Comparison

UTS vs Air Crew

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

Air Crew

Features
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Air Crew: Personal Journey Tracker Air Crew is a personal record-keeping companion designed for pilgrims on their Hajj & Umrah journeys. It helps you stay organized by providing a private space to document and track your spiritual goals and external contribution logs. Features: Progress Tracking: Set personal recording targets for your spiritual journey. Offline Report Logging: Maintain a personal ledger of your offline contributions and installments. Digital Receipt Storage: Securely store photos of your external transaction receipts for your own records and easy verification. Journey Summary: View a clear breakdown of your tracked progress and remaining reporting goals. Note: Air Crew is strictly a personal tracking and record-keeping utility. This app does not facilitate or process any financial transactions, travel bookings, or payments. All contributions are managed externally through your bank, and the app serves as your personal organized diary for the journey.

Screenshots

UTS4 screens
Air Crew4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Air Crew at every 5 days against UTS's every 3 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

UTS ships an update every 3 weeks, Air Crew every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
UTS versus Air Crew: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUTSAir Crew
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.7K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews49.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.7K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCentre for Railway Information SystemsMuhammed Nabeel

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

Air Crew

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

UTS

No in-app purchases

None

Air Crew

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is UTS free?
UTS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Air Crew free?
Air Crew is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do UTS or Air Crew have ads?
Neither UTS nor Air Crew shows ads.
Which is updated more often, UTS or Air Crew?
UTS ships an update every 3 weeks, and Air Crew every 5 days. Most recently, UTS was updated on October 25, 2026 and Air Crew on October 7, 2026.

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