Comparison

Translink vs CabinKit

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

Head to head
About

Translink

Plan your public transport journeys across Queensland with real-time updates and personalized travel preferences. Navigate your trips with live directions and save your favorite routes for easy access.

Highlights
  • Real-time journey planning
  • Travel alerts
  • Live navigation
  • Save and share trips
  • Customizable travel preferences
Features
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The Translink app is the official Queensland Government app for public transport journey planning. The new app provides increased personalisation and flexibility to customise your travel preferences including: • Real time journey planning and travel alerts • Live navigation • Ability to save and share trips For more information or Translink app privacy and conditions, visit translink.com.au/translinkapp

About

CabinKit

Features
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CabinKit is the all-in-one flight companion built for cabin crew, by cabin crew. From boarding to top of descent, everything you need for the day is one tap away — starting with a redesigned home screen that puts your flights, documents, and crew rest schedule right in front of you. YOUR DAY AT A GLANCE Add your flights for the day and the dashboard keeps you oriented: routes, departure and arrival times in the right timezones, flight status, and the current local time at your destination. Your most recent documents and your upcoming crew breaks now live directly on the home screen — no digging through menus mid-service. SEAT SERVICE Take drink orders straight onto your cabin layout. Build aircraft profiles that match your fleet, customise your drink menus, and see every order by seat so nothing gets missed on the cart. PREMIUM CABIN (PRO) Deliver polished first and business class service. Manage premium passengers seat by seat, set up meal and drink options for the sector, work through the order queue, and review a full flight summary when service wraps up. PRECISION SCHEDULE Build reusable timing templates for your sectors and log timestamps against every checkpoint in flight. Your flight history is saved so you can review past sectors any time. CREW REST Setting up controlled rest is now a guided, step-by-step process: enter your rest period (with automatic timezone handling for your arrival port), choose crew size and break pattern, fine-tune short/long break balance, and review the full timeline before saving. Your break start and end times then appear right on the home screen, and optional reminders alert each crew member 5 minutes before their break ends. CREW DOCUMENTS Keep manuals, PA scripts, visa requirements, and reference files in one place. Import PDFs, images, and office documents, organise them into folders, or save files from any app with the "Save to CabinKit" share extension. Recent documents open in a single tap from the home screen. MADE TO BE YOURS Choose from ten theme colours with matching app icons. Your profiles, menus, templates, and settings sync automatically across your devices with iCloud. CabinKit Pro unlocks Premium Cabin via subscription. All other features are free. Fly organised. Fly with CabinKit. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://cabinkit.app/privacy

Screenshots

Translink4 screens
CabinKit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Translink at none against CabinKit's 3. Translink also leads on iOS requirement (16.7 vs 26.2). CabinKit's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). On price, 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

Both are free to download. CabinKit sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Translink asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Translink ships an update every 2 months, CabinKit weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Translink versus CabinKit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTranslinkCabinKit
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.3 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews4.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.7 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size227 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDepartment of Transport and Main RoadsAlexander Ellem

Bugs and requests

Translink

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Frequent crashes and errors
  • Laggy and slow performance
  • Incorrect route recommendations

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to search and view specific bus/train routes
  • Option to save favorite stops and routes
  • Integration with Go Card for seamless ticketing
  • Widgets and Apple Watch app support
  • Customizable trip planning and saved trips

CabinKit

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Translink

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

CabinKit

Subscriptions2
  • CabinKit Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • CabinKit Pro Yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • CabinKit Pro Lifetime$149.99

Questions

Is Translink free?
Translink is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CabinKit free?
CabinKit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Translink or CabinKit have ads?
Neither Translink nor CabinKit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Translink or CabinKit?
Translink ships an update every 2 months, and CabinKit weekly. Most recently, Translink was updated on September 29, 2026 and CabinKit on September 23, 2026.

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