local.ch vs CH info
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
local.ch
Discover over 500,000 Swiss businesses, book restaurant tables, and schedule appointments online. Find contact details, locations, and even block spam calls.
- Find Swiss businesses and contact details
- Book restaurant tables online
- Schedule appointments with service providers
- Search for locations and addresses
- Caller ID and spam call blocking
- Filter by restaurant categories
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On local.ch, you will find over 500,000 businesses from every kind of sector, with all the contact details you need. You can also book tables and make appointments quickly and easily online. Are you looking for an available table on a specific day? And would you like to make the reservation immediately? • With a single search, you can find every restaurant with available tables on the desired date, at the desired time and in the desired location, and then book the table immediately online. • Vegan, family-friendly, with a terrace or wheelchair-accessible? Thanks to the broad range of categories, you can find the right restaurant and make a reservation quickly and easily. • Over 9,000 restaurants throughout Switzerland can be reserved directly online with the click of a mouse. Looking to book an appointment online with no hassle? • Book your appointment online quickly and easily – for example at hairdressers, garages, beauty institutes, physiotherapists and countless other services and businesses. • You can also make bookings outside of opening hours or around the clock if you so wish. • Providers in almost every kind of sector can be booked directly online with the click of a mouse. • The categories range from "Food, Dining & Gastronomy" to "Medicine, Aesthetics & Wellness" to "Crafts, Construction & Industry", "Leisure, Education & Sport", "Living, Home & Environment" and "Security, Business & IT”. Looking for something specific in your area? • Find useful locations in your area such as ATMs, petrol stations, car parks, public toilets or hotspots, including map listings. Are you looking for a telephone number or do you want to block irritating spam calls? • Find telephone numbers and addresses of private individuals and companies in Switzerland and Liechtenstein, including map listings. • Thanks to caller ID, you will always know who has contacted you, even if the number is not in your address book. • If desired, the app can also automatically block known and verified advertising callers. In line with the requirements of today’s users, local.ch has evolved from a digital phone directory to become the largest Swiss booking platform, with over 500,000 business profiles. And you can still search for home addresses and telephone numbers using the search field.
CH info
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Information about Switzerland’s political system, the administration and its judicial authorities. Chapters - Switzerland - Direct democracy - Parliament - Government - Administration - Federal courts How does a popular vote come about? Which parties are represented in Parliament? How is Switzerland governed? How are laws drafted? The answers to these questions can be found in the ‘CH info’ app. It is aimed at the general public, but is used by schools in civics lessons, local authorities recommend it to potential naturalisation candidates and businesses distribute it to their stakeholders. ‘CH info’ is also available as a printed brochure ‘The Swiss Confederation - a brief guide’. It is published every February and can be ordered free of charge at www.bundespublikationen.admin.ch
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: CH info at none against local.ch's shown. local.ch's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 10 months). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
local.ch ships an update every 6 weeks, CH info every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | local.ch | CH info |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (16 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 92.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Swisscom Directories AG | Schweizerische Bundeskanzlei |
In-app purchases
local.ch
No in-app purchases
CH info
No in-app purchases







