Air NZ vs Translink On Demand
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Air NZ
Manage your flights, check in, and access your digital boarding pass. Get real-time flight updates, order coffee, and track loyalty points. Purchase travel services like insurance and hotels.
- Manage flight bookings
- Online check-in and digital boarding pass
- Real-time flight information
- Order coffee from phone
- Purchase travel services
- Track loyalty points and benefits
- Add flight details to calendar
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The Air NZ app – your trusted travel companion – lets you: • Take control of your flight bookings – change your seat, add a bag, manage your meals, and more. • Check in online, from anywhere, and access your digital boarding pass in the app, or add it to Apple Wallet. • Scan your digital boarding pass to print bag tags at the kiosk, board your aircraft, and if you're eligible, enter the Air New Zealand lounge. • Hold up to 9 boarding passes for your group or family under the same booking. Bookings with infants can't currently be supported. • Have real-time flight info at your fingertips with up-to-date gate and seat info, boarding and departure times, and more. • Receive notifications with key flight information – you'll never miss a beat. • Order coffee from your phone, and we'll let you know when it's ready to collect. Air New Zealand lounge access required. • Purchase travel-related services such as travel insurance, parking, airport taxis and shuttles, hotels, and rental cars. • Track your Airpoints Dollars™ and Status Points balances, view your benefits and latest activity, or access your digital Airpoints™ card straight from your phone, plus find Airpoints Partners to help you earn Airpoints Dollars every day. • Access and use your digital Koru card when you have a Koru membership. • Access quick links to book or change flights on the fly. • Stay organised – add flight details to your calendar, and share them with others. Things not as effortless as they could be? We'd love to hear from you. Use the 'Help and Feedback' menu in the Air NZ app to see your options. By downloading, installing and using the Air NZ app, you agree that you have read, understood and agree to our Website and App Terms of Use at airnewzealand.co.nz/website-terms-of-use and our Privacy Policy at airnewzealand.co.nz/privacy.
Translink On Demand
Book convenient and personalized public transport rides within designated zones. Select your pickup and drop-off points, track your bus in real-time, and manage your bookings for an affordable travel experience.
- Book on-demand rides
- Select pickup and drop-off
- Track bus arrival in real-time
- Manage bookings
- Flexible routing
- Book now or in advance
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The Translink On Demand app enables you to book a service to and from locations within a roam zone area, providing you with an affordable, convenient and personalised travel experience. The app enables you to select your pickup location and drop-off destination, track the arrival of your bus and manage your bookings. A new way to travel The service picks up other customers going in the same direction via a flexible route. Translink On Demand's sophisticated technology coordinates your trip, picking you up from near your home and takes you to where you want to go within the roam zone area. Ride now or later You can book your service either prior to your pickup time or in advance. Live view of your bus You will always get an estimate of your pickup time and you can see your bus in real-time in the app. Try Translink On Demand, a new way to travel! Love our app? Please rate us!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Translink On Demand at none against Air NZ's shown. Translink On Demand also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). Air NZ's advantage is ratings volume (12K vs 2) and review sentiment (44% vs 33%). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Translink On Demand holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Air NZ has 12K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 44% of Air NZ's written reviews are positive against 33% of Translink On Demand's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Air NZ | Translink On Demand |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (12K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 43.9% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 204 MB | 129 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Air New Zealand | Via Transportation, Inc. |
Customer experience
Air NZ
Translink On Demand
Bugs and requests
Air NZ
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes on launch
- Check-in process not working
- Seat selection issues
- Airpoints not tracking correctly
- Boarding pass disappearing from app
Requested features
6 requests- Add Apple Wallet support for boarding passes
- Improve multi-booking management
- Enable in-app flight booking
- Provide better communication on flight changes
- Add ability to track checked luggage
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- Improve app stability and performance
Translink On Demand
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Air NZ
No in-app purchases
Translink On Demand
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Air NZ free?
Is Translink On Demand free?
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