Comparison

SBB Mobile vs Outdoor Schwyz

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

Head to head
About

SBB Mobile

This app serves as a comprehensive travel companion for public transport. It allows users to plan journeys, purchase tickets, and receive real-time updates on delays and disruptions. It also offers features for managing travelcards and finding station information.

Highlights
  • Journey planning with timetable search
  • Ticket purchasing for all of Switzerland
  • Real-time trip information and service disruptions
  • Digital display of travelcards
  • EasyRide ticket calculation based on travel
  • Station navigation and map information
Features
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SBB Mobile: your personal travel companion for public transport. Want to know ahead of time if your train will arrive on time? Want to have quicker access to your ticket during ticket inspection? Want to be able to find your way better at the station and have reliable map information? We have good news for you! SBB Mobile can do it all. And much more. The heart of the app is the new navigation bar with the following menu points and content. Plan • Plan your journey with a simple timetable search via the touch timetable or use your current position as the origin or destination, locating it on the map. • Buy your ticket for the whole of Switzerland in just two clicks. Your travelcards on the SwissPass are applied. • Travel particularly affordably with supersaver tickets or Saver Day Passes. Trips • Save your trip and we will provide you with all the information you need during your journey under ‘Single Trips’: everything from departure and arrival times, platform information and service disruptions to train formations and walking routes. • Set up your personal commuter route under ‘Commuting’ and receive push notifications about rail service disruptions. • The app accompanies you from door to door as you travel and you will receive information about delays, disruption and interchange times via push notification. EasyRide • Check in, hop on and head off – across the entire GA Travelcard network. • EasyRide calculates the right ticket for your journey on the basis of the routes you travelled and charges you the relevant amount subsequently. Tickets & Travelcards • Show your public transport travelcards digitally with SwissPass Mobile. • It also gives you an overview of your valid and expired tickets and travelcards on the SwissPass. Shop & Services • Buy regional transport tickets and Day Passes for the GA Travelcard area of validity quickly and easily without searching the timetable. • In the ‘Services’ section, you can find lots of useful links about travel. Profile •  Straightforward access to your personal settings and our customer support. Contact us. If you have any questions, feel free to get in touch: https://www.sbb.ch/en/timetable/mobile-apps/sbb-mobile/contact.html Data security and authorisations. What permissions does SBB Mobile need and why? Location For connections from your current location, the GPS function must be activated so that SBB Mobile can find the nearest stop. This also applies if you want to have the nearest stop displayed in the timetable. Calendar and e-mail You can save connections in your own calendar and send them by e-mail (to friends, an external calendar). SBB Mobile requires read and write permissions to be able to import your desired connection into the calendar. Access to the camera SBB Mobile requires access to your camera to take pictures directly in the app for your personalised touch timetable. Internet access SBB Mobile requires internet access to search the timetable as well as for ticket purchases. Memory To support offline functions, e.g. station/stop list, connections (history) and purchased tickets, SBB Mobile requires access to your device’s memory (saving app-specific settings).

About

Outdoor Schwyz

Plan your outdoor adventures in the Swiss canton of Schwyz. Discover hiking, biking, and winter sports routes with detailed maps, elevation profiles, and GPX tracks. Find local amenities and record your own tours.

Highlights
  • Route planning for summer and winter activities
  • Detailed tour suggestions with maps and GPX tracks
  • Offline map storage for weak network areas
  • GPS tour recording with statistics
  • Location finder for amenities and points of interest
Features
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The comprehensive outdoor experience app for the canton of Schwyz. The optimal route planning from home or as a guide on site. Great nature experiences in the Swiss mountain and lake landscape of Central Switzerland. Impressive natural landscapes, cultural sights and delights for the soul, body and palate await you. With the Outdoor Schwyz App, you have all the information you need in your pocket. The Outdoor Schwyz App contains the wide variety of summer and winter exercise and leisure opportunities in Canton Schwyz. In addition to the current network of hiking trails, there are bike and cycle routes as well as water sports offers and in winter all the routes and possibilities from winter hiking to snowshoeing, sledding and cross-country skiing. A large number of different tour suggestions, which are editorially described and provided with topographical map, elevation profile, tour data, pictures and GPX tracks, are available for mobile retrieval. In addition to the popular Swisstopo map, other basic maps such as the Outdooractive map can be used. This map can be stored locally on the device for offline use with just a few clicks. This is essential in areas with weak network coverage and with limited data volume. In the tour planner, you can simply enter start and destination points and the system will suggest appropriate routes. Information about route length, altitude difference, trail characteristics and trail time calculation help to plan the tour optimally. Or you can record your individually hiked tour via GPS - including geo-referenced photos, detailed statistics, speedometer, live altitude profile and much more. Thanks to the app, you can easily find locations of mountain railroads, public transport stops, restaurants and accommodation facilities. Viewpoints, fireplaces, playgrounds, places of interest, leisure facilities plus the ATMs and even the branches and cash dispensers of the Schwyzer Kantonalbank are listed. Important note: When using the app in the background with activated GPS reception, the battery life can be drastically reduced.

Screenshots

SBB Mobile4 screens
Outdoor Schwyz4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: SBB Mobile at 61% against Outdoor Schwyz's 0%. SBB Mobile also leads on rating (3.9 vs 1.0) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 15 months). Outdoor Schwyz's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SBB Mobile holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SBB Mobile has 74 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of SBB Mobile's written reviews are positive against 0% of Outdoor Schwyz's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SBB Mobile ships an update every 2 weeks, Outdoor Schwyz every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
SBB Mobile versus Outdoor Schwyz: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSBB MobileOutdoor Schwyz
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (74 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews60.9% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings74 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 15 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size371 MB92 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSBB AGOutdooractive AG

Customer experience

SBB Mobile

All ratings74 ratings
Positive71.6%
Neutral2.7%
Negative25.7%
Written reviews568 reviews
Positive60.9%
Neutral9.5%
Negative29.6%

Outdoor Schwyz

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

SBB Mobile

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Unexpected error messages when purchasing tickets
  • Location tracking issues causing invalid ticket activations
  • Syncing problems between app and online account
  • Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions

Requested features

5 requests
  • Integrate with Apple Wallet for digital tickets
  • Add support for night trains and sleeper cars
  • Improve search and booking for multi-passenger trips
  • Provide more detailed station and platform information
  • Allow users to save and manage their travel passes

Outdoor Schwyz

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

SBB Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

Outdoor Schwyz

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SBB Mobile free?
SBB Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Outdoor Schwyz free?
Outdoor Schwyz is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SBB Mobile or Outdoor Schwyz?
SBB Mobile is rated higher. SBB Mobile averages 3.9 out of 5 from 74 ratings, while Outdoor Schwyz averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do SBB Mobile or Outdoor Schwyz have ads?
SBB Mobile shows ads; Outdoor Schwyz does not.
Which is updated more often, SBB Mobile or Outdoor Schwyz?
SBB Mobile ships an update every 2 weeks, and Outdoor Schwyz every 15 months. Most recently, SBB Mobile was updated on October 31, 2026 and Outdoor Schwyz on October 24, 2026.

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