Comparison

metroNotify vs Opal Travel

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

Opal Travel

Plan and manage your journeys across New South Wales, Australia. This official app allows you to plan trips, check fares, and manage your transport card. Get real-time updates and track your travel history all in one convenient place.

Highlights
  • Manage and top up Opal card
  • Track payment activities and fares
  • Plan public transport, cycling, walking, driving trips
  • Check real-time departure times
  • Receive live trip updates and alerts
Features
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The Opal Travel app is the official Transport for NSW app to help you get around in NSW Australia. You can plan and save your trip, check travel activities and fares, top up Opal card and more, all in one place. Download the FREE Opal Travel app now. Key features: - Manage and top up Opal card on the go: Register your Opal card to check your balance, top up or set up auto top-up. - Track Opal and Contactless payment activities: Review your Opal and contactless payment travel history and fares. - Simple trip planning: Plan your trip via public transport, cycling, walking, or driving, set your favourite trips and locations, and check public transport fares. - Check departure times at a glance: Check public transport departure times for train, metro, bus, light rail and ferry services. - Get live trip update: Receive service update, disruption and on-the-go hop off alerts for your trip. For more info, visit https://transportnsw.info/apps/opal-travel By installing Opal Travel you acknowledge and accept the Opal Travel app Terms of Use and agree to receive those Terms of Use and any amendments electronically via the Apple App Store. You acknowledge that Transport for NSW will not send you a paper copy. This application is not optimised for iPad's larger screen, which may cause visual or layout issues. For the best experience, please use an iPhone device.

Screenshots

metroNotify4 screens
Opal Travel4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: metroNotify at every 10 days against Opal Travel's monthly. Opal Travel's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, review sentiment, 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

metroNotify ships an update every 10 days, Opal Travel monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
metroNotify versus Opal Travel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametermetroNotifyOpal Travel
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.5 (473 ratings) — better
Positive reviews19.4% of reviews20.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—473 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB93 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMetro Trains MelbourneTransport for NSW

Customer experience

metroNotify

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

Opal Travel

All ratings473 ratings
Positive87.9%
Neutral3.6%
Negative8.5%
Written reviews474 reviews
Positive20.9%
Neutral9.3%
Negative69.8%

In-app purchases

None

metroNotify

No in-app purchases

None

Opal Travel

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is metroNotify free?
metroNotify is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Opal Travel free?
Opal Travel is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do metroNotify or Opal Travel have ads?
Neither metroNotify nor Opal Travel shows ads.
Which is updated more often, metroNotify or Opal Travel?
metroNotify ships an update every 10 days, and Opal Travel monthly. Most recently, metroNotify was updated on October 9, 2026 and Opal Travel on October 12, 2026.

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