Comparison

OVinfo vs RET

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

Head to head
About

OVinfo

Features
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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

About

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.

Highlights
  • Real-time departure times
  • Trip planner for all of Netherlands
  • Barcode ticket purchases
  • Travel history tracking
  • Disruption notifications
  • Shared mobility options
Features
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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

Screenshots

OVinfo4 screens
RET4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. OVinfo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. RET asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
OVinfo versus RET: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOVinfoRET
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.7 (163 ratings)
Positive reviews—50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1163 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.617.6
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB110 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOVapi B.V.RET

In-app purchases

1 purchases

OVinfo

One-time1
  • Advertentie-vrije vertrektijden$3.99
None

RET

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is OVinfo free?
OVinfo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RET free?
RET is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, OVinfo or RET?
OVinfo is rated higher. OVinfo averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while RET averages 4.7 from 163 ratings.
Do OVinfo or RET have ads?
OVinfo shows ads; RET does not.
Which is updated more often, OVinfo or RET?
OVinfo ships an update every 3 weeks, and RET every 5 weeks. Most recently, OVinfo was updated on October 24, 2026 and RET on October 20, 2026.

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