NYC Bus Checker
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Prices are current as of 28 Sept 2026.
1 one-time purchase from $8.99
In the United States, NYC Bus Checker has 1 one-time purchase priced $8.99.
| Product | Price |
|---|---|
| Remove the Ads | $8.99 |
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| Rating / 5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Reviews | 3.3K | 41K | 15K | 7.3K | 3.4K | 1.8K | 219 | 168 | 163 | 80 | 75 |
| Released | 2013 | 2016 | 2018 | 2013 | 2013 | 2017 | 2017 | 2024 | 2023 | 2020 | 2012 |
| One-time price | $8.99 | $89.99 | $2.99 | $0.99 | $1.99 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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NYC Bus Checker reviews
4.6 out of 5, based on 3,312 reviews.
What people like
- Highly accurate real-time GPS tracking
- User-friendly and accessible interface
- Useful Apple Watch integration
- Reliable for daily commute planning
What they complain about
- Fluctuating or incorrect bus arrival times
- Confusing transition to military time display
- Intrusive and deceptive advertisements
- Difficult navigation and poor usability after updates
- Incompatibility with VPN services
I Really love this app
I got this app and I am using this more ,whenever I get to my school I really love it.
Horrible ads
There is an ad constantly appearing trying to scare us into thinking our phone has been compromised. It has no way to cancel it and the buttons that might cancel it are fake. Quoting the app is the only way around it. Fix this or I’ll delete the app
1. VPN 2. font size 3. widgets
Great app, use it all the time. Three things that could be improved: 1. The app doesn’t load data when a VPN is on. Works after turning off the VPN. Please make the app VPN friendly. 2. iOS 16 has a per-app font size selector, accessible via Control Center -> Text Size -> Bus Checker Only. This app could utilize that feature so users can quickly and easily adjust arrival time font size to their preference - super small for those who want to see more at a glance, super big for those who can’t see smaller text, etc. 3. This app is a perfect candidate for a widget. Users could set their favorite bus stops in the widget (or maybe have one widget for each bus stop) so they’d be able to see the arrival times on each bus stop for let’s say the next 3 buses (to quickly decide if missing the very next bus would be a problem or not). Thanks.
Time is always wrong
Today it said the bus was 6 minutes away for about 10 minutes
Nothing on the Lock Screen
Still can’t see anything on the Lock Screen. And there’s no widget.
Great app
Accurate and useful.
App constantly gives garbage data when a bus has not yet departed its origin point
This app has wasted hours of my time in real life by supplying completely made up and randomly fluctuating ETAs whenever a bus has not yet departed its origin
Bus checker
I was really loving this app it accurately tells you when the bus is coming but lately it will say no bus stops are there and I would go online to see where my bus is it still has army time I’m not in the army and I don’t know how to tell army time and when I’m waiting for the bus it’s not giving me the stop I’m standing at it’s giving me a bus stop down the block can these issues be fixed !!!
Lousy
I used to love this app, since u decided to change to 24 hours time it’s the worst. I wold suggest the people who decided to up grade it shld also use it in the Bronx where it’s 24 hour time. Nowhere else is this 24 hours but the Bronx. I come out it says the hour time and guess what NO bus and I’m waiting first 10 minutes then another 10 minutes I would still be there I decided to use the bus across then the trains. So where is the bus ???
Lately it hasn’t been working
When this app works- it’s amazing! A must-have! The bus countdowns are accurate and super helpful for my daily commute. However lately (the last 3ish months), the app hasn’t been work properly. It shows the bus scheduled times - not the countdown of how many minutes away the bus is (real time)- and it’s not accurate. My commute has become a small nightmare just with this minor hiccup on that’ll app. Please fix it!
Very Satisfied.
I love live this APP I have used it in 2 Boroughs QUEENS, BROOKLYN and it’s wonderful. Once in a while you have system down. But when it comes to bus schedule they are 99% Accurate. Thanks for this APP. I don’t drive and this app has been a blessing and a time saver for me.👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
The worse new app I’ve ever seen
This app is totally unusable, whereas before you could tap your stop and it would give you all the times of buses stoping there , this app give you none , impossible to navigate , can’t understand what they were thinking …. Really sad as it was one of the most useful apps even though it was not perfect this iterating is ridiculous
NA
Very helpful
Privacy concern
The developer recently made a change to need “always” enabled in location settings to see bus times, versus just “while using”. Great app, but do not see why that is needed (other than revenue from location data), as the live arrival times worked fine without that earlier.
