Comparison

P+Rail vs TPC Mobile

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

P+Rail

This app allows you to pay for parking at SBB P+Rail locations and ten partner railways quickly and without cash. It helps you find nearby parking, provides details about each spot, and allows for easy cancellation of payments within the first few minutes. You can also manage multiple vehicles and favorite locations.

Highlights
  • Cashless parking payment
  • Finds nearest parking spaces
  • Displays parking space information
  • Cancel parking payments
  • View parking ticket history
  • Manage multiple number plates
  • Reserve parking spots
Features
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More than a parking meter. Who said that trains and cars can’t be friends? With P+Rail, these two modes of transport can be combined with ease. With the SBB P+Rail app, you can pay for your parking quickly and cashfree. The P+Rail app unifies SBB P+Rail parking spaces with those of ten partner railways (BLS, RhB, RBS, TPF, SOB, MGB, OeBB, AB, AVA and Zentralbahn). And here’s why the SBB P+Rail app is so simple and fast: The app always knows exactly where your nearest parking space is, so you don’t need to go to the information board. Extra information about the parking spaces is displayed for each location, such as the number of electric car charging stations or important restrictions. If you make a mistake while booking, you can easily cancel your parking payment independently within the first few minutes. You can access an overview of your active, expired and refunded parking tickets. You can store several number plates and save your personal favourite locations in the quick selection view. Already using the SBB Mobile app for searching the timetable or purchasing tickets? You can use your SwissPass login for the SBB P+Rail app too. In future, you will be able to use your stored payment methods in both apps – wherever and whenever you are on the move. Make sure you have a spot: there is a binding reservation option for 30 busy locations – find it easily in the app menu. Find out for yourself!

About

TPC Mobile

Features
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TPC Mobile permet de planifier ses déplacements et d’acheter des titres de transports sur la totalité du réseau des TPC, de Mobilis, des CFF, de Car Postal, de TMR et de RegionAlps. Grâce à la géolocalisation, les prochains départs sont indiqués autour de votre position. Le temps de trajet et l’heure d’arrivée prévue vous permettent de choisir la meilleure option. En quelques clics, vous pouvez acheter votre titre de transport ou encore commander le passage d’un bus MobiChablais. Vos avantages avec TPC Mobile : RÉSERVATION DE PASSAGE Le réseau de bus MobiChablais introduit la notion d’arrêt desservi sur demande pour certaines destinations ou durant les heures creuses de la journée et de la nuit, ainsi que le dimanche. TPC Mobile vous permet de commander facilement le passage d’un bus. ITINÉRAIRES Recherchez votre itinéraire par texte, par déplacement de la carte, depuis et vers des lieux favoris ou votre géolocalisation. E-TICKETS Achetez des billets électroniques par carte de crédit, via Twint ou par SMS pour vous et vos accompagnants. FAVORIS Enregistrez vos favoris et reliez vos lieux de départ et d’arrivée d’un glissement de doigt. MES VOYAGES Retrouvez les billets et cartes journalières achetés dans la rubrique « Mes voyages ». Ces derniers sont disponibles en tout temps, y compris sans réseau ou wifi. INFO TRAFIC Découvrez en temps réel l’état du réseau et les éventuelles perturbations sur votre itinéraire. Cette application nécessite un accès internet. La localisation doit être activée sur le smartphone afin d’utiliser les fonctionnalités correspondantes.

Screenshots

P+Rail4 screens
TPC Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: P+Rail at every 6 weeks against TPC Mobile's every 4 months. On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

P+Rail ships an update every 6 weeks, TPC Mobile every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
P+Rail versus TPC Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterP+RailTPC Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (98 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews79.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings98 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSBB AGTransports Publics du Chablais SA

In-app purchases

None

P+Rail

No in-app purchases

None

TPC Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is P+Rail free?
P+Rail is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TPC Mobile free?
TPC Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do P+Rail or TPC Mobile have ads?
Neither P+Rail nor TPC Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, P+Rail or TPC Mobile?
P+Rail ships an update every 6 weeks, and TPC Mobile every 4 months. Most recently, P+Rail was updated on September 22, 2026 and TPC Mobile on September 15, 2026.

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