Comparison

FahrPlaner vs 12DRIVE+

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

Head to head
About

FahrPlaner

Plan your journeys seamlessly across Lower Saxony and Bremen with real-time departures and door-to-door route planning. Purchase mobile tickets directly within the app for trains, buses, trams, subways, and various sharing services.

Highlights
  • Door-to-door journey planning
  • Real-time departures and arrivals
  • Mobile ticket purchasing
  • Integration of various transport modes
  • Favorite stops and routes
  • Push notifications for travel updates
Features
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The better timetable information for Lower Saxony and Bremen! With lots of features, personalized for all your journeys. Plan your journeys from door to door or from stop to stop – the FahrPlaner app makes your trip planning easy. One app for everything: real-time departures, detailed yourney planning withing Lower Saxony and Bremen. Buy your MobileTickets directly in the app and flexibly plan your journeys: by train, bus, tram or subway, taxi, bike- or car-sharing. The FahrPlaner app takes you everywhere. Major features of the FahrPlaner app: Route planning and information Plan your journeys from door to door or from stop to stop withing Lower Saxony, Bremen, Hamburg and Germany-wide for all train journeys. The app shows you all relevant journeys by train, bus, tram or subway, as well as taxi, bike- or car-sharing. Departures and arrivals at stops and stations are available in real-time – always up-to-date. Your Favourites Save your favourite stops, routes and journeys, to quickly find it later. Personalized favourites are available in all app sections to always quickly find your destination. Real-time information and push alarms Receive push notifications for current public transport traffic conditions, your boarding, changing or alighting. You can also use commuter alarms, to always make note of up-to-date changes. Everything close to you Find nearest stops, bike- and carsharing stations and points of interest based on your location. This way you can find the best travel options, no matter where you are. Tickets Buy your MobileTickets directly in the app and always take it with you. Your tickets for Niedersachsentarif, participating transport authorities and the Deutschlandtickets - MobileTickets of participating transport authorities are available in the app and make your journeys even easier. Prices for public transport Find out the up-to-date price of tickets in all of Lower Saxony and Bremen, no matter in which transport association are you are traveling. Information about access rights: Contacts: allows the app to select an address as starting point or destination for the connection search function Camera: personalize icons with own photos used for “My addresses” as well as to be able to add own photos to send via feedback form in the app Location: display stops, possible trips and relevant service messages (News) based on your location Push service: an anonymous device ID allows us to send you the requested information via push notification You can change your consent anytime via app or system settings. More information about our privacy policy is available within the app and at our website https://www.fahrplaner.de/privacy-fahrplaner-app. The app was funded by LNVG, ZVBN, SBMS and BMDV. All information without guarantee.

About

12DRIVE+

Features
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Vollautomatisiertes Bike Sharing oder Fahrrad parken mit deinem Smartphone. Mit 12DRIVE kannst du in drei einfachen Schritten ein Fahrrad leihen oder dein Fahrrad parken: Buchung: Buche an verschiedenen Standorten Mieträder oder einen Parkplatz. Check-in am Standort: Wähle aus oder scanne den QR Code am Fahrzeug oder Abstellanlage. Öffne das Schloss: direkt per Button klick oder per Bluetooth mit deinem Smartphone. Start frei für deine Radtour! Start frei für deine Radtour!

Screenshots

FahrPlaner4 screens
12DRIVE+3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: 12DRIVE+ at every 2 months against FahrPlaner's every 4 months. 12DRIVE+ also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.7). 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

FahrPlaner ships an update every 4 months, 12DRIVE+ every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
FahrPlaner versus 12DRIVE+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFahrPlaner12DRIVE+
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (45 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings45 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.715.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size177 MB81 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVerkehrsverbund Bremen Niedersachsen GmbH (VBN)inbooma

In-app purchases

None

FahrPlaner

No in-app purchases

None

12DRIVE+

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FahrPlaner free?
FahrPlaner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is 12DRIVE+ free?
12DRIVE+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do FahrPlaner or 12DRIVE+ have ads?
Neither FahrPlaner nor 12DRIVE+ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FahrPlaner or 12DRIVE+?
FahrPlaner ships an update every 4 months, and 12DRIVE+ every 2 months. Most recently, FahrPlaner was updated on November 10, 2026 and 12DRIVE+ on October 29, 2026.

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