ÖBB Tickets vs VGI
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ÖBB Tickets
Purchase train, bus, metro, and tram tickets quickly and easily. Access exclusive discounts, reserve seats, and manage your travel information on the go. Enjoy a seamless public transport experience with real-time updates and convenient payment options.
- Book tickets for trains, buses, metro, and trams
- Access exclusive online specials and discount fares
- Graphic seat reservation for Railjet
- Find best fares sorted by lowest price
- ÖBB Account for personal data and payment storage
- SimplyGo! for automatic fare calculation
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Fast Track to Your Ticket How can you buy your tickets even faster and get updates on your journey on top of that? You get it with the ÖBB App, round the clock, wherever you are. Take the train and take it easy. The ÖBB App comes with the following features: • Tickets for trains, buses, the metro and trams: book your ÖBB tickets & get exclusive online specials such as the Sparschiene Österreich discount fares. You can also book the city tickets and weekly or monthly tickets of Austrian regional transport operators • Pay your fares on the go with SimplyGo! The handy add-on for the ÖBB App automatically identifies the routes you travelled and calculates the matching public transport fare for your complete journey • Secure your favourite seat on the Railjet: use the graphic seat reservation • Find the best fare: see the ÖBB train services sorted by lowest fare first • ÖBB Account: conveniently and securely store your personal data and means of payment, save your favourite routes, and receive additional exclusive offers (e.g. the Vorteilscard 66 discount card) We are continuously working on the app to enrich it with new features and improve the usability. Further information: https://www.oebb.at/en/tickets-kundenkarten/online-mobile-ticketing/oebb-app
VGI
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Dein Bus auf Bestellung: VGI-Flexi ist der neue, innovative Mobilitätsservice in der Region Ingolstadt. Per App kannst Du schnell und unkompliziert Fahrten im Bedarfsverkehr buchen - egal wohin Du unterwegs sein möchtest. So funktioniert es… Die Buchung Deiner individuellen Fahrt ist bis spätestens 60 Minuten vor der gewünschten Abfahrtszeit möglich. Unser VGI-Flexi holt Dich zuverlässig am ausgewählten Startpunkt ab und bringt Dich komfortabel ans Ziel. Tickets und Preise… VGI-Flexi ist in den VGI-Tarif eingebunden. Die bekannten Tickets (z.B. Wochen- und Monatskarten, Deutschland-Ticket oder 365-Euro-Tickets) können in den entsprechenden Tarifzonen genutzt werden. On-Board-Bezahlung: Im Fahrzeug können Einzelfahrkarten zum Bedarfsverkehr-Tarif erworben werden. Der Fahrpreis beträgt im regionalen Ortsverkehr 1,50€ für Erwachsene und 1,00 € für Kinder (ausgenommen Expressverbindung Denkendorf-Ingolstadt, Rufbuslinien und FX2 Ingolstadt). VGI-Flexi ist in vielen Gebieten unterwegs – alle Details unter www.vgi.de ► Bedarfsverkehr VGI. Wir verbinden die Region
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Verdict
ÖBB Tickets and VGI are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ÖBB Tickets ships an update fortnightly, VGI every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ÖBB Tickets | VGI |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.9 (160 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 20.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 160 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ÖBB-Personenverkehr AG | Padam Mobility |
Bugs and requests
ÖBB Tickets
Reported bugs
4 issues- Tickets disappearing from the app after purchase
- Inability to add or manage discount cards
- Inconsistent behavior when switching between devices
- Crashes when trying to access purchased tickets
Requested features
5 requests- Integration with Apple Wallet and Apple Pay
- Improved seat selection and reservation options
- Offline mode for accessing tickets and schedules
- Multilingual support beyond just German and English
- Better notifications and alerts for travel disruptions
VGI
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ÖBB Tickets
No in-app purchases
VGI
No in-app purchases
