Comparison

P+Rail vs Explorial

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

Explorial

Explore cities by solving interactive puzzles and challenges on foot. This game offers a fun and engaging way to discover new places, earning points as you go. It's designed for groups and can be played at your own pace, taking around 1-2 hours to complete a tour.

Highlights
  • Interactive puzzle solving
  • City exploration
  • Point collection system
  • Self-paced gameplay
  • Group activity
  • Discover new cities
Features
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Solve puzzles. Have fun. Get to know the city. Explorial is an interactive and challenging game in which the objective is to collect as many points as possible as a group. You explore the city on foot and get points for solving different types of tasks. Whether you know your way around the city or are just visiting, with Explorial you are guaranteed to get to know the city in a new way. To start a trail, you will need a smartphone with an active internet connection, the free Explorial app, and a valid ticket for each player. With the ticket you can start the game immediately. No reservation is necessary. You can explore the city at your own pace. The game is not limited in time. Typically, it takes about 1-2 hours.

Screenshots

P+Rail4 screens
Explorial4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: P+Rail at 4.6 against Explorial's 3.3. P+Rail also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 17) and ratings volume (98 vs 7). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Explorial sells 16 one-off in-app purchases. P+Rail asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

P+Rail holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: P+Rail has 98 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of P+Rail's written reviews are positive against 69% of Explorial's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

P+Rail ships an update every 6 weeks, Explorial every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
P+Rail versus Explorial: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterP+RailExplorial
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (98 ratings) — better3.3 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews79.7% of reviews — better68.8% of reviews
Number of ratings98 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB65 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSBB AGExplorial GmbH

Customer experience

P+Rail

All ratings98 ratings
Positive93.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.1%
Written reviews69 reviews
Positive79.7%
Neutral4.3%
Negative15.9%

Explorial

All ratings7 ratings
Positive57.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative42.9%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive68.8%
Neutral6.3%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

None

P+Rail

No in-app purchases

16 purchases

Explorial

One-time16
  • Ticket (1x)$8.99
  • Ticket (1x)$11.99
  • Ticket (2x)$13.99
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  • Ticket (2x)$15.99
  • Ticket (2x)2 variants$17.99
  • Ticket (3x)$20.99
  • Ticket (2x)$23.99
  • Ticket (3x)$23.99
  • Ticket (2x)$24.99
  • Ticket (3x)$24.99
  • Ticket (3x)$26.99
  • Ticket (4x)$27.99
  • Ticket (5x)$29.99
  • Ticket (4x)$36.99
  • Ticket (3x)$39.99
  • Ticket (4x)$49.99

Questions

Is P+Rail free?
P+Rail is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Explorial free?
Explorial is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, P+Rail or Explorial?
P+Rail is rated higher. P+Rail averages 4.6 out of 5 from 98 ratings, while Explorial averages 3.3 from 7 ratings.
Do P+Rail or Explorial have ads?
Neither P+Rail nor Explorial shows ads.
Which is updated more often, P+Rail or Explorial?
P+Rail ships an update every 6 weeks, and Explorial every 2 months. Most recently, P+Rail was updated on September 22, 2026 and Explorial on September 19, 2026.

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