Arena Collection vs KVB
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Arena Collection
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Discover Europe's stunning beauty in Croatia, Germany, Austria, Hungary & Serbia. Main features: - Open your hotel door with new generation MOBILE KEY - Book trips, restaurants, massages, sport fields, babysitters ... - Order directly into your hotel room, food & drinks from our menus - Discover the World around you with the Virtual Tour (just walk to a site and look at your phone) - Be informed about news, events & places - Real-time interaction with hotel from anywhere - Share your experience online on social networks - It is possible to open doors, control the lights, air conditioning, room statuses, and TV. Start using Arena Collection App by simply browsing around. Discover Arena Collection!
KVB
Plan trips, view live departure times, and purchase tickets for public transport and shared mobility services in Cologne. Find and book bicycles, cars, and taxis.
- Trip planner with live data
- Departure monitor for stations
- Ticket purchasing
- KVB-Rad bicycle booking
- Car-Sharing and Taxi-Ruf integration
- Disruption information
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The KVB-App provides time tables, trip planning, navigation as well as a ticket shop for busses and trains in the area of Cologne and around. Beside the trip planner and discruption information you are able to get live data for your station. The KVB-App offers all information about KVB-Rad, Car-Sharing and Taxi-Ruf in Cologne. You can register yourself an account, localize vehicles and bicycles and you are able to book a bicycle/care directly. Overview of the functions: - Trip planner (live data) - Departure monitor for stations (live data) - Save station and ticket favorites and change their names individually - Purchase tickets (also anonymous) - Tariff price information - Information about disruptions - KVB-Rad (Bicylce search, prices, registration and booking) - Taxi-Ruf Cologne (Show places where you can get a taxi and booking within the KVB-App) - Car-Sharing (Vehicle location, registration and booking) The KVB-App will be updated and enhanced with new features and functions frequently.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Arena Collection at 13.0 against KVB's 15.5. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Arena Collection | KVB |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 2.3 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 20.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | INTERSOFT TECHNOLOGIES d.o.o. | Kölner Verkehrs-Betriebe AG |
In-app purchases
Arena Collection
No in-app purchases
KVB
No in-app purchases
Questions
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