SBB Mobile User Reviews

Customer Experience

Positive experience61.4% of reviews
Neutral9.5% of reviews
Negative experience29.0% of reviews

~ Based on 555 written reviews from the US App Store.

What users say

Is SBB Mobile Safe?

SBB Mobile appears mostly safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for SBB Mobile is 75/100.

This assessment is based on 64 user ratings, with an App Store average of 3.8/5.

Safety Analysis

70.3% of ratings point to a safe experience
3.1% of ratings suggest some concerns
26.6% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 64 App Store ratings for SBB Mobile.

Is SBB Mobile Legit?

SBB Mobile appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for SBB Mobile is 90/100.

Based on 90 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

Must have for travel in Switzerland

Trains are stupid expensive in Switzerland, but at least they have this amazing app. It is really the only option when it comes to figuring out what the heck you’re gonna do to get from Place to Place. It’s fully in English, and is more accurate and helpful than Google maps.

Response from developer

Good day. Thank you very much for the 5* rating. I'm very pleased that you like SBB Mobile so much. I wish you continued great journeys with our app. Kind regards.

Fehler zahlt der Kunde

App funktioniert nicht. Fahre fast jeden Tag damit. Etwa 2x im Jahr tritt ein Fehler auf bei der Kontrolle. Das ist dann die Schuld des Nutzers. Denn er ist ja dafür verantwortlich, wenn die SBB nicht programmieren kann.

Oder es ist Absicht der SBB. Gute Einnahmequelle wenn man dann gebüsst wird.

Insbesondere wenn der Schaffner selber an der App rumfummelt und jeden letzten Beweis, dass man ein easyride Ticket hatte vernichtet. Und easy Ride selber noch ausstellt.

Macht 230 CHF extra Gewinn pro Jahr für SBB. Nicht schlecht!!! Einfach nur fiese und peinliche Abzocke ist das.
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Aus sicht eines Touristen: Tolle App

Als Besucher in der Schweiz für mehrere Verbindungen die SBB App genutzt.
Tolles Design, einfache Handhabung und vorallem klasse Informationen bei Änderung und evtl. Verspätungen.

Nur zwei Sachen sind mir aufgefallen.
Die Halbtaxe für Touristen muss man auf der Website kaufen? Erfährt man aber erst wenn man das Internet fragt.

Es gibt 4 verschiedene Preise, es ist nicht sofort klar welcher für was das beste ist.
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Response from developer

Guten Tag. Herzlichen Dank für das Lob und die positive Bewertung. Es freut mich, dass Ihnen SBB Mobile gut gefällt. Abonnemente sind nicht direkt in der App erhältlich, werden aber nach dem Kauf in der App synchronisiert und eingerechnet (SwissPass-Login). Ich wünsche Ihnen weiterhin gute Reisen mit unserer App. Freundliche Grüsse.

Rubbish help

Absolutely no information about whether it's possible to upload previously purchased Swiss Travel Pass onto the app. No help whatsoever.

Response from developer

Hello. Thank you for your feedback. You can find this information online on the page for your product -> https://www.sbb.ch/en/offers/swiss-travel-pass "Swiss Travel Pass goes mobile. You can also show the Swiss Travel Pass in the SBB Mobile app. But only if you buy it online by signing in with a login. (Does not work for Flex versions.)". Kind regards.

It’s good! But needs small improvements.

As an American visiting Switzerland for the first time, I think using this app is near perfect. However, there are a few things that could be improved upon. First, I wish when selecting an initial route the train/route (like EC 191) would show on the list of available trains. I don’t want to have to click on the connection and then the route details to see what it is. Makes communicating with people on what connections to take a little tedious. Second, the purchased ticket section should have the platform number listed on there. I understand platforms can change which is why it’s not there, but adding that to a refreshable part of the ticket or next to the ticket would make it easier. I don’t like having to find the connection again to see if the platform has changed.
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Response from developer

Hello. Thank you very much for the 5-star rating. I’m very pleased that you like SBB Mobile so much. I’m happy to take your feedback into consideration. Please note that we may not be able to implement all requests and suggestions in SBB Mobile. However, we’re more than happy to review any suggestions you make. I hope you continue to enjoy your train trips with our app, or that you’ll have a wonderful experience on your next trip to Switzerland. Best regards.

Worked great!

I visited for two weeks and bought the 15 day Swiss travel pass. The app gave great instructions for each of my destinations during my travels. Almost all of the trains and buses were on time and if they were delayed, the app would let me know. I wasn’t able to create a Swiss pass login, but the app works great as a guest so there was no need.

I would absolutely recommend. For all those who can’t understand it, it seems like a skill issue to me. All you need to do is put in your destination and the app gives you precise instructions on where to go and what times you need to be there from your exact location.
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Works in WiFi - not in Mobile network

App doesn’t work in mobile network (even after reinstalling and accepting all permissions). Offline journeys are accessible- but not trip search, ticket purchase, etc while in mobile network.relied on google maps instead 😕

Response from developer

Hello. Thank you for your feedback. I’m sorry to hear about the issue you’re having with SBB Mobile when using mobile data. I assume you had roaming or mobile data available. Did you happen to have a VPN solution installed? Hello. In general, VPN solutions work with SBB Mobile. We’ve been informed of a few specific VPN solutions that are reportedly no longer working. Unfortunately, we haven’t been able to reproduce the issue yet; in fact, it worked with a VPN in our own tests. You can either use SBB Mobile without a VPN or with a different VPN solution. Thank you very much for your understanding. Best regards.

