# Reading Buses

> Everything you need to travel with Reading Buses

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/uk.co.readingbuses](https://chrome-stats.com/d/uk.co.readingbuses)

## Overview

- **ID:** `uk.co.readingbuses`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Reading Transport Limited
- **Category:** TRAVEL\_AND\_LOCAL
- **Downloads:** 211,902
- **Rating:** 4.68 / 5 (4,019 ratings)
- **Version:** 122
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-07
- **First published:** 2018-06-18
- **Publisher country:** GB
- **Size:** 85 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-17
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=uk.co.readingbuses)
- **Website:** [http://www.reading-buses.co.uk](http://www.reading-buses.co.uk/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://www.reading-buses.co.uk/privacy-policy/](http://www.reading-buses.co.uk/privacy-policy/)

## Description

The Reading Buses Chrome extension offers a comprehensive travel companion tailored for Reading Bus users. With features like mobile ticket purchasing, you can securely buy tickets with debit or credit cards and simply scan them when boarding, eliminating the hassle of cash.

Stay updated with live buses, real-time departure times, and detailed journey planning for efficient travel. The extension also provides full timetables, contactless journey tracking, and quick access to your favorite routes or stops, plus service disruption alerts integrated from their Twitter feed. Its intuitive design ensures all essential Reading Buses information is right at your fingertips for a smoother, smarter commuting experience.

## Rankings

- #155,240 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.CAMERA`
- `android.permission.FLASHLIGHT`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.NFC`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`
- `uk.co.readingbuses.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

Reading Buses app is praised for live bus tracking, easy ticket purchasing, and user-friendly interface, significantly enhancing travel convenience. Users appreciate mostly punctual buses and friendly drivers. However, some issues persist like occasional inaccuracies in live tracking and map loading problems, payment errors during ticket purchase, and insufficient updates on route changes or closed stops. Timetable discrepancies and scanning difficulties also affect user experience. Despite these drawbacks, the app is regarded as a valuable travel companion that effectively reduces waiting time and helps users manage their journeys.

### Pros

- Live bus tracking on a map allows users to see where their bus is in real-time, helping to manage waiting times.
- The app provides easy and convenient mobile ticket purchasing, including electronic tickets that save time and paper.
- The interface is generally user-friendly and comprehensive, consolidating timetables, routes, and live updates all in one place.
- Buses are mostly punctual and the drivers are polite and helpful, enhancing the overall travel experience.
- The app improves the daily bus journey experience by reducing waiting times and enabling users to plan ahead effectively.

### Cons

- Live bus tracking is sometimes inaccurate or the map fails to load, reducing reliability of real-time information.
- Ticket purchasing can encounter errors such as payment failures where money is deducted without ticket issuance, causing user frustration.
- The app sometimes lacks timely updates about bus route changes or stop closures, leaving users uninformed about disruptions.
- Timetables can be out of sync with actual bus services, leading to confusion and inconvenience.
- Scanning mobile tickets on buses is occasionally problematic, with readers failing to scan and causing tension with drivers.

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