Comparison

De Lijn vs Floya

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

Head to head
About

De Lijn

Plan your entire journey across Flanders with real-time information for multiple transport providers. Get departure alerts, buy digital tickets, and save your favorite routes for quick access.

Highlights
  • Multimodal journey planning
  • Real-time arrival information
  • Personal stop alerts
  • Route guidance with delays
  • Digital ticket purchase
  • Save favorite routes and stops
  • Find nearby stops
Features
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Plan your multimodal journey in Flanders with this app from De Lijn. Specifications: - Plan route from A to B in Flanders (De Lijn, MIVB-STIB, NMBS-SNCB, TEC) - Check real-time arrivals at a stop - Set personal stop alert - Activate route for guidance from departure to arrival with relevant information about unexpected hold-ups, etc. - Buy digital tickets - Save routes and stops for easy reuse - Find nearby stops - Synchronise favourites with the website via your account

About

Floya

Plan, book, and pay for all your transport in Brussels with this all-in-one app. Seamlessly combine bikes, scooters, public transport, taxis, and shared cars for a stress-free travel experience.

Highlights
  • All transport modes in one app
  • Plan, book, and pay
  • Real-time departure information
  • Intermodal trip planning
  • In-app ticket purchase
  • Integrated payment for shared mobility
Features
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Whether by bike, bus, kick scooter, metro, taxi, train, or shared car… Floya is revolutionising your mobility in Brussels. This all-in-one app allows you to plan, book, and pay all modes of transport. Because travelling should be seamless and fun, not complicated and stressful. How does it work? By creating a single account, you gain access to the public transport operators STIB-MIVB, De Lijn, TEC, and SNCB-NMBS, the Taxis Verts service, Villo! and Voi bikes, Dott and Bolt bikes and kick scooters, and Poppy shared cars. If you have a Cambio subscription, you'll also find the nearest stations and complete your booking with a direct link to the native app. Floya even offers combined routes, opening up a world of possibilities! And even more, as the app will keep evolving. Already 11 partners are available in the app: - Bolt - Cambio - De Lijn - Dott - Poppy - SNCB-NMBS - STIB-MIVB - Taxis Verts - TEC - Villo! - Voi Main features to unlock Brussel's full potential: - Routes "to and from" in Brussels - Fastest travel time in Brussels - Intermodal trips - Next departures in real-time - Mobility options around you - Price of each option - In-app ticket purchase - Integrated payment for shared mobility Floya will soon become your favourite transport app for Brussels. Let's move ahead together! Get the best transport options for your daily commute, but also to the nicest bars, restaurants & hot spots, museums, schools, festivals or airport in Brussels.

Screenshots

De Lijn4 screens
Floya4 screens

Verdict

The call

De Lijn and Floya both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 29% of De Lijn's written reviews are positive against 0% of Floya's. De Lijn also leads on ratings volume (136 vs 8). Floya's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for De Lijn against 4.6 for Floya. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: De Lijn has 136 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 29% of De Lijn's written reviews are positive against 0% of Floya's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
De Lijn versus Floya: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDe LijnFloya
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (136 ratings) — better4.6 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews29.2% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings136 — better8
Update frequencyFortnightlyFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.417.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size103 MB250 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVMM De LijnSTIB-MIVB

Customer experience

De Lijn

All ratings134 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral1.5%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive29.2%
Neutral16.7%
Negative54.2%

Floya

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative80.0%

In-app purchases

None

De Lijn

No in-app purchases

None

Floya

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is De Lijn free?
De Lijn is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Floya free?
Floya is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, De Lijn or Floya?
De Lijn is rated higher. De Lijn averages 4.7 out of 5 from 136 ratings, while Floya averages 4.6 from 8 ratings.
Do De Lijn or Floya have ads?
Neither De Lijn nor Floya shows ads.
Which is updated more often, De Lijn or Floya?
De Lijn ships an update fortnightly, and Floya fortnightly. Most recently, De Lijn was updated on September 23, 2026 and Floya on September 9, 2026.

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