Fuel Balance vs OpenStop
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fuel Balance
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Simple app to calculate the costs and time of driving for faster, and slower speeds.
OpenStop
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The goal of the app is to collect barrier data in public transportation with your help and make it available on OpenStreetMap so that EVERYONE can benefit from it. By asking simple questions about stops, the app enables citizens to collect data in their surroundings in an accessible way. The data shall be the foundation for better routing especially for impaired people and lead to a renovation of non accessible stops, as well as many other things we ourselves can't even imagine right now. Thank you for your contribution to better public transportation :)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: OpenStop at every 6 months against Fuel Balance's every 23 months. OpenStop also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Fuel Balance ships an update every 23 months, OpenStop every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 2, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fuel Balance | OpenStop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 23 months | Every 6 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Artur Kepa | Technische Universitaet Chemnitz |
In-app purchases
Fuel Balance
No in-app purchases
OpenStop
No in-app purchases
