Comparison

DropTicket vs ROGER

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

Head to head
About

DropTicket

This app simplifies your daily life by allowing you to pay for parking, purchase public transport and train tickets, and book tickets for leisure activities. It uses geolocation to find services near you and offers secure payment options without requiring registration.

Highlights
  • Pay for parking with start/stop functionality
  • Buy public transport tickets (bus, metro)
  • Purchase train tickets for regional and high-speed
  • Book tickets for parks and attractions
  • Geolocation for nearby services
  • No registration required
  • Multiple secure payment options
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DropTicket is the ideal solution for your moviments and your free time. In one app you can pay parking, buy tickets for public transport and train and have fun in the most beautiful parks in Italy. With DropTicket, finding what interests you is easy. Thanks to geolocation, you can view the parking, transport tickets and attractions near your location. WHY CHOOSE DROPTICKET - No registration: you do not need to create an account and access the app without login. - No additional cost compared to the price of paper tickets. - No extra cost for service activation and renewal. - Save time: never again files at parking meters, at retailers or at the entrance to attractions. - Three secure payment options: mobile credit, credit cards, DropPay account. - Exclusive discounts and personalized special offers. FOR YOUR PARKING Parking on blue lines is no longer a stress. Farewell coins, no worries about deadlines and fines. In addition, if you purchase the Parking Packages you only pay the real minutes thanks to the Start and Stop. The function allows you to start and end the parking whenever you want until the remaining credit is exhausted. You can easily save the zones and car license plate that you use most, in this way you will not insert them every time you use the app. FOR YOUR TRAVEL Traveling on local public transport is easy. Buy single travel tickets, carnet, bus and metro passes. Always keep them with you in the app and validate on board manually or with QR Code and NFC. FOR YOUR TRAIN TICKETS Get on board all Italian trains with the simplest user experience ever. Buy your train ticket. Entering the dates and departure and arrival stations to reach all destinations with regional and high-speed trains. FOR YOUR FREE TIME The best attractions for your free time you can found on DropTicket! Discover destinations and experiences of all kinds near you: adventure and theme parks, swimming pools, museums, escape rooms, excursions ... Buy tickets at discounted prices and skip the line. WHERE WE ARE DropTicket offers coverage throughout the national territory. Find out where to park, how to move and what to do in Turin, Rome, Brescia, Catania, Cagliari, Trieste, Padua, Ancona, Verona, Rimini, Ravenna, Prato and in many other cities. For more information go to www.dropticket.it To report problems and request assistance, write to support@dropticket.it or call 023206949

About

ROGER

This app allows users to purchase all travel tickets, plan trips, check real-time schedules, and renew subscriptions for public transport across the Emilia-Romagna region. It integrates services from all local transport companies into a single, convenient smartphone tool.

Highlights
  • Purchase all travel tickets
  • Plan entire journeys
  • Check real-time schedules
  • Renew subscriptions
  • Integrates regional transport services
  • Buy tickets for trains and buses
Features
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Acquistare tutti i biglietti, pianificare l’intero viaggio, controllare orari in tempo reale, rinnovare un abbonamento o acquistare e prolungare una sosta, tutto “in un click”. In Emilia-Romagna è possibile grazie a “Roger, il tuo assistente per muoverti in Emilia-Romagna”, la nuova app promossa dalla Regione Emilia-Romagna che integra, in un solo strumento, i servizi di trasporto di tutte le aziende del territorio. Con Roger è infatti possibile acquistare qualsiasi titolo di viaggio direttamente dallo smartphone con una sola operazione, rendendo più semplice e comodo per l’utente viaggiare in tutta la regione. Un progetto che oggi vede la realizzazione grazie alla collaborazione di tutte le aziende di trasporto del territorio regionale (SETA, START, TEP, TPER) e con il supporto della Regione Emilia-Romagna, insieme per fornire un servizio che agevola la mobilità e i servizi al cittadino. La nuova applicazione, utilizzabile su telefoni IOS, permetterà di pianificare il viaggio con soluzioni che integrano i collegamenti nazionali con il trasporto locale (treno e bus) e i parcheggi, e di acquistare da ovunque ci si trovi i titoli di viaggio, anche per Trenitalia.

Screenshots

DropTicket4 screens
ROGER4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: DropTicket at 2.4 against ROGER's 1.6. DropTicket also leads on review sentiment (37% vs 23%) and device support (3 vs 1). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DropTicket holds the better App Store score, 2.4 against 1.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 21 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 37% of DropTicket's written reviews are positive against 23% of ROGER's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DropTicket ships an update every 6 weeks, ROGER every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on August 21, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
DropTicket versus ROGER: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDropTicketROGER
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.4 (11 ratings) — better1.6 (21 ratings)
Positive reviews37.4% of reviews — better23.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1121 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS10.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB114 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperA-TonoTPER - Trasporto Passeggeri Emilia Romagna

Customer experience

DropTicket

All ratings11 ratings
Positive27.3%
Neutral18.2%
Negative54.5%
Written reviews99 reviews
Positive37.4%
Neutral13.1%
Negative49.5%

ROGER

All ratings21 ratings
Positive14.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative85.7%
Written reviews74 reviews
Positive23.0%
Neutral9.5%
Negative67.6%

In-app purchases

None

DropTicket

No in-app purchases

None

ROGER

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DropTicket free?
DropTicket is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ROGER free?
ROGER is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, DropTicket or ROGER?
DropTicket is rated higher. DropTicket averages 2.4 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while ROGER averages 1.6 from 21 ratings.
Do DropTicket or ROGER have ads?
Neither DropTicket nor ROGER shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DropTicket or ROGER?
DropTicket ships an update every 6 weeks, and ROGER every 3 months. Most recently, DropTicket was updated on August 21, 2026 and ROGER on September 20, 2026.

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