X vs UL live map
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
X
Plan your journeys and purchase tickets for public transport in Gävleborg. Track bus locations in real-time, save favorite routes and tickets, and receive instant updates on traffic disruptions.
- Trip planning and search
- Real-time bus tracking
- Save favorite routes and tickets
- Purchase one-way, 24-hour, and 30-day tickets
- Payment via Swish or credit card
- View traffic interferences and delays
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With the app from X-trafik, you can plan your trip and purchase tickets to the public transport system in Gävleborg. Here are some things you can do inside the app: Search and plan your trip: • Click on a stop on the map or search for your trip from your current location or choose where you want to travel from. • Use the heart symbol to save routes or trips as favorites and quickly get new information when the next bus or train departs. • Our buses are equipped with GPS-trackers, which allows you to see the current location of your bus of choice. Tickets: • Buy one way tickets, 24-hour tickets or 30-day tickets. • Pay easily with Swish or by credit card (Visa or Mastercard). • Use the heart symbol to save your most common tickets as favorites. • If there is an automatic ticket reader onboard the bus you can use it to scan your mobile ticket, otherwise you show the ticket to the staff onboard. Traffic interferences • Traffic interferences or delays are presented along with your search results. The app requires your smartphone to be connected to a mobile internet service or a WiFi with internet access for you to search trips and buy and use tickets. The app also needs access to your smartphones location to suggest travel options from your current location. You can find the accessibility report for the app via https://xtrafik.se/tillganglighetsrapport See you on board!
UL live map
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Wondering where the bus is? This app lets you track all traffic from UL live on a map! Select the routes you use during your daily commute and this app will show you their current location.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: X at none against UL live map's shown. UL live map's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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.
X ships an update every 3 months, UL live map every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | X | UL live map |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gavleborgs lans landsting | Fredrik Key |
In-app purchases
X
No in-app purchases
UL live map
No in-app purchases
