KVB vs go.Rheinland
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
KVB
Plan trips, view live departure times, and purchase tickets for public transport and shared mobility services in Cologne. Find and book bicycles, cars, and taxis.
- Trip planner with live data
- Departure monitor for stations
- Ticket purchasing
- KVB-Rad bicycle booking
- Car-Sharing and Taxi-Ruf integration
- Disruption information
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The KVB-App provides time tables, trip planning, navigation as well as a ticket shop for busses and trains in the area of Cologne and around. Beside the trip planner and discruption information you are able to get live data for your station. The KVB-App offers all information about KVB-Rad, Car-Sharing and Taxi-Ruf in Cologne. You can register yourself an account, localize vehicles and bicycles and you are able to book a bicycle/care directly. Overview of the functions: - Trip planner (live data) - Departure monitor for stations (live data) - Save station and ticket favorites and change their names individually - Purchase tickets (also anonymous) - Tariff price information - Information about disruptions - KVB-Rad (Bicylce search, prices, registration and booking) - Taxi-Ruf Cologne (Show places where you can get a taxi and booking within the KVB-App) - Car-Sharing (Vehicle location, registration and booking) The KVB-App will be updated and enhanced with new features and functions frequently.
go.Rheinland
Plan your journeys, purchase tickets and subscriptions, and access real-time public transport information. Discover news on sustainable mobility projects and easily locate mobile stations and sharing services.
- Timetable information
- Ticket and subscription purchase
- Live transport information
- Save favorite routes
- News on sustainable mobility
- Access to mobile stations and sharing services
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The new go.Rheinland app makes getting around in the region easier than ever before: You can now find timetable information, the option to buy tickets and subscriptions in one place - with functions such as live information and saving favorites, as well as all the latest news on public transport and interesting background facts on the most important projects in terms of sustainable mobility. go.Rheinland also makes it easy for you to access mobile stations and sharing services. No matter where you want to go: Your journey begins with go. go.Rheinland
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: KVB at 2.3 against go.Rheinland's 1.0. KVB also leads on ratings volume (4 vs 1). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
KVB holds the better App Store score, 2.3 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.
KVB ships an update every 2 months, go.Rheinland every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | KVB | go.Rheinland |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (4 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 20.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 153 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kölner Verkehrs-Betriebe AG | go.Rheinland GmbH |
Customer experience
KVB
go.Rheinland
In-app purchases
KVB
No in-app purchases
go.Rheinland
No in-app purchases
