Comparison

Motel One vs KVB

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

Head to head
About

Motel One

This app serves as a personal travel companion for hotel bookings, offering exclusive benefits like a 10% discount on all bookings. It allows users to discover deals, find last-minute rooms, manage reservations, and utilize mobile check-in and room key features for a seamless experience.

Highlights
  • 10% member discount on bookings
  • Exclusive beOne deals
  • Find last available rooms
  • Manage reservations
  • Quick Check-in
  • Mobile Key functionality
  • Hotel search and route planner
Features
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New: Save 10% every night with the beOne App Switch on beOne! With the beOne App, you have over 100 Motel One and The Cloud One hotels worldwide right in your pocket. As part of our free beOne membership programme, the app offers you a personal travel companion with numerous exclusive benefits: always save 10% on your booking, discover the latest beOne deals, find the last available rooms, manage reservations even faster, cancel free of charge until 6 pm* and carry out the Quick Check-in process directly in the app and save time at check-in. With the Mobile Key functionality, you can also use the app as a room key for many of our hotels. Moreover, the beOne app provides information about individual hotels as well as news and travel inspiration from the Motel One universe. Thanks to the personalized "My Home" view, you have all relevant information about your next booked trip ready at a glance. Here's what awaits you: 1. Always save 10% as a beOne member when booking via the beOne app or the Motel One website 2. Receive beOne Deals: Save up to 30%, with new offers all the time 3. Book the last available rooms 4. Free cancellation until 6 PM* 5. Book without a credit card* 6. Verified hotel reviews 7. All information about our hotels and rooms 8. Hotel search and route planner 9. Travel tips for your trip with our Travel Compass 10. Personalized “My Home” area with all info about your trip 11. All reservations at a glance 12. Easily manage reservations 13. Book even faster with "One-Click Booking" 14. Save your reservations in Wallet 15. Check in even faster with our “Quick Check-in” process 16. Open your room door with our “Mobile Key” functionality 17. Receive push notifications for trip planning *Does not apply during trade fairs and events. For 25 years, Motel One has stood for affordable luxury in prime locations – in countless European cities. With stylish design, high-quality furnishings, and an atmosphere that invites you to relax and unwind, every stay becomes a special experience – designed for you! At The Cloud One Hotels, it’s more than just an overnight stay – it’s about immersing yourself in the spirit of the city, inspired by the stories and character of the neighborhood. Each hotel reflects the unique vibe of its surroundings – authentic, individual, and always with a touch of urban charm. You can book both brands – Motel One and The Cloud One – conveniently via the beOne App and enjoy an exclusive 10% discount as a beOne Member. Become a beOne Member now and start enjoying the benefits – anytime, anywhere, every time you book. Sign up at motel-one.com/beOne

About

KVB

Plan trips, view live departure times, and purchase tickets for public transport and shared mobility services in Cologne. Find and book bicycles, cars, and taxis.

Highlights
  • Trip planner with live data
  • Departure monitor for stations
  • Ticket purchasing
  • KVB-Rad bicycle booking
  • Car-Sharing and Taxi-Ruf integration
  • Disruption information
Features
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The KVB-App provides time tables, trip planning, navigation as well as a ticket shop for busses and trains in the area of Cologne and around. Beside the trip planner and discruption information you are able to get live data for your station. The KVB-App offers all information about KVB-Rad, Car-Sharing and Taxi-Ruf in Cologne. You can register yourself an account, localize vehicles and bicycles and you are able to book a bicycle/care directly. Overview of the functions: - Trip planner (live data) - Departure monitor for stations (live data) - Save station and ticket favorites and change their names individually - Purchase tickets (also anonymous) - Tariff price information - Information about disruptions - KVB-Rad (Bicylce search, prices, registration and booking) - Taxi-Ruf Cologne (Show places where you can get a taxi and booking within the KVB-App) - Car-Sharing (Vehicle location, registration and booking) The KVB-App will be updated and enhanced with new features and functions frequently.

Screenshots

Motel One4 screens
KVB4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Motel One at 71% against KVB's 21%. Motel One also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.3) and ratings volume (702 vs 4). 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

Motel One holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Motel One has 702 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Motel One's written reviews are positive against 21% of KVB's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Motel One ships an update monthly, KVB every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Motel One versus KVB: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMotel OneKVB
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (702 ratings) — better2.3 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews70.7% of reviews — better20.6% of reviews
Number of ratings702 — better4
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size246 MB58 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOne Hotels & Resorts AG 2010Kölner Verkehrs-Betriebe AG

Customer experience

Motel One

All ratings657 ratings
Positive96.5%
Neutral0.9%
Negative2.6%
Written reviews58 reviews
Positive70.7%
Neutral5.2%
Negative24.1%

KVB

All ratings4 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive20.6%
Neutral8.8%
Negative70.6%

Bugs and requests

Motel One

Reported bugs

25 issues
  • Reservations never appear in the app
  • Credit card needs to be entered every time
  • Address needs to be re-entered despite being saved
  • App requires iOS 16, preventing older iOS users from accessing
  • No Apple Pay option
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  • PayPal integration is not clean
  • Check-in process fails and details are incorrect
  • Cannot add existing Motel One reservations manually
  • Unable to change minor reservation details
  • No provision to add voucher codes
  • Cannot redeem breakfast voucher on the App
  • WiFi connection issues on MAC
  • App cannot handle adding bookings with an email address different from the account's primary email
  • Different prices shown for the same reservation on iPad vs. iPhone
  • Poor functionality when updating reservations; system does not recognize reservation number and email
  • Server connection failed errors
  • App freezes
  • Cannot register for the app using an iPhone
  • App not functioning properly on iPad
  • Wallet integration is missing
  • Slow loading times when viewing booking details
  • Cannot change country during booking
  • News section still has dummy text
  • Reservation results in 'server is down' error message
  • Back button restarts reservation process from scratch

Requested features

12 requests
  • Add Apple Pay back
  • Improve PayPal integration
  • Allow adding existing reservations
  • Allow changing reservation details
  • Provide a way to redeem voucher codes
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  • Add option to add another email address to account
  • Allow guaranteeing bookings with credit card later
  • Allow cancelling/extending/shortening individual rooms within a group booking
  • Add Wallet integration
  • Improve app compatibility with older devices/iOS versions
  • Allow users to select gender beyond Mr/Mrs
  • Fix country selection bug

KVB

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Motel One

No in-app purchases

None

KVB

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Motel One free?
Motel One is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is KVB free?
KVB is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Motel One or KVB?
Motel One is rated higher. Motel One averages 4.8 out of 5 from 702 ratings, while KVB averages 2.3 from 4 ratings.
Do Motel One or KVB have ads?
Neither Motel One nor KVB shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Motel One or KVB?
Motel One ships an update monthly, and KVB every 2 months. Most recently, Motel One was updated on November 6, 2026 and KVB on November 6, 2026.

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