BusSing
Singabus includes ads. BusSing is ad-free, including its free features. Beyond that daily difference, your choice depends on your iPhone and whether you want widgets, Live Activities and MRT planning.
Written by the maker of BusSing. Pricing comes from Singapore App Store listings. App behaviour also reflects observations supplied by the maker. This is not an arrival-accuracy benchmark. Features and prices can change.
Both cover the bus basics
BusSing and Singabus show live arrivals, nearby stops, favourites, bus routes, live bus locations and alight reminders. Both also have Apple Watch support and say they do not collect data.
Singabus lets you rename favourite stops, hide services at a favourite and identify bus types. It also supports iOS 12 and later. That makes it the safer pick if your iPhone cannot run iOS 18.
BusSing puts arrivals on more screens
BusSing has Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, Live Activities and Dynamic Island updates. You can also start a Live Activity with Apple Shortcuts. Your next bus stays in view while you use something else.
BusSing adds offline MRT route planning, destination labels, traffic incidents and ETA Trust Scores. It is ad-free. Singabus includes advertising and sells an ad-removal purchase.
Singabus charges for ad removal. BusSing has no ads.
Singabus includes advertising. Its Singapore App Store listing shows Ads Removal at S$3.98, checked on 11 September 2026. The listing does not state a billing period.
BusSing has no banner or video ads, including in the free app. Express unlocks extra features; you do not need it for an ad-free experience.
The quick verdict
Pick Singabus for broad device support and detailed favourite-stop controls. Pick BusSing if you use a recent iPhone and want widgets, Live Activities, offline MRT routing and no ads.
You do not need BusSing Express to remove ads. The free app already has none.
Sources: BusSing on the Singapore App Store · Singabus on the Singapore App Store
Try it on your next commute.
Live Singapore bus arrivals, widgets and offline MRT maps. All in BusSing.
