SSB Move vs KVB
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SSB Move
Plan your public transport journeys in Stuttgart with real-time schedules and purchase mobile tickets directly. Navigate from door to door with GPS guidance and stay updated on operational changes.
- Real-time schedules
- Mobile ticket purchasing
- Door-to-door navigation
- Stop departure times
- Network maps
- Real-time operational updates
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Welcome to SSB Move – Your mobile companion in the Stuttgart Transport Association (VVS)! Experience the convenience of the latest SSB Move App – your real-time schedule and cashless ticket shop for public transportation in Stuttgart. Fast and Convenient: Whether it's a bus, tram, S-Bahn, or regional train – SSB Move finds the optimal connections from A to B. Exclusive Ticket Options: Get your VVS Mobile Tickets and the DeutschlandTicket directly on your smartphone! Single, day, week, and month tickets are available with an online price advantage of up to 6%. Explore the SSB BestPrice for maximum savings. Door-to-Door Navigation: With our GPS location feature, SSB Move guides you not just from one stop to another but directly from your door to your destination. A seamless connection from start to finish in real time– for your maximum comfort. Intuitive App Features: Receive real-time departure times with the stop departure board. Use our network maps for a clear overview. Discover stops in your surroundings effortlessly. Stay informed about real-time operational changes. Save personal favorites for connections and stops. Your Journey, Your Control: With SSB Move, you have everything under control. View purchased tickets in the widget, discover the most-purchased tickets, and redeem voucher codes for exclusive discounts.
KVB
Plan trips, view live departure times, and purchase tickets for public transport and shared mobility services in Cologne. Find and book bicycles, cars, and taxis.
- Trip planner with live data
- Departure monitor for stations
- Ticket purchasing
- KVB-Rad bicycle booking
- Car-Sharing and Taxi-Ruf integration
- Disruption information
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The KVB-App provides time tables, trip planning, navigation as well as a ticket shop for busses and trains in the area of Cologne and around. Beside the trip planner and discruption information you are able to get live data for your station. The KVB-App offers all information about KVB-Rad, Car-Sharing and Taxi-Ruf in Cologne. You can register yourself an account, localize vehicles and bicycles and you are able to book a bicycle/care directly. Overview of the functions: - Trip planner (live data) - Departure monitor for stations (live data) - Save station and ticket favorites and change their names individually - Purchase tickets (also anonymous) - Tariff price information - Information about disruptions - KVB-Rad (Bicylce search, prices, registration and booking) - Taxi-Ruf Cologne (Show places where you can get a taxi and booking within the KVB-App) - Car-Sharing (Vehicle location, registration and booking) The KVB-App will be updated and enhanced with new features and functions frequently.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: KVB at 2.3 against SSB Move's 1.0. KVB also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (15.5 vs 17.7). SSB Move's advantage is review sentiment (44% vs 21%). 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.
KVB holds the better App Store score, 2.3 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 4 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 44% of SSB Move's written reviews are positive against 21% of KVB's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
SSB Move ships an update every 5 months, KVB every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SSB Move | KVB |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (4 ratings) | 2.3 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 43.8% of reviews — better | 20.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.7 | 15.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 94 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Stuttgarter Strassenbahnen AG (SSB) | Kölner Verkehrs-Betriebe AG |
Customer experience
SSB Move
KVB
In-app purchases
SSB Move
No in-app purchases
KVB
No in-app purchases
