Cardiff Bus vs Pulhams
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cardiff Bus
Plan your travel around Cardiff with real-time bus information. View live departures, plan journeys, and access timetables. Track contactless payments and save your favorite routes for easy access.
- Live departures
- Journey planning
- Timetables
- Contactless journey tracking
- Favorite stops and routes
- Disruption alerts
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Our app has everything you need to get around Cardiff. It’s packed full of everything you’ll need to get mobile on the bus. 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 Cardiff Buses. Timetables: We’ve squeezed all of our routes and timetables into the palm of your hand. Contactless Journeys: View the journeys you have made using your contactless cards and a breakdown of charges and savings. Favourites: You can quickly save your favourite stops, 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.
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 within Gloucestershire.
- Mobile ticket purchasing
- Live departure tracking
- Journey planning
- Route 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 rating: Pulhams at 5.0 against Cardiff Bus's 4.8. Cardiff Bus's advantage is ratings volume (67 vs 5). 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.
Pulhams holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cardiff Bus has 67 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 45% of Cardiff Bus's written reviews are positive against 50% of Pulhams's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cardiff Bus | Pulhams |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (67 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 45.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 67 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cardiff City Transport Services Ltd | The Go-Ahead Group plc |
Customer experience
Cardiff Bus
Pulhams
Bugs and requests
Cardiff Bus
Reported bugs
11 issues- App crashes on iOS 16.2 when zooming
- App freezes or shuts down automatically
- App not working, unable to buy tickets
- Error 504, monthly ticket not showing
- Bus tracking not working
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- App not synchronised with bus stop information
- App freezes when opening favourites
- Reset password email not sent
- Crashing when opening mobile tickets
- Journey planner is garbage, cannot input address
- Hamburger menu embedded in search box
Requested features
6 requests- Offline version of the app
- Show timetable for tomorrow morning
- Ability to refund or gift unused tickets
- Use phone's GPS for nearest stops
- Input destination address for journey planner
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- Show buses moving on map
Pulhams
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Cardiff Bus
No in-app purchases
Pulhams
No in-app purchases