Not accurate.
Sometimes this app works but most of y time it’s WAY off. For example, I left my apartment 10 minutes ago when the app said the bus was 8 minutes away. After 10 minutes of waiting the app still says it’s 8 minutes away. This happens every other time I use this app. Buses also disappear from the app. The app will say a bus is five minutes away and a minute later that bus has been removed from the cue and the next one is 10 to 20 minutes away.
Mr
Pretty good
The new version is terrible
It used to be simple, easy to use and reliable app. Now it’s difficult to find bus stops, saving favorite stops means nothing as I can’t find the list of saved stops, and the adds are relentless… The app no longer shows scheduled buses that are not yet on the move…
Best but could be better
Best bus app for NYC I’ve seen but doesn’t say much since the rest are terrible. Seems to have the easiest interface but wish the default was to zoom in closer to my current location. Bus times are mostly but not always accurate. Same with bus stop locations. I use it daily. Great customer service.
Unreliable
Inconsistent and often inaccurate, especially in my almost daily experience in Queens. Times are incorrect and buses frequently “disappear” from the tracker. It will say the next bus is 10 minutes away, then five minutes later it says 30 minutes.
Directions
Cannot easily see which direction the bus travels. It’s either N or S; E or W — why not make it obvious/easier to select?
Great app must have in NY
This app is incredible. I always need it and it’s always here. I highly recommend this app.
The update is awful
I’ve used this for years and it used to be such a good app. It is now terrible after the recent update. It’s difficult to use and filled with annoying ads. If it doesn’t improve very shortly, I’m deleting it.
Usually the closest to target
When waiting for a bus, my estimate (from this app) is nearly always the closest to reality among all those waiting. If there’s a lot of traffic, it can be a bit over optimistic.
Often wrong
Both misses buses that come and predicts ones that don’t. Both are majorly problematic, especially in terrible weather. I guess I don’t understand how these apps work if they are so inaccurate.
Not as good as it used to be
Accuracy has gone down. It will say the bus is 7 minutes away and then a minute later say it’s due. Or the bus will disappear from the list entirely.
Right on point
I gave my young adult daughter this app. She is able to leave the house and get to the bus stop and catch her bus right on time, every time. Now she doesn’t have to wait for any length of time standing at the bus stop alone.
Hate it
I can’t make it work
Great app
Very accurate. Never down. Routes are shown of any bus. Highly recommended.
Not Great
Not the easiest app to use.
Don't get rid of this app!
Still the most reliable second only to the text the bus stop number!!!
Fix it!
Please please please fix the app. It use to be my #1 go to app when taking the bus. Now it just makes me mad every time I open it and see it still isn’t working right.
sad
之前用的好好的，突然今天打开了却无法显示任何，又不舍得卸载，放在那有没用，在搞什么呀？
This is the “go to” app” for the bus.
It tells you exactly how minutes it takes your bus to arrive at the bus stop. Syncs w/ the Apple Watch which is useful. User friendly.
Ruined
Used to be a great app but someone ruined it and replaced the live times with the scheduled times that you can just look up. Useless app Now
👍👍
Good
Awesome app!!!!!🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
Awesome app extremely reliable, the GPS is always on point. If you ride the bus this is a must have app!!
Why fix something that doesn’t need fixing?
The time switched from countdown time to military time and that’s not helpful at all. Military time for busses to arrive is at the bus stop, bring back real time and location of the busses. Until then, this app is garbage. Will delete it.
I love this app!
It’s accessible
No More Countdown Time
This app was great but the recent versions have done away with the countdown in minutes and switched to scheduled military time. Needless to say this is useless and not in real time. I don’t know what idiot came up with this idea but they should be fired immediately. If this app doesn’t update and go back to the countdown in minutes in 2 weeks I’m deleting it. Why would you screw up such a great working app?
