Comparison

MyTrips vs NZeTA

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

Head to head
About

MyTrips

This app digitizes your travel documents, acting as a secure electronic wallet for tickets, vouchers, and important paperwork. It also includes features for documenting memories, checking weather forecasts, and managing travel checklists.

Highlights
  • Electronic ticket and voucher storage
  • Personal document storage
  • Travel memory diary
  • Weather forecasts
  • Checklist management
  • Direct messaging with travel consultant
Features
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Say Goodbye to a big stuffed wallet of paper documents and say hello to modern convenience. MyTrips is a personalized electronic ticket wallet App designed for travelers by Lifestyle Travel Ballarat to carry all of your important paperwork when you travel. My Trip app not only stores all of your flight tickets, hotel & car hire vouchers, theatre and event tickets, it also has many other fantastic features. Features include: - a direct messaging system to your consultant for peace of mind and help at your fingertips, - Store copies of personal documents plus record in words & pictures all of your travel memories into the diary - Get Weather forecast of the places you are visiting - Keep track of your Checklists - Many other useful links including personalized destination trip reports for the places you are visiting.

About

NZeTA

This official government app allows you to quickly request and pay for your New Zealand Electronic Travel Authority (NZeTA) and the International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy (IVL). It streamlines the process by enabling passport and credit card scanning, and supports group applications.

Highlights
  • Request NZeTA
  • Pay IVL
  • Scan passport for details
  • Scan credit/debit card
  • Group applications (up to 10)
  • Fastest application method
Features
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NZeTA – Get it before you go Download this free official New Zealand government app and use it to request your NZeTA and pay the IVL. The app is the fastest way to request an NZeTA and should take you less than 5 minutes. You can use the app to scan your passport to upload your details and scan your credit or debit card for ease of payment. You can request and pay for up to 10 NZeTAs in one transaction for your family or group. What are the NZeTA & IVL? The NZeTA is a border security measure introduced by the New Zealand Government on 1 October 2019. To find out more, visit the Immigration New Zealand website. https://www.immigration.govt.nz/nzeta Most visitors coming to New Zealand must pay an International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy (IVL). The IVL is a way for you to contribute directly to the tourism infrastructure you use and help protect the natural environment you enjoy during your stay in New Zealand. For more information on the IVL, visit this website https://www.mbie.govt.nz/immigration-and-tourism/tourism/tourism-funding/international-visitor-conservation-and-tourism-levy/. The Legal stuff Immigration New Zealand (INZ) will use the information you provide in this app about yourself or others, including photographs, to assess NZeTA requests. Information may also be used to improve INZ’s services and administration of the Immigration Act 2009. See our privacy statement (https://www.immigration.govt.nz/about-us/site-information/privacy) for more information about our handling of personal information and your rights. The use of this app is subject to our terms of use https://www.immigration.govt.nz/about-us/site-information/terms-of-use. It is your responsibility to ensure that to the best of your knowledge the information you provide via this app is accurate and that you answer the questions truthfully and correctly. The information will be retained and will become part of New Zealand immigration records. INZ may provide information to other agencies in New Zealand and overseas where such disclosure is required or permitted by the Privacy Act 1993, or otherwise required or permitted by law.

Screenshots

MyTrips4 screens
NZeTA4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: MyTrips at 100% against NZeTA's 31%. MyTrips also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MyTrips ships an update every 2 months, NZeTA every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
MyTrips versus NZeTA: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMyTripsNZeTA
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.4 (898 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better30.5% of reviews
Number of ratings—898 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB117 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSmart Trips Pty LtdMinistry of Business, Innovation and Employment

Customer experience

MyTrips

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

NZeTA

All ratings898 ratings
Positive85.3%
Neutral2.9%
Negative11.8%
Written reviews734 reviews
Positive30.5%
Neutral3.4%
Negative66.1%

Bugs and requests

MyTrips

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

NZeTA

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Passport scanning issues due to reflections
  • Inconsistent app behavior across devices
  • Payment processing failures or double charges
  • Loss of application data when app is closed

Requested features

4 requests
  • Option to manually upload photos
  • Ability to add multiple travelers in one session
  • Clearer instructions and error handling
  • In-app status tracking and updates

In-app purchases

None

MyTrips

No in-app purchases

None

NZeTA

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MyTrips free?
MyTrips is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NZeTA free?
NZeTA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MyTrips or NZeTA have ads?
Neither MyTrips nor NZeTA shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MyTrips or NZeTA?
MyTrips ships an update every 2 months, and NZeTA every 6 weeks. Most recently, MyTrips was updated on October 20, 2026 and NZeTA on October 29, 2026.

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