Comparison

TripView vs Sydney Weekend

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

Head to head
About

TripView

Access public transport schedules for Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane offline. View next services, full timetables, and real-time delay information. Plan trips, set alarms, and track your journey with interactive maps and Apple Watch support.

Highlights
  • Offline timetables
  • Next service summary
  • Full timetable viewer
  • Real-time delay info
  • Interactive trip planning
  • Arrival/departure alarms
  • Apple Watch integration
Features
Currently charting
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TripView displays Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane public transport timetable data on your phone. It features a summary view showing your next services, as well as a full timetable viewer. All timetable data is stored on your phone, so it can be used offline. Features: - View times for any saved trip with a single tap - Real-time delay information and vehicle map (subject to data availability) - Trackwork and service interruption information - Interactive maps (create your trip by clicking on your station/stop) - Alarms (arrival/departure, time/distance) - Multi-modal trip editor (customise exact change locations / lines) - View your favourite trips on Apple Watch - Siri Shortcuts NOTE: Best efforts are taken to ensure timetable accuracy, but no guarantees are made. If you find an error in the timetable, please email support@tripview.com.au with details. No guarantees are made about real-time data availability. If the transit operator doesn't provide real-time data for a particular service, TripView will revert to showing the scheduled time, as per the timetable.

About

Sydney Weekend

Features
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Find your next Sydney experience with Sydney Weekend. Sydney Weekend is a community-powered guide to places, activities and local discoveries across Sydney. Explore recommendations, see what is trending, save places you want to visit and share experiences of your own. DISCOVER SYDNEY Ten categories that match how people actually plan a weekend: Coast, Nature, Sights, Culture, Food, Shopping, Events, Nightlife, Adventure and Leisure. WEEKLY AND MONTHLY CHARTS See which experiences the community recommends most. Boost your favourites and help great discoveries move up the charts. EXPLORE NEARBY Use the map to find experiences around you, and see how long each one takes to reach on foot, by public transport, or driving. SAVE AND PLAN Add places to Want to Go, turn one into a plan with a date, add it to your iOS calendar and set a reminder. SHARE YOUR EXPERIENCE Publish photos, videos, locations and helpful notes. Choose whether your post is public or private. JOIN THE COMMUNITY Follow creators, leave comments and discover more experiences related to the places you enjoy. BROWSE WITHOUT AN ACCOUNT Discover, Categories, Search and Nearby all work straight away. You only need to sign in when you want to post something yourself. Free. No ads, no in-app purchases. From hidden local favourites to iconic Sydney destinations, Sydney Weekend helps you decide where to go next. Photo credits: place photos are sourced from Wikimedia Commons under CC0 / Public Domain and CC BY / CC BY-SA licences. Per-photo credits, licence names and licence links are shown in the app on each place's detail page.

Screenshots

TripView4 screens
Sydney Weekend4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Sydney Weekend at Free against TripView's $4.99. Sydney Weekend also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). TripView's advantage is chart position (#37 vs unranked) and device support (4 vs 1). On 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

Sydney Weekend is free to download; TripView costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TripView ships an update every 2 months, Sydney Weekend weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
TripView versus Sydney Weekend: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTripViewSydney Weekend
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (1.3K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews76.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.3K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
Best chart rank#37 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB14 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperTripView Pty LtdHaimin Ye

In-app purchases

None

TripView

No in-app purchases

None

Sydney Weekend

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TripView free?
TripView costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sydney Weekend free?
Sydney Weekend is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TripView or Sydney Weekend have ads?
Neither TripView nor Sydney Weekend shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TripView or Sydney Weekend?
TripView ships an update every 2 months, and Sydney Weekend weekly. Most recently, TripView was updated on October 18, 2026 and Sydney Weekend on October 9, 2026.

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