Comparison

DropTicket vs Around Sardinia

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

Around Sardinia

Simplify public transport travel across Sardinia with this app. Purchase digital tickets for single journeys or subscriptions directly from your phone, eliminating the need for physical tickets or queues.

Highlights
  • Digital ticket purchasing
  • Single journey and subscription options
  • All transport in one app
  • No queues or physical ticket printing
  • Convenient mobile payment
Features
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Around Sardinia is back with an updated and improved version, designed to make travelling by public transport in Sardinia easier. Check stops, routes and timetables, plan your journeys and find the best route for your needs. You can purchase digital tickets and travel passes offered by participating transport operators, store them in your profile and use them directly from your smartphone. Depending on the vehicle, route and transport operator, you can validate your ticket using QR Code, NFC or Bluetooth. Around Sardinia is part of the Account Based Ticketing system for local public transport of the Autonomous Region of Sardinia.

Screenshots

DropTicket4 screens
Around Sardinia4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Around Sardinia at 4.2 against DropTicket's 2.5. Around Sardinia also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). DropTicket's advantage is review sentiment (38% vs 0%). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

Around Sardinia holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 5 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 38% of DropTicket's written reviews are positive against 0% of Around Sardinia's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DropTicket ships an update every 2 months, Around Sardinia every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
DropTicket versus Around Sardinia: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDropTicketAround Sardinia
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (13 ratings)4.2 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews38.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings13 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperA-TonoGreenshare

Customer experience

DropTicket

All ratings13 ratings
Positive30.8%
Neutral15.4%
Negative53.8%
Written reviews100 reviews
Positive38.0%
Neutral13.0%
Negative49.0%

Around Sardinia

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

DropTicket

No in-app purchases

None

Around Sardinia

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DropTicket free?
DropTicket is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Around Sardinia free?
Around Sardinia is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, DropTicket or Around Sardinia?
Around Sardinia is rated higher. DropTicket averages 2.5 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while Around Sardinia averages 4.2 from 5 ratings.
Do DropTicket or Around Sardinia have ads?
Neither DropTicket nor Around Sardinia shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DropTicket or Around Sardinia?
DropTicket ships an update every 2 months, and Around Sardinia every 3 weeks. Most recently, DropTicket was updated on November 1, 2026 and Around Sardinia on November 3, 2026.

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