VRS Auskunft vs Clara Sharing
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 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’ feature to find the quickest way to your destination. What the VRS app offers you: Ticket purchases: simpler than ever and simply for less · Get to the Deutschlandticket (D-Ticket) in a few clicks · HandyTickets for the Rhineland and whole of NRW · Einzeltickets, 24hTickets and Monatstickets · Bicycle and first class tickets · Save your ticket favourites & buy tickets for anyone going with you · 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.
Clara Sharing
This app provides an eco-friendly and convenient way to travel within the city. It aims to reduce pollution and noise by offering electric scooter rentals. The service complements existing transport options for a seamless urban mobility experience.
- Electric scooter rentals
- Eco-friendly transportation
- Convenient city travel
- Reduces pollution and noise
- Complements public transport
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Wir als Stadtwerke Bonn haben die Elektromobilität als wichtigen Baustein in der Energie- und Mobilitätswende erkannt. Deshalb möchten wir Ihnen die Möglichkeit geben, ökologisch nachhaltig, kostengünstig und ohne nervige Parkplatzsuche von A nach B zu kommen. Dabei ist Clara ein Angebot, welches unsere bestehenden Mobilitätslösungen ergänzt und einen fließenden Übergang zwischen urbaner Mobilität und überregionalen Verkehrsmitteln schafft. Die Akkus unserer E-Roller werden natürlich mit 100 % Ökostrom geladen. So reduzieren wir die Feinstaubbelastung und den Lärm in unserer Stadt Bonn. Weitere Informationen finden Sie unter: www.clara.moqo.de
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: VRS Auskunft at 4.2 against Clara Sharing's 1.0. VRS Auskunft also leads on review sentiment (54% vs 30%) and ratings volume (5 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
VRS Auskunft holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VRS Auskunft has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of VRS Auskunft's written reviews are positive against 30% of Clara Sharing's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | VRS Auskunft | Clara Sharing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (5 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 54.0% of reviews — better | 30.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 88 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Sieg GmbH | Stadtwerke Bonn |
Customer experience
VRS Auskunft
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In-app purchases
VRS Auskunft
No in-app purchases
Clara Sharing
No in-app purchases
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