Ottawa Bus Follower Android

Ottawa Bus Follower

See the locations and estimated arrival times of Ottawa buses.

Features & Capabilities

Tired of freezing in the cold waiting for a bus that's late? This app will let you stay warm inside until your bus is near. It displays the locations and estimated arrival times of Ottawa buses using GPS data supplied by OC Transpo.

To begin, search for a stop by number or name, or choose one from the map. Then choose the bus route you're interested in, and you'll see data for the next three arrivals at that stop. You can refresh the results at any time to stay up to date. Tapping on a bus will bring up more information about it.

Please note that OC Transpo does not yet supply GPS information for all buses, and that you will see GPS information only for buses that have begun their trip toward your stop. These are limitations of OC Transpo's systems, and there is little my app can do about them. When GPS data is not available, scheduled arrival times will appear instead of estimated times.

This is an open source project released under the GPL. Source code is available at https://github.com/argilo/BusFollower. Issues are tracked at https://github.com/argilo/BusFollower/issues. Bug reports and code contributions are welcome!

I would like to thank the following contributors:
* Alnoor Allidina - beta testing, bug reporting
* Greg Fletcher - beta testing, French translation
* Sonja Kisa - French translation
* Karen Schindel - beta testing
* Teodora Alexandrova - beta testing

User Growth & Download Statistics

App
By:
Clayton Smith
Downloads:
37,955
Rating:
5.00
(369)
Version:
2.2.10 Last updated: 2024-06-26
Version code:
76
Creation date:
2012-05-31
Permissions:
  • android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION Very high risk
  • android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION Very high risk
  • android.permission.INTERNET Low risk
  • android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE Safe
  • net.argilo.busfollower.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
Size:
2.48MB
Email:
ar*****@gmail.com
URLs:
Website ,Privacy policy
Full description:
See detailed description
Source:
Google Play Store
Data ingested on:
2025-04-06
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Contact the developer

Chrome-Stats does not own this Android app. Please use these information below to contact the Android app developer.
Developed by:
Clayton Smith
Google Play Store
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.argilo.busfollower
Email:
ar*****@gmail.com
Website:
http://www.irrational.net/

User Reviews

Pros
  • Easy to use and simple interface
  • Real-time bus updates and location tracking
  • Fast performance and clean design
  • Helps users get to work on time
Cons
  • Frequent crashes and lack of functionality
  • Inaccurate data and missing real-time information
  • No ability to remove favorite stops or recent searches
  • Search function is ineffective for many bus stops
Recent reviews
App is currently broken; Bus arrival times cannot be opened at all, crashes the app.
by Pr*****, 2024-06-26

Easy. Simple. Not bogged down with excess.
by Sh*****, 2024-02-25
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