OneBusAway
| Category | Price | Seller | Device |
|---|---|---|---|
| Navigation | Free | Open Transit Software Foundation | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
Never miss the bus again!
OneBusAway serves up fresh, real-time transit information in the following regions:
* Atlanta, GA
* Rogue Valley, OR
* San Diego, CA
* Seattle/Tacoma/Puget Sound, WA
* Tampa, FL
* Washington, D.C.
* York, Canada
Features include:
* Real-time arrival information for public transit where available.
* Map display of stops and routes.
* Nearby stops search for location-aware devices.
* Bookmarks and recent stop history.
* Search for stops by route, address, and stop number.
For more information about OneBusAway, including feedback and support for this application, visit us on the web at http://onebusaway.org/
Reviews
Deceptive when common bus problems occur
NewsInfoReader
The biggest problem I have with this app is it keeps you guessing. Half the time the bus never shows up or it’s so late you’re now late to work. And best of all - they rarely (if ever) update the app to let you know the next 2 busses aren’t gonna arrive either. Using this app to catch a bus on time is a game of luck. Very poorly managed system.
Annoying
Tiptoe you'll eat souls
Set a reminder for 10 minutes. I got a message from the app that said “we will alert you ten minutes before this vehicle departs”. The app never gave me any sort of notification, and I know because I was on my phone the whole time waiting in a coffee shop for my bus. I missed my bus, and am writing this as I walk home.
My Dog Red
MyDogRed7
After my dog Red died in a house fire, I went into a dark spiral and started to spend most of my time at the casino. I played the only game I knew well, roulette. In honor of Red, I bet on red 7 - the age he lived to. Day in and day out, $100 on red 7. I did this for over a year, and as if God curses me, it never hit and I went through my entire life savings. So now I sit here in a tent, thinking about the loss of my best friend, Red. Why is this relevant? Because I hit red 7 just as many times as this app has correctly predicted the arrival of my bus.
Bad app
idolized253
I recently switched from android to iPhone and I was super disappointed to see that my iPhone doesn’t have the feature where it shows the exact minute a bus comes, just the posted time on the route. This app is inaccurate as hell anyways on the iPhone in general.
Miss this app
bq28
I used this app daily while I moving in Seattle. While not always exactly right, they were rare enough occurrences to easily overlook. I live in LA now and sorely miss this app. Nothing here that I’ve found yet comes close to this app. Please partner with LA soon!!!!!
Unreliable
jfkeiznejwkqpowje
Missed more buses with this app than without. It frequently will say a bus is 10 minutes late that is on time or early. I felt obligated to write this review because I am currently on a bus that I had to run to catch, and the app still says it’s 8 minutes away from my stop. You’ll be better off looking at the scheduled time your bus will come than missing the bus because of this app’s egregious errors.
Reliable app
lucyfathead
I've been using this for daily bus commuting for about a month, and it's been super useful. I find it most effective to bookmark specific stops and routes, then check/refresh these to see my best options. Never had an issue with inaccurate times. Using the GPS to locate nearby stops/routes is also handy when I'm trying to seek different options.
One Bus away App
Shasta 3
I love using the One Bus away app a lot the only issue I’m having is the route reminder that alerts me 5 to 15 minutes before the bus comes and it doesn’t alert me that’s the only minor thing that needs to get fixed, other than that it’s a great App to use. I’ve been using the One Bus Away App for over 7yrs that’s how much I enjoy it.
Feature Request
Yorel206
Love this App. Would be great if you could add functionality to set more than one alarm. For instance, set one for 10 minutes out and another for 5 minutes. Add custom time too. Another request would be to add ability to track arrival by seeing an watch on Bus arriving.
Nags me about service alerts that don’t interest me needs to be more accessible with voiceover
HawkEye2015
This app is harder to use over the years with voiceover. The nearby stops is harder to find than it used to be. We can’t just hit a button as we used to. And furthermore we are cluttered with service alerts that don’t interest you when you’re not traveling in that city. As this system is mainly to give you the stops you need, there’s no reason to worry about the Seattle tunnel on the bus route 28 in Tacoma. And if I was looking for a trip in Seattle, it would make sense. But there’sIf there’s no tunnel in Tacoma. If I’m going to see that, I would like to have a preference to not see that. But the geo-fence a little farther around your service alert, so we can get those. Or at least let us know how to customize the app so we don’t get the Seattle alerts for Tacoma.
