Comparison

Gautrain vs Rea Vaya

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

Head to head
About

Gautrain

Manage your Gautrain travel with this official app. Check card balances, top up fares, plan journeys with real-time bus tracking, and find station information. Access travel history and manage your transit cards easily.

Highlights
  • Access Gautrain Card balances
  • Top-up prepaid balances
  • Real-time journey planning
  • Live Gautrain bus tracking
  • Journey fares and schedules
  • Find nearest bus and station
  • Link multiple Gautrain Cards
Features
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Gautrain – for people on the move. The official Gautrain app – everything you need to know about the Gautrain. With the new Gautrain App, you get all the travel information you need, when you need it. Features include: • access Gautrain Card balances • top-up prepaid balances and purchase fare products via secure payments • real-time journey planning, station to station, or search for any address in Gauteng, with the option to add public transport operators in Gauteng to extend your journey options beyond the Gautrain network • live Gautrain bus tracking, plotted on your journey map • journey fares and schedules, with the option to request journey information up to seven days ahead • find nearest bus and station features, with routing instructions • link multiple Gautrain Cards to a profile • view balance and travel history for transit cards • log and manage claims online • block Gautrain Cards. • check expiry date and more… The Gautrain system provides you with a safe, comfortable and reliable train service, a dedicated bus system, as well as drop-off and parking facilities at all stations (except at OR Tambo International Airport). These services are fully integrated and may be used separately or jointly by transferring from one to another. The services are all accessed by means of your Gold Card. Additional services include car rental facilities at Johannesburg Park Station, Sandton- and Pretoria Stations. DISCLAIMER: Due to the large possibility of different routings, the fare calculator gives only indicative prices and not always the exact amount. The indicative price shall not be binding and/or enforceable against the Gauteng Provincial Government (including the Gauteng Management Agency (Pty) Ltd) and/or Bombela Concession Company and/or Bombela Operating Company (Pty) Ltd. The timetables are only indicative and can change without prior notice.

About

Rea Vaya

Features
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The Rea Vaya mobile application is part of the Johannesburg City Transport. The user of the application can purchase an electronic ticket for public transport of the cities participating in the project and present it for control by the controller or using a special device installed in the vehicle. To use the application, the user must: Install the application on your mobile device; Perform the necessary actions to register in the application (use of the application by unregistered users is not allowed). Payment for a transport ticket is made using electronic means of payment (payment cards) and other legal methods of online payment. As the number of participating cities increases, the mobile application is updated and new features are added.

Screenshots

Gautrain4 screens
Rea Vaya3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Gautrain at every 2 months against Rea Vaya's every 11 months. Rea Vaya's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gautrain ships an update every 2 months, Rea Vaya every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on August 30, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Gautrain versus Rea Vaya: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGautrainRea Vaya
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.6 (17 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews28.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings17 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 11 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.113.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB67 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAfriGIS Pty LtdCalmex Telecommunications

In-app purchases

None

Gautrain

No in-app purchases

None

Rea Vaya

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gautrain free?
Gautrain is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Rea Vaya free?
Rea Vaya is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Gautrain or Rea Vaya have ads?
Neither Gautrain nor Rea Vaya shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Gautrain or Rea Vaya?
Gautrain ships an update every 2 months, and Rea Vaya every 11 months. Most recently, Gautrain was updated on August 30, 2026 and Rea Vaya on September 9, 2026.

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