Virgin Australia vs Translink
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.
Translink
Plan your public transport journeys across Queensland with real-time updates and personalized travel preferences. Navigate your trips with live directions and save your favorite routes for easy access.
- Real-time journey planning
- Travel alerts
- Live navigation
- Save and share trips
- Customizable travel preferences
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The Translink app is the official Queensland Government app for public transport journey planning. The new app provides increased personalisation and flexibility to customise your travel preferences including: • Real time journey planning and travel alerts • Live navigation • Ability to save and share trips For more information or Translink app privacy and conditions, visit translink.com.au/translinkapp
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Virgin Australia at 4.8 against Translink's 1.3. Virgin Australia also leads on review sentiment (39% vs 4%) and ratings volume (1.4K vs 4). Translink'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 1.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Virgin Australia has 1.4K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 39% of Virgin Australia's written reviews are positive against 4% of Translink's.
Virgin Australia ships an update every 2 weeks, Translink every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Virgin Australia | Translink |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (1.4K ratings) — better | 1.3 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 39.3% of reviews — better | 4.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.4K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 16.7 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 453 MB | 227 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | VIRGIN AUSTRALIA HOLDINGS PTY LIMITED | Department of Transport and Main Roads |
Customer experience
Virgin Australia
Translink
User reviews
Virgin Australia
From 1.4K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Efficient app
- 👍 User friendly and straightforward
- 👍 Easy to book and manage
- 👍 Convenient
- 👍 Easy to use
Room to improve
- 🐛 Trip screen freeze
- 🔍 Outdated interface
- 🐛 Glitchy and slow
- 🐛 Inaccurate flight information
- 🐛 Constant technical issues
Translink
From 4 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Responsive and good performance
- 🔒 Robust security features
- 👍 Much improved over previous app
Room to improve
- 🐛 Inaccurate real-time data and timetables
- 🤔 Cluttered and difficult to navigate
- 🔍 Address search function underperforming
- 🚫 Removal of useful features from old app
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
Translink
Reported bugs
3 issues- Frequent crashes and errors
- Laggy and slow performance
- Incorrect route recommendations
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to search and view specific bus/train routes
- Option to save favorite stops and routes
- Integration with Go Card for seamless ticketing
- Widgets and Apple Watch app support
- Customizable trip planning and saved trips
In-app purchases
Virgin Australia
No in-app purchases
Translink
No in-app purchases
