Comparison

ÖBB Tickets vs Octoberfest Guide

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

Octoberfest Guide

This AI-powered guide helps you navigate Oktoberfest with personalized plans, interactive maps, and survival tips. Features include a drunk-friendly design and SOS mode for emergencies.

Highlights
  • AI Day Planner
  • Interactive Map with GPS
  • Survival Guide with 8 categories
  • SOS Mode for emergencies
  • Drunk-Friendly Design
  • Personalized Itineraries
Features
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Plan Oktoberfest without losing it in the group chat. Wiesn Guide turns "who is going where, and when?" into one plan everybody can see. One person creates the trip and shares a code; everyone else joins — free, no account needed. ● ONE PLAN THE WHOLE GROUP SHARES Tell the app how many you are, what you are into and what it may cost. You get a day plan with times, a meeting point, a tent, food and an evening. Plans fall apart — replan the day and everyone sees the new version straight away. ● THE WHOLE WIESN ON ONE MAP 51 pins across the Theresienwiese: the 14 large festival tents, U-Bahn exits, toilets, first-aid posts, water fountains, rides and the Bavaria statue. Every place, every tent detail, your plan, the Bible and SOS live on the device and need no signal — because nobody has reception inside a packed tent. ● ALL 35 TENTS, INCLUDING THE SMALL ONES The 14 large tents with their brewery, music, kitchen and character. Plus all 21 kleine Festzelte with street and neighbouring tent — often the better half of Oktoberfest: easier to get into, better food, and you can actually hear the person opposite you. ● THE WIESN BIBLE What Oktoberfest actually is, past the cliché: how to wear Tracht properly and what the dirndl bow means. Brass bands and when each song lands. Maßkrugstemmen, Nageln, Fingerhakeln and Schafkopf. Food from Steckerlfisch to Obatzda to Kaiserschmarrn. The best photo spots, table reservations, opening times, and how to get home at the end of the night. ● SOS — ALWAYS FREE First-aid posts, emergency numbers, lost property, the meeting point for lost people, and "where am I?" by GPS. Behind no paywall, because an emergency does not have one. ● WHAT COSTS WHAT Free: the whole map, SOS, the tent guide, the survival tips, the getting-home guide, the first day of your plan and two replans. Joining someone's group is always free. Pro: every day of your trip and unlimited replans. Group Pro unlocks the whole trip rather than the buyer — one person pays, the group is in. Group XL does the same for up to 20 people. Oktoberfest 2026: 19 September to 4 October, Theresienwiese, Munich. Enjoy it responsibly. The app plans your day — you set your own pace.

Screenshots

ÖBB Tickets4 screens
Octoberfest Guide4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Octoberfest Guide at 4.5 against ÖBB Tickets's 1.9. Octoberfest Guide also leads on review sentiment (60% vs 21%) and update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly). ÖBB Tickets's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ratings volume (160 vs 8). On price, ads, monetization model and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Octoberfest Guide sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. ÖBB Tickets asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Octoberfest Guide holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ÖBB Tickets has 160 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 21% of ÖBB Tickets's written reviews are positive against 60% of Octoberfest Guide's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ÖBB Tickets ships an update fortnightly, Octoberfest Guide every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
ÖBB Tickets versus Octoberfest Guide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterÖBB TicketsOctoberfest Guide
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.9 (160 ratings)4.5 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews20.6% of reviews60.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings160 — better8
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB18 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperÖBB-Personenverkehr AGManuel Worlitzer

Customer experience

ÖBB Tickets

All ratings160 ratings
Positive18.8%
Neutral5.6%
Negative75.6%
Written reviews350 reviews
Positive20.6%
Neutral8.0%
Negative71.4%

Octoberfest Guide

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

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

Octoberfest Guide

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

ÖBB Tickets

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Octoberfest Guide

One-time4
  • Solo Pro$12.99
  • Oktoberfest Guide Premium 2025$14.99
  • Group Pro$34.99
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  • Concierge$129.99

Questions

Is ÖBB Tickets free?
ÖBB Tickets is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Octoberfest Guide free?
Octoberfest Guide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ÖBB Tickets or Octoberfest Guide?
Octoberfest Guide is rated higher. ÖBB Tickets averages 1.9 out of 5 from 160 ratings, while Octoberfest Guide averages 4.5 from 8 ratings.
Do ÖBB Tickets or Octoberfest Guide have ads?
Neither ÖBB Tickets nor Octoberfest Guide shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ÖBB Tickets or Octoberfest Guide?
ÖBB Tickets ships an update fortnightly, and Octoberfest Guide every 3 days. Most recently, ÖBB Tickets was updated on November 9, 2026 and Octoberfest Guide on November 5, 2026.

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