Comparison

DSW21 vs YolaGo

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

Head to head
About

DSW21

Access public transport information, purchase tickets, and manage subscriptions for Dortmund and surrounding areas. Stay updated on schedules, departures, and traffic disruptions.

Highlights
  • Timetable information
  • Departure monitor
  • Traffic reports
  • Ticket purchases
  • Subscription management
  • Payment options
Features
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With the DSW21 app, your mobility looks really good. Timetable information, ticket purchase, traffic reports and more can be found in our public transport app for Dortmund and beyond. All important functions at a glance Timetable information: Find your connection. Whether in Dortmund, in the VRR or beyond the network boundaries. Departure monitor: Do you want to know which lines run at a particular stop? The departure monitor shows you all the times. Traffic information: If things don't go according to plan, our traffic information will let you know about delays, construction work and other disruptions. Ticket purchases and subscription management: In the app, you can easily buy the right ticket, take out season tickets and manage them. You can pay for your online bus and rail ticket in three ways. You can choose between PayPal, credit card and direct debit. Feedback Do you have any suggestions, comments, or questions? Your feedback is important to us. Please contact us: We answer all questions about the TicketShop via: ticketshop@dsw21.de. If you have any further questions about the app, please contact app@dsw21.de.

About

YolaGo

Features
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For many trips, the planning is already done, but the details are scattered across different apps and places. A booking may be in your calendar, a restaurant saved in Maps, transport details in an email, and notes somewhere else. Once the trip spans several cities and days, keeping track of everything becomes difficult. YolaGo brings those plans together into one clear itinerary, so you can follow the trip without constantly switching between apps. It is built to help you organize and manage the plans you have already made, not to create the trip for you. With everything in one place, you can clearly see where you will be, what you have planned, and what comes next, even when the trip includes transport connections, bookings, activities, and travel days. KEEP THE WHOLE JOURNEY IN ONE PLACE Organize your trip day by day with places, activities, accommodation, transport, rentals, notes, links, and other details you’ll need along the way. Bring in relevant calendar events, keep useful links and notes with the days they belong to, and rearrange your itinerary easily as plans change. START WITH PLANS YOU ALREADY HAVE If your itinerary already exists in a travel guide, blog, document, or AI chat, you can bring it into YolaGo instead of entering everything again. Review the imported itinerary, make changes, and organize it the way you want. STAY AWARE OF WHAT'S AHEAD Optional features can check for events, closures, disruptions, public holidays, and other information that may affect upcoming parts of your trip. Weather monitoring can also keep an eye on the places ahead and notify you about important weather conditions. For longer journeys with multiple stops and changing details, YolaGo makes it easier to keep track of the journey from the first day to the last.

Screenshots

DSW214 screens
YolaGo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DSW21 at none against YolaGo's 10. DSW21 also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.2). YolaGo's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). On price 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. YolaGo sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. DSW21 asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DSW21 ships an update every 4 months, YolaGo every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
DSW21 versus YolaGo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDSW21YolaGo
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size174 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDortmunder Stadtwerke AGSerhat Maras

In-app purchases

None

DSW21

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

YolaGo

One-time10
  • Traveler Weather Advisory$1.99
  • Traveler Pack (420 Credits)$2.99
  • Wanderer Weather Advisory$2.99
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  • Globetrotter Weather Advisory$4.99
  • Explorer Pack (900 Credits)$5.99
  • Voyager Weather Advisory$7.99
  • Voyager Pack (1600 Credits)$9.99
  • Pathfinder Pack (2400 Credits)$14.99
  • Nomad Weather Advisory$14.99
  • Nomad Pack (4000 Credits)$24.99

Questions

Is DSW21 free?
DSW21 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is YolaGo free?
YolaGo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do DSW21 or YolaGo have ads?
YolaGo shows ads; DSW21 does not.
Which is updated more often, DSW21 or YolaGo?
DSW21 ships an update every 4 months, and YolaGo every 3 weeks. Most recently, DSW21 was updated on November 1, 2026 and YolaGo on November 5, 2026.

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