Basel & Regio vs PubliCar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Basel & Regio
This travel app provides real-time departure information and journey planning for public transport routes across Northwest Switzerland, Southern Baden, and Alsace. It displays upcoming departures from any station and offers detailed route planning with travel times and transfer information.
- Real-time departure information
- Journey planning from A to B
- Route duration and transfer details
- Nearby station identification
- Walking route display
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Die neue BVB-App: Basel & Regio bietet Ihnen Fahrplaninformationen für die Triregio (Nordwestschweiz, Südbaden und Elsass). Die Hauptfunktionen: * Die Abfahrtstabelle zeigt die nächsten Abfahrtsmöglichkeiten von einer bestimmten Haltestelle. Anzeige der nächsten Haltestelle auf Basis der aktuellen Position. * Fahrplanauskunft von A nach B: Eingabe von Start- und Zielort, Anzeige von Fahrtverbindung, Fahrtdauer, Umsteigemöglichkeiten und Anzeige von Umgebungskarten und Fusswegen.
PubliCar
Book individual journeys conveniently from your smartphone. Select your desired travel times, enter your start and destination, and pay flexibly. This service offers an easy way to arrange your transportation.
- Book individual journeys
- Select departure/arrival times
- Enter start and destination
- Flexible payment options
- Smartphone booking
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With the PubliCar app, you can easily and conveniently book an individual journey on your smartphone. It is as simple as that: Book your journey: • Select the desired departure or arrival time • Enter your start and destination address • Pay flexibly You can find further information on our website: https://postauto.ch/node/30675/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: PubliCar at fortnightly against Basel & Regio's every 3 months. Basel & Regio's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.5 vs 17.7.2). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Basel & Regio against 4.9 for PubliCar. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 12 respectively.
Basel & Regio ships an update every 3 months, PubliCar fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Basel & Regio | PubliCar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | 4.9 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 12 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 — better | 17.7.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 116 MB | 81 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Basler Verkehrs-Betriebe | ioki GmbH |
Customer experience
Basel & Regio
PubliCar
In-app purchases
Basel & Regio
No in-app purchases
PubliCar
No in-app purchases
