Opal Travel vs Explore Exmouth
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Opal Travel
Plan and manage your journeys across New South Wales, Australia. This official app allows you to plan trips, check fares, and manage your transport card. Get real-time updates and track your travel history all in one convenient place.
- Manage and top up Opal card
- Track payment activities and fares
- Plan public transport, cycling, walking, driving trips
- Check real-time departure times
- Receive live trip updates and alerts
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The Opal Travel app is the official Transport for NSW app to help you get around in NSW Australia. You can plan and save your trip, check travel activities and fares, top up Opal card and more, all in one place. Download the FREE Opal Travel app now. Key features: - Manage and top up Opal card on the go: Register your Opal card to check your balance, top up or set up auto top-up. - Track Opal and Contactless payment activities: Review your Opal and contactless payment travel history and fares. - Simple trip planning: Plan your trip via public transport, cycling, walking, or driving, set your favourite trips and locations, and check public transport fares. - Check departure times at a glance: Check public transport departure times for train, metro, bus, light rail and ferry services. - Get live trip update: Receive service update, disruption and on-the-go hop off alerts for your trip. For more info, visit https://transportnsw.info/apps/opal-travel By installing Opal Travel you acknowledge and accept the Opal Travel app Terms of Use and agree to receive those Terms of Use and any amendments electronically via the Apple App Store. You acknowledge that Transport for NSW will not send you a paper copy. This application is not optimised for iPad's larger screen, which may cause visual or layout issues. For the best experience, please use an iPhone device.
Explore Exmouth
Discover local landmarks, attractions, hidden gems, and events in Exmouth and the Ningaloo Reef area. Plan your adventures with trip planning tools, self-guided tours, and an interactive map. Access exclusive information for the Ningaloo Eclipse.
- Ningaloo Eclipse Information
- Trip Planner
- Visitor Centre Services & Tour Bookings
- Self-Guided Tours
- Interactive Map
- My Journal
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Connect with everything Exmouth and the Ningaloo Reef has to offer. Explore the local landmarks and attractions, discover hidden gems and events, and experience the area like never before with our easy-to-use mobile app. Step into a wonderland of adventures and connect with everything the Ningaloo Reef and Cape Range National Park have to offer. Features include: - Ningaloo Eclipse & Total Solar Eclipse Information - Trip Planner - Visitor Centre Services & Tour Bookings - Self-Guided Tours - Interactive map - My Journal to plan your trip of a lifetime Download Explore Exmouth now and get the best of Ningaloo (Nyinggulu) right at your fingertips.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Explore Exmouth at 5.0 against Opal Travel's 4.5. Opal Travel's advantage is ratings volume (480 vs 1) and update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Explore Exmouth holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Opal Travel has 480 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 21% of Opal Travel's written reviews are positive against 0% of Explore Exmouth's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Opal Travel ships an update monthly, Explore Exmouth every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Opal Travel | Explore Exmouth |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (480 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.9% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 480 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 93 MB | 127 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Transport for NSW | Specialist Apps Ltd |
Customer experience
Opal Travel
Explore Exmouth
In-app purchases
Opal Travel
No in-app purchases
Explore Exmouth
No in-app purchases
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