Comparison

SwitzerlandMobility 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

SwitzerlandMobility

Discover and plan outdoor adventures across Switzerland with detailed route information. Navigate with GPS tracking, offline maps, and real-time updates on closures. Share your journeys and explore over 1,500 curated routes for various activities.

Highlights
  • Discover 1,500+ curated routes
  • Detailed route descriptions and photos
  • Tour planning with automatic calculations
  • Offline map downloads
  • GPS location tracking and compass
  • Record and share tours
  • Real-time route closure updates
Features
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The SwitzerlandMobility app is the perfect companion for anyone who likes to be outdoors. Discover the right routes for you, plan your own adventures and share them with friends. DISCOVER THE MOST BEAUTIFUL ROUTES IN SWITZERLAND Be inspired: Here, you’ll find 1,500 selected routes throughout Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein. Whether hiking, cycling, mountain biking, skating, canoeing or winter sports –our route network is available in the highest swisstopo map quality. EASY TOUR PLANNING WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Always be well prepared: You will find thorough descriptions and photo reports for every SwitzerlandMobility route. This gives you a good idea of what to expect at the site. Public transport stops including the next departure times and additional information on accommodation, places of interest, the local area, bicycle rental and bicycle service stations make it easy to prepare your trip. EASY TO FIND YOUR WAY ON THE GO THANKS TO OUR SIGNAGE Always on the right track: The SwitzerlandMobility routes are official and are marked on site. You can also find all route closures and diversions in the app to keep you informed of the latest changes. LOCATION TRACKING AND COMPASS Never on the wrong track again: You can easily see where you are on the map thanks to location tracking. The integrated compass aligns the map in the direction you are looking so that you can follow your planned tour. Have even more fun outdoors! SwitzerlandMobility Plus gives you practical extra features (charges apply): PLAN YOUR OWN TOURS Make it right for you: Draw your own tours on the swisstopo map. The distance, ascents and descents, height profile and time required are calculated automatically. DOWNLOAD MAPS OFFLINE Go offline: You can download any map sections before your tour. The relevant maps and route information are then available offline – ideal for alpine terrain where there is no network reception. RECORD TOURS ALONG THE WAY Track your route: You can record your tour automatically in the app (tracking function). This gives you an overview of all important information such as distance, altitude covered and time required. SHARE AND EXPORT TOURS Share your experiences: You can share self-drawn tours and recorded tracks with other people via a link. Anyone registered with SwitzerlandMobility Plus can import your tour into their own tour list. You can also export tours as GPX files and transfer them to your GPS device or smartwatch. HEIGHT PROFILE WITH LIVE LOCATION Keep track of your tour: On self-drawn tours, you can now see your current location directly in the height profile – marked by a red dot. So you can see right away how far it is to your destination, when you’ll arrive and how many metres of elevation lie ahead. Find out more about the advantages and additional features of SwitzerlandMobility Plus: https://schweizmobil.ch/en/switzerlandmobility-plus

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

SwitzerlandMobility4 screens
P+Rail4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: P+Rail at none against SwitzerlandMobility's 1. P+Rail also leads on review sentiment (80% vs 47%) and ratings volume (98 vs 12). SwitzerlandMobility's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. SwitzerlandMobility sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. P+Rail asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

P+Rail holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: P+Rail has 98 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 47% of SwitzerlandMobility's written reviews are positive against 80% of P+Rail's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on September 22, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
SwitzerlandMobility versus P+Rail: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSwitzerlandMobilityP+Rail
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (12 ratings)4.6 (98 ratings) — better
Positive reviews47.1% of reviews79.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1298 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStiftung SchweizMobilSBB AG

Customer experience

SwitzerlandMobility

All ratings12 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive47.1%
Neutral5.9%
Negative47.1%

P+Rail

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

In-app purchases

1 purchases

SwitzerlandMobility

One-time1
  • Gönner-Abo SchweizMobil Plus$39.99
None

P+Rail

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SwitzerlandMobility free?
SwitzerlandMobility is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is P+Rail free?
P+Rail is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SwitzerlandMobility or P+Rail?
P+Rail is rated higher. SwitzerlandMobility averages 4.4 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while P+Rail averages 4.6 from 98 ratings.
Do SwitzerlandMobility or P+Rail have ads?
Neither SwitzerlandMobility nor P+Rail shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SwitzerlandMobility or P+Rail?
SwitzerlandMobility ships an update every 6 weeks, and P+Rail every 6 weeks. Most recently, SwitzerlandMobility was updated on September 22, 2026 and P+Rail on September 22, 2026.

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