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Bimba vs Libre BusTO: catalog facts
Bimba	Libre BusTO
Best for: Public transport riders who want a tracker-free timetable and journey planner	Best for: Public transport users in Turin who want a simple open source arrivals app
Free Free and open source under the GPL 3.0 or later, with no ads.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.
Android, Web	Android
Live departures where operators publish realtime data Cross-border route planning via Transitous All 4 strengths for Bimba Live departures where operators publish realtime data Cross-border route planning via Transitous No tracking or ads Usable in a browser as well as on Android	Real-time and scheduled arrivals for 5T/GTT vehicles Quick lookup by stop number All 3 strengths for Libre BusTO Real-time and scheduled arrivals for 5T/GTT vehicles Quick lookup by stop number Open source, with documentation in Italian and English
Coverage depends on networks added to Transitous Realtime data is not available for every operator	Only covers Turin and its outskirts Needs a network connection for live arrival data
Downloadable app, Web application	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0-or-later	License: GPL-3.0-or-later
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Bimba bimba.app Catalog checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Libre BusTO gitpull.it/w/librebusto f-droid.org/packages/it.reyboz.bustorino Catalog checked October 2, 2026

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