Comparison

Abfahrtstafel Berlin vs HexPlore

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

Head to head
About

Abfahrtstafel Berlin

Get real-time public transport departure information for any stop. Pin your favorite stops for quick access and set departure reminders with direct links to timings.

Highlights
  • Accurate departure timings
  • Stop pinning to home page
  • Departure reminders
  • Direct link to timings from notifications
Features
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Abfahrtstafel Berlin shows live departures for Berlin’s public transport — S-Bahn, U-Bahn, tram, bus, and regional trains. Pin your stops to My Stops for a quick board view. Save line and platform filters with each pin so you only see what matters. Set commute schedules with reminders, then track your line with Live Activities on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. Search nearby or by name, open journey details, and keep your pinned stops and commute profiles in sync with iCloud.

About

HexPlore

This app visualizes your actual travel footprint by mapping the specific areas you've visited, not just countries. It automatically uses your photo geotags to build a detailed map of your explorations, revealing the true extent of your global experiences.

Highlights
  • Maps actual ground explored
  • Automatic map generation from photos
  • Visualizes percentage of countries explored
  • Highlights areas for future travel
  • Shareable map snapshots
  • No account or cloud storage required
Features
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You've been to 30 countries. But how much of the world have you actually seen? Most of us have ticked off a country and moved on — a few days in a city, an airport layover, a cruise port. HexPlore shows you the truth, and it's more interesting than any list of countries ever could be. Your travels are more unique than you think. That road trip through the Scottish Highlands. The back streets of Lisbon you got lost in. The stretch of New Zealand coast you drove at sunrise. HexPlore maps all of it — the actual ground you stood on, not just the countries you passed through. You might have been to Australia and seen 0.4% of it. You might have wandered a tiny country and covered 60%. That contrast is the whole point. DISCOVER YOUR REAL FOOTPRINT Find out what % of the world's land you've genuinely explored. See which countries you know deeply and which ones you've barely scratched. Spot the blank spaces on your map and feel the pull to fill them in. YOUR PHOTOS REMEMBER EVERYTHING Every trip you've ever taken is already sitting in your camera roll. HexPlore reads where your photos were taken and builds your map automatically. No logging. No manual entry. Just the honest record of a life lived. SOMETHING TO SHARE Generate a snapshot of your map and send it to friends. Compare honest coverage, not just country counts. Settle the debate about who's actually the more well-travelled one. Your photos stay on your phone. Always. No account, no sign-up, no cloud. Download HexPlore. Find out where you've really been.

Screenshots

Abfahrtstafel Berlin4 screens
HexPlore4 screens

Verdict

The call

Abfahrtstafel Berlin and HexPlore both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Abfahrtstafel Berlin's written reviews are positive against 67% of HexPlore's. HexPlore's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 16 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Abfahrtstafel Berlin against 5.0 for HexPlore. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Abfahrtstafel Berlin's written reviews are positive against 67% of HexPlore's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Abfahrtstafel Berlin ships an update every 16 months, HexPlore every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Abfahrtstafel Berlin versus HexPlore: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAbfahrtstafel BerlinHexPlore
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 16 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAkash DathanAlastair McNeill

Customer experience

Abfahrtstafel Berlin

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

HexPlore

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

Abfahrtstafel Berlin

No in-app purchases

None

HexPlore

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Abfahrtstafel Berlin free?
Abfahrtstafel Berlin is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HexPlore free?
HexPlore is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Abfahrtstafel Berlin or HexPlore?
Abfahrtstafel Berlin and HexPlore are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Abfahrtstafel Berlin or HexPlore have ads?
Neither Abfahrtstafel Berlin nor HexPlore shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Abfahrtstafel Berlin or HexPlore?
Abfahrtstafel Berlin ships an update every 16 months, and HexPlore every 2 weeks. Most recently, Abfahrtstafel Berlin was updated on October 24, 2026 and HexPlore on October 9, 2026.

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