What is the difference between Cyprus Bus and Aloya?

Cyprus Bus is a digital timetable, it shows static published schedules per route, mostly in English, with no live tracking. Aloya is a live multimodal planner that covers all seven public operators, refreshes ETAs every 15 seconds, runs fully in both Greek and English, integrates the Motion card and the Kapnos / Bolt / Nextbike partners, and works offline for cached schedules. Cyprus Bus tells you when a bus should leave; Aloya tells you when it actually will.

Is Cyprus Bus accurate?

Its data reflects the published operator timetable, which is correct most of the time but drifts when operators change schedules mid-season, on holidays, or during strikes. Because it isn't live, the app can't tell you when a bus is running late, has been cancelled, or has been re-routed. Aloya cross-checks the same timetables against live GPS feeds and rider sightings, so you see the real ETA, not the printed one.

Does Cyprus Bus work in Greek?

Partially. Most labels are English, with some Greek stop names. Aloya is fully bilingual on every screen, every stop carries both its Greek and English name internally, so search works either way.

Can I pay through Cyprus Bus?

No. It's read-only, schedules and route maps. Aloya carries the Motion card in your phone with Apple Pay / Google Pay top-up, plus a built-in single-fare purchase if you don't have a Motion card.

Should I uninstall Cyprus Bus?

Up to you. It's harmless and small. Most Aloya users keep it as a backup for the rare case where Aloya is offline. But once you've used a live ETA for two weeks, the static version starts to feel like a paper schedule with extra steps.

Cyprus Bus, Aloya,
and the difference that matters.

Cyprus Bus is the timetable app most riders try first because it sits high in the App Store search results. Aloya is what most riders move to after their first late bus. Here's the side-by-side, with the parts where Cyprus Bus is good for what it is called out honestly.

From paper to live

A folded paper bus timetable and a phone with abstract transit UI on a limestone table, with espresso cups and a bus token.

What each app actually does.

Cyprus Bus

Aloya

Data typeStatic published timetables.Live ETAs cross-checked with operator GPS feeds and rider sightings, refreshed every 15s.
Operator coverageMost public operators, schedule data only.All seven public operators + Intercity Buses + Kapnos + Bolt + Nextbike.
LanguageMostly English, some Greek stop names.Full Greek + English on every screen, every stop, every alert.
Delay & cancellation warningsNot available, no live feed.Surface within seconds; auto-suggest the next viable trip.
Multimodal planningBus schedules only.Bus + bike + scooter + shuttle + walk in one trip and one fare.
Motion cardNot supported.Provisioned to your phone, balance, top-up, recent taps, lost-card recovery.
OfflineCached schedules.Cached schedules + offline trip planning that still works when you have no signal.
Account requiredNo.No.
CostFree.Free.

A fair word for a smaller tool.

Cyprus Bus does one thing well, show you the published schedule for a route, fast, with a small footprint and no setup. If your trip is predictable, the network is on time, and you've ridden the same line a hundred times, the static version is enough. We've all used apps like it.

The day the bus is late, the difference shows up.

Public transit isn't predictable on the days you care about. Holidays, strikes, the school-out reshuffle in July, the Sunday before a derby, those are the days you actually need an app, and those are the days static timetables fail quietly. Aloya was built for those days. It watches every line, surfaces the real ETA, and when a bus is more than four minutes late it cross-checks rider sightings and operator feeds, then offers the next viable trip before you have to ask.

The Motion wallet, the multimodal planning, the bilingual stops, and the Pulse feed are bonuses on top of that core promise. More about Aloya →

Common questions

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