APP 1933 - KMB/LWB

The Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited

- June 2, 2017

Everyone

Travel & Local

Contains ads

( 6,740)

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Description

Brand new KMB ‧ LWB Smartphone App is a multi-functional app which provides users with the estimated bus arrival time, updates on bus services and the latest route information to help with journey planning.

Key functions of KMB ‧ LWB Smartphone App:

Estimated Time of Arrival & Journey Time
Passengers can obtain estimated bus arrival information and journey time of bus routes.

Bookmark
Store frequently used bus stops and locations in the app and get estimated arrival times of routes observing these stops.

Instant Traffic News
Receive instant updates on any temporary traffic arrangements affecting bus services.

Route Sharing
Share the desired route information to your friends.

Landmark Route Search
Find your desired route with the help of more landmarks in the °ßpoint-to-point°® route search function.

Bus Stop Navigation
Find your way to the nearest bus stop by using GPS.

Other Functions
- The lowest bus fare and the fewest enroute stop sorting
- Alight reminder
- New intelligent keyboard for route input

Remarks: Using GPS will use extra battery power

KMB ‧ LWB Smartphone App

Reviews

2.3

6,740 total

5 1,267

4 679

3 492

2 594

1 3,708

Jim

Bugs, bugs, bugs..... pathetic to see when u tried to click a bus route in the main page via scrolling, the wrong bus no. will be displayed e.g. choose 7A u'll get 6B!!! Seriously , any testing whatsoever prior release?? 1 can only find the correct bus no via search function. It's a shame a co this big can make such a lousy & fundamental mistake. (& the previous version was waaaaay better)!!

W Wai

Use this only if you want some fun while waiting for your bus! The time remaining for arrival fluctuates with no sense at all, the most ridiculous is that the minutes are building up, say from 2 minutes, then 4 minutes, then all of a sudden 10 minutes, on a very normal day with light traffic only. Waste of time!!!!!!!

George Wong

I understand an app needs time to improve etc, but the ads are excessive. Can the ad burst be adjusted to 5 minutes similar to games? It is 5 second currently, hence making this app a failure in terms of functionality & performance. The previous version was a conversion factor for a frequent MTR user like me to switch to KMB. That app helped me to eliminate waiting and planning my trips instead of blindly thinking MTR being fastest. KMB should treat the app as part of the bus system instead of a marketing tool. The new app is 40Mb smaller than the previous which is appreciated.

I can't even get past the loading page recently, even then the predictions are seriously off. GIVE US THE OLD ONE BACK

Kelvin Tong

Preview version was much better. Locations where listed out for users to choose from. Interface much easier to and clear. This is to assist users to find bus route in shortest time possible but now I need to spend at least 3 mintes to find my routes.

The old one is much more user friendly. This one seems only for increasing KMB income with more ADs but not good for their customer

User reviews

Jim June 5, 2017

W Wai June 13, 2017

George Wong June 11, 2017

June 13, 2017

I can't even get past the loading page recently, even then the predictions are seriously off. GIVE US THE OLD ONE BACK

Kelvin Tong June 10, 2017

June 24, 2017

The old one is much more user friendly. This one seems only for increasing KMB income with more ADs but not good for their customer

Jimmy Ho June 11, 2017

Yes we don't have any alternatives, but doesn't mean you should make a an app like this. Shame. Inaccurate time. They use the smallest font size hoping that you won't realize. Worst app I have ever use.

Edmond Lau June 19, 2017

Google advertisement covers half portion of bus ETD schedule in the apps. Inevitably, FULL income from these ads are required to report to the Transport Department, as this apps was created and owned by KMB & LWB. These ad income should be used to subsidize to the bus fare and rebate the surplus to the passengers!!

robin fhl June 5, 2017

The point to point function is useless . I'd rather have a broader selection range than having to enter the EXACT bus stations...most of the time I don't stand right at a bus stop, I LOOK for a suitable route in the area.... in this aspect the older version was better

Edmond Lee June 13, 2017

this version is much less intuitive and difficult to use. Just wonder whether kmb is prepared to respond to the 2.x rating.

Lai Kendra June 11, 2017

The app is inaccurate!!!!!! It said the bus still have 6 mins to arrive, but then after 2 mins, I misses the bus in front of me!!!!!! IMPROVEMENT GUYS!!!! It takes long time for opening loading the app too.

Victor Lai June 16, 2017

The previous apps version is more reliable, and sensitive. And with less ravaging ads covering half of the screen making viewing very difficult.

