Comparison

MÁV vs CityPanorama

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

Head to head
About

MÁV

Plan your train journeys within Hungary, purchase tickets, and track train locations in real-time. Connect with fellow passengers through a unique chat feature. Save your travel details for faster future bookings.

Highlights
  • Journey planning
  • Ticket purchasing
  • Real-time train tracking
  • Station information
  • Discount selection
  • Passenger chat
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MÁV – a hivatalos vasúti belföldi utazástervező! A MÁV-START alkalmazása hasznos segítséget nyújt utazása megtervezéséhez, amihez az alkalmazásból a jegyét is megvásárolhatja. A MÁV applikáció mindent tud a vonatokról: az utazás időpontja, az indulási és érkezési hely, valamint az igénybe vehető kedvezmények kiválasztását követően segít az optimális útvonal kiválasztásában. Emellett a menetrend alapján információt ad az esetleges átszállásokról és az állomásokról, megjeleníti a menetjegy árát, jelzi a pótjegyváltási kötelezettséget. A jegyeket egy gombnyomással a kosárba teheti, majd bankkártyával kifizetheti. A vásárlási beállítások, adatok elmenthetők, így a következő alkalommal még egyszerűbb lesz a vásárlás. A MÁV applikáció használatával a vonatok aktuális helyzetét is könnyedén nyomon követheti a valós idejű adatokat használó térképen. Továbbá teljesen egyedi funkcióként valós idejű csevegés folytatható a vonaton utazó utastársakkal. MÁV applikáció – official journey planner for train travels within Hungary. The application of the MAV-START Co. is useful for planning train travel, and the tickets can also be purchased within the application. MÁV app knows everything about the trains: after setting the date of travel, departure and destination station and available discounts it helps you choosing the best journey. It also provides information about the stations, changing trains; displays price of the set journey; indicates trains with obligatory surcharge. Tickets can be placed in the basket with one tap, and can be paid with credit card. Purchase settings and data can be saved that makes future purchases even smoother. MÁV app enables tracing the trains real-time on the map easily. Unique function of the app is the real-time chat with fellow passengers on the same train. Újdonságok: Jegyvásárlás: - az utazási beállítások és az utasok adatai elmenthetők, így nem kell minden alkalommal újra megadni az utas adatait. - a beépített SimplePay fizetési alkalmazásban kívánság szerint a fizetésre használt bankkártya adatok elmenthetők (ezeket a MÁV-START nem kezeli) - teljesen átdolgozott felhasználói felület, a sztenderd gesztusok használata

About

CityPanorama

Features
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What is that tower over there? CityPanorama draws the city as you see it from where you stand — a line drawing of the skyline, with a name and a distance on every landmark. Like a peak finder, but for the city. WHERE YOU LOOK Hold the iPhone up and the drawing follows the back camera. Lay it flat and its top edge sets the direction. A sideways swipe corrects the compass where steel and concrete throw it off; the correction is kept. OVER THE CAMERA PICTURE If you like, the lines lie over the camera picture, coloured by distance: near orange, middle yellow, far light blue. You see at once which building is which. LANDMARKS, EVEN WHEN HIDDEN The TV tower, the radio tower, the big masts and the best-known places are always named. Where something stands in front, a dashed pointer shows where they are — just what you need to line up the compass. MORE THAN BUILDINGS Water in blue, large parks and woods in green, main roads in yellow, railways in red, the lie of the land in brown — each where it can be seen from your position, hidden parts left out. SET WHAT YOU WANT TO SEE • Detail: from “only what stands out” to every building with a known height • Height: stretches the silhouette up to 25 times, so flat ground becomes readable • Buildings: lowers only the houses, the ground stays • Angle scale at the edge, compass strip on top, compass rose below • Swipe the settings down when you only want the picture Data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); terrain: Mapzen Terrain Tiles.

Screenshots

MÁV4 screens
CityPanorama4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: CityPanorama at every 8 days against MÁV's every 5 weeks. MÁV's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MÁV ships an update every 5 weeks, CityPanorama every 8 days. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
MÁV versus CityPanorama: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMÁVCityPanorama
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (382 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews20.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings382 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMAV SZOLGALTATO KOZPONT ZARTKORUEN MUKODO RESZVENYTARSASAGArnulf Friedemann Jurgen Keese

Bugs and requests

MÁV

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Inability to change user details
  • Inconsistent behavior across platforms
  • Ticket purchasing issues
  • Compatibility problems with newer devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Apple Wallet compatibility
  • Improved user experience design
  • Better integration with other apps
  • More payment options
  • Live train tracking and updates

CityPanorama

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

MÁV

No in-app purchases

None

CityPanorama

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MÁV free?
MÁV is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CityPanorama free?
CityPanorama is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MÁV or CityPanorama have ads?
Neither MÁV nor CityPanorama shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MÁV or CityPanorama?
MÁV ships an update every 5 weeks, and CityPanorama every 8 days. Most recently, MÁV was updated on November 6, 2026 and CityPanorama on November 6, 2026.

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