Comparison

Res i STHLM vs UL

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

Head to head
About

Res i STHLM

Plan your public transport journeys in Stockholm with ease. This app provides real-time departures, trip planning across various transit types, and helpful features like favorite locations and departure reminders. It also assists with ticket purchases by providing zone information.

Highlights
  • Journey planning for bus, train, metro, light rail, and boats
  • Real-time and scheduled departure times
  • Favorite locations for quick searches
  • Departure reminders for iPhone and Apple Watch
  • Traffic disruption information
  • Assistance with SL single ticket purchase zone information
Features
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Simplify your traveling in Stockholm using Res i STHLM, a free journey planner for SL, the Stockholm region's public transport authority. Either you're traveling by bus or commuter train, metro or light rail, the app helps you plan you whole journey easily. Functions:
 Search trip - Specify where you want to travel within the Stockholm region and get proposals for journeys including the subway (metro), commuter trains, local trains, buses and boats among others
. Select real time or scheduled departure times. See walking path on the map. Right exit - See which exit/entrance in subway you should go to. Next departure - Showing current departure times for any chosen stop and line. Favorite locations - Save your favorites to speed up future trip searches and view upcoming departures
. These are available in the Apple Watch extension as well and enable you to look up departures directly from the Apple Watch. 
Traffic state - Showing any disruptions or deviations affecting the public transport. Share trip - Send trip details by sms, email or other sharing options. Reminder - Specify how many minutes before departure you want to be reminded, and the app will remind you either in the iPhone or in your Apple Watch (when the phone is in sleeping state). Buy SL single ticket - For your chosen trip, the app can hand over zone information to simplify your ticket purchase from SL. Note: The app itself does not save the ticket, it only assists you to start the buying process correctly. Automatic language support for English and Swedish. Ability to change in settings. The app supplies information about all of SL:s public traffic thanks to the Trafiklab API:s SL Place locator, SL Nearby stops, SL Journey planner, SL Realtime information, SL Traffic situation och SL Deviation information.

About

UL

Easily search for bus and train trips, view travel options with walking distances, and track your bus in real-time. Purchase tickets for various durations using multiple payment methods. Stay informed about traffic disruptions and delays.

Highlights
  • Quick trip search
  • Real-time bus tracking
  • Ticket purchase
  • Multiple payment options
  • Traffic disruption alerts
  • Save favorite trips
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In the UL app, you can search for your trip quickly and easily and buy tickets for our buses and trains. Search travel: • Quickly search for your trip from your current position or by choosing where and when you want to travel. • The search results show various travel options and possible walking distances to the stops as well as a map that makes it easier to find the right one. • Save your most frequent trips as favorites. Use the heart in the search results to favorite a trip. • Keep an eye on the bus and see where it is directly on the map. Buy ticket: • Buy a 75-minutes, 24- or 72-hour ticket in just a few seconds. • Pay easily with Swish, credit card (Visa or MasterCard) or travel funds. • If a ticket reader is on board, tap the phone with the ticket towards it, otherwise you will show the ticket to the bus driver or train host. Traffic disruptions: • Any traffic disruptions or delays are displayed along with your search result. You need an internet connection to be able to buy tickets and apply for travel. The app also needs to have access to the mobile's location function to be able to suggest travel options from your current location. See you on board!

Screenshots

Res i STHLM4 screens
UL4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Res i STHLM at 64% against UL's 11%. Res i STHLM also leads on rating (4.7 vs 1.3) and ratings volume (493 vs 25). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

Res i STHLM holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Res i STHLM has 493 ratings behind it against 25, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of Res i STHLM's written reviews are positive against 11% of UL's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Res i STHLM ships an update every 6 weeks, UL every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Res i STHLM versus UL: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRes i STHLMUL
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (493 ratings) — better1.3 (25 ratings)
Positive reviews64.0% of reviews — better11.1% of reviews
Number of ratings493 — better25
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB57 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNobinaLandstinget i Uppsala län

Customer experience

Res i STHLM

All ratings471 ratings
Positive93.2%
Neutral2.1%
Negative4.7%
Written reviews50 reviews
Positive64.0%
Neutral12.0%
Negative24.0%

UL

All ratings21 ratings
Positive4.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative95.2%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive11.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative88.9%

Bugs and requests

Res i STHLM

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Constant disturbance in the app
  • Automatically takes back to search page
  • Says no routes available when untrue
  • Next Departure feature not working
  • App crashes at opening
Show 5 more
  • Cannot see stop terminal on iPhone SE
  • Program crashes on iPhone X
  • App crashes on start after update
  • App crashes when selecting a contact's address
  • App doesn't show all possible connections

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add maps of Metro, train, and bus
  • Add English language option
  • Update design to be iOS 7/8 adapted
  • Add a button to quickly switch start and destination for return trips

UL

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Res i STHLM

No in-app purchases

None

UL

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Res i STHLM free?
Res i STHLM is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is UL free?
UL is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Res i STHLM or UL?
Res i STHLM is rated higher. Res i STHLM averages 4.7 out of 5 from 493 ratings, while UL averages 1.3 from 25 ratings.
Do Res i STHLM or UL have ads?
Neither Res i STHLM nor UL shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Res i STHLM or UL?
Res i STHLM ships an update every 6 weeks, and UL every 2 months. Most recently, Res i STHLM was updated on October 31, 2026 and UL on November 1, 2026.

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