Hooplr vs Pulhams
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hooplr
Find secure bike parking locations like Bikehangars®, Cycle Hubs, and Bikelockers. This app helps you locate available spaces to keep your bicycle safe.
- Search for available bike parking spaces
- Locate Bikehangars®
- Find Cycle Hubs
- Discover Bikelockers
- Keep your bike safe
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Search for available spaces within our award-winning Bikehangars®, Cycle Hubs and Bikelockers
Pulhams
Plan your bus journeys, view live departures, and purchase mobile tickets securely. Access timetables, save favorite routes, and stay updated on service disruptions for easy travel across Gloucestershire.
- Mobile ticket purchase
- Live departure tracking
- Route and journey planning
- Digital timetables
- Favorite routes saving
- Service disruption alerts
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Our new app has everything you need to get around Gloucestershire with Pulhams. It’s packed full of everything you’ll need to get mobile on the bus. Mobile Tickets: Purchase mobile tickets securely with Apple Pay or a debit/credit card and show the driver when boarding - no more searching for cash! Live Departures: Browse and view bus stops on the map, explore upcoming departures, or check out the routes from a stop to see where you could travel next. Journey Planning: Plan your commute, trip to the shops or night out with friends. It’s now even easier to plan ahead with Pulhams. Timetables: We’ve squeezed all of our routes and timetables into the palm of your hand. Favourites: You can quickly save your favourite Departure Boards, Timetables and Journeys, with quick access from one convenient menu. Disruptions: You’ll be able to keep up to date with service changes directly from our disruption feeds inside the app. As always, we welcome your feedback. You can send it to us via the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Pulhams at fortnightly against Hooplr's every 5 weeks. On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Hooplr ships an update every 5 weeks, Pulhams fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hooplr | Pulhams |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Don Cicleto | The Go-Ahead Group plc |
Customer experience
Hooplr
Pulhams
In-app purchases
Hooplr
No in-app purchases
Pulhams
No in-app purchases
