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Citymapper vs Buses: catalog facts
Citymapper	Buses
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Best for: Commuters and visitors getting around big cities by public transport	Best for: Bus passengers in Great Britain who want a simple open-source times lookup
Free + paid options Free to use, with some features reserved for the paid CLUB membership.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.
Android, iOS, Web	Android
Covers more than 400 major cities Live bus locations, traffic and diversions Available on iPhone, Android and the web	Tap a stop on the map to see bus times Search by street, postcode or stop code Shows OS grid references and position accuracy
Only covers larger transit cities Some features require a CLUB membership Shows advertising	Covers Great Britain only Unresponsive while loading the stop list at startup Small project with few users
Downloadable app, Web application	Downloadable app
Not open source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Citymapper citymapper.com play.google.com/store/apps/details apps.apple.com/us/app/citymapper-all-live-transit/id4694632… Catalog checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Buses billthefarmer.github.io/buses github.com/billthefarmer/buses Catalog checked October 2, 2026

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