Comparison

Brussels Lines vs TRIPSTOP

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Brussels Lines

This app shows the live locations of public transport vehicles in Brussels. It requires an internet connection to function and is not affiliated with the official transport authority.

Highlights
  • Real-time vehicle positions
  • STIB-MIVB network coverage
  • Internet connection required
  • Live transport updates
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BrusseLines — Brussels public transport, live See exactly where your metro, tram or bus is, right now — not just when it's due. BrusseLines shows every STIB-MIVB line with live vehicle positions along its stops, so you can watch your ride approach stop by stop. Tap any stop for real-time waiting times and service messages, for every line that passes through. • Live vehicle positions along every metro, tram and bus line • Real-time waiting times and service disruption messages • Full-day timetable for any line, and its last departure of the day • Favourite stops, at the top of your lines • Nearby lines with the walking time to their stop • Home Screen widgets: your favourite and recent stops, and the lines nearby • Quick actions from the app icon to your favourite and nearby stops • Wheelchair accessibility icons for stops with assisted boarding • Ask Siri for the next departures, or find a stop or line from Spotlight search • Arrange your lines in the order you actually use them No ads, no account, no tracking. Data comes from STIB-MIVB's open data service, and timetables from its public GTFS feed; no personal data is collected. This is an independent app, not published or endorsed by STIB-MIVB.

About

TRIPSTOP

Find points of interest like coffee shops or gas stations along your planned route. Specify how far ahead you want to search and how far off the route you're willing to go. Get directions to your chosen stops without needing to know town names in advance.

Highlights
  • Search for places along your route
  • Specify search range and distance off-route
  • Integrates with Google/Apple Maps for directions
  • Avoids inconvenient detours
  • Simplifies road trip planning
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Have you ever been on a road trip and wished you could find your favorite coffee shop about half an hour along your route? Ever settled on a lesser fast food restaurant because you weren’t sure what would be down the road? Ever been annoyed that the gas station advertised on the highway tourism sign ended up being 2 miles out of the way? Ever been frustrated that other navigation services don't let you constrain your search when adding a stop? No more! Download TRIPSTOP to find places of interest within a range of minutes (or miles or kilometers) along your route and no further than some distance off your route! Simply tell the app your destination, pick your route, specify where and when you want to stop, and then get directions to your chosen TRIPSTOP. Features * Searches for places of interest along your route and no further than some distance off your route * Launches your Google/Apple Maps app with directions to your chosen TRIPSTOP * Avoids rash decision-making regarding where to stop on the road * Eliminates the need to determine the names of towns down the road in order to perform repeated point searches * Costs absolutely nothing!

Screenshots

Brussels Lines4 screens
TRIPSTOP4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: TRIPSTOP at 100% against Brussels Lines's 50%. TRIPSTOP also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). Brussels Lines's advantage is ratings volume (32 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TRIPSTOP holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Brussels Lines has 32 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Brussels Lines's written reviews are positive against 100% of TRIPSTOP's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Brussels Lines ships an update weekly, TRIPSTOP every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Brussels Lines versus TRIPSTOP: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrussels LinesTRIPSTOP
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (32 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings32 — better1
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTypi DevLain Dev LLC

Customer experience

Brussels Lines

All ratings32 ratings
Positive84.4%
Neutral9.4%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral11.1%
Negative38.9%

TRIPSTOP

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Brussels Lines

No in-app purchases

None

TRIPSTOP

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Brussels Lines free?
Brussels Lines is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TRIPSTOP free?
TRIPSTOP is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Brussels Lines or TRIPSTOP?
TRIPSTOP is rated higher. Brussels Lines averages 4.4 out of 5 from 32 ratings, while TRIPSTOP averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Brussels Lines or TRIPSTOP have ads?
Neither Brussels Lines nor TRIPSTOP shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Brussels Lines or TRIPSTOP?
Brussels Lines ships an update weekly, and TRIPSTOP every 9 days. Most recently, Brussels Lines was updated on October 8, 2026 and TRIPSTOP on September 29, 2026.

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