öV Plus vs TNW Tickets
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
TNW Tickets
Purchase public transport tickets for buses, trams, and trains in Basel and Northwestern Switzerland. This app offers a fast, simple, and secure way to buy various ticket types, including multi-trip cards that can be secured and transferred. It also provides disruption alerts and fare calculation.
- Buy various ticket types (short-distance, zone, day, multi-trip)
- Secure and transfer multi-trip cards
- Multiple payment options (TWINT, Visa, Mastercard, Apple Pay)
- Disruption messages and fare calculation
- Save ticket preferences and favorite stops
- Integrates with SwissPass Half-Fare Card
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TNW Tickets – Your App for Public Transport Tickets in Basel & NW Switzerland The official TNW Tickets app for the TNW network (Tarifverbund Nordwestschweiz) and TriRegio. Buy your public transport tickets for Basel and the region – whether for bus, tram, or train. «TNW Tickets» is Switzerland's first smartphone app for network tickets: fast, simple, and secure way to buy tickets for public transport. Functions of the app: - Assortments: buy the following assortments easily, quickly and securely: - Short-distance tickets, zone tickets, day tickets, multi-trip cards and special TNW tickets. - TriRegio tickets for cross-border travel - RVL connection tickets in combination with the U-Abo or GA travelcard - Multi-trip cards: secure wallet for unlimited number of multi-trip cards - Securing and restoring multi-trip cards: Securing multi-trip cards by one-time registration via SMS: Protection of multi-trip cards in case of loss or change of mobile phone. - Transfer of multi-trip cards: With the "Send" and "Receive" functions, multi-trip cards can be easily transferred to another smartphone. - Means of payment: TWINT, Visa, Mastercard Postfinance Debit Card, Apple Pay. - Disruption messages: Associated disruption messages are displayed for the selected departure stop. - Favourites: Save ticket preferences with number of tickets and class selection for quick selection. - Locate-Me: Automatically determine the current departure location and departure stop. - Passengers: Take up to 7 friends with you on the journey; a total of 8 tickets per journey possible. - Search: Find the destination stop with the "Search by place/stop" function. - Route: All possible connections, including via connections, are displayed for selection. - Fare: The app automatically calculates the correct fare from the departure to the destination. - Short trips: Alphabetical listing of short trips from the departure stop. - Security: Optionally secure the purchase process with a password (incl. Face ID support). - Receipt: Send the purchase receipt via email. - History: Saves the tickets in the ticket memory for 10 days. - Integration Half-Fare Card: With the registration of the SwissPass Half-Fare Card, the control information is displayed directly in the purchased ticket. You only need to show your smartphone while ticket inspection. Download the TNW Tickets app now and buy your next ticket for Basel public transport and all of Northwestern Switzerland conveniently on your mobile!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: TNW Tickets at 4.8 against öV Plus's 3.3. TNW Tickets also leads on ratings volume (267 vs 3) and review sentiment (44% vs 33%). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
TNW Tickets holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TNW Tickets has 267 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 44% of TNW Tickets's.
öV Plus ships an update every 2 months, TNW Tickets every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | öV Plus | TNW Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (3 ratings) | 4.8 (267 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 43.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 267 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BERNMOBIL AG | BLT Baselland Transport AG |
Customer experience
öV Plus
TNW Tickets
In-app purchases
öV Plus
No in-app purchases
TNW Tickets
No in-app purchases
