TripView Lite vs NSW Practice Tests
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TripView Lite
Access public transport schedules for Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane offline. View next services, detailed timetables, and trackwork updates. Real-time delay information and vehicle tracking are also available when data permits.
- Offline timetables
- Next service summary
- Full timetable viewer
- Trackwork and interruption info
- Real-time delay info
- Interactive maps
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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: - Trackwork and service interruption information - Real-time delay information and vehicle map (Subject to data availability) - Interactive maps (create your trip by clicking on your station/stop) - Multi-modal trip editor (customise exact change locations / lines) Additional features in the full version of TripView: - Save your trips - No advertisements - Organise trips into folders - Alarms - 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.
NSW Practice Tests
Prepare for your NSW driver, rider, or boating licence tests. This app simulates the official exams to assess your knowledge of road and waterway rules, and safe practices. Get immediate feedback on your performance to help you pass.
- Practice driver tests
- Practice rider tests
- Practice boating tests
- Simulates real test format
- Pass/fail feedback
- Assesses road and waterway rules
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This Transport for NSW app allows you to practice for NSW driver, rider and boating licence tests. Passing these tests is the first step towards getting a NSW driver, rider or boat licence. The tests assess your knowledge of road and waterway rules and safe driving and boating techniques. The practice tests look and operate like the real tests. You will be advised at the end if you passed or failed. The driver and rider tests have 45 questions and the boating tests have 50 questions. To prepare for your test, we recommend you read the appropriate handbook for the licence you are applying for. Our Road User Handbook, Motorcycle Rider Handbook, Heavy Vehicle Driver Handbook, Boating Handbook and Personal Watercraft Handbook are available on our website.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: TripView Lite at 63% against NSW Practice Tests's 14%. TripView Lite also leads on ratings volume (1.7K vs 5) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 5 months). NSW Practice Tests's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On price, 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.
NSW Practice Tests holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TripView Lite has 1.7K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 63% of TripView Lite's written reviews are positive against 14% of NSW Practice Tests's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
TripView Lite ships an update every 5 weeks, NSW Practice Tests every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TripView Lite | NSW Practice Tests |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.7K ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 62.6% of reviews — better | 14.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.7K — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TripView Pty Ltd | Transport for NSW |
Customer experience
TripView Lite
NSW Practice Tests
User reviews
TripView Lite
From 1.7K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Convenient and easy to use
- 🚀 Accurate real-time updates
- 💡 Helpful trip planning features
- 🚇 Useful for navigating public transport
Room to improve
- 🐛 Unreliable real-time data
- ⏱️ Disappearing trip information
- 💰 Expensive paid version
- 🔍 Difficult to find specific stations
- 📢 Intrusive ads in free version
NSW Practice Tests
From 5 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ✅ Exact same questions as HPT
- ✅ Highly recommended for passing
- ✅ Useful for practicing
- ✅ Free with no ads
Room to improve
- 🐛 App is very buggy
- 🐛 Extremely slow loading times
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
- 🐛 Tests not working properly
- 🐛 Inconsistent answers
Bugs and requests
TripView Lite
Reported bugs
3 issues- Incorrect train/bus arrival times
- App freezing or crashing
- Fake virus warnings and scam ads
Requested features
4 requests- Save trip history and favorites
- Improved route planning for multi-modal journeys
- More comprehensive coverage of transport networks
- Better communication about service delays and disruptions
NSW Practice Tests
Reported bugs
19 issues- Keeps kicking users out during practice tests
- Stalls after a few questions
- Shows a white screen
- Practice Rigid DKT not working
- Test unavailable error message
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- Freezes halfway through and won't run
- Correct answers change for some questions
- Cannot click on answers or skip questions
- Incorrectly marks correct answers as wrong
- Embarrassingly slow, cannot advance past first question
- Takes a long time to load practice tests
- App freezes on certain questions, cannot exit
- Test locked to another computer or device error
- Content doesn't exist on opening
- HC license part shows side error
- App won't load one question
- App crashes randomly
- Website version also has issues
- Asking for a one-time code from a paper slip
Requested features
3 requests- Add a link to book appointment for DKT
- Include Hazard Perception Test (HPT) on the app
- Support for Arabic language
In-app purchases
TripView Lite
No in-app purchases
NSW Practice Tests
No in-app purchases
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