# SF Next Bus

> Muni, BART, AC Transit & VTA

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id542987257](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id542987257)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id542987257`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Junebot, LLC
- **Category:** Navigation
- **Rating:** 2.20 / 5 (13 ratings)
- **Version:** 10.06
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-05
- **First published:** 2012-08-02
- **Size:** 38 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-18
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/sf-next-bus/id542987257)
- **Website:** [https://junebot-bus.github.io/sf-next-bus/](https://junebot-bus.github.io/sf-next-bus/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://junebot-bus.github.io/sf-next-bus/](https://junebot-bus.github.io/sf-next-bus/)

## Description

SF Next Bus shows real-time arrival predictions for Bay Area transit — Muni buses and Muni Metro in San Francisco, plus BART, Caltrain, and AC Transit.

Find nearby stops on the map, tap one for the next arrivals, and save your regular stops as favorites. Service alerts keep you posted on delays and disruptions.

Rebuilt from the ground up for the latest iOS, SF Next Bus now includes a companion Apple Watch app and watch-face complication.

Data provided by 511 SF Bay (511.org), a service of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission.

## Rankings

- #411,664 — Overall

## Review summary

Reviews are mixed: many users praise real-time arrival data, nearest stops, and a fast, simple interface that helps avoid misses. However, reliability issues, mis-detection of location, and inaccurate times dominate feedback. Several users say the app stopped working on newer iPhones or is no longer maintained, with frequent load errors and data glitches when it does load. Overall, it works when data loads but consistency and maintenance are major concerns.

### Pros

- Real-time arrival estimates and nearest-stops views.
- Simple, fast, easy-to-use interface with quick one-tap arrivals.
- Saves time and helps prevent missing buses; often more accurate than Google Maps.
- Useful for riders who know their routes; bare-bones but effective for quick checks.
- Responsive developer support that fixes issues quickly.

### Cons

- Reliability issues: frequent loading failures and no data showing up.
- Location detection problems: being told you are outside SF or wrong region (for example Berkeley).
- Arrival times are often inaccurate or not updated promptly, leading to wrong expectations.
- Appears outdated or poorly maintained, with reports of not working on newer iPhones and long-standing issues.
- Poor user interface/experience and design quality.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id542987257)