Comparison

STAN vs Vélhop

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

Head to head
About

STAN

This official public transport app for the Grand Nancy Métropole provides real-time schedules, route planning, and traffic information for bus and tram lines. Manage your account, save favorites, and access network news and fares. Future updates will include an e-boutique for card reloads and online subscription management.

Highlights
  • Real-time schedules
  • Route search
  • Traffic information
  • Network news
  • Fare details
  • Personal account management
Features
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Transports en commun de la Métropole du Grand Nancy Téléchargez l’application officielle du réseau Stan, le réseau de transport bus et tram de la Métropole du Grand Nancy : elle facilite vos déplacements sur les lignes du réseau grâce à ses fonctionnalités : • Horaires en temps réel, horaires des lignes et un accès rapide grâce à vos favoris • Recherche d’itinéraire, depuis votre position, depuis une adresse, un lieu public, un arrêt du réseau et tenant compte des déviations en cours dans les solutions qui vous sont proposés • Toutes les infos trafic, les actualités du réseau et les tarifs • La gestion de votre compte personnel : inscription aux info trafic, gestion de vos favoris… Et prochainement : • E-boutique : rechargement de votre carte SimpliCités • Vos démarches en ligne : souscription de votre abonnement, demande de carte, résiliation / suspension de votre abonnement… • Paiement en ligne des amendes Simplifiez-vous les transports en commun avec l'application STAN !

About

Vélhop

This app allows users to rent shared bikes from over 30 stations across Strasbourg. It offers a quick and intuitive way to access sustainable transportation 24/7. Users can sign up, add payment, and scan a QR code to unlock a bike for hourly rentals.

Highlights
  • Rent shared bikes
  • Over 30 rental stations
  • 24/7 availability
  • Quick and intuitive rental process
  • Sustainable mobility option
  • Hourly rental plans
Features
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Rent a shared Vélhop bike! Discover the new Vélhop bike-sharing system, a service provided by the Strasbourg Eurometropole! Choose from more than 30 Vélhop stations throughout the Eurométropole of Strasbourg, allowing you you to rent a Vélhop anywhere in the Eurométropole de Strasbourg. Quick and intuitive, rent a Vélhop 24/7 within the Vélhop bike-sharing system! Download the app, sign up, add your payment method, scan the QR code on the bike and off you go! Ride a healthy & sustainable form of mobility from €0.30 per hour! Vélhop bike-sharing is an A-A system: the bike has to be returned to the starting station. The maximum period of rental is 24 consecutive hours.

Screenshots

STAN4 screens
Vélhop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Vélhop at 64% against STAN's 25%. Vélhop also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). 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

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

STAN ships an update every 6 weeks, Vélhop every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
STAN versus Vélhop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSTANVélhop
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.7 (16 ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews63.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—16 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB100 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKEOLIS GRAND NANCYStrasbourg Mobilites Velo

Customer experience

STAN

Written reviews20 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral30.0%
Negative45.0%

Vélhop

All ratings14 ratings
Positive64.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative35.7%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive63.9%
Neutral2.8%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

STAN

No in-app purchases

None

Vélhop

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is STAN free?
STAN is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Vélhop free?
Vélhop is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do STAN or Vélhop have ads?
Neither STAN nor Vélhop shows ads.
Which is updated more often, STAN or Vélhop?
STAN ships an update every 6 weeks, and Vélhop every 2 months. Most recently, STAN was updated on November 1, 2026 and Vélhop on November 3, 2026.

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