Holabusz vs MÁVPlusz
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Holabusz
This app provides real-time public transport schedules for various Hungarian cities, including Budapest and Szeged. It also offers static schedules for Miskolc and Pécs, displaying available departures from your current location. An Apple Watch version is also available.
- Real-time public transport schedules
- Static schedules for multiple cities
- Departure times from current location
- Apple Watch compatibility
- Integrated email for feedback
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Valós idejű tömegkozlekedési menetrend, amely az alábbi szolgáltatókkal működik: - Budapest: BKV/BKK (futár alapján) - Szeged (kisérleti jelleggel) Statikus menetrendi adatok: - Miskolc: MVK - Pécs: Tüke Busz Egy összesített listában láthatod, az aktuális helyzetedből elérhető megállók indulási idejét. Telepítheted Apple Watch-ra is. Hibajelentésekkel és egyéb észrevételekkel, kritikákkal kapcsolatban varom az e-maileket, amelyet legkönnyebben az alkalmazásból, az e-mail címemre kattintva tudsz megtenni! A megjelenített adatok pontosságáért felelősséget vállalni nem tudok, azok a tömegközlekedési szolgáltatótól származnak.
MÁVPlusz
Purchase national and county travel passes, train tickets, bus tickets, and seat reservations quickly and easily. Includes delay insurance and door-to-door route planning. Full functionality expected by 2026.
- National and county travel pass purchase
- Train and bus ticket purchase
- Seat reservation
- Delay insurance
- Door-to-door route planning
- Quick login and payment options
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Buy Hungary Pass, county passes, train and bus tickets, and plan your domestic or international journeys quickly and easily on a single interface! The MÁVPlusz app is constantly improving, adding new features every month to reach full functionality in 2026. Key features and products currently available: Interurban Tickets: Train and bus tickets for MÁV, VOLÁN, HÉV, GYSEV, and other European railway companies with a renewed, lightning-fast purchase process. Passes and Daily Tickets: Easy management of the Hungary Pass, county passes, Hungary24, and County24 daily tickets. Local Transport: City daily tickets and passes in more than 60 cities across the country (e.g., BKK / Budapest Pass) – available under the "Passes" menu. International Travel: You can now plan journeys beyond borders and even buy tickets for trains with seating. Timetables for a total of 21 European countries are available for international travel. Other Tickets: TramTrain, Children's Railway, excursion tickets (e.g., HÉV, Lake Balaton, Bakony), and combined admission tickets – available under the "Passes" menu. Intelligent Route Planning: Door-to-door planning using any interurban or local transport services, featuring train information. Modern Payment: Secure and fast transactions with qvik, mobile wallet support. Local pass and daily ticket purchases are available for the following cities: Ajka, Baja, Balassagyarmat, Balatonfüred, Balatonfűzfő, Balmazújváros, Bátaszék, Bátonyterenye, Békés, Békéscsaba, Bonyhád, Budapest, Csongrád, Csurgó, Debrecen, Dunaújváros, Eger, Ercsi, Érd, Esztergom, Fonyód, Gödöllő, Gyöngyös, Győr, Gyula, Hajdúszoboszló, Jászberény, Karcag, Kazincbarcika, Keszthely, Komárom, Komló, Körmend, Lenti, Makó, Mezőtúr, Miskolc, Mohács, Mórahalom, Mosonmagyaróvár, Nagyatád, Nagykanizsa, Nyíregyháza, Oroszlány, Ózd, Pápa, Pécs, Salgótarján, Siklós, Siófok, Sopron, Szeged, Székesfehérvár, Szekszárd, Szentes, Szigetvár, Szolnok, Tata, Tiszafüred, Tiszaújváros, Újszász, Vác, Veszprém, Zalaegerszeg. Security Notice: To ensure data protection, the MÁVPlusz app is only permitted to run on devices where it was installed directly from an official app store, and where the operating system is deemed secure (not modified or rooted) by the app store. MÁVPlusz – On the road together
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Holabusz at 5.0 against MÁVPlusz's 1.6. Holabusz also leads on review sentiment (42% vs 5%) and device support (4 vs 2). MÁVPlusz's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (19 vs 1). 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.
Holabusz holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MÁVPlusz has 19 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 42% of Holabusz's written reviews are positive against 5% of MÁVPlusz's.
Holabusz ships an update every 4 months, MÁVPlusz every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Holabusz | MÁVPlusz |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 1.6 (19 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 42.3% of reviews — better | 4.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 19 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 137 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jozsef Czompo | MAV SZOLGALTATO KOZPONT ZARTKORUEN MUKODO RESZVENYTARSASAG |
Customer experience
Holabusz
MÁVPlusz
In-app purchases
Holabusz
No in-app purchases
MÁVPlusz
No in-app purchases
