With OVpay, you can use your contactless card or phone to check in and out of Dutch public transport. This is the accompanying app—perfect for both seasoned travellers and first-timers.
Meet the OVpay app:
• Confirm check-ins and check-outs
Not sure if you’ve checked in or out? Find out under ‘Journeys’. You can also opt to get a notification every time you check in or out.
• Adjust missed check-ins or check-outs
Forgotten to check in or out? No problem! You can adjust missed check-ins and check-outs in the app. Up to 60 days after your journey.
• All journeys and travel costs in a one overview
View all your journeys and travel costs from the past 18 months under ‘Journeys’.
• Create travel expense overviews
Send travel expense overviews to your employer straight from the app. Or have it email you a PDF. All you need to do is select the month and trips—the app will take care of the rest!
• Add multiple cards
You can now add up to 10 cards to the app. Give them a name and colour so you can easily keep them apart. Perfect if you use different cards for travel.
• Add your age-based discount
If you qualify for a 34% age-based discount, you can add it to your card. In the app, share your name, date of birth and a photo and you’re good to go.
We’re always working to add new features. Keep an eye on our website, Instagram or Facebook for the latest news.
About OVpay
OVpay is a collaboration between Translink, all major Dutch banks, and Dutch public transport operators: Arriva, EBS, GVB, HTM, Keolis, NS, Qbuzz, RET, and Transdev.
This is the accompanying app for OVpay. With OVpay, you can check in and out with your contactless card or phone instead of an OV-chipkaart.
Privacy
With OVpay, you choose how you want to check in and out. We need some of your personal details to make it work, but we believe you should be the one who decides how your details are used, and who uses them. Learn how we process and protect your personal details in your privacy statement (www.ovpay.nl/privacy).
At the step when you try to add a credit card instructions are missing! There are circles for step 1 and 2, it nothing is written there. Illustration is also pretty pointless. What am I supposed to do?
Developer Response
Hi! That is weird, there should be instructions. How about after updating the app? I've forwarded your feedback to the developers. I'll get back to you when I know more.
Great app - bad reviews misunderstand what it does
Spartan Jerry 1075
Attention! This app does not allow you to pay for public transit in the Netherlands. Instead, it allows you to track what you've spent and when you checked in and out with your credit card. To set it up, create an account and then register a charge that shows up on your card once you've tapped your card or Apple Pay on any transit reader. The app allows you to set up notifications for certain events and is very straightforward. I cannot find any complaint and I wish other cities and countries have this feature as well. Well done, the Netherlands! Not only did you crush physical infrastructure, you did a good job on this digital infrastructure as well!
Developer Response
Thank your for your review and the context, Jerry! We really appreciate it :)
Reminder- You don’t add your card to pay on this app, just monitor spend and use!
jrhunter77
Once I added our recent trips via our bank account transaction details it was quite convenient dashboard to monitor spending and any missed checks (in or out).Hoping those that believe this is a payment method app are aware it’s only a transaction log and dispute resolution tool.
Developer Response
Thanks for your review!
Notifications no longer work
arthur50
With Apple’s latest update (26.2) notifications no longer through on and to my iPhone 14 and Apple Watch. Not sure if it is the operating system or the app. Tried solving through different suggested methods but with no success.
We tweaked some things that are probably too small to notice. But the app should work a bit better now.
Version 1.617.0
The developer, Trans Link Systems B.V., indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
Contact Info
Usage Data
Diagnostics
Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
Seller
Trans Link Systems B.V.
Size
220.8 MB
Category
Travel
Compatibility
Requires iOS 12.2 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 12.2 or later.
iPod touch Requires iOS 12.2 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
