Comparison

metroNotify vs Virgin Australia

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

Head to head
About

metroNotify

Receive personalized live service updates for your preferred transit lines and stations. Get timely notifications for travel disruptions and daily morning service confirmations.

Highlights
  • Personalized service updates
  • Favorite station setup
  • Nearby station locator
  • Real-time departure info
  • Push notifications for alerts
  • Morning service updates
Features
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The app allows you to personalise Metro’s live service updates to receive the information you want at the times that you need it. Some of the features include: - My Stations allows you to set up your favourite stations or locate nearby stations. Station screens provide latest departures and status updates. - Metro's award winning Stop Here is now directly integrated into Metro Notify. - Travel Alerts will provide push notifications for travel updates to your line at your selected travel times. - A Morning Update which assures you that your selected line/s is running a good service

About

Virgin Australia

Your essential travel companion for managing flights. Book trips, select seats, check in, and track your luggage. Access your boarding pass and flight updates directly from your lock screen.

Highlights
  • Search and book trips
  • Manage trip details
  • Select seats
  • Check in for flights
  • Track luggage
  • View boarding pass
  • Flight updates
Features
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The Virgin Australia app is your perfect travel companion. Check into your flight, view your boarding pass, watch movies, and track your bags all from your phone. Use the Virgin Australia app to: • Search and book trips, Search and book your next holiday or business trip with a few taps. • Manage trips with ease, You can select a seat, amend your trip details and check in for domestic flights. • Track whatever you pack, Get updates on the whereabouts of your bags when travelling. • Use Journey Tracker, View flight updates and grab your boarding pass from your lock screen. We're working on so much more to make your next trip with Virgin Australia even more wonderful. Love our app? Leave us a rating on the app store. Any questions or feedback? Reach out using the App feedback form on the More screen.

Screenshots

metroNotify4 screens
Virgin Australia4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: metroNotify at none against Virgin Australia's shown. metroNotify also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Virgin Australia's advantage is review sentiment (41% vs 19%). On price, update cadence, 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

metroNotify ships an update every 10 days, Virgin Australia fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
metroNotify versus Virgin Australia: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametermetroNotifyVirgin Australia
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.8 (1.5K ratings) — better
Positive reviews19.4% of reviews41.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—1.5K — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB461 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMetro Trains MelbourneVIRGIN AUSTRALIA HOLDINGS PTY LIMITED

Customer experience

metroNotify

Written reviews93 reviews
Positive19.4%
Neutral11.8%
Negative68.8%

Virgin Australia

All ratings1,456 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral1.6%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews415 reviews
Positive41.0%
Neutral5.5%
Negative53.5%

Bugs and requests

metroNotify

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Virgin Australia

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Screen freezes when trying to upgrade or amend booking
  • Flight notifications show wrong timezone
  • Inability to check in through app
  • Seat selection issues
  • Booking issues
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  • Login failures

Requested features

4 requests
  • Liquid Glass support for modern design
  • Integrate hotel and car bookings
  • Show state credit points in app
  • Dark mode option

In-app purchases

None

metroNotify

No in-app purchases

None

Virgin Australia

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is metroNotify free?
metroNotify is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Virgin Australia free?
Virgin Australia is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do metroNotify or Virgin Australia have ads?
Virgin Australia shows ads; metroNotify does not.
Which is updated more often, metroNotify or Virgin Australia?
metroNotify ships an update every 10 days, and Virgin Australia fortnightly. Most recently, metroNotify was updated on October 21, 2026 and Virgin Australia on October 24, 2026.

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