# SF Muni Buses

> Live Map & Bus Times

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1453311787](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1453311787)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1453311787`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Alex Perez
- **Category:** Navigation
- **Rating:** 4.20 / 5 (991 ratings)
- **Version:** 4.0.20
- **Last updated:** 2024-09-11
- **First published:** 2019-02-18
- **Size:** 12 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-04
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/sf-muni-buses/id1453311787)
- **Website:** [https://iminichrispy.com](https://iminichrispy.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://iminichrispy.com/privacy-policy/busly](https://iminichrispy.com/privacy-policy/busly)

## Description

SF Muni Buses delivers a live map and real-time bus times for SF Muni, showing up-to-date bus positions and time predictions along routes. Features include push notifications for delays and closures, Favorites for quick access, Nearby Stops near your location, and Reminders to catch your bus. Two Notification Center widgets provide fast access to predictions for nearby stops and your favorites, and the app is optimized for iOS 17, iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch.

Important notice: the SF Muni Buses app is being discontinued. For continued updates and support, download the all-new Busly app at busly.app. If you run into issues, use the in-app Support button or email support@iminichrispy.com, and you can also reach me on Twitter @iMinichrispy.

## Rankings

- #57,417 — Overall

## Review summary

Reviewers praise SF Muni Buses for clear route details and useful arrival estimates, bus directions, and overall reliability when it works. However, multiple users report major usability problems, unreliable arrival times, ticketing/account hurdles, location-related issues, and a missing or hard-to-use trip planner. The app shows potential benefits but suffers from inconsistent performance and difficult navigation.

### Pros

- Clear route details with useful arrival time estimates
- Shows bus run numbers and travel direction for each route
- Generally accurate data and reliable when the app functions
- Overall positive sentiment on usefulness when it works

### Cons

- Poor, confusing, and non-intuitive user interface
- Arrival times are often inaccurate or late
- Ticketing and account issues (cannot set up accounts, purchase failures, active tickets not shown)
- Location services problems (cannot enable location or it does not default to your location)
- Lack of a trip planner or easy route search/navigation

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1453311787)