Comparison

VRS Auskunft vs AVV connect

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Route navigator
  • Timetable information
  • Digital ticket purchases
  • Deutschlandticket access
  • Real-time notifications
  • Bike and scooter sharing integration
  • Interactive journey map
Features
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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.

About

AVV connect

This app provides real-time public transport information, including bus and train schedules, route planning, and live vehicle tracking. Users can purchase various tickets directly within the app for travel within the AVV region and NRW.

Highlights
  • Real-time bus and train information
  • Route planning with multimodal options
  • Live vehicle tracking on map
  • In-app ticket purchase
  • Connection alerts and push notifications
  • Favorite destination shortcuts
Features
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New Generation of the naveo App: More Modern, Faster, and Even Better Connected As a joint brand, naveo is the mobility platform of all partner companies in the Aachener Verkehrsverbund (AVV), including local transport in the Rhineland. Do you know when and where the next bus or train leaves? No problem with naveo – and you can now book the right ticket directly in the new naveo app. With the new generation of apps, using buses and trains is even easier. A completely redesigned user interface offers clear, intuitive navigation and provides faster access to all the important information about your trip. In addition to the tried-and-true schedule information and digital ticket purchasing, the eTarif eezy.nrw is still available directly within naveo. Optimized processes ensure faster loading times, greater stability, and overall improved performance. The new system architecture also enables the consistent implementation of current security standards and lays the foundation for regular further developments. The new version also expands multimodal trip planning. In addition to well-known ride-sharing providers, additional mobility providers will gradually be integrated into route planning. The known functions are still available: + Check in/out with eezy.NRW. + Tickets for the AVV tariff and the flat-rate tickets for the NRW tariff can be purchased directly in the app. Directly from a route or via the ticket catalogue. More ticket offers will follow. + Ticket button for quick access to your current tickets in the app + Use easyConnect as a naveo feature for cross-borer train journeys between Cologne and Maastricht by travelling with the check-in / check-out technology + Multimodal information - Connection display for bus & train, bicycle, car, car sharing (incl. free vehicles at the next station) or all of them in the mix - Always display the fastest and best possible connection to the desired destination - in NRW address-specific from door to door + Real-time routing - Connection information mostly with real-time information - If the connections no longer work, an alternative driving option is displayed + alarm function - Easily activate alarm function for a specific connection or a specific period of time - Be informed of delays or disruptions by push message + Live map - Track buses & trains with line and real-time information easily via live map - Follow a vehicle by clicking on it or display the route - Particularly practical: the filter function according to means of transport - Bus and train connections and departures in North Rhine-Westphalia and the Euregio Meuse-Rhine - Construction site information for the AVV and rail traffic throughout NRW + Set favorite destinations as icons: - One click connection from current location to destination - Departure monitor Please help us to improve this app and let us know if you have any suggestions or comments to hello@naveo.info

Screenshots

VRS Auskunft4 screens
AVV connect4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: VRS Auskunft at 4.2 against AVV connect's 2.8. VRS Auskunft also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (53% vs 38%). On price, ratings volume, 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

VRS Auskunft holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of VRS Auskunft's written reviews are positive against 38% of AVV connect's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VRS Auskunft ships an update fortnightly, AVV connect every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
VRS Auskunft versus AVV connect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVRS AuskunftAVV connect
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (5 ratings) — better2.8 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews53.2% of reviews — better37.9% of reviews
Number of ratings5 — better4
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB360 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVerkehrsverbund Rhein-Sieg GmbHAachener Verkehrsverbund GmbH

Customer experience

VRS Auskunft

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews62 reviews
Positive53.2%
Neutral27.4%
Negative19.4%

AVV connect

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews58 reviews
Positive37.9%
Neutral15.5%
Negative46.6%

In-app purchases

None

VRS Auskunft

No in-app purchases

None

AVV connect

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is VRS Auskunft free?
VRS Auskunft is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AVV connect free?
AVV connect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, VRS Auskunft or AVV connect?
VRS Auskunft is rated higher. VRS Auskunft averages 4.2 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while AVV connect averages 2.8 from 4 ratings.
Do VRS Auskunft or AVV connect have ads?
Neither VRS Auskunft nor AVV connect shows ads.
Which is updated more often, VRS Auskunft or AVV connect?
VRS Auskunft ships an update fortnightly, and AVV connect every 2 months. Most recently, VRS Auskunft was updated on October 27, 2026 and AVV connect on October 26, 2026.

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