Comparison

öV Plus vs P+Rail

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

Head to head
About

öV Plus

Plan your journeys across Switzerland with real-time schedules and traffic information. Purchase tickets for various transport networks and store your SwissPass digitally. The app offers personalized settings and notifications for disruptions.

Highlights
  • Real-time schedules
  • Door-to-door journey planner
  • Ticket purchasing for Switzerland
  • SwissPass integration
  • Payment via multiple methods
  • Map with nearby stops and points of interest
Features
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Einfach schneller ans Ziel mit der öV Plus App! Lassen Sie sich zu jedem beliebigen Zielort in der Schweiz Verbindungen anzeigen und lösen Sie das passende Ticket. Die App kann nach den persönlichen Bedürfnissen zusammengestellt werden. Mit der App profitieren Sie von den folgenden Funktionalitäten: Fahrplan & Verkehrsinformationen • Echtzeitfahrplan für die Region und darüber hinaus • Fahrplan ab dem Standort zu jeder Adresse der Schweiz • Aktueller Abfahrtmonitor für Haltestellen in der Nähe • Fahrplanauskunft von Tür zu Tür • Nächste Abfahrten ab der Haltestelle • Favoritenfunktionen für Ziele, Verbindungen und vielem mehr • Push-Benachrichtigungen bei Fahrplanabweichungen Tickets • Tickets für den Stadt- und Regionalverkehr diverser Verkehrsbetriebe: Einzelbillette, Tageskarten, Mehrfahrtenkarten und Abonnoments. • Tickets für die ganze Schweiz: Strecken- und Sparbillette, Spartageskarten, City-Tickets • SwissPass in der App hinterlegen • Einfache Bezahlung mit Kredit- und Debitkarten, TWINT, REKA Card, Apple und Samsung Pay • Check-in Check-out Absprung Karte • Anzeige der umliegenden Haltestellen auf Basis der aktuellen Position • Darstellung von Umgebungskarten im Hybrid-Modus als Satellitenbild • Suche nach Haltestellen und Adressen • Anzeige von haltestellenspezifischen Informationen • Anzeige von vielen Sonderzielen wie Veloverleihstationen, Parkhäuser, öffentliche und kulturelle Einrichtungen wie bspw. Museen, Botschaften, Kino und Restaurants

About

P+Rail

This app allows you to pay for parking at SBB P+Rail locations and ten partner railways quickly and without cash. It helps you find nearby parking, provides details about each spot, and allows for easy cancellation of payments within the first few minutes. You can also manage multiple vehicles and favorite locations.

Highlights
  • Cashless parking payment
  • Finds nearest parking spaces
  • Displays parking space information
  • Cancel parking payments
  • View parking ticket history
  • Manage multiple number plates
  • Reserve parking spots
Features
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More than a parking meter. Who said that trains and cars can’t be friends? With P+Rail, these two modes of transport can be combined with ease. With the SBB P+Rail app, you can pay for your parking quickly and cashfree. The P+Rail app unifies SBB P+Rail parking spaces with those of ten partner railways (BLS, RhB, RBS, TPF, SOB, MGB, OeBB, AB, AVA and Zentralbahn). And here’s why the SBB P+Rail app is so simple and fast: The app always knows exactly where your nearest parking space is, so you don’t need to go to the information board. Extra information about the parking spaces is displayed for each location, such as the number of electric car charging stations or important restrictions. If you make a mistake while booking, you can easily cancel your parking payment independently within the first few minutes. You can access an overview of your active, expired and refunded parking tickets. You can store several number plates and save your personal favourite locations in the quick selection view. Already using the SBB Mobile app for searching the timetable or purchasing tickets? You can use your SwissPass login for the SBB P+Rail app too. In future, you will be able to use your stored payment methods in both apps – wherever and whenever you are on the move. Make sure you have a spot: there is a binding reservation option for 30 busy locations – find it easily in the app menu. Find out for yourself!

Screenshots

öV Plus4 screens
P+Rail4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: P+Rail at 80% against öV Plus's 33%. P+Rail also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.3) and ratings volume (98 vs 3). öV Plus's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). 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

P+Rail holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: P+Rail has 98 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of öV Plus's written reviews are positive against 80% of P+Rail's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

öV Plus ships an update every 2 months, P+Rail every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on July 24, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
öV Plus versus P+Rail: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteröV PlusP+Rail
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (3 ratings)4.6 (98 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews79.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings398 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBERNMOBIL AGSBB AG

Customer experience

öV Plus

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative50.0%

P+Rail

All ratings98 ratings
Positive93.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.1%
Written reviews69 reviews
Positive79.7%
Neutral4.3%
Negative15.9%

In-app purchases

None

öV Plus

No in-app purchases

None

P+Rail

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is öV Plus free?
öV Plus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is P+Rail free?
P+Rail is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, öV Plus or P+Rail?
P+Rail is rated higher. öV Plus averages 3.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while P+Rail averages 4.6 from 98 ratings.
Do öV Plus or P+Rail have ads?
Neither öV Plus nor P+Rail shows ads.
Which is updated more often, öV Plus or P+Rail?
öV Plus ships an update every 2 months, and P+Rail every 6 weeks. Most recently, öV Plus was updated on July 24, 2026 and P+Rail on September 22, 2026.

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