Bustime: Bus Times & Routes: iPhone vs Android
Bustime: Bus Times & Routes gets 1k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, October 2026, rounded down to a band).
Bustime: Bus Times & Routes by Bustime is on both the App Store and Google Play. Here are both versions together: downloads, users, revenue, ratings and chart positions, store by store with totals.
App Store
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Google Play
App details
Bustime: Bus Times & Routes downloads & installs
Both stores, worldwide. Bands are open; exact numbers are free with an account.
| Store | Downloads / day | Lifetime installs |
|---|---|---|
| iPhone | 100+ | 1M+ |
| Google Play | 1k+ | 5M+ Measured |
| Other Android stores | 100+ | – |
| Total | 1k+ Confidence | 5M+ Confidence |
How this is calculated
Where Bustime: Bus Times & Routes's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
Business model: Ad-led
How Bustime: Bus Times & Routes makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Where it ranks now
Both stores, across every country we track.
Ratings
Both stores. Store data, measured.
| Store | Rating | Ratings |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 4.7 ★ | 41k |
| Google Play | 4.2 ★ | 75k 44 written reviews |
| Both stores | 4.4 ★ weighted by ratings | 116k |
About Bustime: Bus Times & Routes
10M+ downloads. 300,000+ passengers every day. Since 2012. Free to use.
Bustime shows every bus, tram, trolleybus, train and metro in real time using GPS from the vehicles themselves — see where your bus is right now, not where the timetable says it should be.
PLAN YOUR JOURNEY
• A-to-B journey planner with changes and walking directions — start from an address, stop, map pin or your location.
• Leave at or arrive by a chosen time, filter by transport type.
• Save favourite places and journeys, tap "Route here" right on the map.
• Voice search: say "bus 73" or "from Victoria Station to Heathrow".
LIVE BUS TIMES
• Arrival forecast for every stop — in minutes or by the clock.
• Departure board: all arrivals at a stop on one screen.
• Timetables when there is no live data.
• Multi-select: compare several routes on one screen.
• City map: stops and vehicles around you.
NEVER MISS YOUR BUS OR YOUR STOP
• "Waiting here" — an alert when your bus approaches the stop.
• "Getting off here" — voice, sound and vibration before your stop, even with the screen locked. Warns you if the bus leaves the route; super-vibration for those who nod off.
• Live Activities and Dynamic Island: a live countdown on the Lock Screen.
APPLE WATCH
A standalone watch app: routes and live vehicles right on your wrist, synced with your iPhone settings.
EVERY VEHICLE IN DETAIL
• Vehicles move along the route in real time; low-floor buses are marked.
• Vehicle profile: registration, model, operator and rating.
• Vehicle history: where a bus has been, with playback on the map.
• Traffic layer on the map.
COMMUNITY
• Route and city chats.
• Rate drivers and vehicles, add photos.
• City news: route changes and disruptions.
• Help improve the data: fix timetables, fares and routes.
MAKE IT YOURS
• 30+ colour themes, your own colour schemes, dark mode.
• A custom colour for each transport type, colour-blind-friendly palettes.
• Vehicle skins, icon packs, map themes, alternative app icons and fonts.
• Live weather and animated effects in the header.
• Choose the start screen and tile size, turn any feature on or off.
• Settings presets — export and share them in one tap.
ACCESSIBLE FOR EVERYONE
• Full VoiceOver support — the app adapts automatically.
• Low-vision mode with large text and high contrast.
• Left-handed mode and voice announcements.
FOR DRIVERS
Driver mode broadcasts the vehicle's location without a GPS tracker, shows the gap to the vehicles ahead and behind, and the built-in auto-announcer calls out stops.
ALSO
• iPad support, 42 languages, metric or imperial units.
• Shake your phone to report a bug — it goes straight to the developers.
CITIES
United Kingdom: London, Glasgow, Birmingham, Manchester, Edinburgh, Leeds, Liverpool, Newcastle, Bristol, Aberdeen, Brighton, Sheffield, Oxford and 450+ more UK cities and towns.
