Trenitalia vs URBI
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Trenitalia
Plan and book train and bus tickets for various services. Features include quick purchase, multiple payment options, and real-time journey management. Integrates multi-modal transport planning for door-to-door travel.
- Book train and bus tickets
- Multi-modal journey planning
- Quick purchase with geolocation
- Multiple payment options
- Manage journeys and check train status
- Switch between personal and business profiles
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Travelling is now even simpler with the new Trenitalia App! Buying tickets, season tickets and carnets, tracking your train's status, and checking timetables and offers are now faster and more intuitive than ever with the new Trenitalia app. • Discover the new Home Page with the best travel offers, the “Quick Searches” section to save your most frequent routes, and all the information you need to buy your ticket quickly and easily. • Search for trains and routes by entering specific addresses in all Italian cities: from where you are to where you want to go, in a single step and with geolocation you can instantly find trains departing from the nearest station. • Choose your preferred payment method: Credit Card, PayPal, Apple Pay, Satispay, Amazon Pay, bank transfer, CartaFRECCIA/X-GO points, Bonuses, or Gift Cards, or register your payment method or PayPal account for one-click checkout! • Need to anticipate or delay your journey? Discover the new feature that allows you to change your ticket time (±2 hours) in an instant. • Get precise, real-time updates and news about your train. • If you're a Trenitalia for Business client, switch between your personal and corporate profiles with a single tap, managing every journey quickly and seamlessly. Enjoy your journey with the new app!
URBI
This app consolidates all urban mobility options, including shared services, public transport, taxis, trains, and ferries, into a single platform. Users can explore and manage various transport choices on a map, plan trips, and access exclusive deals. It also allows for easy profile and payment management, along with tracking trip history.
- All urban mobility in one app
- Explore and manage options on map
- Plan trips
- Exclusive mobility deals
- Manage profile and payments
- Track trip history
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GO PLACES WITH URBI! All your urban mobility in one app—shared mobility, public transport, taxis, trains, and ferries! With URBI, you can: - Easily explore and manage all kinds of mobility options on the map - Plan your next trip—whether by train or ferry, you can do it right in the app - Check out our Shop for exclusive mobility deals - Manage easily your profile and payment methods - Keep track of your trip history and purchases URBI is available in many cities across Italy and Europe. Zoom out on the map and discover where you can ride with URBI! Got feedback? We’d love to hear from you! Find us on: X https://x.com/urbimobility Facebook https://fb.com/urbimobility
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: URBI at 4.2 against Trenitalia's 3.4. URBI also leads on review sentiment (57% vs 20%) and monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). Trenitalia's advantage is ratings volume (399 vs 10). 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.
URBI holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Trenitalia has 399 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of Trenitalia's written reviews are positive against 57% of URBI's.
Trenitalia ships an update fortnightly, URBI every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Trenitalia | URBI |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (399 ratings) | 4.2 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | 56.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 399 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 173 MB | 151 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Trenitalia S.p.A. | URBANnext S.A. |
Customer experience
Trenitalia
URBI
Bugs and requests
Trenitalia
Reported bugs
5 issues- Search function not working properly
- Unable to select departure/arrival stations
- Ticket information not syncing correctly
- App crashing or freezing
- Incorrect time zone display
Requested features
4 requests- Add support for Apple Wallet
- Improve real-time train status updates
- Expand availability to more countries
- Simplify registration and login process
URBI
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Trenitalia
No in-app purchases
URBI
No in-app purchases
