Wemlin vs öV Plus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Wemlin
Plan your public transport journeys across Switzerland and Liechtenstein with real-time departure information. Easily find nearby stops, view entire routes, and discover connections. The app works offline and allows ticket purchases where available.
- Real-time departure information
- Offline schedule management
- Locate nearby stops
- View entire route and connections
- Ticket purchasing (where enabled)
- Nighttime service maps
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Traveling without haste in Switzerland’s public transport, with schedules from OSTWIND, BLT, Liechtenstein mobil and ZVV. With a single tap Wemlin displays the departures of any public means of transport for: - Zurich's Transport Network (Zürcher Verkehrsverbund - ZVV) incl. Winterthur and Schaffhausen - in the OSTWIND area - for BLT (Baselland Transport) - in Liechtenstein (LIEmobil) - TPF Transports publics Fribourgeois Stops can easily be selected from a list or can be found by using „Locate Me“. Times of departure are automatically updated. After selection of transport line, its entire route with departure times is displayed along with possible connections. Functions: - Scheduled departures incl. nighttime schedules of trains, trams, buses and ships - Realtime support for transport units with a connection to the control center - Service alerts for transport units with special support from the control center - "Locate Me" shows any nearby stops - Buy a ticket for your local transport company (where enabled) - Display of possible connections and their departure times - Management of schedules within the application - Network and nighttime service maps - Works offline too - List of recently used stops - Easy toggling between waiting time and departure time
öV Plus
Plan your journeys across Switzerland with real-time schedules and traffic information. Purchase tickets for various transport networks and store your SwissPass digitally. The app offers personalized settings and notifications for disruptions.
- Real-time schedules
- Door-to-door journey planner
- Ticket purchasing for Switzerland
- SwissPass integration
- Payment via multiple methods
- Map with nearby stops and points of interest
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Einfach schneller ans Ziel mit der öV Plus App! Lassen Sie sich zu jedem beliebigen Zielort in der Schweiz Verbindungen anzeigen und lösen Sie das passende Ticket. Die App kann nach den persönlichen Bedürfnissen zusammengestellt werden. Mit der App profitieren Sie von den folgenden Funktionalitäten: Fahrplan & Verkehrsinformationen • Echtzeitfahrplan für die Region und darüber hinaus • Fahrplan ab dem Standort zu jeder Adresse der Schweiz • Aktueller Abfahrtmonitor für Haltestellen in der Nähe • Fahrplanauskunft von Tür zu Tür • Nächste Abfahrten ab der Haltestelle • Favoritenfunktionen für Ziele, Verbindungen und vielem mehr • Push-Benachrichtigungen bei Fahrplanabweichungen Tickets • Tickets für den Stadt- und Regionalverkehr diverser Verkehrsbetriebe: Einzelbillette, Tageskarten, Mehrfahrtenkarten und Abonnoments. • Tickets für die ganze Schweiz: Strecken- und Sparbillette, Spartageskarten, City-Tickets • SwissPass in der App hinterlegen • Einfache Bezahlung mit Kredit- und Debitkarten, TWINT, REKA Card, Apple und Samsung Pay • Check-in Check-out Absprung Karte • Anzeige der umliegenden Haltestellen auf Basis der aktuellen Position • Darstellung von Umgebungskarten im Hybrid-Modus als Satellitenbild • Suche nach Haltestellen und Adressen • Anzeige von haltestellenspezifischen Informationen • Anzeige von vielen Sonderzielen wie Veloverleihstationen, Parkhäuser, öffentliche und kulturelle Einrichtungen wie bspw. Museen, Botschaften, Kino und Restaurants
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Wemlin at 79% against öV Plus's 33%. Wemlin also leads on rating (4.3 vs 3.3) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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.
Wemlin holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Wemlin's written reviews are positive against 33% of öV Plus's.
Wemlin ships an update every 4 months, öV Plus every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Wemlin | öV Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (3 ratings) — better | 3.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 78.6% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Netcetera AG | BERNMOBIL AG |
Customer experience
Wemlin
öV Plus
In-app purchases
Wemlin
No in-app purchases
öV Plus
No in-app purchases
