Comparison

De Lijn vs Backpacker App

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

Backpacker App

Features
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Packing is a memory test you take at midnight, and everyone fails it the same way — the charger, the adapter, the one jumper that made the whole outfit work. Backpacker turns it into a list you just tick off. FIFTEEN TRIPS, ALREADY WRITTEN Beach, camping, hiking, a flight, a business trip, a festival, a road trip, skiing, a day out with the dog. Fifteen templates, each one researched rather than padded out. Open one and it is already your bag — change anything you like, and it stays changed. BACKPACKER AI Tell it where you are going, for how long, and anything worth knowing: staying in a hostel, hand luggage only, two of you, hiking on the third day. It writes the list for that trip, and puts a line under each item explaining why it is there. Not a generic list with your destination pasted on top. TICK AS YOU PACK Packed items sink to the bottom under a divider, so what is left is always what is in front of you, and a bar across the top shows how close you are to done. Add anything the list missed. Delete anything you will not carry. IT STAYS ON YOUR PHONE No account. No sign-up. No email address. Your bags are stored on your device — we never receive them and cannot read them. No ads, no analytics, no tracking of any kind, and the app never asks for your location. FREE AND PRO Free: keep two bags at a time, from any of the fifteen templates or your own. Delete one and the slot comes straight back. Backpacker Pro: as many bags as you want, every template, and Backpacker AI. Backpacker Pro is an auto-renewing subscription — USD 4.99 per week or USD 29.99 per year. Prices vary by region and the exact amount is always shown before you buy. Payment is charged to your Apple Account on confirmation. It renews unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the period ends; manage or cancel it any time in Settings, your name, Subscriptions. There is no free trial. Privacy Policy: https://reconchillestudios.com/apps/backpacker/privacy Terms of Use: https://reconchillestudios.com/apps/backpacker/terms

Screenshots

De Lijn4 screens
Backpacker App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: De Lijn at 17.4 against Backpacker App's 26.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
De Lijn versus Backpacker App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDe LijnBackpacker App
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (136 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews29.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings136 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.4 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size103 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDe LijnEge Ozcelik

In-app purchases

None

De Lijn

No in-app purchases

None

Backpacker App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is De Lijn free?
De Lijn is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Backpacker App free?
Backpacker App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do De Lijn or Backpacker App have ads?
Neither De Lijn nor Backpacker App shows ads.

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