Comparison

NextThere vs Travalet

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

Head to head
About

NextThere

Get real-time public transport departure information for trains, buses, ferries, and trams. Track your journey live, receive disruption alerts, and access live service load data. Offers optional premium features like walking directions and customizable notifications.

Highlights
  • Real-time departure information
  • Live trip tracking
  • Disruption and service change alerts
  • Live train and bus load data
  • Save favorite stations and routes
  • Walking directions and boarding notifications (Pro)
  • Home/Lock Screen widgets (Pro)
Features
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Want to know exactly when the next train, bus, ferry, or tram to your destination will arrive? NextThere has you covered. It’s simple, fast, and real-time - like having a platform indicator in the palm of your hand. It knows where you are, and with a tap you can see just the services that go to your destination. • Save stations, stops, and routes you use for public transport - and see the next services due to depart • Tap a service to track your trip live • Live train and bus load data (where available) • Detailed alerts about disruptions, service changes, and trackwork • A simple, gorgeous iOS interface • VoiceOver support NextThere covers public transport in these cities on your iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch - for free! Australia: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, Canberra, Hobart, Darwin, Alice Springs, Gold Coast, regional towns New Zealand: Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch United States: San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, Boston, Portland, Seattle, Honolulu, North Carolina Want even more awesome features? Subscribe to NextThere Pro: • Tap "Go" to get walking directions and boarding or alighting notifications as your service approaches • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets for nearby upcoming services • Save as many stops as you like - non-subscribers are limited to 3 saved items • Get push notifications about incidents and disruptions so you’re always up to date • View run numbers and other internal info from train, tram, ferry, and bus operators • Remove all ads • Access themes • Access additional settings to customize the look and function of the app The subscription is optional and available for either 1 month or 1 year. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your account settings in the App Store after purchase. Terms of use are available at http://nextthere.com/support/terms.html. Check http://nextthere.com/coverage for details on where real-time data is available in your area.

About

Travalet

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Travel planning should feel like the fun part. Travalet turns the chaos of confirmation emails, boarding passes, and booking links into one calm, beautiful timeline, automatically. Forward and forget Forward any booking confirmation to trips@travalet.app and Travalet builds your itinerary for you. Flights, hotels, car hire, trains, ferries, cruises, activities, and restaurant reservations from hundreds of providers worldwide, parsed and organised in seconds. Every trip, perfectly organised Bookings group into trips automatically by date, so your whole journey lines up in a clean, chronological timeline. Tap any item for the details that matter: flight numbers and gates, hotel check-in notes, pickup locations, meeting points, and more. Everything in one place See each day on an inline map, attach tickets and PDFs to any booking, and keep every reference close at hand. Prefer to add something yourself? Manual entry is quick and just as tidy. Private by design No account. No sign-up. No server-side database. Your itinerary lives on your device and syncs privately across iPhone, iPad, and Mac through iCloud. No ads, no trackers, no selling your data. Your trips are yours alone. Share the journey Travelling with others? Share a trip through iCloud and everyone sees the same live itinerary. Add a booking and it appears for the whole group. Choose view-only or full editing, and no one needs a Travalet account to join. Agent-curated trips Booked through a travel agent? Travalet connects to your agent's platform, so professionally curated itineraries arrive complete with hero images, maps, recommendations, and agency branding. Beautifully presented, and still completely private to you. Designed for Apple A native app for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Calm, refined, and fast, designed so you can scan what matters at a glance. Download Travalet free and turn your next trip from a pile of emails into one calm place.

Screenshots

NextThere4 screens
Travalet4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Travalet at none against NextThere's 3. NextThere's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). 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. NextThere sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Travalet asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NextThere ships an update every 2 weeks, Travalet monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
NextThere versus Travalet: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNextThereTravalet
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (74 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews69.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings74 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size150 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAppJourney Pty LtdBrendan McKenzie

Bugs and requests

NextThere

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Frequent app crashes
  • Disappearing saved stops
  • Incorrect route information
  • Live tracking not updating in real-time

Requested features

5 requests
  • Offline mode for timetable access
  • Journey planning across multiple modes
  • Integration with mobile wallets/cards
  • More detailed map and station information
  • Customizable alerts and notifications

Travalet

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

NextThere

Subscriptions3
  • NextThere Pro - Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • NextThere Pro - Annual7 Days trial$12.991 Year
  • NextThere Pro - Family7 Days trial$19.991 Year
None

Travalet

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NextThere free?
NextThere is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Travalet free?
Travalet is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do NextThere or Travalet have ads?
Neither NextThere nor Travalet shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NextThere or Travalet?
NextThere ships an update every 2 weeks, and Travalet monthly. Most recently, NextThere was updated on November 1, 2026 and Travalet on October 24, 2026.

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