KVB vs KVG mobil
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.
KVG mobil
Purchase public transport tickets for the NVV tariff, access route information across Hesse, and display your Deutschlandticket on your mobile device.
- NVV ticket purchase
- Hessen-wide route information
- Deutschlandticket display
- Ticket shop integration
- Connection information
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Funktionen: Fahrkartenkauf des NVV-Tarif, wahlweise über den Ticketshop oder weitergeleitet aus der Verbindungsauskunft Hessenweite Verbindungsauskünfte aus dem Informationssystem des Rhein Main Verkehrsverbundes Anzeige des Deutschlandtickets auf dem Handy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: KVB at 21% against KVG mobil's 6%. 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.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | KVB | KVG mobil |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 20.6% of reviews — better | 6.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 157 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kölner Verkehrs-Betriebe AG | Kasseler Verkehrs- und Versorgungs-GmbH |
Customer experience
KVB
KVG mobil
In-app purchases
KVB
No in-app purchases
KVG mobil
No in-app purchases
