TransLink Destinations vs Translink
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TransLink Destinations
Receive timely alerts as you approach your commuter rail station. Get real-time information on your location, arrival time, and distance to your destination. Customize alerts and notification sounds for a personalized travel experience.
- Station arrival alerts
- Real-time location tracking
- Arrival time and distance
- Customizable notification sounds
- Map view of journey
- Speed tracking
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Never worry about missing your train station with TransLink Destinations. Receive timely alerts as you approach your station, allowing you to sit back and relax. Stay informed with all the information you need while traveling, whether you're a frequent commuter or just on a quick day trip – Destinations has something for everyone. — STATION ALERTS — Bid farewell to the days of worrying about missing your stop. Simply choose your station, and get notified when you're almost there. Enjoy a peaceful sleep after a long day, kick back and watch a movie, or receive an alert during your adventure to a new place! — BE IN THE KNOW — Trying to figure out where you are? Or how much time you have until your train station? Wonder no more! Destinations provides real-time information on your current location, arrival time, remaining travel time, distance to your destination, and even your speed! View your location on a map and track your journey. — CUSTOMIZABLE — Tailor your trip to your preferences. Decide how close to your station you want to be alerted and even choose the notification sound that plays when you're almost there. — SUPER SIMPLE — Destinations is designed to be both beautiful and incredibly user-friendly. Whether you want to follow your trip as you travel or quickly set a destination and take a nap, Destinations can do it all and more. New features and fixes are always on the way! If you have a feature you would like to see in the app or even a quirky bug that you found, feel free to reach out. We’re always excited to hear from our users! We read all emails and reviews, so please leave a review below or reach out to us at support@kleincodes.com Happy travels! TransLink Destinations is not affiliated with the any rail companies. From time to time, Destinations may briefly access your GPS in order to have higher confidence in your location. Battery life is very important to us and we do many things to ensure we use it sparingly. Please be aware that continued use of GPS services running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
Translink
Plan your public transport journeys across Queensland with real-time updates and personalized travel preferences. Navigate your trips with live directions and save your favorite routes for easy access.
- Real-time journey planning
- Travel alerts
- Live navigation
- Save and share trips
- Customizable travel preferences
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The Translink app is the official Queensland Government app for public transport journey planning. The new app provides increased personalisation and flexibility to customise your travel preferences including: • Real time journey planning and travel alerts • Live navigation • Ability to save and share trips For more information or Translink app privacy and conditions, visit translink.com.au/translinkapp
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: TransLink Destinations at 5.0 against Translink's 1.3. TransLink Destinations also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). Translink's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. TransLink Destinations sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Translink asks for nothing beyond the download.
TransLink Destinations holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively.
TransLink Destinations ships an update monthly, Translink every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on July 9, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TransLink Destinations | Translink |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 1.3 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 4.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 16.7 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 227 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | KleinCodes, LLC | Department of Transport and Main Roads |
Customer experience
TransLink Destinations
Translink
Bugs and requests
TransLink Destinations
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Translink
Reported bugs
3 issues- Frequent crashes and errors
- Laggy and slow performance
- Incorrect route recommendations
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to search and view specific bus/train routes
- Option to save favorite stops and routes
- Integration with Go Card for seamless ticketing
- Widgets and Apple Watch app support
- Customizable trip planning and saved trips
In-app purchases
TransLink Destinations
- TransLink Destinations Pro3 Days trial$0.991 Month
- TransLink Destinations Pro7 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Remove Ads$0.99
- TransLink Pro$19.99
Translink
No in-app purchases
