Comparison

High Peak vs GVB reis app

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

Head to head
About

High Peak

Purchase and display mobile tickets for bus journeys. Track live bus locations and receive important service updates to stay informed about your travel.

Highlights
  • Purchase M-tickets
  • Display QR code tickets
  • Track live bus locations
  • Receive service announcements
  • Account creation
  • Card setup
Features
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Buy and display a range of M-tickets, track live buses and stay up to date with service announcements through the app. Create an account, set up your card, choose a ticket and you're ready to ride with High Peak. Our M-tickets have a QR code that you simply scan to validate! Real-Time information lets you know when the next bus is due and allows you to track your bus while service updates make sure you are always informed about your journey.

About

GVB reis app

Plan your public transport journeys across Amsterdam and the Netherlands. Get real-time travel information, disruption alerts, and purchase barcode tickets for immediate travel. This app helps you navigate trams, buses, metros, and ferries with ease.

Highlights
  • Real-time travel information
  • Trip planner for all addresses
  • Disruption alerts and notifications
  • Crowd indicator for services
  • In-app barcode ticket purchase
  • Save favorite locations
Features
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The app for travelling by tram, (night) bus, metro and ferry in Amsterdam and the rest of the Netherlands. Your indispensable travel buddy for frequent travellers or for just a visit. Quickly and easily plan your trip from home to work, a restaurant or the theatre or from Schiphol to your hotel or B&B. Check whether there is a diversion or delay on your route. You always have your favourite line’s up-to-date departure times at your fingertips. And now it’s also possible to purchase a barcode ticket for immediate travel. What the GVB travel app offers you: - Up-to-date travel information: always the most reliable and up-to-date travel information for the GVB network as well as for all other public transport companies in the Netherlands. - Trip planner: plan your trip to any address in Amsterdam or the rest of the Netherlands. - Alert for disruptions: turn notifications on for your favourite line(s). You will receive an Alert if there’s a diversion or disruption. You can set this for certain days and time periods. - Crowd indicator: in each requested travel advice, you can immediately see how busy a service is expected to be. - Bicycle as before and after transport: under travel preferences, you can easily indicate whether you will start or end your trip by bicycle. - Travel only with GVB: if you have a GVB travel product, e.g. a GVB hour/day or GVB Flex, and only want to travel with GVB lines, it’s easy to set this in your travel preferences. - Save favourites: save your favourite locations in Amsterdam with just one click. It’ll then be even easier to plan your next trip. - In-app ticket purchase: you can buy tickets via the app for one hour or for more hours/days and activate them immediately so you are ready to travel. Easily check in and out using your mobile. Why are travellers using the GVB app even more? - Unique Touch Swipe planner – The most personalised trip planner in the Netherlands. Simply swipe from your current, favourite or any other set location to the key places of interest in the city and your trip will be planned instantly. Then you can personalise your destinations. Select your destinations from a list of main locations in Amsterdam and surroundings, and save them for later use. - Personal dashboard based on your travel profile. Directly access the key functions for your travel profile via your main screen. For example, if you use the app mainly for commuting, you will find your set regular route in your dashboard. In that way you always have the up-to-date departure times at hand. - You can compose your own menu to display the functions which are most useful to you. - Check the latest updates on disruptions and planned diversions. - Search for up-to-date departure times by location, stop name or line. (available from mid-May 2021) - Get in touch with GVB Customer Service quickly and have direct access to GVB Services such as lost & found or missed check-out (claim a refund for missed check-ins or check-outs). - Fully available in Dutch and English.

Screenshots

High Peak4 screens
GVB reis app4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: High Peak at free against GVB reis app's free with in-app purchases. High Peak also leads on review sentiment (38% vs 13%). GVB reis app's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

High Peak ships an update every 2 months, GVB reis app fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
High Peak versus GVB reis app: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHigh PeakGVB reis app
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.7 (2.6K ratings) — better
Positive reviews37.5% of reviews — better13.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2.6K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size137 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRise Digital Media LimitedGVB Exploitatie B.V.

Customer experience

High Peak

Written reviews8 reviews
Positive37.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative50.0%

GVB reis app

All ratings2,508 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral2.6%
Negative5.8%
Written reviews200 reviews
Positive13.0%
Neutral8.5%
Negative78.5%

Bugs and requests

High Peak

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

GVB reis app

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • QR codes not scanning properly
  • Purchased tickets not showing up
  • App crashing or freezing
  • Incorrect transit information

Requested features

5 requests
  • Integrate with Apple Wallet
  • Improve QR code scanning reliability
  • Add more payment options like Apple Pay
  • Simplify user interface
  • Provide better support for lost/expired tickets

In-app purchases

None

High Peak

No in-app purchases

None

GVB reis app

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is High Peak free?
High Peak is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GVB reis app free?
GVB reis app is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do High Peak or GVB reis app have ads?
Neither High Peak nor GVB reis app shows ads.
Which is updated more often, High Peak or GVB reis app?
High Peak ships an update every 2 months, and GVB reis app fortnightly. Most recently, High Peak was updated on November 2, 2026 and GVB reis app on November 7, 2026.

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