Comparison

P+Rail vs PubliBike Velospot

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

PubliBike Velospot

This app allows users to find and rent bicycles in various Swiss cities. It provides access to a network of shared bikes for convenient urban travel.

Highlights
  • Find rental bikes
  • Rent bicycles
  • Urban travel
  • Multiple Swiss cities
  • Shared mobility
Features
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App usable in Bern, Zurich, Basel, Aarau, Biel/Bienne, Fribourg, Ticino, Central Valais Agglo, Hochrhein, Aigle, Martigny, La Chaux-de-Fonds – Le Locle, St. Peter’s Island, Andermatt, Brugg-Windisch, Delémont, Grenchen, Herrliberg-Feldmeilen, Meilen, Solothurn, Pampigny‑Sévery‑Montricher‑L’Isle.

Screenshots

P+Rail4 screens
PubliBike Velospot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: P+Rail at 77% against PubliBike Velospot's 0%. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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, PubliBike Velospot monthly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
P+Rail versus PubliBike Velospot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterP+RailPubliBike Velospot
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (101 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews77.5% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings101 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB72 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSBB AGPubliBike AG

Customer experience

P+Rail

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

PubliBike Velospot

All ratings17 ratings
Positive5.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative94.1%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

P+Rail

No in-app purchases

None

PubliBike Velospot

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is P+Rail free?
P+Rail is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PubliBike Velospot free?
PubliBike Velospot is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do P+Rail or PubliBike Velospot have ads?
Neither P+Rail nor PubliBike Velospot shows ads.
Which is updated more often, P+Rail or PubliBike Velospot?
P+Rail ships an update every 6 weeks, and PubliBike Velospot monthly. Most recently, P+Rail was updated on October 24, 2026 and PubliBike Velospot on October 24, 2026.

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