OVinfo vs RET
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OVinfo
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OVinfo gives you current travel information for the entire public transport system in the Netherlands. The app shows how long you have to wait before you can board, indicates where the current position of the vehicle and uses reliable information about the accessibility at stations and stops. The app was developed with special attention to accessibility: all information about barrier-free boarding is also accessible barrier-free. On both iPhone and iPad, all buttons are spoken by VoiceOver and dynamic font size has been tested with visually impaired users. OVapi B.V. has been giving up-to-date travel information for nearly 10 years and receives the data via ND-OV (National Data Public Transport) directly from all carriers in the Netherlands, including Arriva, Breng, Bravo, Connexxion, EBS, GVB, Hermes, HTM, RRReis, Overal, NS, RET, Keolis en U-OV
RET
Plan your journeys across the Netherlands with real-time public transport information for Rotterdam. View departure times, track your travel history, and purchase tickets and subscriptions directly through the app.
- Real-time departure times
- Trip planner for all of Netherlands
- Barcode ticket purchases
- Travel history tracking
- Disruption notifications
- Shared mobility options
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In the RET app you can find up to date information about public transport services in Rotterdam, see your travel history and buy barcode tickets to travel with the RET. The RET app also shows the nearest stops with current departure times. Get a push notification when there is a disruption at one of your favorite lines or stops. With the planner you can travel with public transport from any location to every address in The Netherlands. The planner contains the latest departure times for bus, tram, metro and trains. Why use the RET app? - Connect your payment cards and view your full travel history with the RET; - Buy a barcode ticket to travel with RET busses, trams and metros; - Buy savings subscriptions and place them on your bank card; - Buy Park and Ride Combi Ticket; - View the latest departure times on your favorite lines, stops - Plan your trip in the travel planner; - View the available shared mobility options nearby; - Push notifications of disruptions; - Overview of all the disruptions for bus, tram & metro and lifts en escalators; - Latest weather forecast - Contact customer service
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: RET at none against OVinfo's 1. RET also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (163 vs 1). OVinfo's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, update cadence, 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. OVinfo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. RET asks for nothing beyond the download.
OVinfo holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RET has 163 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
OVinfo ships an update every 3 weeks, RET every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OVinfo | RET |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.7 (163 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 163 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 110 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | OVapi B.V. | RET |
In-app purchases
OVinfo
- Advertentie-vrije vertrektijden$3.99
RET
No in-app purchases








