46
poor
First Bus | unitQ Score
The unitQ score is the fraction of public feedback data (iOS & Android) that mentions quality issues.
100 = No Issues. 50 = Some Issues. 0 = All Issues
100 = No Issues. 50 = Some Issues. 0 = All Issues
-2 Points Past 30 Days
Category: Travel
30-Day Trend
Android unitQ Score
Android User Feedback
73%
Android
93 Reports
93 Reports
iOS unitQ Score
iOS User Feedback
27%
iOS
34 Reports
34 Reports
User Feedback
27%
iOS
34 Reports
34 Reports
73%
Android
93 Reports
93 Reports
First Bus - Latest Quality Issues
iOS
Mar 27, 2025
Times
The bus time on the app are not the same as the bus stop times which made me late for my appointment and I left early too
Android
Mar 27, 2025
UPDATE. Worse service in the UK ever. I have now had a chance to travel across the country and literally everyone I have spoken to will avoid first if they can. Completely unreliable, overpriced and the worst service. I have said for years at this point the government should stop giving them our taxes, let the company die and let someone else take over because they are the LAST company I want to HAVE to give my money AND taxes to.
iOS
Mar 29, 2025
On of the worst bus app ever
Bad connection and never accurate
iOS
Mar 30, 2025
New update has only changed logo!!
This is unbelievable...The "new" First Bus app update has only changed its logo, not improving the terrible problems of the previous app version, so it's exactly the same awful app as before, what a scam! :( How about changing the essentials such as: (1) Allowing passengers to search for a bus time in advance, and not only on the very morning of departure!! (2) Journey Planner section being all about admin info instead of being a live bus Journey Planner!! (3) Informing passengers of bus delays? Recently it seems that whenever a First Bus is delayed or diverted the next scheduled bus has just dropped off the app screen altogether instead of providing a live update! Why? Is the satellite strength inadequate /not tuned in properly to your buses' whereabouts? ...So maddening as passengers don't know if the bus is late or cancelled. (4) Talking of cancelled, it has now happened twice that the LAST bus of the day just hasn't arrived, even when I've been at the stop 10mins early...with no info on the First Bus app! Presumably as the First Bus managers have sloped off home, not caring about leaving a female passenger stranded at a bus stop in the dark on her own?! Please OVERHAUL THIS APP as it is currently too unreliable to use...In Dorset/the West Country (full of retirees) you MUST surely realise that it is essential to consolidate all your travel info including simplifying your app usability? (It is maddening that your published bus stop times differ from your own app's, which seem to differ from the drivers' timetables', which differs from Google search info, which differs from online pdf's on your own website First Bus!!
iOS
Mar 31, 2025
Garbage
What is the point of a transport app with out cancellation details.
iOS
Mar 31, 2025
stop pausing my music
whenever i open the app to check when the bus is coming, it pauses my music now. i feel like 99% of people getting the bus are using headphones. so this is just annoying for no reason. your app doesnt even play music what is the reason for this
Android
Apr 1, 2025
doesn't show a timetable. useless app.
Android
Apr 1, 2025
always down had a technical problem all day
Android
Apr 2, 2025
keep getting "sorry technical issue please try again later" on two different Android devices. No idea when this might be fixed, never any mention of problems on website. Dire.
First Bus - Product Description
Plan a journey, buy a great value mobile ticket (mTicket) or find where your bus is with live bus times – you can do all this and more with the First Bus App, making bus travel even easier. PLAN YOUR JOURNEY With our door to door route planner you can check your quickest route to work or plan a new adventure and help you to get around at the weekend. Just enter a destination to view your route options and we’ll show you which of our bus services can get you there with step-by-step instructions. CHECK LIVE BUS TIMES The First Bus App is the best way to get live bus times and route information. You can save your favourite stops, routes and locations and revisit recently searched journeys. The map shows the bus stops nearby where you can see live updates to check where and when your bus is coming letting you head to your bus stop just before your bus is due. BUY YOUR MOBILE TICKET (MTICKET) You can buy your great value bus ticket on the First Bus App before you travel so with mTickets there’s no need to carry cash or worry about having the right change. Some of our tickets are cheaper on the app so get it downloaded for our best bus ticket prices. Payments are secure and there’s a handy ‘buy again’ button with one-tap checkout making repeat purchases even quicker and easier to do. The app also features: • Tickets for Heathrow RailAir, Buses of Somerset and First Kernow. • Payments via Visa, Mastercard, PayPal, Google Pay and Apple Pay. • The ability to gift tickets to a child or young person.
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