DropTicket vs STAR Mobility Bus Sapiens
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
STAR Mobility Bus Sapiens
Track your bus in real-time and see estimated arrival times for your stop. Find stops by name or on a map, browse lines, and save your favorites for quick access. See vehicle locations on the map.
- Real-time arrival estimates
- Stop and line search
- Favorite stops and lines
- Bus location on map
- No registration required
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L’App per Lodi di STAR Mobility S.p.A. Il tuo bus, in tempo reale. Scopri tra quanti minuti passa il prossimo bus alla tua fermata. Cosa puoi fare • Prossimi passaggi: consulta i tempi di arrivo previsti per ogni fermata, aggiornati in tempo reale. • Fermate e linee: cerca una fermata per nome, sulla mappa o vicino a te, oppure sfoglia le linee e il loro percorso. • Preferiti: salva le fermate e le linee che usi ogni giorno per ritrovarle con un tocco. • Bus sulla mappa: guarda dove si trovano i veicoli lungo la linea. Semplice e rapida Nessuna registrazione richiesta. Apri l’app e ottieni subito le informazioni che ti servono.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: DropTicket at 38% against STAR Mobility Bus Sapiens's 0%. DropTicket also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 11 months). STAR Mobility Bus Sapiens's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). 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.
DropTicket ships an update every 2 months, STAR Mobility Bus Sapiens every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DropTicket | STAR Mobility Bus Sapiens |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (13 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 38.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | A-Tono | TEQ SA |
Customer experience
DropTicket
STAR Mobility Bus Sapiens
In-app purchases
DropTicket
No in-app purchases
STAR Mobility Bus Sapiens
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is DropTicket free?
Is STAR Mobility Bus Sapiens free?
Do DropTicket or STAR Mobility Bus Sapiens have ads?
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