BusBuddy
Bangalore buses, live and readable — for people who don't want to squint at an app.
What BusBuddy is trying to fix.
The BMTC app exists, but the fonts are tiny, the map is dense, and my grandmother can't tell if the bus is 4 minutes or 40 minutes away. Everyone I know just calls a family member to check.
BusBuddy is a stripped-down real-time bus tracker built for older people and non-technical users. One screen. Big text in Kannada or English. Only the information you actually need: which bus, when, from where.
Three steps, no learning curve.
Pick your stop
Set a home stop once. BusBuddy remembers it and shows arrivals for that stop by default.
See what's coming
Live buses to your destination with countdown timers. Big text. Kannada, Hindi, English.
Get on the right bus
A voice alert 2 minutes before arrival, and a nudge if a rare bus is coming that you'd normally miss.