xtBus transit browser Reviews

Don’t give money or use xtBustransitbrowser. It started as something that kind of worked, but now I believe it’s a fraud. I’ve always had the newest iphone & update. The times on xtBustransitbrowser are rarely even close to the time the bus arrives. At this point it’s arbitrary. I thought the new update would fix it. First night out same old shenanigans. I believe the developer is pulling a fast one to make money.

Only Case Western was available in Ohio. It took me a while to figure that out, however, because the interface didn't work. After allowing xtBustransitbrowser (and the website) to access my location, it brought up what I'm guessing is the name of a transit system. Trying to figure out how to get to a screen where I could manually choose my location, I clicked on the Stops button, and xtBustransitbrowser froze (2 different ads had already shown by this point). After closing and reopening xtBustransitbrowser , I chose to access the old mobile site, which is where I was finally able to manually choose my state and find that only one university location in the far northern part of the state was available. Had I not had such a shockingly bad experience with the UI, I might have just put 3 stars and advised Ohioans not attending CWRU not to bother with xtBustransitbrowser , but there is definitely something wrong with xtBustransitbrowser itself that needs to be fixed.

Typically xtBustransitbrowser is my go-to for morning commuting to work. It's the first thing I check when I wake up so I know what time I need to be ready to catch the bus to work but after the last update, it's not showing all the available bus options for my neighborhood so I've had to wing it. Not entirely something I would like to do, especially when the buses are equipped with features like GPS tracking to help narrow down stop times for better accuracy. It's a minor glitch but given I rely heavily on the public transit system to get me from point A to point B and things run fairly smoothly in DC, I have to give xtBustransitbrowser a poor rating until they can fix the bug.

PS - it's the 4 line bus that's having tracking issues.

I use xtBustransitbrowser to track the circulator and my university's shuttle bus in Baltimore. xtBustransitbrowser is literally the only option, else I would use something. It's often wrong. It says a bus is coming (or even 'arriving'), but the bus never actually shows up. That happens a lot (like 75% of the time I use it); I'm not sure if they are actually tracking the bus. Sometimes the minute count til arrival starts increasing instead of decreasing, but that might be a problem with the bus. Though maybe the tracker isn't accurate.

One good point: I've never seen it happen where the tracker is off in the opposite way, ie, a bus arrives before the tracker says it will.

I switched to xtBustransitbrowser from the catch the bus app because that app isn't up to date on the bus schedules, and I am not enjoying using xtBustransitbrowser.

I HATE the ads. They pop up randomly and I accidentally click them sometimes. I would've been willing to pay for xtBustransitbrowser , but that's not an option from what I've seen.

xtBustransitbrowser defaults to telling you which buses are closest to your current location, which can be nice if you're just casually waiting at the bus stop and are just curious about when the bus comes, but, for me, I'd like to plan ahead, leaving my apartment earlier or later or walking faster or slower (or sometimes running :)). xtBustransitbrowser doesn't work well for that because your bus generally won't come up until you're pretty close to the stop. They do have a function for you to look at specific stops and save your favorites, but it takes a long time to find a bus route and stop (it asks you which transit system you want every time). Plus, when you save something as a favorite, it only gives you the bus stop name, not the route name, so if you are looking at multiple routes at the same stop you can't tell the difference between them. That's extremely frustrating.

Unfortunately, I haven't found a better real time bus app yet. If the catch the bus developers would just update their app, I would go right back to using that one.

xtBustransitbrowser has caused many issues with timing. I've had it for over three years and have found that it is highly unreliable. I've come to find that I have to show up 5 minutes before the bus is scheduled to arrive just in case it comes too early. On the other hand, I also find myself standing at the stop for 30+ minutes for a bus that said it was 3 minutes away. Both scenarios happen quite often. In the past it wasn't too big of a problem since I was on popular lines. Different buses would come ever 15 minutes. I currently live near a stop with only two bus lines. I've come to realize I'm better off walking the 30-40 minutes rather than guessing what time the bus will come.

xtBustransitbrowser has a great potential but I agree with some previous contributors, it seems to be getting worse with each update. I use it daily and often xtBustransitbrowser is unresponsive, freezes, crashes and takes long time to switch between navigation screens due to ads, I haven't seen the map with where the bus is in good couple of months/updates.
Next issue is the inaccuracy of information it provides on bussing.
It sometimes lists bus stops inaccurately where bus won't stop or only stops at certain times and will not stop for you at the time outside of its schedule.
xtBustransitbrowser could provide a link or info on what time the bus is scheduled to arrive. This would lift the frustration off from xtBustransitbrowser and focus on what real problem is, The busses.
It can also have a rate this ride tab where the bus riders can voice their option on lateness, overcrowding or driving of the bus.

I use the web app of the gps locator for Nextbus. I use it religiously actually but I thought maybe having an app for it would be quicker in some way. Wrong! xtBustransitbrowser is the exact same thing as the web app only they added a pull down reload button, purple navigation arrows and an AWFUL AD BAR at the bottom. The web app thankfully does not have the ads that xtBustransitbrowser does. I also found xtBustransitbrowser very buggy mainly because it takes sometimes up to 20 seconds to even load if at all. When your trying to catch the bus time is precious and it can't be wasted on adds or app glitches.
Go search google for "Nextbus gps" or "Nextbus gps web app" and you will find the thing I use. I think it's much more efficient than xtBustransitbrowser. Still a nice attempt by Nextbus to make that information easier to get but the web app is by far much better than the iphone app.

