FahrPlaner vs Harz
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Harz
Discover over 1,000 hiking, biking, and winter tours with offline navigation and route planning. Find accommodations, cultural sites, and activities. Stay updated on trail conditions and save your workouts to Apple Health.
- Over 1,000 tour suggestions
- Offline tour storage
- Voice navigation
- Custom tour planning
- Save recorded routes
- Real-time trail updates
- Apple Health integration
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Die offizielle Harz-App vom Harzer Tourismusverband bietet über 1.000 Vorschläge für Wander-, Mountainbike-, Rad- und Wintertouren. Alle Touren können offline gespeichert werden. Mit der neuen Sprach-Navigation führt die App ohne Kartenstudium sicher zum Ziel. Sie bietet auch die Möglichkeit, eigene Touren zu planen und die zurückgelegten Strecken zu speichern. Zusätzlich gibt es aktuelle Hinweise zu Wegsperrungen oder Umleitungen. In der App finden sich der gesamte Harzer-Hexen-Stieg, alle Stempelstellen der Harzer Wandernadel, das gesamte Mountainbike-Routennetz der Volksbank-Arena Harz u.v.m. Darüber hinaus gibt es viele weitere Tipps zu Unterkünften, Kultureinrichtungen und Freizeitaktivitäten in der magischen Gebirgswelt. Alle Tourenvorschläge, Hinweise und Tipps wurden vom Harzer Tourismusverband, den Harzer Tourist-Informationen und vielen weiteren Partnern in der Region erstellt und werden regelmäßig überprüft und aktualisiert. Apple Health: Wenn du eine Rad-, Wander- oder Laufstrecke aufzeichnest, kannst du dein Workout in Apple Health speichern. Daten aus HealthKit werden nicht für Marketing oder Werbezwecke genutzt.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: FahrPlaner at 81% against Harz's 38%. FahrPlaner also leads on ratings volume (45 vs 2). Harz's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.4). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Harz holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FahrPlaner has 45 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 81% of FahrPlaner's written reviews are positive against 38% of Harz's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
FahrPlaner ships an update every 4 months, Harz every 7 months. Both last shipped on October 26, 2026.
| Parameter | FahrPlaner | Harz |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (45 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.6% of reviews — better | 37.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 45 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.7 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 177 MB | 81 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Verkehrsverbund Bremen Niedersachsen GmbH (VBN) | Outdooractive AG |
Customer experience
FahrPlaner
Harz
In-app purchases
FahrPlaner
No in-app purchases
Harz
No in-app purchases








