tramTRACKER vs Melbourne Airport
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
tramTRACKER
Get real-time tram arrival predictions and disruption alerts for Melbourne's tram network. Track your tram's journey, set stop alarms, and receive notifications for your favorite routes. This app provides comprehensive information for navigating the city's trams.
- Real-time tram arrival predictions
- Disruption and service updates
- Favorite route notifications
- Tram and stop alarms
- Live tram tracking (myTRAM)
- Low-floor and air-conditioned tram information
- Route-based stop lists and maps
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If you're in Melbourne, Australia, find out when your tram is coming via your iPhone device. tramTRACKER® provides digital passenger information including predicted tram arrival times, disruption updates, and information about Melbourne's tram network. tramTRACKER features: * Add favourite routes and receive push notifications if your route is disrupted * App widget * Tram and stop alarms * Browse by Route, Nearby, Search by name/suburb, Most Recent or tram/stop ID * View scheduled timetables * Use the myTRAM feature to track your tram along its journey * Filter display by route number and low-floor trams * Get disruption and service updates * See next low-floor and air conditioned trams * Route-based stop lists on a built-in route map For more information, visit yarratrams.com.au/tramtracker For scheduled services on trains, trams and buses, download the Public Transport Victoria app. Your feedback is important to constantly improve this application. Submit your feedback at yarratrams.com.au or call 1800 800 007 6am-midnight (all night Friday & Saturday) Note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
Melbourne Airport
Access essential airport information for your journey. Get real-time flight status, gate details, and terminal information. Discover dining, shopping, parking, and special offers to enhance your travel experience.
- Real-time flight status updates
- Gate, check-in, and carousel information
- Airport navigation and wayfinding
- Information on shopping and dining
- Parking details and special offers
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The official Melbourne Airport (Australia) app puts the essential airport information at your fingertips to make your journey easier. Featuring flight lists, real time status updates, information about your relevant gate, check-in counter, terminal and carousel. Information to help you find your way, shop, dine, park and many special offers. We are listening to feedback so if you would like to see different content or have any suggestions please let us know. IMPORTANT NOTICE: Melbourne Airport makes no warranty, statement or representation, express or implied, about the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of this flight information. Melbourne Airport denies any legal liability or responsibility for any loss, damage or injury which may result, whether directly or indirectly from the supply or use of this information. Any distribution of this flight information by any person is expressly prohibited unless the prior written approval of Melbourne Airport is obtained.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: tramTRACKER at 4.0 against Melbourne Airport's 2.5. tramTRACKER also leads on review sentiment (21% vs 7%). Melbourne Airport's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
tramTRACKER holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 21% of tramTRACKER's written reviews are positive against 7% of Melbourne Airport's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | tramTRACKER | Melbourne Airport |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (5 ratings) — better | 2.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 21.1% of reviews — better | 7.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yarra Trams | Australia Pacific Airports (Melbourne) Pty Limited |
Customer experience
tramTRACKER
Melbourne Airport
User reviews
tramTRACKER
From 5 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ✅ Accurate real-time tram arrival times (when working)
- 🎯 Ability to filter by tram type (low floor accessibility)
- ⭐ Favorite stops with custom naming
- 📍 Search trams by route number with detailed stop information
- 🖼️ Visual tram class identification with pictures
Room to improve
- 🐛 App frequently crashes and won't load past splash screen
- ❌ Completely non-functional for extended periods (weeks/months)
- 🔌 Requires WiFi connection despite being mobile app (recent issue)
- ⚠️ Inaccurate tram arrival times and predictions
- 🔔 Push notifications for disruptions don't work
Melbourne Airport
From 2 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Handy for pickups and drop-offs
- 👍 Useful for checking arrivals
- 👍 Push notifications for gate changes
Room to improve
- 🐛 Impossible to book parking
- 🐛 App crashes frequently
- 🐛 Poor user interface
- 🐛 Difficult to use on mobile
- 🐛 Glitchy and buggy
Bugs and requests
tramTRACKER
Reported bugs
15 issues- App crashes on startup or gets stuck on splash screen
- Data feed no longer provides actual times
- Unable to retrieve tram information errors
- Network map fails to load
- Push notifications for disruptions non-functional
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- iOS 18 incompatibility - app won't launch
- Requires WiFi despite being designed for mobile use
- Timetable function removed or non-functional
- Search returns irrelevant results
- App hangs indefinitely while loading
- Tram times countdown gets stuck at '1 minute' or 'now' without tram arriving
- Disruption notification settings won't save
- Widget broken after iOS updates
- Location-based features inaccurate
- Recent updates break previously working functionality
Requested features
10 requests- Widget support for home screen (especially iOS 18 compatible)
- Journey/trip planner functionality
- Show early terminating trams (e.g., 19d vs 19)
- Improved real-time tracking instead of schedule-based predictions
- Better error messages and loading indicators
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- Stable, reliable performance
- Modern UI/UX redesign
- Depot tram information
- Opt-out option for advertisement banners
- Better support and communication from developers
Melbourne Airport
Reported bugs
49 issues- App crashes frequently
- App freezes
- App glitches
- App doesn't work on iPhones/iPads
- App doesn't work on latest iOS
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- App doesn't scroll properly
- App jumps around the screen
- App payment screens vanish
- App checkboxes disappear or don't work
- App login issues
- App cannot connect to server
- App shows incorrect flight information
- App terminal maps are outdated
- App has issues with date selection
- App doesn't allow booking parking
- App shows no flight results
- App crashes at the point of payment
- App doesn't allow navigation back
- App doesn't allow adding to journey
- App doesn't support Chrome on iPhone
- App has issues with Facebook login
- App has issues with account creation
- App doesn't update flight details
- App has issues with Samsung updates
- App doesn't install
- App shows error connecting to network
- App screen jumps to the top
- App screen moves sideways
- App is not reactive to phone size
- App terms and conditions uncheck themselves
- App doesn't work after Samsung update
- App crashes when trying to book parking
- App has issues with flight searches
- App shows wrong departure terminal
- App doesn't allow scrolling down
- App page freezes
- App doesn't do what it says it does
- App has issues with saving flights to itinerary
- App doesn't display arrivals
- App shows 'no flights currently on server'
- App crashes late to load up
- App has issues with push messages
- App cannot contact server
- App keeps crashing
- App tells you there are no results
- App spends ages connecting
- App itinerary page is empty
- App can't connect to the Internet
- App shows an error message
Requested features
28 requests- Improve app for parking bookings
- Update app for current iOS
- Fix app for iPhones and iPads
- Make app compatible with current iPhones
- Include flight info for upcoming 48 hours
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- Allow screen enlargement for flight details
- Fix scrolling issues
- Fix payment screen issues
- Fix checkbox issues
- Fix login issues
- Improve app for mobile booking
- Fix app for Samsung updates
- Add number keypad as default for numeric input
- Update terminal maps
- Fix account creation and password reset
- Fix Facebook login integration
- Make app user-friendly
- Improve app design
- Fix app for older devices
- Provide QR code intuitively
- Allow adding to journey
- Fix app to search for flights
- Allow navigation back to search page
- Improve app for business travelers
- Fix app to connect to server
- Make app work on all devices
- Add dark mode option
- Provide a functioning app for parking
In-app purchases
tramTRACKER
No in-app purchases
Melbourne Airport
No in-app purchases
Questions
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