Basel Go! vs SBB Preview
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Basel Go!
Navigate Basel's public transport with real-time schedules, route planning, and disruption alerts. This app offers multi-modal planning, including bike integration, and a helpful chatbot for inquiries.
- Real-time departure times
- Multi-modal route planning
- Disruption reports with push notifications
- GPT-based chatbot for inquiries
- Pick-e-Bike integration
- Intuitive user interface
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Basel Go! - Your Smart Public Transport Schedule & Route Planner for Basel Stay informed anywhere, anytime with Basel Go!, your essential app for public transport in Basel and the TNW region. Get real-time departure times, schedules, and connections for bus, tram, and other public transport services within the TNW (and beyond) directly on your smartphone. Plan your route smartly with multi- & intermodal route planning – including Pick-e-Bike integration for flexible navigation through Basel public transport. Stay up-to-date with current disruption reports: The integrated disruption reporter with filter function, subscription options, and push notifications automatically informs you about relevant events on your route or line. The Basel Go! app is easy and intuitive to use. Also use the integrated, GPT-based chatbot to interactively get information or ask questions anytime. We regularly update the app based on user feedback to continuously improve usability and offer you the best service for your journeys by bus and tram in Basel.
SBB Preview
Test upcoming features for public transport planning and ticketing. This preview version allows early access to new functionalities before they are released in the main application. Enjoy core timetable and ticket purchase features, with a focus on innovative user experience enhancements.
- Test new and innovative functions
- Timetable enquiries
- Ticket purchases
- Journey planning with current location
- Digital travelcards
- Push notifications for delays
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SBB Preview — always be among the first to test the latest features. Important: SBB Preview is the preview version of the SBB Mobile app. We are using SBB Preview to test new and innovative functions and features which we want to include in the SBB Mobile app in future. The basic functions for timetable enquiries – and for ticket purchases – for journeys anywhere in Switzerland are the same in SBB Preview as in SBB Mobile. We’ve kept the Preview app in grey to make it easier to distinguish. The heart of the app is the new navigation bar with the following menu points and contents: Plan: • Plan your journey with a simple timetable request via the touch timetable or use your current position as the origin or destination, locating it on the map. • Buy your ticket for the whole of Switzerland in just two clicks. Your travelcards on your SwissPass are applied. • Travel particularly affordably with supersaver tickets or Saver Day Passes. Trips: • When purchasing tickets, your journey will be saved in the ‘Journeys’ tab. • Even if you don’t buy a ticket, you can save your journey manually in the timetable. • The app accompanies you from door to door as you travel and you will receive information about delays, disruption and interchange times via push notification. EasyRide: • Check in, get on and set off – across the entire GA Travelcard network. • EasyRide calculates the right ticket for your journey on the basis of the routes you travelled on and charges you the relevant amount subsequently. Tickets and travelcards: • Show your public transport travelcards digitally with SwissPass Mobile. • It also gives you an overview of your valid and expired tickets and travelcards on the SwissPass. Profile: • Straightforward access to your personal settings and our customer support. Contact us. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact us: https://www.sbb.ch/en/timetable/mobile-apps/sbb-mobile/contact.html Data security and authorisations. Why does SBB Preview need permissions? Location: For connections starting from a current location, the GPS function has to be activated so that SBB Preview can find the nearest stop. This also applies if you want to have the nearest stop displayed in the timetable. Calendar and e-mail: You can save connections in your own calendar and send them by e-mail (to friends, an external calendar). SBB Preview requires read and write permissions to be able to import your desired connection into the calendar. Access to the camera: To take photos straight in SBB Preview for the personalised touch timetable, the app needs access to the camera. You will be asked for permission. Internet access: SBB Preview needs internet access for timetable informations and ticket purchase options. Memory: To support offline functions such as the list of stops, connections (history) and ticket purchase, SBB Preview needs access to your device’s memory (save app-specific settings).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Basel Go! at none against SBB Preview's shown. Basel Go! also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and ratings volume (6 vs 2). SBB Preview's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and device support (4 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment 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.
SBB Preview holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Basel Go!'s written reviews are positive against 52% of SBB Preview's.
Basel Go! ships an update every 2 months, SBB Preview weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Basel Go! | SBB Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 52.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 86 MB | 386 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BLT Baselland Transport AG | SBB |
Customer experience
Basel Go!
SBB Preview
In-app purchases
Basel Go!
No in-app purchases
SBB Preview
No in-app purchases
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