:** Journey planning, Live bus tracking, Digital ticket purchasing, Save favorite stops, Departure board, Gifting tickets

**Features:** Apple Wallet, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Helpful for planning journeys
- 🚀 Accurate live bus tracking
- 💡 Ability to save favorite stops
- 👍 Convenient ticket purchasing

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Unreliable bus arrival times
- 🐛 Buses disappearing from the app
- 🐛 Technical issues and app crashes
- 🤔 Confusing and unintuitive interface
- 🤔 Lack of service updates and notifications

**Reported bugs**

- App pausing music playback
- Inconsistent bus tracking and location data
- Inability to purchase certain ticket types

**Requested features**

- Offline ticket access
- Improved journey planning with timetables
- Service change notifications
- Simpler and more user-friendly interface


### More buses

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/more-buses/id1557709012)

Plan your bus journeys, purchase mobile tickets, and view live departures for travel in the Bournemouth, Poole, and surrounding areas. Access timetables, manage contactless journeys, and receive disruption updates.

**Highlights:** Mobile ticket purchase, Live departure times, Journey planning, Route timetables, Contactless journey history, Favorite routes and stops, Service disruption alerts

**Features:** Apple Wallet, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is First Bus free?

First Bus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is More buses free?

More buses is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, First Bus or More buses?

First Bus and More buses are both rated 4.7 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2.2K and 30 ratings respectively.

### Do First Bus or More buses have ads?

First Bus shows ads; More buses does not.

### Which is updated more often, First Bus or More buses?

First Bus ships an update every 9 days, and More buses fortnightly. Most recently, First Bus was updated on October 15, 2026 and More buses on October 16, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*