OnniBus vs HSL
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OnniBus
Book bus tickets affordably and conveniently from your mobile device. Reserve your preferred seat and store your ticket digitally for easy boarding, even offline. Streamline your travel planning with saved information for faster future purchases.
- Affordable bus ticket booking
- Anytime, anywhere booking
- Seat reservation
- Digital ticket storage
- Offline ticket access
- Faster purchasing with saved info
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Track your bus in real time and keep all your tickets in one place. In the app, you can easily access your tickets, choose your seat on double-decker buses in advance and, when signed in, keep track of your OnniEtu stamps. When it’s time for your next trip, buying a ticket is quick, and you can save your payment method for next time.
HSL
Plan your public transport journeys in the Helsinki region, buy tickets, and get real-time updates. Access buses, trains, metro, trams, and ferries all in one place.
- Public transport ticket purchase
- Journey planner
- Real-time timetables
- Vehicle tracking
- Service disruption alerts
- Multiple payment options
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Buses, trains, the Metro, trams and ferry – all in one app. The HSL app allows you to buy public transport tickets for the Helsinki region, find the best routes using the Journey Planner, view all timetables, and receive personalized transport information. You can buy single, day and season tickets for both adults and children via the HSL app. Adult multi-journey tickets and discounted tickets for students and passengers aged 70 and over are also available via the app. You can pay using the most popular payment methods, including debit/credit cards, MobilePay, phone bill and commuter benefits. The HSL app's Journey Planner helps you find routes and informs you about the ticket needed for your journey. You can view real-time stop-specific departure and arrival times and track vehicles in real time. The app also displays any service changes and disruptions, and you can choose to receive notifications about these updates directly on your phone. More information about Helsinki region public transport: hsl.fi
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: OnniBus at 4.9 against HSL's 3.9. OnniBus also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). HSL's advantage is ratings volume (483 vs 21) and review sentiment (14% vs 0%). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
OnniBus holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HSL has 483 ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of OnniBus's written reviews are positive against 14% of HSL's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
OnniBus ships an update every 5 weeks, HSL monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OnniBus | HSL |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (21 ratings) — better | 3.9 (483 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 14.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 21 | 483 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 94 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | OnniBus.com Oy | Helsingin seudun liikenne |
Customer experience
OnniBus
HSL
Bugs and requests
OnniBus
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
HSL
Reported bugs
4 issues- Version 4.2.0 does not work on iPhone6 (iOS 12.5.5)
- Routes go blank, nothing to go back
- Login problems, like a scam
- Unable to create account, login, or purchase tickets
Requested features
3 requests- Allow buying multiple tickets in a single purchase
- Add maps showing all routes
- Provide email verification option instead of just SMS
In-app purchases
OnniBus
No in-app purchases
HSL
No in-app purchases
