UTS vs TNSTC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
UTS
Book unreserved train tickets for Indian Railways directly from your smartphone. Features include ticket booking and cancellation, profile management, and saving frequent routes. Choose between paper or paperless ticketing options.
- Book unreserved tickets
- Cancel tickets
- Manage user profile
- Save frequent travel routes
- Paper ticket option
- Paperless ticket option
Read full descriptionHide full description
UTS is an Indian Railways official iOS mobile ticketing application which allows the daily train travellers to book unreserved tickets of Indian Railways using their Smartphone. The application is designed in such a way that it is easy to use and has user friendly interface with features like book ticket, cancel ticket, maintain their profile, manage frequent travel routes , etc.The passenger will use Railway wallet to book the ticket. There are two modes for booking Tickets : (i) Paper (ii) Paperless. In case of paper ticket user has to take a printout from kiosk/counter at concerned station. Whereas in case of Paperless ticket user's Location will be captured to determine he/she is present in valid ticketing area. In this mode no printout is required and the user can directly show his ticket from his smartphone to the TTE. Moreover an alternative to location check has also been introduced in limited stations where a user can scan a unique barcode present at station premises to book his paperless ticket.
TNSTC
Book bus tickets across India with the official app. Enjoy the lowest fares and best offers on India's largest and most trusted online bus booking platform.
- Official bus booking
- Lowest fares
- Best offers
- Trusted online platform
- India-wide coverage
Read full descriptionHide full description
TNSTC Official Bus Booking App! *Lowest Fares and Best Offers *India's Largest and most Trusted Online Bus Site.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: UTS at 4.7 against TNSTC's 4.4. UTS also leads on ratings volume (1.7K vs 68) and review sentiment (49% vs 39%). TNSTC's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 weeks). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
UTS holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: UTS has 1.7K ratings behind it against 68, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 49% of UTS's written reviews are positive against 39% of TNSTC's.
UTS ships an update every 3 weeks, TNSTC every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | UTS | TNSTC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.7K ratings) — better | 4.4 (68 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 49.3% of reviews — better | 39.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.7K — better | 68 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 18.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Centre for Railway Information Systems | Radiant InfoSystems Ltd. |
Customer experience
UTS
TNSTC
User reviews
UTS
From 1.7K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fast ticket booking experience
- 👍 Convenient and time-saving
- 🚀 Smooth new user onboarding
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
- 🔍 Confusing and not user-friendly
- 🔍 Unreliable GPS location detection
- 💰 Issues with payments and refunds
- 🔍 Difficult multi-segment journey booking
TNSTC
From 68 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy and simple to use
- 🚀 Quick ticket booking
- 👍 User friendly
- 👍 Good service
- 👍 Smooth and sleek
Room to improve
- 🐛 App crashes frequently
- 🐛 Payment issues (deducted but no ticket)
- 🐛 App freezes or gets stuck
- 🐛 Slow performance
- 🐛 Login issues
Bugs and requests
UTS
Reported bugs
5 issues- Inability to change class or payment mode
- Tickets not getting generated after payment
- Stations not showing up in search
- Frequent logout issues
- Inconsistent behavior across different devices
Requested features
5 requests- Download or email ticket option
- Offline ticket access
- Ability to book tickets from within the station
- Seamless multi-segment journey booking
- Improved announcement and service updates
TNSTC
Reported bugs
24 issues- App not working properly
- Amount debited, ticket not booked, no refund
- No confirmation after payment
- App crashes during payment
- Customer care not reachable
Show 19 moreShow fewer
- App freezes when trying to book
- No services available when searching
- App crashes during search
- App freezes when typing district name or selecting ID proof
- App crashing while using
- App slow and log off happening
- App crashes while using
- Login option missing on iOS
- UI not properly showing on iPhone 15 plus
- App crashes when trying to book a ticket
- App crashes when clicking search button
- App gets freeze when user not fully typed a district name, ID Proof selection, etc
- App crashes frequently
- App not working properly in ios 17
- Auto close when try book
- App is getting freeze
- App crashes while searching
- App crashes when clicking the search button
- App crashes when trying to book a ticket
Requested features
17 requests- Implement a login mechanism
- Add option to view booking history
- Add option to track previous tickets
- Enable booking for ladies to block adjacent seat for ladies
- Add boarding points in different places for the same bus
Show 12 moreShow fewer
- Add route map for bus services
- Update login option
- Add personal data storing option
- Display journey date instead of booking date in 'View Ticket'
- Add option to download ticket for offline access
- Adjust font size/layout for full ticket screenshot
- Add login option for iOS users
- Provide major pickup and drop points
- Add proper search for between stations
- Add field to input ID card number
- Improve UI and sort out booking issues
- Add login option
In-app purchases
UTS
No in-app purchases
TNSTC
No in-app purchases
