SWK vs Vikings Shuttle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SWK
Manage your energy contracts, mobility services, and waste disposal schedules in one place. This app provides quick access to information and allows you to set your preferred services for easy updates.
- Energy contract information
- Mobility service access
- Waste collection calendar
- Favorite service selection
- Unified customer login
- Cross-service switching
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Energy, mobility and waste disposal - everything in one with the SWK app Quick and easy: information about your SWK ENERGIE contracts, our SWK MOBIL mobility services, the GSAK waste collection calendar and much more. Choose energy, mobility or disposal services as your favourite in the app and stay up to date at all times. You can switch between the areas in the main menu at any time and adjust your selection. All functionalities with the SWK login Register once and use and manage all functionalities in the SWK app and all products in the SWK customer portal with a single login.
Vikings Shuttle
Track shuttle bus locations in real-time and view estimated arrival times. Rate your experience and check the weather to plan your journey. Designed for a superior rider experience.
- Live bus location tracking
- Estimated arrival times
- Rate your experience
- Weather tracking
- Seamless bus ride experience
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This mobile app provides a seamless and smooth bus ride to track the shuttles allowing our riders to stay safely inside the buildings or in your vehicle during inclement weather or at night. With this robust technology, you have the peace of mind to: * View the live location of the buses on route * See the estimate arrival time * Rate your overall experience * Track the weather Our goal is to provide a superior experience to all guests and employees. Download the app today to begin your journey!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: SWK at monthly against Vikings Shuttle's every 6 months. SWK also leads on review sentiment (14% vs 0%). Vikings Shuttle's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 1.0 for SWK against 1.0 for Vikings Shuttle. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 4 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 14% of SWK's written reviews are positive against 0% of Vikings Shuttle's.
SWK ships an update monthly, Vikings Shuttle every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SWK | Vikings Shuttle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (3 ratings) | 1.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 13.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 119 MB | 74 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SWK AG | DPV Transportation |
Customer experience
SWK
Vikings Shuttle
Bugs and requests
SWK
Reported bugs
35 issues- Abfuhrkalender not working, data lost
- Abfuhrkalender not opening
- Push notifications not working
- Purchased tickets not displayed
- Ticket disappeared after purchase
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- Train information inaccurate
- SWCar booking issues
- Cannot book anything, only error messages
- App is slow or unresponsive
- Online ticket purchase rarely works
- Incorrect tariff displayed
- Payment methods deleted, cannot add new ones
- Payment is slow or not working
- Ticket activation sometimes impossible
- No journey planner
- Cannot add payment method
- Login issues for weeks
- PayPal integration issues
- App crashes, long loading times, unclear
- App crashes when viewing journeys
- Confirmation button outside screen
- White screen on startup
- App does not start when opened via notification
- Cannot scroll down in 'Wohin möchtest du fahren'
- Forced SWK WLAN setup
- No ticket purchase for youth
- Rudimentary 'Entsorgung' section
- Sensitive data required for Abfuhrkalender
- Login required for Abfuhrkalender
- App is unfinished/unripe
- Deutschlandticket not in Apple Wallet
- App not working in English
- Ticket buy button obstructs view
- Cannot add stopover
- Cannot view map full screen
Requested features
12 requests- Integrate Deutschlandticket into Apple Wallet
- Allow adding stopovers
- Allow viewing map in full screen
- Widgets on the home screen
- Combine ÖPNV, SWCAR, and Cruiser for fastest route
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- Allow users to select previously entered passenger details
- Display prices and schedules without login
- Improve user interface for ticket purchase, especially for children
- Allow easy access to favorite routes/journeys
- Add dark mode
- Improve map view and view switching
- Make app available in English with full functionality
Vikings Shuttle
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SWK
No in-app purchases
Vikings Shuttle
No in-app purchases
