VRS Auskunft vs RVK
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VRS Auskunft
Plan your journeys and purchase tickets for bus and rail in the Rhineland. This app offers route planning, timetable information, and digital ticket purchasing, including season tickets and supplementary services like bike sharing.
- Route navigator
- Timetable information
- Digital ticket purchases
- Deutschlandticket access
- Real-time notifications
- Bike and scooter sharing integration
- Interactive journey map
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Your schedule for bus & rail in the Rhineland. With the VRS app you have everything in view: navigator, timetable info and digital tickets. Everything key to getting around. Buy your Deutschlandticket or other digital tickets (incl. 3% saving) in the app itself. Get season tickets for your regular routes and receive the latest notifications at once on the homepage. Book supplementary services for getting around such as bike sharing or scooters. And use the ‘Take me to’ function to find the quickest way to your destination. What the VRS app offers you: Ticket purchases: simpler than ever and simply for less · Direct access to all single tickets, and all tickets for a day, week or month. · All VRS tickets with a 3% digital ticket discount. · Get to the Deutschlandticket (D-Ticket) in a few clicks. · Save your ticket favourites & buy tickets for anyone going with you. · Bicycle ticket (single or day ticket). · VRS journey extension tickets, 1st class upgrades, SchöneFahrt- and SchönerTagTicket NRW · Pay conveniently with PayPal. Your homepage: tailored to how you get about · Find all options for your journey on the interactive map: rental bikes, scooters, bike lockers etc. · Add functional tiles and arrange them to suit your needs. · Instant access to your favourites, i.e. routes, stops and stations. · Press the ‘Straight home’ button for the quickest way home. · Subscribe for the latest reports about your favourite lines. Timetable information: Your personal navigator · Entry of start and destination with addresses, interim stops and mode of transport selection. · Pin your favourite route to the homepage: all live times at a glance. · View your journey on a map, incl. walking segments. · Alternative options at connecting stops/stations in case of delays (e.g. due to traffic jams) · Save your most important routes and stops as favourites. The VRS app can do even more: · Dark mode for comfortable use in the dark. · Useful detailed information on every stop and station in the VRS area: timetables, announcements, location maps, escalators and lifts.
RVK
This app provides public transport information, including schedules, live updates, and navigation for buses and trains in the Cologne region. It also offers booking for e-bikes and car-sharing services.
- Schedule information with live data
- Live departure times
- Favorite stops
- Ticket purchasing
- E-bike and car-sharing booking
- Real-time traffic updates
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Die RVK-App bietet Ihnen Fahrplanauskunft, Navigation sowie Ticketshop für Bus und Bahn im Raum Köln und Umland. Neben der Fahrplanauskunft und den Verkehrsmeldungen zur RVK können Sie Live-Informationen zu Ihrer Haltestelle abrufen. Die RVK-App bietet Ihnen außerdem Runduminformationen zum RVK e-Bike, Car-Sharing und vieles mehr. Sie können sich registrieren, Fahrzeuge und Räder lokalisieren, sowie direkt ein Fahrrad/Fahrzeug buchen. Die Funktionen im Überblick: Fahrplanauskunft (Live-Daten) Haltestellenbezogene Abfahrten (Live-Daten) Speichern von Haltestellenfavoriten sowie deren individuelle Benennung Ticketkauf (auch anonym möglich) Preisstufenauskunft RVK - Verkehrsmeldungen RVK e-Bike (Fahrradsuche, Preise, Registrierung und Buchung) Car-Sharing (Fahrzeugsuche, Registrierung und Buchung) Die RVK-App wird fortlaufend um neue nützliche Funktionalitäten erweitert.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: VRS Auskunft at 53% against RVK's 8%. VRS Auskunft also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
VRS Auskunft ships an update fortnightly, RVK every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | VRS Auskunft | RVK |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 53.2% of reviews — better | 8.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Sieg GmbH | Kölner Verkehrs-Betriebe AG |
Customer experience
VRS Auskunft
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In-app purchases
VRS Auskunft
No in-app purchases
RVK
No in-app purchases
Questions
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