Ireland: Dublin,
Bustime: Bus Times & Routes iPhone
Bustime: Bus Times & Routes gets 1k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, October 2026, rounded down to a band).
Bustime: Bus Times & Routes is #20 in Navigation Free in Russia and charting in 1 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 25 Oct 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
Bustime: Bus Times & Routes on the App Store
App details
Bustime: Bus Times & Routes downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where Bustime: Bus Times & Routes's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
Business model: Ad-led
How Bustime: Bus Times & Routes makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| NavigationFree | #20 |
Apps near Bustime: Bus Times & Routes on the chart
Navigation Free, around #20.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
About Bustime: Bus Times & Routes
10M+ downloads. 300,000+ passengers every day. Since 2012. Free to use.
Bustime shows every bus, tram, trolleybus, train and metro in real time using GPS from the vehicles themselves — see where your bus is right now, not where the timetable says it should be.
PLAN YOUR JOURNEY
• A-to-B journey planner with changes and walking directions — start from an address, stop, map pin or your location.
• Leave at or arrive by a chosen time, filter by transport type.
• Save favourite places and journeys, tap "Route here" right on the map.
• Voice search: say "bus 73" or "from Victoria Station to Heathrow".
LIVE BUS TIMES
• Arrival forecast for every stop — in minutes or by the clock.
• Departure board: all arrivals at a stop on one screen.
• Timetables when there is no live data.
• Multi-select: compare several routes on one screen.
• City map: stops and vehicles around you.
NEVER MISS YOUR BUS OR YOUR STOP
• "Waiting here" — an alert when your bus approaches the stop.
• "Getting off here" — voice, sound and vibration before your stop, even with the screen locked. Warns you if the bus leaves the route; super-vibration for those who nod off.
• Live Activities and Dynamic Island: a live countdown on the Lock Screen.
APPLE WATCH
A standalone watch app: routes and live vehicles right on your wrist, synced with your iPhone settings.
EVERY VEHICLE IN DETAIL
• Vehicles move along the route in real time; low-floor buses are marked.
• Vehicle profile: registration, model, operator and rating.
• Vehicle history: where a bus has been, with playback on the map.
• Traffic layer on the map.
COMMUNITY
• Route and city chats.
• Rate drivers and vehicles, add photos.
• City news: route changes and disruptions.
• Help improve the data: fix timetables, fares and routes.
MAKE IT YOURS
• 30+ colour themes, your own colour schemes, dark mode.
• A custom colour for each transport type, colour-blind-friendly palettes.
• Vehicle skins, icon packs, map themes, alternative app icons and fonts.
• Live weather and animated effects in the header.
• Choose the start screen and tile size, turn any feature on or off.
• Settings presets — export and share them in one tap.
ACCESSIBLE FOR EVERYONE
• Full VoiceOver support — the app adapts automatically.
• Low-vision mode with large text and high contrast.
• Left-handed mode and voice announcements.
FOR DRIVERS
Driver mode broadcasts the vehicle's location without a GPS tracker, shows the gap to the vehicles ahead and behind, and the built-in auto-announcer calls out stops.
ALSO
• iPad support, 42 languages, metric or imperial units.
• Shake your phone to report a bug — it goes straight to the developers.
CITIES
United Kingdom: London, Glasgow, Birmingham, Manchester, Edinburgh, Leeds, Liverpool, Newcastle, Bristol, Aberdeen, Brighton, Sheffield, Oxford and 450+ more UK cities and towns.
Ireland: Dublin,
Latest updates
Store changes
What Bustime: Bus Times & Routes changed on its store page: name, icon, screenshots, price, size, languages, requirements.
Bustime: Bus Times & Routes Android
Bustime: Bus Times & Routes gets 1k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, October 2026, rounded down to a band).
Bustime: Bus Times & Routes is #15 in Maps & Navigation Free on Google Play in Russia and charting in 3 of 23 countries we track.
