KVB vs Crewluve
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.
Crewluve
This companion app provides detailed insights into a sharer's work schedule, including rosters and layovers. It helps answer the common question of when a loved one will return home.
- View sharer's roster details
- Track layover information
- See when sharer will be home
- Syncs with CrewLu app
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This app communicates with the CrewLu app to show you detailed information about the sharer's roster, layovers, and when they will be home. No more asking, "When will you be home again?"
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Crewluve at 100% against KVB's 21%. Crewluve also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.3) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). KVB's advantage is iOS requirement (15.5 vs 26.0). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Crewluve holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 21% of KVB's written reviews are positive against 100% of Crewluve's.
KVB ships an update every 2 months, Crewluve weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | KVB | Crewluve |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Kölner Verkehrs-Betriebe AG | Todd Anderson |
Customer experience
KVB
Crewluve
In-app purchases
KVB
No in-app purchases
Crewluve
No in-app purchases
