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OneBusAway App User Positive Comments 2024
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✓ Great for real-time INFORMATION, not trackingI love OneBusAway! It gives excellent, up-to-date *information*. Buses are like any other form of transportation, they gain and lose time in transit. OneBusAway gives recent locations and estimates of bus arrival and departure times, which is just what I need, since using transit requires one to keep flexible, be a little early, and get to your destination. It isn’t perfect, of course, but it is free. It does the job it was designed to do, and like any tool, does require some savvy to use it to its best potential. When I have encountered issues, I have had good interactions with the developers. Thank you OneBusAway!.Version: 18.3.0
✓ App Deserves More PraiseI’ve used this app on and off over the years it tends to be accurate enough in several cities I’ve lived in. Let’s be real: Even the official time estimates at the fancy bus stops are sometimes dead wrong. I just don’t want to wait 30 minutes for a bus to never show, so I can make good decisions about whether to wait or not. And that’s what this app does. It’s an alternative to Google that is accurate enough, and Google Maps has gone kind of downhill lately itself. One Bus Away even has an Apple Watch app!.Version: 24.1.0
✓ Reliable appI'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..Version: 18.3.0
✓ Great app very usefulEasy to use, intuitive. just remember that the location and times come from the transit company. the app merely displays them, albeit in a useful way. don't blame the app if they are wrong. at least this app tells you if the times are from real time data or from the schedule (if no real time data is available. btw i am a Seattle Metro user. how well this app works might vary from place to place,.Version: 20.1.0
✓ Great app!Timetables, live updates on busses and maps to show stops - what more do you need? Only issue I've seen so far is when you zoom the map out the stops don't always show, otherwise perfect!.Version: 1.1.2
✓ Where is my bus?I love the app a ton, helps me figure out "when" to catch my bus, where to find my bus, etc. But there is one major problem: The app will say the bus is 4 minutes away when it really arrives in 15 minutes. If there was a way for me to see where exactly my bus is located, I would appreciate that. The Uber app let's you see where exactly your driver is on the map, and it is pretty accurate. I am sick and tired if waiting for way longer than I should be! I hope to see this problem being fixed in the future to better my experience with OneBusAway, Thank you..Version: 19.1.0
✓ Great data, UI still roughI’m torn. This app has the best real-time bus data, but the user interface is still pretty rough. It can be downright difficult to find or select the bus stop — even when you’re standing at it! Another example: the built in map doesn’t support the standard double-tap-and-swipe, to zoom in and out. That means it takes two hands to zoom out, unlike every other map. Awkward, but not unusable. Still, when you need to know when the bus is coming, this app will tell you. Ultimately, that’s what it’s for, and it accomplishes that..Version: 18.3.0
✓ It works wellUse the app all the time and recommend it. Would like to have real time tracking of the particular bus I'm waiting for (just know how far away it is)..Version: 2.6.4
✓ Needs a way to track missed routesThe app is pretty reliable overall, but it needs a way to track busses that are truly missed. For instance, this morning there were two bus routes that are about 1/4 mile apart leaving at about the same time to where I needed to go. I decided to wait for the closer one, but it never showed so I was stuck waiting another 30 min before either were scheduled again..Version: 21.4.1
✓ Best app for Seattle transitI’m an international student living in Seattle and this is one of those must have apps if you are using the city transit system while being in the city. It helps me to get ready for classes and and when to wait for which buses right after classes as well. I would like to see Siri shortcut integration as it’s competitors are doing so. This would be a nice feature to have..Version: 18.2.1
✓ Always on point, couldn't live without it!The newest redesign is absolutely gorgeous and loving the native gestures in things like maps integration and the like. This app is always crucial for getting around and understanding my commute times. Thanks for everything the folks who contribute do and keep up the great work!.Version: 21.1
✓ Best Bus App!!!OneBusAway is the best bus app, hands down! It’s so easy to use because all the functionalities are intuitive and user-friendly. I use this app multiple times a day and very rarely have issues. On the off chance that I do have an issue, their customer service is super speedy to respond and will fix the issue ASAP. This app is a must-have on any smartphone! Now, I’m off to catch my bus…thanks to this app!! *wink*.Version: 21.3.0
✓ Puts peace of mind into public transit commutingIts not often I go out of my way to leave a review but this app warrants it. As a relatively new public transit commuter, its easy to get confused about which bus and when and all that. “Am i late? Did i miss my bus or is it just running late?” Etc. this app takes away the guesswork and allows you to feel confident while commuting on the public transit. Thank you to the developers for making this intuitive, incredibly helpful app for us commuters..Version: 18.2.1
✓ The update makes a HUGE difference!This has always been a super useful app, but for a long time the UX was not as polished and pleasant as it could be. But the most recent update is a huge improvement to usability and now OneBusAway is the great app it always could’ve been..Version: 21.2.0
✓ Lost without it!Thank you for providing this free app. I take 3 buses on 3 bus systems each way to/from work (Pierce, ST, Metro). This app helps me get to my stops on time and figure out which buses to catch according to if and how late the buses are running during the evening commute. Every person I meet at the bus stops use this app and if they don’t we tell them about it! The only bus that is not accurate at times is Sound Transit Express 574, but I can live with that. Thank you; you make public transit manageable :).Version: 19.1.0
✓ The updateThe update actually improved a lot about the app and I’m glad about that. Most of my issues now stem from king country transit themselves and there constant effort to always arrive late. One thing I miss is the live bus tracker. Is the old version it was a little buggy but it did help to see how long you actually have to get the bus and where the driver is, writing this as I’m currently waiting for a late bus without having any clue where they’re at tithed than a constantly changing arrival number that seems to be tied to nothing and jumps from 10 mins to 2 and back. Just bring back the live bus tracker on the map thank you..Version: 21.4.1
✓ Great app but then it wasn’t after the updateBefore updating the app, it used to show the stops that I was searching for. But now after updating to the latest version, whenever I searched up some stops, they would not show up. It seems like the app shows some of the bus stops but not all of them like it only shows the F or A line but when I search up the D line, it doesn’t show up at all. Also sometimes, the time for the bus stops are inaccurate. Please fix it!!! Thanks!!.Version: 18.3.0
✓ Best bus app I've seenThis app does sensible, useful things, and has a vastly better interface the other transit apps I've seen. It has a developer that apparently cares about making it better, which is practically unheard of. It even has good iPad functionality, and takes advantage of the larger format! I'm from San Diego; when I visited LA recently, I sorely missed this app. Trust me, the alternatives are all much worse. Sure, it's sometimes a little off on the timing estimates between stops. It doesn't handle layovers well, assuming the bus will leave early because it's present before the time it's scheduled to leave. And when a bus stops at the same stop when going in two different directions, I wish it would separate them out into different listings. But if you want to find, with reasonable accuracy, when a bus will be somewhere, and even filter by routes or bookmark frequently used stops, this is a solid and functional app, and if your local transit company makes use of it, believe me, it's way better than anything they would've come out with themselves. I use it often and am frequently pleased at how not-impossible it is to use, which is high praise for an app of this nature. I rarely encounter bugs, and updates actually bring useful improvements. It's a rare thing: a free app I'd actually be willing to pay for..Version: 18.3.0
✓ Perfect timings, but one improvement should be made.The improvement is the blue line, instead of it being from San Ysidro to UTC they should split it between America Plaza. It should be from America Plaza to San Ysidro and the other half should be from America Plaza to UTC. It would be easier like that since it’s a long route..Version: 21.7.2
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