OVpay vs @Transdev
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OVpay
Manage your Dutch public transport journeys and costs. Easily confirm check-ins/outs, adjust missed entries, and view all travel history. Create expense reports and add multiple payment cards.
- Confirm check-ins and check-outs
- Adjust missed check-ins/outs
- View all journeys and travel costs
- Create travel expense overviews
- Add multiple payment cards
- Add age-based discount
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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.
@Transdev
Access real-time departure times for nearby or favorite stops. Plan journeys across various public transport options and receive notifications for disruptions. Manage your travel history and purchase e-tickets.
- Real-time departure times
- Journey planner for bus, tram, metro, train, ferry
- Stop and line search
- Disruption notifications
- Favorite stops
- Travel history
- E-ticket purchase
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Transdev – The Mobility Company. With the Transdev app, you always have up-to-date departure times close at hand. The app shows current departure times for the nearest stops or your preferred stop. The app uses your location to find nearby stops. The screen shows at a glance whether your ride will leave the stop on time or if the vehicle is running early or late. What the app offers: • The app has a handy journey planner that gives travel advice from your current location or a chosen address to any destination in the Netherlands. The planner gives advice for bus, tram, metro, train, and ferry. • You can search directly by stop name. Each stop shows which lines stop there. Once you pick a line, you see real-time departure times. Use the bell icon on this page to sign up for notifications about detours or disruptions. You can choose to get these during peak hours only or at all times. • Use the heart icon next to the stop name to save a stop as a favorite. This stop will appear by default on your Favorites screen. • Link your debit/credit card (OVpay) to your My Account to view your full travel history with Transdev and its brands. • Buy an e-ticket to travel on Transdev buses. • The Detours icon shows planned and unplanned detours and disruptions. Tip: sign up for push notifications to get this information right away if something happens on your route. • Insights into recent trips. • Contact customer service. • Overview of available shared mobility systems nearby. • The option to personalize the app's homepage. • The app includes a region filter so you can see information relevant to your area. This can be set based on your location or configured manually. The following regions are included in the Transdev app: o Amstelland-Meerlanden o Gooi & Vechtstreek o Haarlem-IJmond o Hoeksche Waard and Goeree-Overflakkee o Noord-Holland Noord o Parkshuttle o Zeeland o Zuidoost-Brabant The Transdev app is constantly evolving. Do you have any questions? Go to: www.transdev.nl/contact.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: @Transdev at 3.9 against OVpay's 2.1. OVpay's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks) and review sentiment (9% vs 0%). On price, ratings volume, 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.
@Transdev holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 35 and 18 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 9% of OVpay's written reviews are positive against 0% of @Transdev's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
OVpay ships an update every 3 weeks, @Transdev every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OVpay | @Transdev |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (35 ratings) | 3.9 (18 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 8.8% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 35 — better | 18 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 6 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 | 239 MB | 112 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Trans Link Systems B.V. | Connexxion Nederland B.V. |
Customer experience
OVpay
@Transdev
In-app purchases
OVpay
No in-app purchases
@Transdev
No in-app purchases









