BusBus NYC

MGS Technologies LLC Travel iPhoneiPadiPod touch

BusBus NYC is a free Travel app for iPhone and iPad by MGS Technologies LLC. Rated 4.0/5 from 73 ratings. Requires iOS 17.0. Updated October 11, 2026.

Rating: 4.0; 73 ratings
Price: Free; on the App Store
Size: 9 MB; Age 4+
Updated: Oct 11; 2026 · v2.0.2

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About BusBus NYC

Are you curious about where your MTA bus is in NYC? Now you can see where it is in real-time. Currently, the buses available via this service are limited, but the MTA is rolling this out to more buses soon. * Please note that not all MTA Buses are available. This is not a limitation of the BusBus NYC app. The reason they are not included is that the MTA has not made this live data available yet on all bus lines.

Ratings & reviews

4.0

73 ratings

5 ★ 59% 4 ★ 14% 3 ★ 11% 2 ★ 4% 1 ★ 12%

What’s new

Version 2.0.2 · Updated October 11, 2026

A refreshed design for iOS 26 and 27, with glass controls and a new map layout. - Live Map: the bus filter moved to the top left, and Find Me floats above the map within easy reach. Live Bus Map is now simply Live Map. - Redesigned Settings: open it from the gear on any screen. Map, color, and help options are all in one place, with Reset Defaults to start fresh. - New Privacy section in Settings takes you straight to BusBus in the Settings app to manage location access. - Filters that stick: bus filter changes are saved whether you tap Save or swipe the sheet away. - New app icon, with light, dark, and tinted versions to match your Home Screen. - The launch screen now matches the new icon and follows light and dark mode. - New Ad Free purchase screen. - Bug fixes, including advisories that showed stray codes and bus distances shown with too many decimal places.

App privacy

The developer, MGS Technologies LLC, reported these privacy practices to Apple.

Data Not Linked to You

The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:

Identifiers: Device ID
Usage Data: Advertising Data, Product Interaction
Location: Precise Location
Diagnostics: Crash Data, Performance Data

Used for: Third-Party Advertising, Analytics, App Functionality

App details

BusBus NYC is a free Travel app for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, developed by MGS Technologies LLC. It is rated 4.0 out of 5 from 73 ratings on the App Store, requires iOS 17.0 or later and is 9 MB to download. It was first released on October 20, 2012 and last updated on October 11, 2026.

Category: Travel
Rating: 4.0 / 5 (73 ratings)
Price: Free
Version: 2.0.2
Size: 9 MB
Requires: iOS 17.0 or later
Compatibility: iPhone, iPad, iPod touch
Languages: English
Age rating: 4+
Released: October 20, 2012
Last updated: October 11, 2026
Developer: MGS Technologies LLC

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