NS Travel Planner vs Shared Mobility
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NS Travel Planner
Plan your entire journey across the Netherlands, from door-to-door. Get real-time travel updates, check public transport options like trains, buses, and bikes, and manage your tickets and season passes easily.
- Journey planning to any address
- Real-time travel information
- Public transport bicycle and shared car hire
- Train crowding information
- Ticket and season ticket management
- Nearby transport options overview
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About the NS app The free NS app is your ideal travelling companion. It lets you plan your entire journey to any address in the Netherlands and keep up to date with the latest travel information and any disruptions as you go. You can also easily check where you can hire a public transport bicycle or shared car in your area, or quickly find the nearest P+R if you are travelling partly by car. See how crowded it is on the train and have your tickets quickly on hand. Everything to help you get going by whatever transport suits you best today. Why traveling with the NS app + Best app in the Public Transport category + over 2 million users + Quick, safe and easy payment + The “Nearby me” feature lets you see exactly which forms of transport are available in the neighbourhood, from train, bus, tram and metro to public transport bicycles and shared cars. All in a single overview. So it’s the easy way to plan your entire door-to-door journey. + Arrange it all easily in Mijn NS. You can check your balance, access your journey information, simply change your travel class and view and change your season tickets. Feedback Every journey starts with the NS app. That’s why we’re always improving the app with new functions that will help you with your journey even more. If you have any questions, tips or other feedback, let us know in the app. That will let us make the app experience even better!
Shared Mobility
Easily book and manage shared vehicles for your next trip. This app guides you through the entire process, from booking to returning the vehicle. Available in select locations for both private and business users.
- Book shared vehicles
- Manage vehicle access
- Return vehicles
- Private user registration
- Business user invitations
- Trip booking
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Easily make use of shared vehicles via the Shared Mobility - Ayvens app. How does it work? 1. Download this app. 2. Are you a private user? Scan the QR code, which can be found near the vehicle or e-bike and follow the registration process. 3. Travelling for business? You will receive an invitation from your fleet manager. 4. Book your ride. 5. Open the vehicle through the app. 6. Return the vehicle where you picked it up. 7. End the trip. 8. See you next time! This service is only available in selected locations.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: NS Travel Planner at 4.8 against Shared Mobility's 4.0. NS Travel Planner also leads on ratings volume (6.8K vs 1). Shared Mobility's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). 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.
NS Travel Planner holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NS Travel Planner has 6.8K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
NS Travel Planner ships an update every 2 weeks, Shared Mobility fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NS Travel Planner | Shared Mobility |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (6.8K ratings) — better | 4.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 30.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6.8K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 199 MB | 88 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NS Reizigers B.V. | LeasePlan Digital B.V. |
Customer experience
NS Travel Planner
Shared Mobility
Bugs and requests
NS Travel Planner
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes frequently
- Login process is unreliable
- Ticket information not always accurate
- Saved trips feature not working as expected
- Disruption notifications not always up-to-date
Requested features
5 requests- Add Apple Pay and Apple Wallet support
- Improve language translation and consistency
- Allow ticket purchases without a Dutch bank account
- Provide better disruption notifications
- Integrate saved trips more prominently
Shared Mobility
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
NS Travel Planner
No in-app purchases
Shared Mobility
No in-app purchases
Questions
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