NYC Bus Checker price by country
A one-time purchase costs $8.24 in Qatar and $12.43 in Hungary — 1.5× more for the same thing. Below is the going rate for each plan in every country that sells it — the middle price of what the app charges there, in the country's own currency with the dollar equivalent beneath it.
| Country | One-time |
|---|---|
| Afghanistan | $8.99 |
| Albania | $9.99 |
| Algeria | $8.99 |
| Angola | $8.99 |
| Anguilla | $8.99 |
| Antigua And Barbuda | $8.99 |
| Argentina | $8.99 |
| Armenia | $9.99 |
| Australia | A$14.99$10.48 |
| Austria | €9.99$11.38 |
| Azerbaijan | $9.99 |
| Bahamas | $9.99 |
| Bahrain | $9.99 |
| Barbados | $9.99 |
| Belarus | $9.99 |
| Belgium | €9.99$11.38 |
| Belize | $8.99 |
| Benin | $9.99 |
| Bermuda | $8.99 |
| Bhutan | $8.99 |
| Bolivia | $8.99 |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | €9.99$11.38 |
| Botswana | $8.99 |
| Brazil | R$59.90$11.54 |
| British Virgin Islands | $8.99 |
| Brunei Darussalam | $8.99 |
| Bulgaria | €9.99$11.38 |
| Burkina Faso | $8.99 |
| Cambodia | $9.99 |
| Cameroon | $9.99 |
| Canada | CA$11.99$8.50 |
| Cape Verde | $8.99 |
| Cayman Islands | $8.99 |
| Chad | $8.99 |
| Chile | CLP 9,990$10.38 |
| China | CN¥58.00$8.63 |
| Colombia | COP 39,900$11.97 |
| Congo | $9.99 |
| Congo, Democratic Republic | $8.99 |
| Costa Rica | $8.99 |
| Cote Divoire | $9.99 |
| Croatia | €9.99$11.38 |
| Cyprus | €9.99$11.38 |
| Czech Republic | CZK 249.00$11.64 |
| Denmark | DKK 79.00$12.04 |
| Dominica | $8.99 |
| Dominican Republic | $8.99 |
| Ecuador | $8.99 |
| Egypt | EGP 499.99$9.66 |
| El Salvador | $8.99 |
| Estonia | €9.99$11.38 |
| Fiji | $8.99 |
| Finland | €9.99$11.38 |
| France | €9.99$11.38 |
| Gabon | $8.99 |
| Gambia | $8.99 |
| Georgia | $9.99 |
| Germany | €9.99$11.38 |
| Ghana | $9.99 |
| Greece | €9.99$11.38 |
| Grenada | $8.99 |
| Guatemala | $8.99 |
| Guinea-bissau | $8.99 |
| Guyana | $8.99 |
| Honduras | $8.99 |
| Hong Kong | HK$68.00$8.67 |
| Hungary | HUF 3,990$12.43 |
| Iceland | $9.99 |
| India | ₹999.00$10.41 |
| Indonesia | IDR 179,000$9.99 |
| Iraq | $8.99 |
| Ireland | €9.99$11.38 |
| Israel | ₪29.90$9.80 |
| Italy | €9.99$11.38 |
| Jamaica | $8.99 |
| Japan | ¥1,500$9.52 |
| Jordan | $8.99 |
| Kazakhstan | KZT 4,990.00$11.27 |
| Kenya | $9.99 |
| Kosovo | €9.99$11.38 |
| Kuwait | $8.99 |
| Kyrgyzstan | $9.99 |
| Lao Peoples Democratic Republic | $9.99 |
| Latvia | €9.99$11.38 |
| Lebanon | $8.99 |
| Liberia | $8.99 |
| Libya | $8.99 |
| Lithuania | €9.99$11.38 |
| Luxembourg | €9.99$11.38 |
| Macao | $8.99 |
| Macedonia | $8.99 |
| Madagascar | $8.99 |
| Malawi | $8.99 |
| Malaysia | MYR 39.90$9.80 |
| Maldives | $8.99 |
| Mali | $8.99 |
| Malta | €9.99$11.38 |
| Mauritania | $8.99 |
| Mauritius | $9.99 |
| Mexico | MX$199.00$11.22 |
| Micronesia | $8.99 |
| Moldova | $9.99 |
| Mongolia | $8.99 |
| Montenegro | €7.99$9.10 |
| Montserrat | $8.99 |
| Morocco | $9.99 |
| Mozambique | $8.99 |
| Myanmar | $8.99 |
| Namibia | $8.99 |
| Nauru | $8.99 |
