ÖBB Scotty vs BidALift Driver
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ÖBB Scotty
This app plans public transport journeys across Austria, offering real-time schedules, disruption alerts, and a live train radar. It helps you find the quickest routes by train, bus, tram, subway, and ship, even navigating to stops via street maps.
- Public transport journey planner
- Real-time travel information
- Disruption alerts
- ÖBB train radar
- Route calculation by train, bus, tram, subway, ship
- Street map navigation to stops
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Welcome to ÖBB Scotty, the mobile journey planner from ÖBB for iOS! With ÖBB Scotty the ÖBB offers you the most comprehensive information service about public transport in Austria. Now ÖBB Scotty you will have access to all important information about your journey while being on the go. From most up-to-date itineraries with maps to real-time information. Journey planner for public transport ÖBB Scotty has access to all schedules of public transport operators in Austria and calculates the optimal trips for you by train, bus, tram, subway and ship. Of course you can look at footpaths to stops and stations clearly laid out in a street map - this way you'll always find your way. When looking for the quickest route to one of your contacts ÖBB Scotty calculates that by taking the adress from your contacts. This service needs access to your adresses, so ÖBB Scotty asks you for access to your contacts the first time you activate it. This is the only ÖBB Scotty-service that accesses contact information. No personal data is used, only adress data. Information in real-time Wherever you are, now you can get all the most up-to-date travel information directly on your iPhone. It doesn't matter whether you're on board of a train or if you're picking somebody up at the station - with ÖBB Scotty you know if your train is on schedule. If you like, you can also get the Timeboard, the departure monitor of your stop / station, directly on the screen of your iPhone and iPad. Most up to date disruption information A storm paralyzes half of Austria? A route is completely blocked? A rail replacement bus service will be in place? Always something unexpected may happen, that's life! But from now on you're always informed. You will get all information about delays or disruptions in the ÖBB railway network directly within ÖBB Scotty. This way you always stay connected. ÖBB train radar The train radar shows all ÖBB-trains running in the Austrian railway network on a map. Not only do you see all long distance trains but also regional trains. By clicking on a train you get information on its real time data – location and punctuality – and ist next stops. The viewing of trains can be limited to train types – for instance railjet or suburban trains – or to certain trains. There's more to it than that… … more you will find at www.oebb.at/scottymobil Enjoy your journey and have fun with ÖBB Scotty, your ÖBB-Personenverkehr AG
BidALift Driver
This ride-sharing platform connects drivers directly with riders, offering a flat $5 booking fee per ride. Drivers keep the majority of the fare, unlike percentage-based services. It's designed to help drivers maximize their earnings.
- Connects drivers and riders
- Flat $5 booking fee
- Higher driver earnings
- No fare percentages charged
- Ride-share platform
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Make more money with BidALift! We are a ride share platform only. We only connect the rider with the driver. Pay a $5 flat rate booking fee regardless of the fare. Unlike Uber/Lyft we don’t charge percentages. Example: $20 fare you keep $15
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BidALift Driver at 5.0 against ÖBB Scotty's 2.9. BidALift Driver also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.7). ÖBB Scotty's advantage is ratings volume (11 vs 1). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BidALift Driver holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ÖBB Scotty has 11 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on August 14, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ÖBB Scotty | BidALift Driver |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (11 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 48.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.7 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 83 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ÖBB-Personenverkehr AG | BidALift inc. |
Customer experience
ÖBB Scotty
BidALift Driver
In-app purchases
ÖBB Scotty
No in-app purchases
BidALift Driver
No in-app purchases








