Melbourne Rail Map Lite vs myVEVO
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Melbourne Rail Map Lite
This app provides a clear and beautiful route map for the Melbourne rail and subway system. It includes a route planner, station index, and line overviews, with day and night map options for easy viewing. GPS support helps you find nearby stations.
- Beautiful rail map design
- Instant route planner
- Stations index and lookup
- Day and night map modes
- GPS support for nearby stations
- High-resolution graphics
- Universal app support
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Rail & Subway Map is a clear and concise route map that features: THE MOST BEAUTIFUL RAIL MAP - representing the state of the art in information design. ROUTE PLANNER - instantly finds the fastest route and displays it on the map including transfer stations. STATIONS INDEX - quickly jump to any station. LINES OVERVIEW - shows the order of stations on each line with transit options. DAY and NIGHT MAPS - for easy legibility switching between a light and dark version of the map is possible. This can also be done automatically depending on the time of day. GPS SUPPORT - find the station closest to you. HIGH RESOLUTION GRAPHICS - looks stunning on retina displays. ROTATE and ZOOM - hold your device any way you want. UNIVERSAL APP - optimized for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. LARGE MAP - includes the most important stations STATION LOOKUP - search for a station by name APPLE MAPS INTEGRATION - lookup your route directly from Apple Maps The LITE-Version is fully functional but needs an internet connection. If you like the app but need offline access you can get the regular version for a big discount. (Only for limited time!) ========= Disclaimer: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
myVEVO
Quickly access and verify your Australian visa details, including work rights, study rights, travel conditions, and expiry dates. Securely store your visa information with a PIN for easy retrieval and share your visa details via email.
- Check visa work rights
- Verify study rights
- View travel conditions
- Check visa expiry date
- Email visa details
- Secure PIN access
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myVEVO provides a fast and convenient way to check your Australian visa work rights, study rights, travel conditions and expiry date. You can also email your visa details directly from myVEVO to your employer, school or other organisation. The first time you use myVEVO, you will need your: • Visa Grant Number • Date of birth • Passport details You can save this information with your own PIN, making it easy to access your visa details with myVEVO. myVEVO is an Australian Government Department of Home Affairs product.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: myVEVO at 4.0 against Melbourne Rail Map Lite's 3.3. myVEVO also leads on ratings volume (29 vs 3). Melbourne Rail Map Lite's advantage is review sentiment (67% vs 29%) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
myVEVO holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: myVEVO has 29 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of Melbourne Rail Map Lite's written reviews are positive against 29% of myVEVO's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Melbourne Rail Map Lite ships an update every 3 months, myVEVO every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Melbourne Rail Map Lite | myVEVO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (3 ratings) | 4.0 (29 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 29.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 29 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 13 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Urban-Map | Department of Home Affairs |
Customer experience
Melbourne Rail Map Lite
myVEVO
Bugs and requests
Melbourne Rail Map Lite
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
myVEVO
Reported bugs
20 issues- Date of birth selector not working
- App crashes on launch after update
- App freezes frequently
- Connection errors ('no connection' message)
- Cannot log in
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- Reference number field only accepts numbers
- App closes when selecting country
- DOB defaults to current date and cannot be changed
- App does not update to reflect current document details
- Face recognition not working
- App not working on iOS 16
- Submit button leads to infinite loading
- Transaction reference number field accepts only numbers
- App not opening after update
- Date entry section does not allow modification
- Cannot update details
- Unable to list all visas
- Cannot switch to other visa types
- App disconnects frequently
- Reference number does not match current visa error
Requested features
11 requests- Allow app to remember previous selections
- Display document details directly under document type
- Add a logout button
- Allow switching to other visa types
- Add functionality to ask questions related to visas
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- Run in background when switching apps
- Save VEVO check results
- Remove 'from' email requirement
- Allow alphanumeric input for reference numbers
- Fix date entry issues
- Improve face recognition functionality
In-app purchases
Melbourne Rail Map Lite
No in-app purchases
myVEVO
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Melbourne Rail Map Lite free?
Is myVEVO free?
Which has better reviews, Melbourne Rail Map Lite or myVEVO?
Do Melbourne Rail Map Lite or myVEVO have ads?
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