| Nepal | $9.99 |
| Netherlands | €9.99$11.38 |
| New Zealand | NZ$14.99$8.47 |
| Nicaragua | $8.99 |
| Niger | $8.99 |
| Nigeria | NGN 14,900.00$11.23 |
| Norway | NOK 99.00$10.41 |
| Oman | $8.99 |
| Pakistan | PKR 2,500$9.03 |
| Palau | $8.99 |
| Panama | $8.99 |
| Papua New Guinea | $8.99 |
| Paraguay | $8.99 |
| Peru | PEN 39.90$11.77 |
| Philippines | ₱599.00$9.59 |
| Poland | PLN 39.99$10.41 |
| Portugal | €9.99$11.38 |
| Qatar | QAR 29.99$8.24 |
| Romania | RON 49.99$10.80 |
| Russia | RUB 799.00$9.49 |
| Rwanda | $8.99 |
| Sao Tome & Principe | $8.99 |
| Saudi Arabia | SAR 39.99$10.66 |
| Senegal | $9.99 |
| Serbia | €9.99$11.38 |
| Seychelles | $8.99 |
| Sierra Leone | $8.99 |
| Singapore | SGD 12.98$10.14 |
| Slovakia | €9.99$11.38 |
| Slovenia | €9.99$11.38 |
| Solomon Islands | $8.99 |
| South Africa | ZAR 199.99$12.25 |
| South Korea | ₩15,000$11.06 |
| Spain | €9.99$11.38 |
| Sri Lanka | $8.99 |
| St. Kitts and Nevis | $8.99 |
| St. Lucia | $8.99 |
| St. Vincent & The Grenadines | $8.99 |
| Suriname | $9.99 |
| Swaziland | $8.99 |
| Sweden | SEK 119.00$12.00 |
| Switzerland | CHF 8.00$9.65 |
| Taiwan | NT$290.00$9.13 |
| Tajikistan | $9.99 |
| Tanzania | TZS 24,900.00$9.37 |
| Thailand | THB 299.00$8.95 |
| Tonga | $8.99 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | $8.99 |
| Tunisia | $8.99 |
| Turkey | TRY 499.99$10.21 |
| Turkmenistan | $8.99 |
| Turks and Caicos | $8.99 |
| Uganda | $9.99 |
| Ukraine | $9.99 |
| United Arab Emirates | AED 34.99$9.53 |
| United Kingdom | £8.99$11.89 |
| United States | $8.99 |
| Uruguay | $8.99 |
| Uzbekistan | $9.99 |
| Vanuatu | $8.99 |
| Venezuela | $8.99 |
| Vietnam | ₫299,000$11.53 |
| Yemen | $8.99 |
| Zambia | $9.99 |
| Zimbabwe | $9.99 |
NYC Bus Checker FAQ
- Is NYC Bus Checker free?
- Yes. The app and its basic features are free, in all 175 countries it sells in. Premium features are paid: they start from $8.99 (US), across 1 one-time purchase.
- Does NYC Bus Checker have a free trial?
- No. None of its offers (US) come with a free trial.
- Where is NYC Bus Checker cheapest?
- A one-time purchase costs QAR 29.99 (≈$8.24) in Qatar and HUF 3,990 (≈$12.43) in Hungary, its cheapest and dearest countries.
- What are the best alternatives to NYC Bus Checker?
- NYC Transit: MTA Subway & Bus (4.6 from 41,215 reviews, premium from $3.49), Subway Time NYC (4.7 from 14,985 reviews, premium from $2.99) and New York City Subway (4.8 from 7,304 reviews, premium from $0.99).
NYC Bus Checker download
Last updated 10 months ago.
NYC Bus Checker sells in 175 countries. It was released 13 years ago, on 9 Sept 2013. It holds a 4.6 rating from 3,312 reviews.
Supports 6 languages: English, French, German, Polish, Spanish, Welsh.
How much does NYC Bus Checker make?
Third-party estimates for the last 30 days, worldwide — not the store's own figures, which Apple publishes for nobody.
Revenue by plan
- One-time 100%
Revenue by country
- United States 96%
- Japan 0%
- United Kingdom 0%
- Germany 0%