OSL vs BRDNG
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OSL
Purchase Oulu Regional Transport tickets, including student passes, directly from your phone. The app provides real-time bus tracking, route planning, and immediate ticket validation upon purchase. All tickets are valid across the entire OSL travel area.
- Purchase single, day, and season tickets
- Student ticket options available
- Immediate ticket validation
- QR code ticket display
- Route planner
- Real-time bus tracking
- Nearest stop and timetable information
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With the OSL application, you can purchase single, day, and season tickets for Oulu Regional Transport (OSL) – including student tickets – anytime and anywhere. The ticket becomes valid immediately after payment. You can pay for the ticket using Visa, Visa Electron, or Mastercard (both debit and credit), mobile payment, MobilePay, or Edenred within the app. The ticket features a QR code and the remaining validity period. Show the ticket's QR code to the reader at the bottom of the bus ticket device at the beginning of each trip, including when transferring from one line to another. Tickets are valid on all buses throughout the OSL travel area. The travel area includes Ii, Hailuoto, Kempele, Liminka, Lumijoki, Muhos, Oulu, and Tyrnävä. The app also allows you to use a route planner and provides real-time information on bus movements on the map. The service locates your position and informs you of the nearest lines, stops, routes, and timetable information. You can also see any possible traffic exceptions in the app's Notifications tab. The application download is free of charge. For more information about OSL: https://www.osl.fi/ Accessibility statement: https://www.osl.fi/ehdot-ja-tietosuoja/accessibility-statement-for-the-osl-mobile-application/
BRDNG
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BRDNG näyttää yhdessä näkymässä kaikki suorat lennot valitsemaltasi lentokentältä — ei vaihtoja, ei turhaa selailua. MITEN SE TOIMII Valitse lähtökenttäsi (esim. Helsinki, Oulu, Tampere) ja näet heti kaikki tulevat suorat lennot kotimaan ja ulkomaiden kohteisiin. Kun löydät kiinnostavan lennon, yksi napautus vie sinut Kayakiin ostamaan lipun — valmiiksi suodatettuna juuri siihen suoraan lentoon ja lähtöaikaan. SELKEÄ JA REHELLINEN - Jo lähteneet lennot poistuvat listalta automaattisesti - Lennot, joiden lähtöön on alle tunti, merkitään selvästi, koska lipun saatavuutta ei enää voida taata EI TILIÄ, EI SEURANTAA BRDNG ei vaadi rekisteröitymistä eikä kerää henkilötietoja. Katso tarkemmat tiedot tietosuojaselosteesta. BRDNG ei myy lentolippuja itse — varsinainen osto tapahtuu Kayakin kautta.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: BRDNG at fortnightly against OSL's every 2 months. OSL's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
OSL ships an update every 2 months, BRDNG fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OSL | BRDNG |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 81 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Waltti Solutions Oy | Lauri Olavi Salovaara |
In-app purchases
OSL
No in-app purchases
BRDNG
No in-app purchases
