Rhonexpress vs tixiPASS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rhonexpress
This app provides the quickest and most reliable transit between Lyon's city center and its airport. Enjoy a comfortable, traffic-free journey with onboard amenities and real-time information.
- Fastest airport link
- Traffic-free travel
- Onboard agent assistance
- Air-conditioned trains
- Electric sockets
- Luggage storage
- Real-time flight info
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Rhônexpress Express Tram is the safest and fastest way to link up Lyon City Centre to Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport, in under 30 minutes and traffic jam free. During your ride with Rhônexpress a board agent is available if you have any query and to accompany passengers. Spacious and air-conditioned trains are equipped with electric sockets and luggage storage. Onboard screens permanently broadcast useful information (flight schedules, news...) Rhônexpress connects Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport to Lyon Part-Dieu District, also to Lyon historical Centre by getting off at Vaulx-en-Velin La Soie Station + Métro A Tube connection), and to all transport infracstructures of Lyon urban area and rhone alpes region express : TCL network, TGV railway stations and TER...
tixiPASS
This app simplifies public transportation by allowing users to purchase virtual tickets for multiple transit networks within a single application. Enjoy a faster, more convenient, and secure way to travel without the risk of losing physical tickets.
- Purchase virtual transport tickets
- Supports multiple public transport networks
- 3-click ticket purchase
- Virtual ticket display for conductors
- Secure ticket storage
- Centralized ticket management
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tixiPASS : l’application qui vous facilite les transports en commun ! Pour la première fois en France, Tixipass vous permet d’acheter des titres de transport sur tous vos réseaux de transport public préférés ! Plus rapide : vos tickets de transport sont virtuels ! Achetez les en 3 clics depuis tixiPASS. Plus besoin de les acheter en montant dans le bus, montrez simplement au conducteur votre ticket virtuel sur tixiPASS ! Plus pratique : vos tickets pour tous nos réseaux de transport public sont regroupés en une seule application ! Plus sûr : avec tixiPASS vous ne risquez plus de perdre vos tickets ! Tous vos tickets sont enregistrés sur votre compte tixipass. Vos données sont cryptées et stockées sur nos serveurs sécurisés ! Nous enrichissons constamment la liste de nos réseaux partenaires, si le vôtre ne figure pas encore dans tixiPASS n’hésitez pas à nous le faire savoir sur contact@tixipass.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Rhonexpress at 5.0 against tixiPASS's 3.0. Rhonexpress also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). tixiPASS's advantage is review sentiment (30% vs 17%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Rhonexpress holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 4 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 17% of Rhonexpress's written reviews are positive against 30% of tixiPASS's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Rhonexpress ships an update every 2 months, tixiPASS every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rhonexpress | tixiPASS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | 3.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 17.2% of reviews | 29.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 71 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TCL SYTRAL | Airweb |
Customer experience
Rhonexpress
tixiPASS
In-app purchases
Rhonexpress
No in-app purchases
tixiPASS
No in-app purchases
