UTS vs CTU
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
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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.
CTU
This official mobile app provides real-time information for public transport. Users can search for buses and routes, find nearby bus stops, and inquire about services without needing to log in.
- Bus search and route inquiries
- Information on nearest bus stops
- Enquire without login
- Official app by CTU
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OFFICIAL iOS MOBILE APP by CTU (Chandigarh Transport Undertaking) :: Enquire without login for buses & routes :: Bus Search & Bus Route Enquiries :: Get info about nearest bus stops.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: UTS at 49% against CTU's 8%. CTU's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
UTS ships an update every 3 weeks, CTU every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | UTS | CTU |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.7K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 49.3% of reviews — better | 8.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.7K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 74 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Centre for Railway Information Systems | Roadcast Tech Solutions Private Limited |
Customer experience
UTS
CTU
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
CTU
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
UTS
No in-app purchases
CTU
No in-app purchases
