Sprinter Bus vs Chinatown Bus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sprinter Bus
Stay informed about the latest service updates and important news related to transportation. Receive timely notifications about changes due to weather or other disruptions, ensuring you're always up-to-date.
- Real-time service updates
- Important news notifications
- Weather disruption alerts
- Commitment to better service
- Website access
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Use this App for fast access to our Website and to Stay Up To Date with the latest service updates. As part of our commitment to you for better service, this App will be used to send Important News and Live Service Updates such as changes due to inclement weather or any other factors that may interrupt service. Note: We will NOT abuse the notifications, you will only get important news and service updates.
Chinatown Bus
Discover affordable bus routes connecting major cities on both the East and West Coasts of the United States. Book your tickets online for budget-friendly travel options, inspired by the original Chinatown bus services.
- Affordable bus ticket booking
- East Coast routes
- West Coast routes
- Online booking engine
- Budget travel options
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In the late 1990s a few entrepreneurs in New York’s Chinatown started running buses from Chinatown in NY to Chinatown in Boston for less than half of what traditional bus companies were charging and a fraction of what it cost to take the train or fly. For years budget travelers in the Washington DC-Philadelphia-New York-Boston corridor have loved the Chinatown bus service. Now, they are also available on West Coast cities like Los Angeles, San Francisco and Las Vegas. The Chinese buses offer a reliable service at affordable cost, and we bring them close to you so you can purchase your ticket online. Find a complete list of Chinatown bus services on the East Coast and the West Coast. Book your China bus ticket online and enjoy the most affordable bus transportation. Booking engine is powered by GotoBus.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Chinatown Bus at every 6 weeks against Sprinter Bus's every 16 months. Chinatown Bus also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.3). Sprinter Bus's advantage is review sentiment (67% vs 50%) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 12.0). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Chinatown Bus holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 15 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of Sprinter Bus's written reviews are positive against 50% of Chinatown Bus's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Sprinter Bus ships an update every 16 months, Chinatown Bus every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sprinter Bus | Chinatown Bus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (11 ratings) | 4.5 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11 | 15 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 16 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Andrei Boulgakov | GotoBus.com |
Customer experience
Sprinter Bus
Chinatown Bus
In-app purchases
Sprinter Bus
No in-app purchases
Chinatown Bus
No in-app purchases
