Brisbane vs Translink
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Brisbane
Discover local businesses, events, and hidden gems across Brisbane and its suburbs. Create personalized guides and connect with your favorite local spots. Business owners can list their establishments to reach more customers.
- Discover hidden local gems
- Connect with businesses
- Create personalized guides
- Uncover local events
- Business listing creation
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The Brisbane app is your one-stop-shop for everything in the city and suburbs throughout Brisbane. Find local hidden gems, connect with your favourite businesses, create guides to explore new and local areas and uncover events throughout the area. Business owners can create a listing for their businesses to connect to more residents and visitors. Users are able to curate personalised content based on their interests and explore Brisbane from their fingertips.
Translink
Plan your public transport journeys across Queensland with real-time updates and personalized travel preferences. Navigate your trips with live directions and save your favorite routes for easy access.
- Real-time journey planning
- Travel alerts
- Live navigation
- Save and share trips
- Customizable travel preferences
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The Translink app is the official Queensland Government app for public transport journey planning. The new app provides increased personalisation and flexibility to customise your travel preferences including: • Real time journey planning and travel alerts • Live navigation • Ability to save and share trips For more information or Translink app privacy and conditions, visit translink.com.au/translinkapp
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Brisbane at 5.0 against Translink's 1.3. Brisbane also leads on review sentiment (26% vs 4%). Translink's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (16.7 vs 18.0). 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.
Brisbane holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 26% of Brisbane's written reviews are positive against 4% of Translink's.
Brisbane ships an update every 6 weeks, Translink every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Brisbane | Translink |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 1.3 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 26.1% of reviews — better | 4.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.7 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 222 MB | 227 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brisbane City Council | Department of Transport and Main Roads |
Customer experience
Brisbane
Translink
User reviews
Brisbane
From 1 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💡 Great idea for exploring Brisbane
- 👍 Easy to find new places
- 👍 Good for finding events
- 👍 Good for finding places to eat
- 👍 Useful for local businesses
Room to improve
- 🐛 App crashes frequently
- 🐛 App doesn't open
- 🐛 Outdated listings
- 🐛 Not user-friendly
- 🐛 Over-complicated features
Translink
From 4 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Responsive and good performance
- 🔒 Robust security features
- 👍 Much improved over previous app
Room to improve
- 🐛 Inaccurate real-time data and timetables
- 🤔 Cluttered and difficult to navigate
- 🔍 Address search function underperforming
- 🚫 Removal of useful features from old app
Bugs and requests
Brisbane
Reported bugs
16 issues- App keeps crashing
- App doesn't open
- Error loading data
- Cannot like notifications
- Zomato link broken
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- Some features don't work
- Lags on iPhone
- Cannot submit error reports
- Restaurant location incorrect on map
- List view piles bars over each other
- Map data is old
- Cannot check events by date
- Search function by date doesn't work
- Cannot edit guides
- App crashed while making a guide
- App name is 'azure-b2c-bnecc' after Facebook login
Requested features
16 requests- iOS 18 icon support
- Add pictures of parks
- Filter events by day
- View events on a map
- Filter events by proximity
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- iPad version
- More information for each place (photos, opening times)
- Ability to open in Google/Apple Maps
- Display free council activities in a section
- Tab for events by target audience
- Happy hour guide or meal specials
- Add more places to existing guides
- Separate creators and users in notifications/account
- Add comments to venues in guides
- Search for venues
- Rename app after Facebook login
Translink
Reported bugs
3 issues- Frequent crashes and errors
- Laggy and slow performance
- Incorrect route recommendations
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to search and view specific bus/train routes
- Option to save favorite stops and routes
- Integration with Go Card for seamless ticketing
- Widgets and Apple Watch app support
- Customizable trip planning and saved trips
In-app purchases
Brisbane
No in-app purchases
Translink
No in-app purchases
