UTS vs Rail Online
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.
Rail Online
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Download the free Rail Online App to compare, plan and book your next rail adventure. Book and manage your trip and store all of your train tickets & passes in one place, the one-stop train ticket shop.
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Verdict
UTS and Rail Online are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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, Rail Online monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | UTS | Rail Online |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.7K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 49.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.7K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Centre for Railway Information Systems | METRO 1 TRAVEL AND TECHNOLOGY PTY LTD |
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
Rail Online
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
UTS
No in-app purchases
Rail Online
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is UTS free?
Is Rail Online free?
Do UTS or Rail Online have ads?
Which is updated more often, UTS or Rail Online?
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