Comparison

RMV Live Timetable vs Abfahrt

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

Head to head
About

RMV Live Timetable

Get real-time departure information for your local transit stops. This unofficial app provides live updates for public transportation, helping you plan your journeys efficiently.

Highlights
  • Live departure times
  • Real-time updates
  • Stop-based information
  • Unofficial project
Features
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The RMV Live Timetable App shows you the next departures at your stop in real-time. This is an unofficial project and is not affiliated with Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund GmbH.

About

Abfahrt

Features
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Abfahrt is a departure board for the Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund: the S-Bahn, U-Bahn, trams, buses and regional trains in and around Frankfurt, read the way somebody standing at the stop reads it. WHAT IT SHOWS β€’ What leaves next, with the live time rather than the timetable wherever RMV has one. β€’ Which way out it goes from β€” the platform at a station, or the side of the street, named by the stop everything there calls at next. β€’ How late it is running, and whether it has been cancelled at all. β€’ Where the next vehicles of a line actually are, drawn on a map, when you tap it. β€’ The whole run of a train or bus, stop by stop, with the times it is keeping. β€’ Service messages from across the network, narrowed to the lines and stops you care about. NEAR ME The stops within 500 metres, nearest first, with the modes that call at each one. Abfahrt opens here, so it asks for your position when this screen is shown β€” one reading at a time, never followed β€” and passes it through its own server to RMV to find the stops around you. Say no, and search, saved stops and boards all go on working. KEPT ON YOUR PHONE The stops you save, and the order you put them in, stay on the device. There is no account to make and nothing to sign in to. NOTHING IS TRACKED No advertising, no analytics, no cookies, no account and no profile of you anywhere. Nothing is sold. BUILT TO BE READ A stop can run eight modes and a phone holds one, so modes start folded and what you open stays open. The minutes are set large because they are the thing you are squinting at from the far end of a platform; everything else is set quietly. Live data comes from the open interface of the Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund. This is not an RMV product and cannot sell you a ticket β€” for fares and official notices, see rmv.de.

Screenshots

RMV Live Timetable4 screens
Abfahrt3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Abfahrt at none against RMV Live Timetable's shown. Abfahrt also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks). RMV Live Timetable's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RMV Live Timetable ships an update every 5 weeks, Abfahrt every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences Β· 4 level
RMV Live Timetable versus Abfahrt: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRMV Live TimetableAbfahrt
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews8.0% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 2 weeks β€” better
AdsYesNo β€” better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 β€” better17.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size42 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRobin JankeThananan Tungdamneonsawasdi

In-app purchases

None

RMV Live Timetable

No in-app purchases

None

Abfahrt

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RMV Live Timetable free?
RMV Live Timetable is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Abfahrt free?
Abfahrt is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do RMV Live Timetable or Abfahrt have ads?
RMV Live Timetable shows ads; Abfahrt does not.
Which is updated more often, RMV Live Timetable or Abfahrt?
RMV Live Timetable ships an update every 5 weeks, and Abfahrt every 2 weeks. Most recently, RMV Live Timetable was updated on November 3, 2026 and Abfahrt on November 6, 2026.

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