Comparison

P+Rail vs PubliCar

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

PubliCar

Book individual journeys conveniently from your smartphone. Select your desired travel times, enter your start and destination, and pay flexibly. This service offers an easy way to arrange your transportation.

Highlights
  • Book individual journeys
  • Select departure/arrival times
  • Enter start and destination
  • Flexible payment options
  • Smartphone booking
Features
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With the PubliCar app, you can easily and conveniently book an individual journey on your smartphone. It is as simple as that: Book your journey: • Select the desired departure or arrival time • Enter your start and destination address • Pay flexibly You can find further information on our website: https://postauto.ch/node/30675/

Screenshots

P+Rail4 screens
PubliCar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: PubliCar at 4.9 against P+Rail's 4.6. PubliCar also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). P+Rail's advantage is ratings volume (98 vs 12). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PubliCar holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: P+Rail has 98 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

P+Rail ships an update every 6 weeks, PubliCar fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 13, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
P+Rail versus PubliCar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterP+RailPubliCar
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (98 ratings)4.9 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings98 — better12
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.7.2
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB81 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperSBB AGioki GmbH

Customer experience

P+Rail

All ratings98 ratings
Positive93.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.1%
Written reviews71 reviews
Positive77.5%
Neutral5.6%
Negative16.9%

PubliCar

All ratings12 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

P+Rail

No in-app purchases

None

PubliCar

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is P+Rail free?
P+Rail is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PubliCar free?
PubliCar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, P+Rail or PubliCar?
PubliCar is rated higher. P+Rail averages 4.6 out of 5 from 98 ratings, while PubliCar averages 4.9 from 12 ratings.
Do P+Rail or PubliCar have ads?
Neither P+Rail nor PubliCar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, P+Rail or PubliCar?
P+Rail ships an update every 6 weeks, and PubliCar fortnightly. Most recently, P+Rail was updated on October 13, 2026 and PubliCar on October 13, 2026.

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