Comparison

P+Rail vs Mobility Carsharing

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

Mobility Carsharing

Access a flexible car sharing service for convenient travel across Switzerland. Choose from various subscription plans to suit your driving needs, from occasional use to frequent trips. Enjoy hassle-free mobility without the burdens of car ownership.

Highlights
  • Flexible car subscriptions
  • On-demand car access
  • Multiple vehicle categories
  • App-based reservations
  • Digital vehicle unlocking
  • Easy return process
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Make the switch and drive intelligently – with Mobility car sharing. Being mobile has to make sense and be fuss-free. Digital, spontaneous and always close at hand. With a Mobility car subscription, you only “own” your car when you really need it. Enjoy mobile freedom with Switzerland’s leading vehicle-sharing scheme, which has vehicles for every occasion and subscriptions to suit every requirement. No maintenance. No stress. That’s car sharing. In other words: travel from A to B throughout Switzerland – sustainably, easily and flexibly. # Our subscriptions in comparison ▶ mobilityEASY – for freedom-lovers Is freedom more important to you than best-value rates? With mobilityEASY, you only pay when you drive. ▶ mobilityPLUS – for active users Just 3 day trips a year make mobilityPLUS a better-value option then mobilityEASY. ▶ mobilityMEMBER – for loyal users With this subscription, you not only gain a share in Mobility with 75’000 other like-minded people, you also benefit from our best terms. Download the app and find out about our subscriptions. # Get going in four steps ▶ Step 1: BECOME A CUSTOMER • Choose the subscription that’s right for you • Become a Mobility customer in just a few steps • Download the Mobility app ▶ Step 2: MAKE A RESERVATION Open the app or the customer portal and proceed as follows: • Enter the Mobility station • Enter the desired duration • Select the vehicle category, reserve ▶ Step 3: DRIVE OFF • Go to your reserved vehicle. • Inspect the vehicle for damage. Report any damage to the vehicle via the Mobility app before you start your journey. • Unlock the vehicle using the app (via Bluetooth), the Mobility Card or your SwissPass card. • Off you go! ▶ Step 4: DROP OFF • Return the vehicle to the original Mobility station on time. If the fuel level is under 1/3, refuel the vehicle before returning it. • Lock the vehicle using the app (via Bluetooth), the Mobility Card or your SwissPass card. • Please observe our fair-play rules. And? Ready to help shape the mobility of the future? Then download the app, choose a subscription and start driving!

Screenshots

P+Rail4 screens
Mobility Carsharing4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: P+Rail at free against Mobility Carsharing's freemium. P+Rail also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). Mobility Carsharing's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 80%) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for P+Rail against 4.7 for Mobility Carsharing. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 98 and 184 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 80% of P+Rail's written reviews are positive against 100% of Mobility Carsharing's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

P+Rail ships an update every 6 weeks, Mobility Carsharing fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
P+Rail versus Mobility Carsharing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterP+RailMobility Carsharing
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (98 ratings)4.7 (184 ratings) — better
Positive reviews79.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings98184 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB98 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSBB AGMobility Cooperative

Customer experience

P+Rail

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

Mobility Carsharing

All ratings184 ratings
Positive94.0%
Neutral1.6%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

P+Rail

No in-app purchases

None

Mobility Carsharing

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is P+Rail free?
P+Rail is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mobility Carsharing free?
Mobility Carsharing is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, P+Rail or Mobility Carsharing?
Mobility Carsharing is rated higher. P+Rail averages 4.6 out of 5 from 98 ratings, while Mobility Carsharing averages 4.7 from 184 ratings.
Do P+Rail or Mobility Carsharing have ads?
Neither P+Rail nor Mobility Carsharing shows ads.
Which is updated more often, P+Rail or Mobility Carsharing?
P+Rail ships an update every 6 weeks, and Mobility Carsharing fortnightly. Most recently, P+Rail was updated on September 22, 2026 and Mobility Carsharing on September 21, 2026.

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