Comparison

Kolumbus vs AutoGPS

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

Head to head
About

Kolumbus

Plan your trips and get real-time departure information in one convenient application. It offers accurate travel suggestions, step-by-step guidance, and live map tracking of buses and boats. Receive notifications for route changes and view onboard capacity.

Highlights
  • Travel planner
  • Real-time departures
  • Favorite places shortcuts
  • Step-by-step journey guidance
  • Live bus and boat map location
  • Route change notifications
  • Onboard capacity overview
Features
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The Kolumbus app provides full control over your journey. With travel planner and real time departures in one app, you get: • easier planning and more accurate travel suggestions • stored shortcuts to your favourite places • step by step guiding throughout the journey • real time map location of the bus and boat at any time • notifications regarding changes and detours on your routes • overview of the capacity on board the bus Real time and travel planning in one app! Download or update the app to get the latest features. It's completely free. Have a nice trip! Questions or experiencing issues? Contact us at app@kolumbus.no

About

AutoGPS

Features
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AutoGPS is a professional app to determine the live position and state of tracked devices. Position and state are received by the AutoGPS servers and can be displayed with this App.

Screenshots

Kolumbus4 screens
AutoGPS3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Kolumbus at monthly against AutoGPS's every 6 months. 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

Kolumbus ships an update monthly, AutoGPS every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Kolumbus versus AutoGPS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKolumbusAutoGPS
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (56 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews16.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings56 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size141 MB57 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKolumbus ASAutoGPS Sp. z o.o.

In-app purchases

None

Kolumbus

No in-app purchases

None

AutoGPS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Kolumbus free?
Kolumbus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AutoGPS free?
AutoGPS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Kolumbus or AutoGPS have ads?
Neither Kolumbus nor AutoGPS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Kolumbus or AutoGPS?
Kolumbus ships an update monthly, and AutoGPS every 6 months. Most recently, Kolumbus was updated on November 1, 2026 and AutoGPS on October 26, 2026.

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