SBB Mobile vs Swiss Transport
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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).
Swiss Transport
Plan journeys across Switzerland with real-time connections for trains, buses, and trams. Save favorite routes and set departure reminders. No account or tracking required.
- Real-time connections
- Journey planning
- Departure boards
- Favorite routes
- Departure reminders
- Station autocomplete
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IMPORTANT: Swiss Transport is an independent, third-party app. It is NOT a government app and is NOT affiliated with, operated by, or endorsed by SBB CFF FFS, any Swiss transport operator, the Swiss Federal Government, or any Swiss authority. Plan any journey across Switzerland in seconds, then find where to go next. Swiss Transport turns real-time timetables into simple, tap-and-go trips for trains, buses and trams across the whole country. Now with Discover, a built-in guide to the Swiss places and panoramic trains worth the trip. No account, no clutter. PLAN & RIDE • Connections between any two stations in Switzerland • Live departure boards for every station • Full journey detail: stops, platforms and train numbers • Station search that suggests as you type • Save the routes you ride often for one-tap access DISCOVER SWITZERLAND • The whole country on one offline map: every must-see place and scenic line, with a route one tap away • A handpicked guide to the places worth the trip, from Jungfraujoch to the Matterhorn • The legendary panoramic trains mapped end to end: Glacier Express, Bernina Express, GoldenPass and more • Tap "Plan route" on any place to jump straight into live timetables • Three questions and you know which travel pass fits your trip • Local tips worth knowing before you set off Free to download, with an optional tip in the app. Nothing to set up: open it, search, go. DATA SOURCE Timetables and real-time data come from the community-run Swiss Open Transport API (transport.opendata.ch), which mirrors the official Swiss public transport open data published by the Swiss Confederation via the Open Data Platform Mobility Switzerland. Official source: https://opentransportdata.swiss Community API used by this app: https://transport.opendata.ch Swiss Transport does not represent, speak for, or provide services on behalf of any government entity or transport operator. For official tickets, account services and customer support, please use the official SBB Mobile app or visit https://www.sbb.ch.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Swiss Transport at 5.0 against SBB Mobile's 3.8. Swiss Transport also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks). SBB Mobile's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and ratings volume (72 vs 1). On price, 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. Swiss Transport sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. SBB Mobile asks for nothing beyond the download.
Swiss Transport holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SBB Mobile has 72 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
SBB Mobile ships an update every 3 weeks, Swiss Transport every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SBB Mobile | Swiss Transport |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (72 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 72 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 365 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SBB | IOCODO LLC |
Customer experience
SBB Mobile
Swiss Transport
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
Swiss Transport
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SBB Mobile
No in-app purchases
Swiss Transport
- Mini Tip$0.99
- Small Tip$1.99
- Medium Tip$4.99
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- Large Tip$9.99
- Extra Large Tip$19.99
- Huge Tip$49.99
- Legend Tip$999.99
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