Comparison

AT Mobile vs Sparkling

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

Head to head
About

AT Mobile

Plan and track journeys across Auckland's public transport network, including buses, trains, and ferries. Discover walking, cycling, scooter, and car-sharing options. Manage your AT HOP card balance and receive real-time disruption alerts for a smoother commute.

Highlights
  • Journey planner for bus, train, ferry, bike, and foot
  • Real-time service departures and live tracking
  • Shared scooter, bike, and car location checks
  • AT HOP card balance management and top-up
  • Disruption alerts and train line status updates
  • Saved favorite stops and routes
Features
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AT Mobile makes it easy to move around Auckland. It helps you plan and track journeys across AT Metro bus, train and ferry services, or go by bike or on foot. Whether you are a frequent commuter, an occasional traveller or a new to Auckland explorer, join over 250,000 other users and take an easy journey around Auckland Find your best route - Use the Journey Planner to find out how to get to your destination, and save your regular trips. Maybe you want to get there by bike or on foot? Journey Planner will show you walking and cycling journey options too. Real time departures - Save time by knowing when you need to be at your stop or station, and even track the live location of your service. Save your favourite stops and stations for quick access when you're out and about. Enjoy an easy journey - Going somewhere new, or just want to relax on your journey? We'll let you know when it’s time to board or to get off. Shared scooters and bikes - Check live location of scooters or bikes near you and unlock in the provider app. Car sharing - Check live location of shared cars near you and book it with the provider. Manage your AT HOP balance - Don’t wait till you get home, check your balance on the go, find nearby top-up locations, and easily top-up. Disruption alerts and info - Want to be kept up to date when services change? We’ll let you know when your frequently used routes or stops are disrupted, based on your travel using registered AT HOP cards. Or you can subscribe to the specific routes you use, at the time of day you usually travel. Train Line Status - Check how your train line is running before you head to the station, for any disruptions or delays. We're always working to improve the app to make it easier for you to get around Auckland. Please send us feedback in your reviews or via the "Contact Us" area in the menu - we'd love to hear from you.

About

Sparkling

Features
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Sparkling properties Suntrack App allows you to track and monitor all types of your vehicles and assets in real-time registered under "sparkingtracking.com". With this app, - Vehicle or asset location can be viewed - Follow along with your vehicle - Get real-time events from your assets - View all your vehicles on one screen - Replay past/offline track of the vehicle with its speed - Add or update vehicles related information - Manage your vehicle groups - Add or edit geofences - Assign drivers for vehicles and manage them - Manage your account with us - Remote vehicle immobilization To track vehicles or assets, you must first contact us and register your vehicles with our system. Then we will create an account for you to log in and use our app.

Screenshots

AT Mobile4 screens
Sparkling4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: AT Mobile at every 2 weeks against Sparkling's every 3 months. Sparkling's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

AT Mobile ships an update every 2 weeks, Sparkling every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
AT Mobile versus Sparkling: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAT MobileSparkling
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (572 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews29.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings572 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size160 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAuckland TransportSunru Holdings Pty Ltd

Bugs and requests

AT Mobile

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Journey planner not working, showing no results
  • Live departure information not loading or disappearing
  • Inability to top up cards online or through the app
  • App freezing or crashing frequently

Requested features

6 requests
  • Integrate with Apple Pay and Google Pay
  • Allow deleting old/unused cards
  • Improve journey planning with more route options
  • Provide more prominent disruption notifications
  • Add dark mode
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  • Improve location tracking accuracy

Sparkling

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

AT Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

Sparkling

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AT Mobile free?
AT Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sparkling free?
Sparkling is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do AT Mobile or Sparkling have ads?
Neither AT Mobile nor Sparkling shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AT Mobile or Sparkling?
AT Mobile ships an update every 2 weeks, and Sparkling every 3 months. Most recently, AT Mobile was updated on October 20, 2026 and Sparkling on October 19, 2026.

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