OVpay vs RET
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OVpay
Manage your public transport journeys and payments in one place. Easily view travel history, correct check-ins, and access expense reports. This app is designed for users of the OVpay system.
- Check in/out with various payment methods
- View and manage journeys
- Correct missed check-ins/outs
- View travel history and costs
- Create and download expense claims
- Manage payment cards
- Apply for age-based discounts
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With OVpay, you can check in and out using your OV-pass, debit card, credit card, mobile phone, or smartwatch. In the OVpay app, you can find everything you need to view and manage your journeys. Are you already travelling with OVpay, or thinking about switching? Download the app and discover how easy it is. Who can use the OVpay app The OVpay app is only for travellers who use OVpay. You cannot use the OVpay app with an OV-chipkaart. What you can do in the app with your OV-pass and payment card • View your journeys. • Correct missed check-ins or check-outs. • View your travel history and travel costs. • Create and download expense claims. • Add cards. • Manage your cards. • Check your card status (checked in or checked out). • View payments. • View subscriptions and travel products. • Apply for age-based discount. • Pay an outstanding amount. • Receive notifications, for example when you miss a check-out. What you can only do with an OV-pass in the app • Apply for an OV-pass. • Temporarily block your OV-pass. • View your balance. • Recharge your balance. • Request a balance refund. • Apply for or change automatic recharge. We will continue to add useful new features to the app. Follow our website, Instagram, or Facebook for the latest news. About OVpay OVpay is a partnership between Dutch public transport operators, banks, and credit card companies. Together, we make travelling by public transport easier for everyone. Privacy With OVpay, you can choose how you check in and out. For some services, we need your personal data. You can read how we handle your data in our privacy statement at ovpay.nl/privacy.
RET
Access real-time public transport information for Rotterdam, including departure times and nearest stops. Plan your journeys across the Netherlands and purchase barcode tickets or savings subscriptions. Receive disruption alerts and view your travel history.
- Real-time departure times
- Journey planner for all of Netherlands
- Barcode ticket purchases
- Savings subscription management
- Disruption notifications
- Travel history tracking
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In the RET app you can find up to date information about public transport services in Rotterdam, see your travel history and buy barcode tickets to travel with the RET. The RET app also shows the nearest stops with current departure times. Get a push notification when there is a disruption at one of your favorite lines or stops. With the planner you can travel with public transport from any location to every address in The Netherlands. The planner contains the latest departure times for bus, tram, metro and trains. Why use the RET app? - Connect your payment cards and view your full travel history with the RET; - Buy a barcode ticket to travel with RET busses, trams and metros; - Buy savings subscriptions and place them on your bank card; - Buy Park and Ride Combi Ticket; - View the latest departure times on your favorite lines, stops - Plan your trip in the travel planner; - View the available shared mobility options nearby; - Push notifications of disruptions; - Overview of all the disruptions for bus, tram & metro and lifts en escalators; - Latest weather forecast - Contact customer service
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: RET at 4.7 against OVpay's 2.1. RET also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 9%) and ratings volume (168 vs 35). OVpay's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
RET holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 35 and 168 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 9% of OVpay's written reviews are positive against 50% of RET's.
OVpay ships an update every 3 weeks, RET every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OVpay | RET |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (35 ratings) | 4.7 (168 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 8.8% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 35 | 168 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 235 MB | 113 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Trans Link Systems B.V. | RET |
Customer experience
OVpay
RET
In-app purchases
OVpay
No in-app purchases
RET
No in-app purchases








