HSL vs Eckerö Line
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
Eckerö Line
Manage your ferry bookings and access digital boarding passes directly on your mobile device. Streamline your travel experience by checking in easily and adding onboard services.
- Digital boarding cards
- Advance boarding
- View upcoming bookings
- Add onboard services
- Book new trips
- Finland-Estonia routes
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Fetch your ferry booking into the app and receive the boarding cards in advance. Go straight to boarding gates in the terminal. All the passengers in your booking can load their own boarding cards by loading the app to their mobile phones. MY BOOKINGS Sign in with Eckerö Line customer account and view all your upcoming bookings in the app. You can also fetch bookings where you are booked as passenger by entering the booking number and your date of birth. EASY CHECK-IN Find your boarding card in the app and go straight to boarding gates at the terminal. BOOK A TRIP OR ADD SERVICES Create a new ferry booking or add onboard services like meals, cabins or seats in lounge to an existing booking. ROUTES Travel smoothly between Finland and Estonia on M/S Finlandia or M/S Finbo Cargo.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Eckerö Line at 5.0 against HSL's 3.9. Eckerö Line also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). HSL's advantage is ratings volume (484 vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.0). 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.
Eckerö Line holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HSL has 484 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
HSL ships an update monthly, Eckerö Line every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HSL | Eckerö Line |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (484 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 484 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 94 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Helsingin seudun liikenne | Rederiaktiebolaget Eckero |
Customer experience
HSL
Eckerö Line
Bugs and 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
Eckerö Line
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
HSL
No in-app purchases
Eckerö Line
No in-app purchases







