Comparison

Ryanair vs Leap Card

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

Head to head
About

Ryanair

Find the lowest airfares across Europe with this travel app. It offers convenient features like mobile check-in, digital boarding passes, and easy access to in-flight extras for a seamless travel experience.

Highlights
  • Lowest European fares
  • Mobile check-in
  • Mobile boarding pass
  • In-flight extras
  • Easy booking
Features
Currently charting
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With this App at your fingertips, Europe is at your feet. We’re Ryanair, so of course you’ll find the lowest fares in Europe on our app. But you’ll also get handy extras like being able to check in while you’re on the move, a mobile boarding pass delivered straight to your phone and a choice of in-flight extras in one quick click. So why are you still reading? Download it now and get flying!

About

Leap Card

This unofficial app lets you manage your public transport card. Easily check your card balance, view transaction history, and see detailed card information. It supports multiple cards and offers low balance notifications.

Highlights
  • Check Leap Card balance
  • View transaction history
  • Manage multiple Leap Cards
  • Low balance notifications
  • View card details
Features
Currently charting
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Unofficial Leap Card App to allow you to interact with Leap Card services. Use the Leap Card App to check your leap card balance, check your leap card transactions and leap card details. This Leap Card App supports multiple leap cards, allowing you to switch between the different leap cards in your account to view the remaining leap card balance, leap card transactions and card details of each card. Option to turn on notifications to be notified when your leap card balance is running low.

Screenshots

Ryanair4 screens
Leap Card4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Ryanair at Free against Leap Card's $0.99. Ryanair also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.2) and ratings volume (89K vs 30). Leap Card's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On review sentiment, 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

Ryanair is free to download; Leap Card costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ryanair holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ryanair has 89K ratings behind it against 30, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of Ryanair's written reviews are positive against 10% of Leap Card's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ryanair ships an update weekly, Leap Card every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Ryanair versus Leap Card: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRyanairLeap Card
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.4 (89K ratings) — better3.2 (30 ratings)
Positive reviews17.1% of reviews — better10.0% of reviews
Number of ratings89K — better30
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#97#61 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size338 MB26 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperRyanair Ltd.Maxim Antonov

Customer experience

Ryanair

All ratings88,684 ratings
Positive85.9%
Neutral4.1%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews3,270 reviews
Positive17.1%
Neutral6.3%
Negative76.7%

Leap Card

All ratings30 ratings
Positive53.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative46.7%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive10.0%
Neutral3.3%
Negative86.7%

Bugs and requests

Ryanair

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Passport scanning functionality not working
  • Booking and check-in process glitches
  • App crashing and losing user data

Requested features

3 requests
  • Improved communication about flight status updates
  • Ability to easily manage and change bookings
  • Better integration between app and website

Leap Card

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Ryanair

No in-app purchases

None

Leap Card

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ryanair free?
Ryanair is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Leap Card free?
Leap Card costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Ryanair or Leap Card?
Ryanair is rated higher. Ryanair averages 4.4 out of 5 from 89K ratings, while Leap Card averages 3.2 from 30 ratings.
Do Ryanair or Leap Card have ads?
Neither Ryanair nor Leap Card shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ryanair or Leap Card?
Ryanair ships an update weekly, and Leap Card every 5 weeks. Most recently, Ryanair was updated on October 19, 2026 and Leap Card on October 16, 2026.
Which is more popular, Ryanair or Leap Card?
Ryanair currently peaks at #97 in the App Store charts, and Leap Card at #61. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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