Comparison

CarlE vs D

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

Head to head
About

CarlE

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CarlE – Intelligent Mobility Keep your mobility with CarlE. With our new platform, you can book and pay your personal rides by taxi, limousine, Airport Shuttle Frankfurt or special public transport, like On Demand Services or Paratransit, via Smartphone. Our service is concentrated in the heart of Germany: everywhere in the Rhine-Main-Neckar Area from Mainz to Aschaffenburg and from Frankfurt to Karlsruhe, you will find our local partners, who offer you special and individual services all around your ride. Immediately, you have the possibility to book On Demand Services and Paratransit in the area of VAB (Aschaffenburg), KVV (Karlsruhe, Baden-Baden, Gaggenau) and VGN (Nuremberg, Lichtenfels). We continuously expand the area of our service and integrate new traffic and services. Check out our new partners in your area! With our connection to the taxi.eu network, we can offer you over 65,000 cars in 11 countries! IT`S SO EASY: 1. Get located by GPS or type in your address 2. Choose the right product (taxi as standard, special local products will be shown, if available) 3. Choose special features and departure time 4. Follow your approaching car on a map in real time 5. Pay by app 6. Review your ride FUNCTIONS: • Book your ride several days in advance (e.g. Taxi or Airport Shuttle) • See the expected costs before you book your ride • We can send you baby and children seats, vans (up to 8 pers.), station wagons, English speaking drivers and so on, if available • Pay by credit card, PayPal, debit card or voucher via the app • Have an overview over your recent rides in your personal logbook • Save your favorite addresses • Change your language! You can use the app in German, Danish, English, French, Greek, Dutch, Slovenian and Czech! • You lost something in the car or you need help immediately? Contact our 24x7 Call Center OUR PARTNERS (with local special services): - ASCHAFFENBURG: Metropolis Taxi, Metropolis Business, Airport Shuttle Frankfurt, AST Aschaffenburg, CarlE- On Demand Service - FRANKFURT: Taxi, DDZ Frankfurt (special vehicles for people with impaired mobility), Airport Shuttle Frankfurt - HEIDELBERG: Taxi Spieß in Nußloch-Wiesloch-Walldorf, Airport Shuttle and Business Service, Ruftaxi Nußloch - KARLSRUHE: Holl AG in Karlsruhe, Rastatt, Gaggenau, Gernsbach und Baden-Baden. Taxi, Hire Car Inge`s, Airport Shuttle Baden-Airpark, Frankfurt and Stuttgart. ALT Murgtal/Baden-Baden, Ruftaxi Rastatt - NUREMBERG: Rufbus Lichtenfels, Bad-Staffelstein, Weismain in VGN - INGOLSTADT: Easy Taxi Ingolstadt, Flughafentransfer München - AUGSBURG: Flughafentransferservice München - EUROPE: 65,000 taxis via taxi.eu (more information: www.taxi.eu) CONTACT: Metropolis Service GmbH verwaltung@metropolis-service.de NEED HELP IMEDIATELY? CALL +49 6021 417741

About

D

Access your Deutschlandticket and other local transit subscriptions digitally on your smartphone. Never lose your ticket again and easily retrieve your subscription when switching devices.

Highlights
  • Digital Deutschlandticket access
  • Load local transit subscriptions
  • Never lose your ticket
  • Retrieve subscription on new devices
  • Smartphone ticket management
Features
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Dein persönliches Abo - immer digital dabei! Im ersten Schritt ab 1. Mai 2023 ganz einfach das „Deutschlandticket“ in die App laden. Im zweiten Schritt kann bald auch ihr Verbundabonnement in die App geladen werden und bringt deine Abo aufs Handy. Verlieren der Karte ist nicht mehr möglich. Bei Verlust oder Wechsel des Smartphones können Sie sich einfach in der App anmelden und Ihr Abo abrufen.

Screenshots

CarlE4 screens
D3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: D at every 2 weeks against CarlE's every 3 months. D also leads on iOS requirement (14.1 vs 17.0). 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

CarlE ships an update every 3 months, D every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
CarlE versus D: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCarlED
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews—20.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.014.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCarlEhighQ Computerlösungen GmbH

In-app purchases

None

CarlE

No in-app purchases

None

D

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CarlE free?
CarlE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is D free?
D is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CarlE or D have ads?
Neither CarlE nor D shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CarlE or D?
CarlE ships an update every 3 months, and D every 2 weeks. Most recently, CarlE was updated on October 9, 2026 and D on October 12, 2026.

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