Comparison

ROGER vs BOforAll

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

Head to head
About

ROGER

This app allows users to purchase all travel tickets, plan trips, check real-time schedules, and renew subscriptions for public transport across the Emilia-Romagna region. It integrates services from all local transport companies into a single, convenient smartphone tool.

Highlights
  • Purchase all travel tickets
  • Plan entire journeys
  • Check real-time schedules
  • Renew subscriptions
  • Integrates regional transport services
  • Buy tickets for trains and buses
Features
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Acquistare tutti i biglietti, pianificare l’intero viaggio, controllare orari in tempo reale, rinnovare un abbonamento o acquistare e prolungare una sosta, tutto “in un click”. In Emilia-Romagna è possibile grazie a “Roger, il tuo assistente per muoverti in Emilia-Romagna”, la nuova app promossa dalla Regione Emilia-Romagna che integra, in un solo strumento, i servizi di trasporto di tutte le aziende del territorio. Con Roger è infatti possibile acquistare qualsiasi titolo di viaggio direttamente dallo smartphone con una sola operazione, rendendo più semplice e comodo per l’utente viaggiare in tutta la regione. Un progetto che oggi vede la realizzazione grazie alla collaborazione di tutte le aziende di trasporto del territorio regionale (SETA, START, TEP, TPER) e con il supporto della Regione Emilia-Romagna, insieme per fornire un servizio che agevola la mobilità e i servizi al cittadino. La nuova applicazione, utilizzabile su telefoni IOS, permetterà di pianificare il viaggio con soluzioni che integrano i collegamenti nazionali con il trasporto locale (treno e bus) e i parcheggi, e di acquistare da ovunque ci si trovi i titoli di viaggio, anche per Trenitalia.

About

BOforAll

Explore Bologna with an accessible audio guide. Discover curated routes designed to promote cultural heritage accessibility for everyone. This guide is part of a European project focused on inclusive tourism.

Highlights
  • Accessible tourist guide
  • Curated routes
  • Audio guidance
  • Cultural heritage focus
  • European project initiative
Features
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The accessible tourist guide for the center of Bologna will accompany you along the different routes available. The information collected in this app comes from the U-area for all co-design path, as part of the European ROCK project funded by the Horizon 2020 research and innovation program, with the aim of promoting accessibility to the cultural heritage of the city of ​​Bologna.

Screenshots

ROGER4 screens
BOforAll4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: BOforAll at 100% against ROGER's 23%. BOforAll also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.6) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). ROGER's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 33 months) and ratings volume (21 vs 1). On price, 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BOforAll holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ROGER has 21 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 23% of ROGER's written reviews are positive against 100% of BOforAll's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ROGER ships an update every 3 months, BOforAll every 33 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
ROGER versus BOforAll: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterROGERBOforAll
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.6 (21 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews23.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings21 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 33 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size114 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTPER - Trasporto Passeggeri Emilia RomagnaComune di Bologna

Customer experience

ROGER

All ratings21 ratings
Positive14.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative85.7%
Written reviews74 reviews
Positive23.0%
Neutral9.5%
Negative67.6%

BOforAll

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

ROGER

No in-app purchases

None

BOforAll

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ROGER free?
ROGER is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BOforAll free?
BOforAll is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ROGER or BOforAll?
BOforAll is rated higher. ROGER averages 1.6 out of 5 from 21 ratings, while BOforAll averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do ROGER or BOforAll have ads?
Neither ROGER nor BOforAll shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ROGER or BOforAll?
ROGER ships an update every 3 months, and BOforAll every 33 months. Most recently, ROGER was updated on September 20, 2026 and BOforAll on September 8, 2026.

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