OneBusAway app for iPhone and iPad

4.0 ( 9840 ratings )

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Developer: University Of Washington

Free

Current version: 24.2.0, last update: 3 months ago
First release : 16 Sep 2009
App size: 24.81 Mb

Real-time transit information for the Puget Sound region and beyond.

Never miss the bus again!

OneBusAway serves up fresh, real-time transit information in the following regions:

• Rogue Valley, OR
• San Diego, CA
• Seattle/Tacoma/Puget Sound, WA
• Spokane, WA
• Tampa, FL
• Washington, D.C.
• York, Canada

Features include:

• Real-time arrival information for public transit where available.
• Receive departure alerts for selected vehicles.
• View your favorite bookmarks from the new Today View widget, which gives you fast and easy access to the routes you use most.
• Map display of stops and routes.
• Nearby stops search for location-aware devices.
• Bookmarks and recent stop history.
• Search for stops by route, address, and stop number.

For more information about OneBusAway, including feedback and support for this application, visit us on the web at http://onebusaway.org/

Regarding our donation experience: the Open Transit Software Foundation, which owns and publishes OneBusAway, is an IRS-registered 501(c)(3) non-profit that has received Silver Transparency status on Candid: https://www.guidestar.org/profile/84-1786969

Pros and cons of OneBusAway app for iPhone and iPad

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I recently started to take the bus again to get to school in Seattle and have downloaded a bunch of transit applications. This is one of my favorites in terms of UI and usefulness - much better than the new TripPlanner App from the city that is very cumbersome and annoying to use. It would be great to have a view that more easily allows you to see and explore bus routes (have been using Transit SEA for that) but is still very nice for looking at bus stops and arrival times. Please fix the issues that people are having with arrival time accuracy! I havent had so much of an issue because the buses Im using come frequently, but it will be a real shame if this isnt fixed.

Its a fair app. Its reliable and updates when there are bus changes (i.e when the 48 was changed to going only south) helped me out a lot as a UW student that buses from school to work in downtown

Updated Review: I love the app still but I wish it did a better job of indicating when a route continues as another route. For example there is no way to tell that the 2 and 13 are continuations of each other. I use this app several times a week. I live off of a Rapid Ride route but sometimes the time marquee goes offline with the dreaded "Refer to Schedule". The app is intuitive and generally very well designed. It has always been accurate unlike Google Maps when viewing transit schedules. Whenever I meet someone new to the city I always point them towards this app. Keep up the great work!

This app has made commuting so much easier and less stressful. I love that it shows if your bus is running late.

I live in San Diego and dont know how I rode the bus without it. Extremely reliable and easy to use. A must have if you use SDMTS

I commute to UW via the bus and I use it every day I go to school and back. Its pretty accurate, once in a while a few minutes off of a difference. I like being able to bookmark because I can save bus stops that I go to most and open up their schedules quickly. One thing I would suggest is to have the app available for the Apple Watch because I feel it would be convenient to check on my wrist.

Some bad moments

Not accurate at all. Most of the time ill be waiting around the bus for twenty min when the app says five then ten.. Then fifteen.. Etc.

The one thing I needed to know is where my bus is currently. Except that crucial information it shows everything else. Waste of time.

Doesnt know my location or where closest stop. Interface is just bad.

Great concept, but drops the ball all the time. If its not consistent, pretty worthless.

One bus away is very accurate and I depended on it everyday. However, I HATE the update, its so annoying that theres all the stops after I select a time. I like it before it was updated

I live in san diego and use the one bus away app at least twice a day. The newest upgrade Im not seeing stops on my app. I cant look up stops or routes anymore. I really love this app and hope I can use it again. Please fix, this has been a valuable resource and time saver.

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