Means of transport

The timetable is confusing to read. Would be helpful to show different means of transport in different colours

Response from developer

Hello. Thank you for your feedback. I am sorry to read about your negative experience. We do our best every day to ensure that SBB Mobile is your reliable and therefore valuable travelling companion. Kind regards.

Katastrophale Zustände

Die SBB ist schrecklich geworden. An den Automaten kann man keine Tickets mit Bargeld kaufen wegen den angeblichen „aufbrechen und Diebstahl des Bargeldes vom Automaten“. Wenn man dann aktiv einen Kontrolleur sucht um ein Ticket mit Bargeld zu kaufen muss man auch noch draufzahlen. Frechheit! Ebenso zeigt die SBB Inkompetenz bei den Abos falls einem mal das Handy ausfällt und sein SBB Halbtaxabo oder ähnliches nicht mehr vorzeigen kann, dann muss man natürlich ebenfalls bezahlen, anstatt das man irgendwie die Kundennummer oder mit dem Geburtstag/Ausweis das Abo checken lassen könnte über eine Datenbank. Dass einzigste was die SBB kann ist Pünktlichkeit. Preise sind auch total irre. Ich wollte mehr Bahn fahren um die Umwelt zu schonen aber jetzt dann doch lieber ein Auto und Fahrrad.
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Response from developer

Guten Tag. Danke für Ihr Feedback. Ich bin für den Kundensupport bei SBB Mobile-Themen verantwortlich. Generelle Feedbacks zur SBB können Sie hier deponieren: www.sbb.ch/de/hilfe-und-kontakt.html. Vielen Dank für Ihr Verständnis. Freundliche Grüsse.

SBB App not working at all in my iPhone

The app just loads the basic ui and allows me to login. I cannot see anything or do anything except that. Im using Jio (India)

Response from developer

Hello. Thank you for your feedback. I’m sorry to hear about the issue you’re having with SBB Mobile. Did it work when connected to Wi-Fi? If so, I suspect the problem may be related to your mobile data (Jio) or a VPN app. Best regards

Fausse information

Application dont les informations sont trompeuses. Elle m’a indiqué un arrêt de bus inexistant et j’ai raté le bus qui ne s’y est pas arrêté. Ne vous y fiez pas si vous voulez arriver à destination.

SMS issue

Not getting SMS for Swiss passport

App stressig

Wirklich Kontakt für eine Reklamation? Nicht in der App oder sehr gut versteckt, ich hab’s auch aufgegeben meinen Enkel ab 6 Jahren als Mitreisenden zu erfassen. Geld ist schnell abgebucht, Erstattung kostet zusätzlich. Besser zum Schalter gehen, die Mitarbeiter sind sehr nett und kompetent.

Response from developer

Guten Tag. Danke für Ihre Rückmeldung. Ihren Enkeln müssen Sie nicht zusätzlich in der App manuell als Mitreisenden erfassen und für Reisen auswählen. Beim Kauf der Kindermitfahrkarte wird diese mit Ihrem SwissPass Account verknüpft. Bei der Kontrolle zeigen Sie einfach Ihren SwissPass oder SwissPass Mobile. Freundliche Grüsse.

You have to manually add your half fare pass

Bought half fare pass with my associated account on desktop, logged in to app and bought tickets only to find I had to ALSO manually edit my passenger details in order to get the discountedrates…. Hire a consultant to connect your databases. Utterly pathetic.

Took 30 min to login

Truly one of the worst apps I’ve ever used. I logged in a million times in the pop up window but then in the app it continued to say I still needed to login. Wouldn’t let me login without setting up passkey. If I clicked skip this step the whole login would get aborted and I would have to start over. Horrible experience
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Doesn’t work

Completely unable to sign up: “An unexpected error occurred.”

Nothing works

Trying to plan our trip to Switzerland and all the resources online point to downloading the app and buying a Swiss Travel Pass through the app but nothing seems to be working. Constant bugs and errors with cryptic error messages. I had to verify my identity by uploading a picture of my passport and then nothing happened. Everything is unclear. How is there only 9 reviews and they are all negative? Something is seriously wrong, feels like the app was made by a devshop in India for very cheap or something.
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Super app

Une app vraiment bien développé, je l’utilise tous les jours. Vraiment trop pratique. Merci les CFF ❤️

Peu pratique

Très peu lisible, se délog souvent, compliqué de voir si un abonnement est toujours actif….
J’ai une carte swisspass apparemment, mais on sait pas trop à quoi ça correspond, je sais pas si mon demi tarif est lié, aucune idée.

Response from developer

Bonjour. Je regrette de lire votre expérience négative. Nous faisons chaque jour de notre mieux pour que Mobile CFF soit votre assistant de voyage personnalisé et donc précieux. Meilleures salutations.

Worst trains in Europe

Hilarious how much this company charges for tickets when their track layouts are so screechy you literally have to block your ears when they arrive, the AC is constantly not working in the middle of summer and the WiFi is completely unusable (though they still have the gall to ask for your mobile number to verify their useless 6 mb/s internet). The best way to describe the experience is stingy
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