Comparison

Triptastic vs NaviTrail

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

Head to head
About

Triptastic

This app offers real-time public transport information, including timetables, live vehicle tracking, and route maps for major cities in Australia, New Zealand, and North America. It provides directions and service updates without needing a constant internet connection.

Highlights
  • Real-time due out information
  • Live vehicle location tracking
  • Detailed, dynamic real-time maps
  • Integrated search engine
  • Directions search with iOS Maps
  • Offline timetable and directions
  • Share journey information
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Triptastic provides beautiful timetables, maps and real-time tracking for public transport in Australia, New Zealand and North America. "The best public transport app just got better... Triptastic is the Tweetbot of the genre. Nothing is as fast, clever, or intuitive." - Reckoner.com.au • Real-time due out information and live vehicle location tracking in Sydney, Melbourne, San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York City, Toronto, Portland, Brisbane, Adelaide and Christchurch* • Transit coverage in Australia (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Canberra, regional Queensland), United States (San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York City, Chicago, San Diego, Seattle, Miami, Tampa, Denver, Honolulu, Sacramento), Canada (Toronto) and New Zealand (Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch) • Explore detailed, dynamic real-time maps of transit routes, stops and service frequencies • No need to configure the app, tap on a stop to see where you can go and when the next service arrives • Integrated search engine to find any suburb, route, stop or business • Directions search integrated with iOS Maps • Where available, detailed real-time vehicle information including air conditioning and accessibility information • Service interruption information for Sydney Trains services and stations automatically shown as relevant • No active Internet connection required to provide directions and timetable information - real-time updates are streamed on-demand as an Internet connection is available • Share your journey over iMessage, email or social media - let your mates track your train live with a few taps Making public transit work for you can be tricky. Make it easy, convenient and fun with Triptastic. Need more info? Visit triptasticapp.com for more detail or tweet @triptasticapp if you've got questions. * Real-time information is available for routes and areas where the relevant transit agency have fitted their fleet with real-time transponders and publish live data. Visit triptasticapp.com/coverage for a detailed list of real-time and scheduled transit data coverage. Real-time data in Melbourne is currently in beta.

About

NaviTrail

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The only trail app that reroutes you around a bushfire. 627 Australian trails, live fire and closure alerts, and full offline maps for where the signal stops. Trail closed? Your route already knows. When bush fire or park closures hit a trail you're planning or already on, NaviTrail automatically re-routes around it — no manual replanning. DBCA has published a diversion for Munda Biddi or Bibbulmun? Navitrail automatically applies it to the route and removes the diversion when alert has expired. Build your own route — tuned to how you travel. Draw a custom route and NaviTrail optimises it for the way you move: hiking, road or e-bike cycling, or motorcycling all get different paths, surfaces and speeds. Built on real Australian data, by real Australian hikers and cyclists, for everyone to be safe and have a great time on the trails.

Screenshots

Triptastic4 screens
NaviTrail4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: NaviTrail at Free against Triptastic's $2.99. NaviTrail also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 months). Triptastic's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.4). On ads 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

NaviTrail is free to download; Triptastic costs $2.99 up front. NaviTrail sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Triptastic asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Triptastic ships an update every 3 months, NaviTrail every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Triptastic versus NaviTrail: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTriptasticNaviTrail
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews43.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB91 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAppJourney Pty LtdOleg Kobets

Bugs and requests

Triptastic

Reported bugs

30 issues
  • Share trip goes 404
  • App no longer opens or crashes
  • Crashes on opening
  • Route 61 not working
  • Route 32 stopped working
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  • Constantly resizing map view
  • App keeps crashing
  • Map continually downloads every time app is opened
  • Multiple services incorrect or missing times
  • No more vehicles appear on the map after update
  • App is not real time anymore, just 'scheduled'
  • Can't search for a trip that combines a bus and train
  • App mood swings from accurate to terrible
  • Bus arrives, but never comes, and app says it departed
  • Map can't be scrolled because it constantly wants to update vehicles
  • Settings don't stick
  • Queensland service does not work
  • No public transport maps for Brisbane
  • No ability to calculate indirect routes for Brisbane
  • App crashes constantly
  • Sometimes stops displaying stops and gives a bare map
  • Map constantly wants to update vehicles
  • App spends first 10 minutes locking into location
  • Cannot stop app or use it while waiting for location lock
  • Tracks buses at the opposite end of the searched route
  • Grabs CPU and won't let go during search
  • UI unresponsive while searching
  • After update, app crashes and won't open
  • Live bus locations in Sydney disappear
  • App keeps crashing on iPad

Requested features

11 requests
  • Fix broken Zendesk link
  • Link to new 'next there' app with discount code
  • Update app for specific routes (e.g., route 61, route 32)
  • Improve usability issues like duplicate trips and map resizing
  • Fix the 404 error for share trip
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  • Allow advanced planning for departure/arrival times
  • Combine bus and train trip planning
  • Improve trip calculation for indirect routes
  • Add dark mode option
  • Improve integration and trip planning capabilities
  • Fix crashing on iPad

NaviTrail

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Triptastic

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

NaviTrail

Subscriptions4
  • NaviTrail Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • NaviTrail Premium Monthly$5.991 Month
  • NaviTrail Pro Annual$34.991 Year
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  • NaviTrail Premium Annualy$69.991 Year

Questions

Is Triptastic free?
Triptastic costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is NaviTrail free?
NaviTrail is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Triptastic or NaviTrail have ads?
Neither Triptastic nor NaviTrail shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Triptastic or NaviTrail?
Triptastic ships an update every 3 months, and NaviTrail every 5 days. Most recently, Triptastic was updated on October 29, 2026 and NaviTrail on October 24, 2026.

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