Comparison

Naolib vs Yélo

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

Head to head
About

Naolib

Plan your journeys and view real-time arrivals for Nantes public transport. Save favorite stops and lines, and purchase tickets directly within the app. Get updates and find the best routes including trams, buses, and trains.

Highlights
  • Real-time stop arrivals
  • Journey planner
  • Favorite stops and lines
  • Push notifications
  • Mobile ticket purchase
  • Route planning including various transport modes
Features
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The Naolib app is the official mobility application of the Nantes metropolitan area, designed to accompany you on all your journeys: Find the best route for your trips Subscribe to (and manage) your subscriptions or purchase a public transport ticket Reserve your parking space and your parking subscription Set up your widgets to check self-service bicycle availability and available parking spaces… and so much more! Have a bug to report? Ideas for improvement? Share your feedback with us on X @Naolib_direct and on Messenger at https://m.me/naolibmobilites.

About

Yélo

Plan your public transport journeys with real-time schedules, traffic updates, and route planning. Purchase tickets directly within the app and receive alerts for your favorite lines. Access downloadable maps and quickly find nearby stops.

Highlights
  • Real-time and theoretical schedules
  • Traffic information and alerts
  • Route search and planning
  • Downloadable route maps
  • In-app ticket purchase
  • Favorite stops
Features
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Préparez au mieux vos déplacements grâce à l'application Yélo. Yélo vous propose toutes les fonctionnalités pour voyager sur votre réseau de transport en commun : horaires temps réel et théorique, info trafic, recherche d'itinéraire, plans, achat de titres de transport. Consultez en un clic les prochains passages en temps réel aux arrêts les plus proches de vous ! Retrouvez facilement les derniers arrêts que vous avez recherché et ajoutez en un clic votre arrêt aux favoris. Pourquoi utiliser l'application Yélo ? Etre à l'heure : consultez le temps d'attente avant le prochain passage de votre bus à votre arrêt. Retrouvez les fiches horaires et le temps réel à votre arrêt en un clic sur la map. Gagner du temps : achetez directement votre titre de transport sur l'appli, constituez votre portefeuille de titres depuis la rubrique ticket pour faciliter vos déplacements sur notre réseau ! Etre informé : Consultez les infos trafic et recevez les alertes directement sur votre smartphone en vous abonnant à vos lignes habituelles Trouver votre chemin : Recherchez un itinéraire et trouvez celui qui vous convient parmi nos propositions, consultez les plans téléchargeables. Notes : l'application peut nécessiter votre géolocalisation pour nous permettre de vous proposer les arrêts les plus proches de vous, une autorisation à votre galerie photo ou caméra est demandée pour vous permettre d'ajouter votre photo sur votre compte Ticket.

Screenshots

Naolib4 screens
Yélo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Naolib at 4.6 against Yélo's 2.3. Naolib also leads on ratings volume (117 vs 3) and review sentiment (28% vs 13%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Naolib holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Naolib has 117 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 28% of Naolib's written reviews are positive against 13% of Yélo's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Naolib ships an update monthly, Yélo every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Naolib versus Yélo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNaolibYélo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (117 ratings) — better2.3 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews28.2% of reviews — better12.9% of reviews
Number of ratings117 — better3
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS1615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size267 MB118 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSemitanRTCR

Customer experience

Naolib

All ratings117 ratings
Positive89.7%
Neutral4.3%
Negative6.0%
Written reviews39 reviews
Positive28.2%
Neutral30.8%
Negative41.0%

Yélo

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews62 reviews
Positive12.9%
Neutral16.1%
Negative71.0%

In-app purchases

None

Naolib

No in-app purchases

None

Yélo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Naolib free?
Naolib is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Yélo free?
Yélo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Naolib or Yélo?
Naolib is rated higher. Naolib averages 4.6 out of 5 from 117 ratings, while Yélo averages 2.3 from 3 ratings.
Do Naolib or Yélo have ads?
Neither Naolib nor Yélo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Naolib or Yélo?
Naolib ships an update monthly, and Yélo every 2 months. Most recently, Naolib was updated on November 1, 2026 and Yélo on November 3, 2026.

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