Updated 25 Oct 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
Bustime: Bus Times & Routes on Google Play
App details
Bustime: Bus Times & Routes downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where Bustime: Bus Times & Routes's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
On Android app stores
The same app (com.indie.bustime) on every Android store we track. Known Android installs: at least 5.7M (Google Play band + AppGallery count).
| Store | Installs | Rating | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google Play | 5,000,000+ | ★ 4.2 (75k) | 1.1.4 | Open ↗ |
| Huawei AppGallery | 678k | – | 1.1.4 | Open ↗ |
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
Business model: Ad-led
How Bustime: Bus Times & Routes makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 23 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Maps & NavigationFree | #15 | |
| Maps & NavigationFree | #142 | |
| Maps & NavigationFree | #175 |
Apps near Bustime: Bus Times & Routes on the chart
Maps & Navigation Free, around #15.
Ratings
Google Play, worldwide.
About Bustime: Bus Times & Routes
📈 10M+ downloads · 300,000+ riders every day · since 2012 · free to use
Bustime shows every bus, tram, trolleybus, train and metro on a live map using GPS from the vehicles themselves — see where your bus is right now, not where the timetable says it should be.
🧭 TRIP PLANNER FROM A TO B
• Plan public transport trips with transfers and walking directions — from an address, a stop, a map pin or your location.
• Depart now, depart at or arrive by a chosen time; filter by bus, tram, metro or train.
• Save favorite places and trips, tap "Route here" right on the map.
• 🎙 Voice search: say "bus 5" or "from Central Station to the airport".
⏱ LIVE ARRIVAL TIMES
• Real-time bus arrival times for every stop — in minutes or by the clock.
• Stop board: all arrivals at your bus stop on one screen.
• Bus timetables and schedules when there is no live data.
• Compare several routes on one screen.
• City map: bus stops and vehicles around you.
🔔 NEVER MISS YOUR BUS OR YOUR STOP
• "Waiting here" — an alert when your bus approaches the stop.
• "Getting off here" — voice, sound and vibration before your stop.
• Works in the background and on the lock screen: a live notification shows the countdown to your bus.
• Off-route warning and super-vibration for those who doze off.
⌚ WEAR OS
A separate watch app: routes and live buses right on your wrist.
🗺 LIVE TRANSIT MAP
• Buses, trams and trolleybuses move along the route in real time; low-floor vehicles are marked.
• Vehicle profile: plate, model, operator and rating.
• Vehicle history: where a bus has been, with playback on the map.
• Traffic layer on the map.
💬 COMMUNITY
• Route chats and city chat.
• Rate drivers and vehicles, add photos.
• City news: route changes and service disruptions.
• Help improve the data: fix timetables, fares and routes.
🎨 MAKE IT YOURS
• 30+ color themes, your own color schemes, dark mode.
• A custom color for each transport type, colorblind-friendly palettes.
• Vehicle skins, icon packs, map themes, app icons and fonts.
• Live weather and animated effects.
• Choose the start screen and tile size, turn any feature on or off.
• Settings presets — export and share them in one tap.
♿ ACCESSIBLE FOR EVERYONE
• Full TalkBack support — the app adapts automatically.
• Low-vision mode with large text and high contrast.
• Left-handed mode and voice announcements.
🚍 FOR DRIVERS
Driver mode broadcasts the vehicle's location in the background without a GPS tracker, shows the interval to the vehicles ahead and behind, and the built-in auto-announcer calls out stops.
📱 ALSO
• Tablet support, 42 languages, metric or imperial units.
• Shake your phone to report a bug — it goes straight to the developers.
🌍 CITIES
USA: New York, Los Angeles, Washington D.C., Seattle, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Boston, Chicago and 800+ more US
What's new in 1.1.4
🗺 A-to-B routes
Bustime builds your full trip with transfers and tips. We factor in schedules, traffic & real-time data. Try it!
✨ Map upgrade
It looks way prettier now.
🎨 Transport colors
Set a custom color per type in settings — buses, trams, trains & metro.
🛠 More
Fixed minor bugs — smoother now.
Thanks for riding with us! Share feedback — we read it all 💚
Store changes
What Bustime: Bus Times & Routes changed on its store page: name, icon, screenshots, price, size, languages, requirements.