Comparison

RET vs @Transdev

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

Head to head
About

RET

Plan your journeys across the Netherlands with real-time public transport information for Rotterdam. View departure times, track your travel history, and purchase tickets and subscriptions directly through the app.

Highlights
  • Real-time departure times
  • Trip planner for all of Netherlands
  • Barcode ticket purchases
  • Travel history tracking
  • Disruption notifications
  • Shared mobility options
Features
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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

About

@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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

Screenshots

RET4 screens
@Transdev4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: RET at 50% against @Transdev's 0%. RET also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.9) and ratings volume (163 vs 18). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

RET holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RET has 163 ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of RET's written reviews are positive against 0% of @Transdev's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RET ships an update every 5 weeks, @Transdev every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 13, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
RET versus @Transdev: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRET@Transdev
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (163 ratings) — better3.9 (18 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings163 — better18
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.617.6
Further details — not scored
Size110 MB112 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRETConnexxion Nederland B.V.

Customer experience

RET

All ratings163 ratings
Positive92.6%
Neutral4.9%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

@Transdev

All ratings18 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative22.2%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

RET

No in-app purchases

None

@Transdev

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RET free?
RET is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is @Transdev free?
@Transdev is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, RET or @Transdev?
RET is rated higher. RET averages 4.7 out of 5 from 163 ratings, while @Transdev averages 3.9 from 18 ratings.
Do RET or @Transdev have ads?
Neither RET nor @Transdev shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RET or @Transdev?
RET ships an update every 5 weeks, and @Transdev every 6 weeks. Most recently, RET was updated on October 13, 2026 and @Transdev on October 13, 2026.

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