Comparison

SBB Mobile vs Go

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

Go

This app offers comprehensive travel services for foreign tourists visiting Yunnan, China. It provides destination information, live broadcasts of scenic spots, real-time translation, essential travel tips, transport schedules, currency exchange, and emergency assistance.

Highlights
  • Destination guides for 500+ locations
  • Live broadcasts of scenic spots
  • Real-time voice, AR, and OCR translation
  • Practical travel essentials and safety info
  • Transport schedule queries
  • Currency exchange calculator
  • 7-day weather forecasts
Features
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The 'Go-Yunnan' App is a global tourism digitalization platform that is “China First and World Class” built by using the Internet of Things, cloud computing, big data, and artificial intelligence technologies. To provide foreign tourists with intelligent travel services before, during and after their travel in Yunnan. To realize the goal of 'tourists can taste the freedom under the comprehensive government services'. We will comprehensively promote the transformation and upgrading of Yunnan's tourism industry, the innovation and practice of digital economy, and build an intelligent, healthy and convenient tourism ecosystem in Yunnan. Functions: 1. Destination: Including the information of more than 500 destinations in Yunnan, offering various scenic area guides, travelogues and routes. 2. Live: Go-Yunnan is one of the biggest live broadcast platforms for scenic areas in China with over 1400 lives of scenic spots. Encounter the beauty of Yunnan anytime and anywhere; 3. Translator: Real-time translator supporting voice, AR, OCR and text translation makes your journey smoother; 4. Essentials: Providing practical information about consulates, visa, budget, seasonality, money, water, toilet, phone and internet connection, safety and other information to help foreign tourists preparing for their travel in Yunnan; 5. Transport: Real-time train and coach schedule query function within Yunnan of more than 1000 schedules. As well as transport information with regard to flight, train, metro, bus and taxi; 6. Exchange: Supporting the two-way conversion of RMB into 17 commonly used currencies to solve the exchange calculation problem for tourists; 7. Complaint: Protect the rights and interests of tourists promptly; 8. Weather: Supporting searching the weather information of cities and scenic spots, and provides weather forecast for the next 7 days to facilitate travel planning of tourists; 9. Help: In case of any emergency, tourists can quickly dial the rescue number by clicking the buttons.

Screenshots

SBB Mobile4 screens
Go3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Go at 100% against SBB Mobile's 61%. Go also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). SBB Mobile's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, 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

SBB Mobile ships an update every 2 weeks, Go every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
SBB Mobile versus Go: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSBB MobileGo
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (74 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews60.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings74 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size371 MB94 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSBB AGYunnan Tengyun Information Industry Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

SBB Mobile

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

Go

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Go

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

SBB Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

Go

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SBB Mobile free?
SBB Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Go free?
Go is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SBB Mobile or Go have ads?
SBB Mobile shows ads; Go does not.
Which is updated more often, SBB Mobile or Go?
SBB Mobile ships an update every 2 weeks, and Go every 3 months. Most recently, SBB Mobile was updated on October 31, 2026 and Go on October 25, 2026.

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