Virgin Australia vs FlexiRide
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Virgin Australia
Your essential travel companion for managing flights. Book trips, select seats, check in, and track your luggage. Access your boarding pass and flight updates directly from your lock screen.
- Search and book trips
- Manage trip details
- Select seats
- Check in for flights
- Track luggage
- View boarding pass
- Flight updates
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The Virgin Australia app is your perfect travel companion. Check into your flight, view your boarding pass, watch movies, and track your bags all from your phone. Use the Virgin Australia app to: • Search and book trips, Search and book your next holiday or business trip with a few taps. • Manage trips with ease, You can select a seat, amend your trip details and check in for domestic flights. • Track whatever you pack, Get updates on the whereabouts of your bags when travelling. • Use Journey Tracker, View flight updates and grab your boarding pass from your lock screen. We're working on so much more to make your next trip with Virgin Australia even more wonderful. Love our app? Leave us a rating on the app store. Any questions or feedback? Reach out using the App feedback form on the More screen.
FlexiRide
This app provides a flexible and convenient way to use public transport. Book seats on demand-responsive services, plan your entire trip with efficient route options, and set favorite routes for quick access and delay notifications.
- On-demand service booking
- Trip planning with efficient routes
- Virtual stop guidance
- Advance booking up to one week
- Favorite route saving
- Delay notifications
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FlexiRide offers Public Transport users a smarter and more convenient way to travel. Booking a demand responsive service through the FlexiRide app makes getting to or from Stud Park Shopping Centre and Ferntree Gully Station a breeze! Just select the destination, book your seats and the app will guide you to your nearest virtual stop. Plan Your Trip from Start to Finish Just choose where you want to go and the FlexiRide app will find the most efficient options and provide you with directions and estimated travel time to help you choose the route that suits you. Utilise the FlexiRide Rowville Service You can make a booking for the new Rowville demand responsive FlexiRide service directly through the FlexiRide app. Bookings can be made up to one week (seven days) in advance. Set your Favourites Mark a favourite route to access it directly from the home screen and receive notifications of any delays affecting the service. Notifications can be toggled on/off in settings. Enjoying the FlexiRide experience? Please rate us! Questions? Email us at enquiries@venturabus.com.au
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Virgin Australia at 4.8 against FlexiRide's 3.0. Virgin Australia also leads on ratings volume (1.5K vs 2) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). FlexiRide's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Virgin Australia holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Virgin Australia has 1.5K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 41% of Virgin Australia's written reviews are positive against 27% of FlexiRide's.
Virgin Australia ships an update fortnightly, FlexiRide every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 17, 2026.
| Parameter | Virgin Australia | FlexiRide |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (1.5K ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 41.0% of reviews — better | 26.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.5K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 461 MB | 172 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | VIRGIN AUSTRALIA HOLDINGS PTY LIMITED | Moovit App Global LTD |
Customer experience
Virgin Australia
FlexiRide
Bugs and requests
Virgin Australia
Reported bugs
6 issues- Screen freezes when trying to upgrade or amend booking
- Flight notifications show wrong timezone
- Inability to check in through app
- Seat selection issues
- Booking issues
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- Login failures
Requested features
4 requests- Liquid Glass support for modern design
- Integrate hotel and car bookings
- Show state credit points in app
- Dark mode option
FlexiRide
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Virgin Australia
No in-app purchases
FlexiRide
No in-app purchases
Questions
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