I have used xtBustransitbrowser ever since I bought an iPad. Clearly it makes riding the bus a better experience. However, it is in need of some improvements and it seems like no one ever bothers to upgrade xtBustransitbrowser. For one, it continues to request permission to use your location. Not clear why it can't ask you just once. A more recent issue is that the maps it disappeared inexplicably. It would also be nice if you could set a particular bus stop as the default, particularly if you use xtBustransitbrowser primarily for a single bus stop. I am always waiting to see if the company sends out an update for new improvements, but it appears that no one is working on xtBustransitbrowser. Is there anybody out there?

I've been using xtBustransitbrowser for about 3 months now and it worked perfectly fine until recently. When it was working it gave me just about 100% accuracy and didn't freeze to much. I will warn you in saying that there is always a "Candy Crush" add that pops up as soon as you it :/. But over pretty decent app. Now to the problem.. Every time I select xtBustransitbrowser , it loads for a few seconds, takes me back to my home screen, loads again and then I'm back to my home screen left to figuring out what's wrong. I've deleted xtBustransitbrowser and downloaded it again and still the same thing. Maybe it's a glitche, but I wouldn't recommend it until its fixed!!

The gps tracking on the buses is good if you can get to the line you're interested in. I have favorites but you have to be in the location to get to them at first. If I'm trying to plan a trip it's almost impossible. Also the labels on the lines could be better. In my favorites menu I have to remember what order I favorited the buses because it only tells me the location, but there is usually more than one bus at that stop so that's not as helpful as just having the bus number show. Overall I use xtBustransitbrowser because it tells me when the bus is coming and that's very helpful, but I wish they'd make the design more user friendly.

Nextbus has been one of the better apps I've found for public transit. I recommend it to friends as a basic reference. It's often right but greater accuracy would be helpful.

On numerous occasions Nextbus has told me I missed a bus by 1-2 mins, only to discover as I head to a neighboring bus route that in fact the bus hadn't yet passed my stop. So for last minute decisions when more than one bus can get you to your destination, it can be frustrating.

My other major complaint besides the slowness of launching xtBustransitbrowser , is that it doesn't cover the entire SF Bay Area. It would be nice to have a one stop app rather than switching between multiple apps and playing guessing games. If this doesn't apply to you, then it's relatively dependable and a good basic reference to facilitate your use of public transit.

I had a version of xtBustransitbrowser specifically for Muni SF without any adds for the last five/six months. That app randomly stopped working and I was left looking for an alternative. xtBustransitbrowser is handy for checking realtime/ location bus timings, but not handy if you're trying to plan far in advance. The sf busses don't really seem to run on any schedule so this comes in handy to get more accurate predictions. The ads can get annoying and app does crash pretty frequently, but still very handy to have.

Great app, although the GPS can be off at times and thus the Next Bus prediction time can be off, sometimes by up to 20-30 mins. It would be even better if a Bus Route (58L or NL) indicator was included next to your Favorites/Bookmarked page when you take different lines from a single bus stop. Also, it would be great to have a "To and From" look up function when your in an unfamiliar location and you don't know what the best Bus is to take from the closet stop. Overall, a quality app nonetheless.

xtBustransitbrowser is great!! With real time predictions, I never miss a bus. Only problem is that xtBustransitbrowser freezes when I need it most and I tend to get very frustrated. That's why only 4 stars. It's close to perfect though. It just needs a better favorites menu because I have tons of favorite stops I use and also an easier way to see a bus schedule for a certain line. I have to search through multiple cities and I only want WMATA for DC. If these things were fixed I would certainly buy xtBustransitbrowser

I use this in San Francisco for Muni buses. It's most convenient because it shows all bus departure times, bases on my current location. I don't need to pick a bus route or station. And the times are update automatically.

My only complaint is that I get an update notice every time I use it. This is because I use iOS 6, and the version is not the latest version. But it should not prompt me to update xtBustransitbrowser , since the version I use is the latest for iOS 6.

I don't know how xtBustransitbrowser tracks the buses.... My theory is that maybe the buses have a GPS tracker inside or just tracked via a satellite in the sky..... But it's very accurate. When it says the bus is arriving you can see the bus coming from the next stop! It's a must for anyone who is traveling or getting around! I'm from Los Angeles and xtBustransitbrowser is great! Just get to your stop open up xtBustransitbrowser and activate GPS and it will find the stop for you. Although the battery drains quickly with xtBustransitbrowser... because of the GPS. So close xtBustransitbrowser when your done using it. Overall great app I give it 5 stars... And this is my first App Store review.

I live in Boston & don't have a car, so I live by public transit, which varies widely in service times regardless of schedules. Nextbus is accurate within 2 minutes most of the time for buses, so you don't waste time wondering when the next will show, or if it will show at all. I finally got the paid version to get rid of the ads. Their service is same-day the one day I contacted support: can't beat that. Once in awhile it freezes on me, or maybe that's my phone's fault. I still give it 5 stars.

I was skeptical at first, however after the first couple times of using the I next bus app, I was amazed at the accuracy in which it tells me the schedule. 99% accurate within a two minute margin of error. Better than anything I come across yet. Even the metro website itself seems years behind this application.
I'm actually writing this at the bus stop and know I have about three minutes left to finish this review. Thank I next bus! Woo hoo!

I been using xtBustransitbrowser for almost 3 years and been very helpful for me. My phone update xtBustransitbrowser without me knowing and I couldn't find the time for the buses but I emailed customer services and they were amazing with me they answer right back, listened to my concerns and helped me with the new version of xtBustransitbrowser and I have to say I love xtBustransitbrowser and hopefully next update they will be more clear on what we have to do for the use. 10🌟