Eric Yau June 15, 2017

Sucks. The other app, "KMB & LW", is much better but for some reason I can't search for it. I get this crappy app as search result. Edit: KMB & LW is gone. Forces you to use this app. F you KMB

Gavin Cheng June 4, 2017

I prefer old KMB apps. This app has much lower accuracy and stability. The app is unable to be open due to your recently update. The app is really disappointing. Please improve.

Wong Daniel June 15, 2017

How come a bus can disappear in vain after it showed 'about arrive'. It isn't an occasional thing but a frequent one !!!

Jay Kealy June 7, 2017

Ever since switching to the new app it's no longer accurate. I used to be able to somewhat rely on this app to see when the bus would arrive to see if I need to run to the bus stop or not. Now it always shows 3 stations all arriving at the same time. Sometimes it will even show multiple busses arriving at the same time then only to find out they left sometime ago. Even switching back to the old app, it's the same. They must have changed something with the location services of the busses. Also unrelated I still have to keep the old app installed because this one doesn't allow you to choose your location and then the location you wish to go and display all possible routes. For the largest bus service provider in Hong Kong you would think they can provide better service. I am severely disappointed and this is not setting the example of the high quality of service expected by Hong Kong people.

Nazt Benny June 18, 2017

Why an official app need ads? Maybe KMB wants to run campaigns or promotions, but ads from google? This is ridiculous.

Michael Yuen June 22, 2017

The app says arriving but the bus never appears even after 15 min. Totally useless.

Max Unix June 23, 2017

垃圾app一search路線就彈舊app好好用不過又冇得用我自己用緊3部電話行緊Android4.4就冇bugs又搵到路線一部行6.0就成日死app係咁crashes 行緊7.0嗰部就更加唔洗講

Samuel Wong June 10, 2017

Please let us use the old app, this new app got poor UI and it's rather slow.

Fung Ck June 6, 2017

十次預報時間十次錯，中間站錯都算頭站都可以錯你會唔會太過分。所謂的即時對話24小時繁忙，最後佢會直接關閉你對話當無事發生，唔好浪費人力物力，直接關閉左個伺服器佢

Christina Yeung June 13, 2017

So difficult to use! The previous version us much much better.

Ja F June 15, 2017

the ads bigger than the map. completely unusable. bookmarks were not saved. unusable.

Davis Cheng June 13, 2017

Ads area of my favorite page is 50% of the whole page....and most of the time, no ads is displaying.....what a poor design with no benefit to anyone.

lorei villanueva June 14, 2017

hate the new app, it don't really help... wasted!!!!

Angus Tang June 10, 2017

I prefer the old KWB app one. The ads takes too much space in the app, especially in the "Bookmark" page. Half page ads in this official app, seriously?

Chi Kaman June 13, 2017

Inaccurate waiting time. Waste my time to wait the bus!!!

Eric Eric June 10, 2017

Poor interface and ads flooding on a paid services. Really sucks!! Ads go on!!!

Kenny Chu June 21, 2017

Very bad apps. The previous is much better.

Joyce lee June 16, 2017

無測試過就放出嚟按第一欄會出第二欄位嘅資料完全錯曬九巴嘅廣告位太多而且仲係。。。life 美女直播三點式美女不斷彈出好尷尬呀。。

June 10, 2017

昨日尋找路線不果。今早再試，終於可以用了。可是給我一條覆雜麻煩，又貴的路線。幸好，還有其他途徑可以資訊。請還原舊版，或改善此愚蠢的新版。

Wolfe Wu June 4, 2017

Not user friendly, 很難找到龍運巴士

Han Cheng June 18, 2017

Sucks opened once and never could get in again. LOTS of ad while it is an app made for bus and from a company with huge profit already.

Daniel Android June 11, 2017

Pathetic, slow and buggy. Please fire the person who approve this new app. I want the old app back !

Kenneth Chan June 22, 2017

A few design flaws. 1. Why would you show the lowest fares or shortest routes in "Bookmarked places"? It's bookmarked. I know my place I know my routes. I just need to know the waiting time. Not the trip time. 2. When editing the bookmarked stuff, things aren't auto saved? Who would expect to hit the tick button which is hidden at the top? And most of the time the save doesn't happen. I need to add/delete things a few times. 3. The back button isn't back but quit, which is counterintuitive. And please implement the onPause() method so that it doesn't load from scratch every time it starts. 4. It's a bad idea to get my location before showing the waiting time. By the time it gets the location info I'm already at the bus stop. That makes the app completely useless. It's best to show the time of all stops. 5. The ads takes up more than half the screen. Please do your task analysis when designing the UI.