Blue vs WaTrips
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Blue
Book intercity bus tickets conveniently and affordably. Choose your seats, track your bus in real-time, and enjoy comfortable, stress-free journeys to various destinations with a reliable service.
- Book bus tickets
- Choose seats
- Real-time bus tracking
- Affordable travel
- Comfortable journeys
Read full descriptionHide full description
Blue Bus offers convenient and affordable intercity bus travel. Easily book tickets, choose your seats, and track your bus in real-time. Enjoy comfortable journeys to various destinations with our reliable service. Download Blue Bus today and experience stress-free travel.
WaTrips
Read full descriptionHide full description
WaTrips is your all-in-one companion for road trips, travel, and meeting fellow riders along the way. CHECK IN & BUILD YOUR PASSPORT Check in at the places you visit and watch your personal Passport fill up with stamps for every country and place you've explored — a visual travel diary of everywhere you've been. PLAN YOUR NEXT TRIP Build detailed trip plans with multiple stops, share them publicly or with friends, and discover trip plans other riders have shared. Track solo trips from start to finish. FIND RIDERS NEARBY Connect with friends, join Rider Groups, and send a Wave to riders near you. See who's checked in nearby and strike up a conversation before you even meet. COMMUNITY FEED Share updates, ask questions, post meetup invites, or send an alert to nearby riders — posts are public, friends-only, or scoped to what's happening around you right now. DISCOVER TRUSTED SERVICES Browse rent-a-vehicle companies, travel agents, and home stays — each with owner-submitted details and an admin-reviewed Verified badge, so you know who to trust. MUST-VISIT PLACES & FOOD SPOTS Get curated recommendations for the best places and food spots near you, sorted by distance, with real photos and rider reviews. YOU CONTROL YOUR PRIVACY Set your profile, photos, stats, and activity to public, friends-only, or private — your call, for every piece of content. Whether you're planning your next big road trip or just checking in at your favorite local spot, WaTrips brings together the people, places, and plans that make traveling better.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Blue at none against WaTrips's shown. WaTrips's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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.
Blue ships an update every 3 months, WaTrips every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Blue | WaTrips |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Blue Bus | MUHAMMED NANGARATH |
In-app purchases
Blue
No in-app purchases
WaTrips
No in-app purchases
