VRS Auskunft vs myVRN
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.
myVRN
Plan your journeys and purchase tickets for public transport and sharing services within the Rhine-Neckar network. Find connections, check timetables, and get real-time updates for buses, trains, and more. Offers distance-based fares for the best prices.
- Journey planning
- Timetable checks
- Real-time information
- Ticket purchasing
- Sharing service integration
- Distance-based fares
- Favorites
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Plan your journeys easily and flexibly with myVRN! Find connections, check timetables, get real-time updates, and buy tickets—all in one app. Whether you’re traveling by bus, train, local, regional, or long-distance transport, or using shared mobility like Stadtmobil, VRNnextbike, e-scooters, or on-demand services such as VRNflexline, VRNruftaxi, and fips, myVRN helps you discover the best routes and smart travel combinations. Stay informed with departure monitors, live traffic updates, and real-time disruption alerts. With check-in/check-out on the linear fare, the app automatically ensures you always get the best price. You can also purchase subscriptions like the Deutschland-Ticket, single rides, multi-ride tickets, and day passes directly in the app. Save your favorite stops, routes, and preferred transport options, and tailor myVRN to your personal travel needs. Children and minors can buy tickets independently using the parent-child payment feature, with special discounts for ages 6–14. New: Book your fips ride directly in the myVRN app! The flexible fips shuttle complements public transport in select districts of Mannheim and Heidelberg. Just book your ride in the app, and we’ll come pick you up—easy, convenient, and on-demand. Find out more about the features of the myVRN app: https://www.vrn.de/service/apps/companion/index.html Need help? Send us an email to myVRN@rnv-online.de Do you like our app, or would you like to help us make it even better? Rate us here in the App Store or send us your feedback by email to app@vrn.de.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: myVRN at 4.6 against VRS Auskunft's 4.2. myVRN also leads on ratings volume (169 vs 5). VRS Auskunft's advantage is review sentiment (53% vs 29%) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). 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.
myVRN holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: myVRN has 169 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 53% of VRS Auskunft's written reviews are positive against 29% of myVRN's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
VRS Auskunft ships an update fortnightly, myVRN every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | VRS Auskunft | myVRN |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (5 ratings) | 4.6 (169 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 53.2% of reviews — better | 28.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 169 — 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, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 188 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Sieg GmbH | Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Neckar GmbH |
Customer experience
VRS Auskunft
myVRN
In-app purchases
VRS Auskunft
No in-app purchases
myVRN
No in-app purchases









