London Bus Pal: Live Arrivals

Name: London Bus Pal: Live Arrivals
Rating: 4.50 (4347 reviews)
Author: Mulder Digital

LiveMulder Digital2 apps · 360.6K installsMaps & NavigationFree · contains adsIn-app purchases: $1.49 - $16.99 per itemcom.mulder.buspal

Tube, Bus, Rail, Overground live times. No tracking, no selling your location.

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Total installs: 355,640
Installs / day: +366
Rating: 4.5★
Released: 6 Sept 2013
Last update: 12 Oct 2026
Countries: —

Install history

exact counter from Google Play

30dAll

Installs per day · last 90 days

Change timeline

3 changesFull history

12 Oct 2026 before
Update date
10 Oct 202612 Oct 2026
12 Oct 2026 before
Version
26.10.1 → 26.10.2
12 Oct 2026 before
What's new
• Tap a bus on a route map to open its live times. • Read and search spaced bus registrations, or choose compact display in Settings. • See map labels and routes more clearly when opening or resetting a map. • Get cleare…• Make BusPal your own with refreshed colours and optional bottom navigation in Settings → Appearance. • Customise favourite stops with or without a stop letter. • Resume unfinished photo uploads and track progress. • En…

Country availability

Availability has not been checked for this app yet. “Check all countries” looks the app up in about 140 Google Play storefronts and shows where it is live, listed but not installable, or missing — plus any country-specific (custom) store listings.

Top countries

estimate · charts of 13 Oct

Most downloads likely come from 🇬🇧 United Kingdom (~100%).

United Kingdom100%#137 Top free · Maps & navigation

Estimated from top-chart positions weighted by each country’s Google Play market size. Countries where the app is not in a chart are not shown, so small markets may be missing.

Top chart positions

as of 13 Oct

Chart	Country	Rank	Change
Top free · Maps & navigation	GB	#137	▼ 9

App manifest

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Data safety

declared by the developer on Google Play

Shares data with third parties Location and Device or other IDs
Collects data Personal info, Photos and videos and 2 others
Data is encrypted in transit
You can ask for your data to be deleted

This is the developer's own declaration, summarised from the Play listing. The permissions below show what the app is technically able to access.

Permissions

9 in 3 groups

2 Sensitive2 Notable5 Routine

What this app can do with your phone

Know roughly where you are, using mobile towers and Wi-Fi networks
Know your exact location using GPS, Wi-Fi and mobile networks

LocationSensitive2

Access to where your device is, using GPS or network signals

Know roughly where you are, using mobile towers and Wi-Fi networksapproximate location (network-based) · ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
Know your exact location using GPS, Wi-Fi and mobile networksprecise location (GPS and network-based) · ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION

Wi-Fi connection informationRoutine1

Access to details about Wi-Fi networks your device sees or uses

See whether Wi-Fi is on and details of the network you are connected toview Wi-Fi connections · ACCESS_WIFI_STATE

OtherNotable6

Access to miscellaneous device features that don't fit other categories

Connect to or disconnect from Wi-Fi networks and change saved Wi-Fi settingsconnect and disconnect from Wi-Fi · CHANGE_WIFI_STATE
Keep your phone's processor or screen from going to sleep, which can use more batteryprevent device from sleeping · WAKE_LOCK
Check whether you are online and whether you use Wi-Fi or mobile dataview network connections · ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Connect to the internet to load content and send datafull network access · INTERNET
Read Google service settings stored on your deviceread Google service configuration · com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES
Receive push messages sent from the app's servers over the internetreceive data from Internet · com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE

Sensitive = can reach personal data, location, camera/mic or act on your behalf. Notable = changes how your device behaves. Routine = normal for almost every app. Source: Google Play's permission list for all versions of this app.

Store listing

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Full description

LBP (also known as London Bus Pal) gives you live arrival times across London's transport network - buses, Tube, DLR, tram, Elizabeth Line, Overground and National Rail - all with a privacy-first design. 🚆 Live times across London • Live arrival times from any bus stop or station in London • See all stops and stations near you across all modes • Choose a vehicle to see its upcoming stops with live countdown times • Save your favourite stops and stations for quick access • Plan journeys across all transport modes 🚌 For bus enthusiasts • Find and explore every bus route across London • Advanced information for bus enthusiasts 🔒 Your privacy matters ✅ Location sharing is completely optional - the app works perfectly without it ✅ When you do share location, it's only used to find nearby stops or plan a journey ✅ Your data is never sold or transferred to third parties ✅ Tracking transport, not people 📡 Data sources Arrival predictions and journey planning are provided by Transport for London and National Rail Enquiries. As with any live data, times may update as conditions change - that's the point of a real-time app. The app displays small banner ads at the bottom of the screen. Questions, bugs or feature requests? Get in touch via the email address on this page.

What's new

• Make BusPal your own with refreshed colours and optional bottom navigation in Settings → Appearance. • Customise favourite stops with or without a stop letter. • Resume unfinished photo uploads and track progress. • Enjoy clearer arrivals and times that follow your phone’s clock format. • Find stops by their five-digit codes. • See active filters across All buses, Photos and Notes. • Enjoy controls that feel at home on your phone and more room for departures around ads.

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