Comparison

Quest NZ vs GVB reis app

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

Head to head
About

Quest NZ

Plan your trips and book stays directly at Quest properties in NZ and Fiji. Earn Airpoints on eligible stays. Features include advance check-in, mobile check-out, and even unlocking hotel doors at compatible locations.

Highlights
  • Direct booking for Quest NZ & Fiji properties
  • Earn Air New Zealand Airpoints
  • Advance check-in and special requests
  • Mobile check-in and check-out
  • Unlock hotel doors with the app
  • Track upcoming reservations
  • Receive special offer notifications
Features
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Plan your travel and book direct with any of the 34 Quest NZ & Fiji properties via the Quest app and earn Air New Zealand Airpoints in the process. Now you can also check in & out on the app, and even unlock doors in compatible Quest properties. Quest Apartment Hotels offer spacious serviced apartment style hotel rooms perfect for short and long stays for a home away from home experience. Top Features - Lowest available online price - Quick and easy booking process - Full property information - Advance Check-in with the app from anywhere with ability to send special requests - Check In and Check Out on the app - Open hotel door locks with the app - Receive notifications of special offers throughout the Quest NZ & Fiji network - Track your upcoming reservations - Earn Air New Zealand Airpoints on every stay up to a maximum of 7 nights in any one stay

About

GVB reis app

Plan your public transport journeys across Amsterdam and the Netherlands. Get real-time travel information, disruption alerts, and purchase barcode tickets for immediate travel. This app helps you navigate trams, buses, metros, and ferries with ease.

Highlights
  • Real-time travel information
  • Trip planner for all addresses
  • Disruption alerts and notifications
  • Crowd indicator for services
  • In-app barcode ticket purchase
  • Save favorite locations
Features
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The app for travelling by tram, (night) bus, metro and ferry in Amsterdam and the rest of the Netherlands. Your indispensable travel buddy for frequent travellers or for just a visit. Quickly and easily plan your trip from home to work, a restaurant or the theatre or from Schiphol to your hotel or B&B. Check whether there is a diversion or delay on your route. You always have your favourite line’s up-to-date departure times at your fingertips. And now it’s also possible to purchase a barcode ticket for immediate travel. What the GVB travel app offers you: - Up-to-date travel information: always the most reliable and up-to-date travel information for the GVB network as well as for all other public transport companies in the Netherlands. - Trip planner: plan your trip to any address in Amsterdam or the rest of the Netherlands. - Alert for disruptions: turn notifications on for your favourite line(s). You will receive an Alert if there’s a diversion or disruption. You can set this for certain days and time periods. - Crowd indicator: in each requested travel advice, you can immediately see how busy a service is expected to be. - Bicycle as before and after transport: under travel preferences, you can easily indicate whether you will start or end your trip by bicycle. - Travel only with GVB: if you have a GVB travel product, e.g. a GVB hour/day or GVB Flex, and only want to travel with GVB lines, it’s easy to set this in your travel preferences. - Save favourites: save your favourite locations in Amsterdam with just one click. It’ll then be even easier to plan your next trip. - In-app ticket purchase: you can buy tickets via the app for one hour or for more hours/days and activate them immediately so you are ready to travel. Easily check in and out using your mobile. Why are travellers using the GVB app even more? - Unique Touch Swipe planner – The most personalised trip planner in the Netherlands. Simply swipe from your current, favourite or any other set location to the key places of interest in the city and your trip will be planned instantly. Then you can personalise your destinations. Select your destinations from a list of main locations in Amsterdam and surroundings, and save them for later use. - Personal dashboard based on your travel profile. Directly access the key functions for your travel profile via your main screen. For example, if you use the app mainly for commuting, you will find your set regular route in your dashboard. In that way you always have the up-to-date departure times at hand. - You can compose your own menu to display the functions which are most useful to you. - Check the latest updates on disruptions and planned diversions. - Search for up-to-date departure times by location, stop name or line. (available from mid-May 2021) - Get in touch with GVB Customer Service quickly and have direct access to GVB Services such as lost & found or missed check-out (claim a refund for missed check-ins or check-outs). - Fully available in Dutch and English.

Screenshots

Quest NZ4 screens
GVB reis app4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Quest NZ at free against GVB reis app's free with in-app purchases. Quest NZ also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). GVB reis app's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price, review sentiment, 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

Quest NZ ships an update every 2 months, GVB reis app fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Quest NZ versus GVB reis app: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuest NZGVB reis app
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.7 (2.6K ratings) — better
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews — better13.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2.6K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBEWEB LTDGVB Exploitatie B.V.

Customer experience

Quest NZ

Written reviews10 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative60.0%

GVB reis app

All ratings2,508 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral2.6%
Negative5.8%
Written reviews200 reviews
Positive13.0%
Neutral8.5%
Negative78.5%

Bugs and requests

Quest NZ

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

GVB reis app

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • QR codes not scanning properly
  • Purchased tickets not showing up
  • App crashing or freezing
  • Incorrect transit information

Requested features

5 requests
  • Integrate with Apple Wallet
  • Improve QR code scanning reliability
  • Add more payment options like Apple Pay
  • Simplify user interface
  • Provide better support for lost/expired tickets

In-app purchases

None

Quest NZ

No in-app purchases

None

GVB reis app

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Quest NZ free?
Quest NZ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GVB reis app free?
GVB reis app is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Quest NZ or GVB reis app have ads?
Neither Quest NZ nor GVB reis app shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Quest NZ or GVB reis app?
Quest NZ ships an update every 2 months, and GVB reis app fortnightly. Most recently, Quest NZ was updated on November 2, 2026 and GVB reis app on November 11, 2026.

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