MyStops Helsinki vs Dösät
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MyStops Helsinki
Get real-time Helsinki public transport departures directly on your iPhone lock screen and home screen. Save favorite stops, see upcoming departures at a glance, and automatically display the nearest stop based on your location. Includes all transit modes and city bike availability.
- Lock screen and home screen widgets
- Real-time HSL departures
- Automatic nearest stop switching
- All Helsinki transit modes
- City bike availability
- Route and destination filtering
- Apple Watch app
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Never miss your bus again. MyStops HKI puts real-time Helsinki Region Transport (HSL) departures right on your iPhone lock screen and home screen. Save your favorite stops and see upcoming departures at a glance — no need to open an app or unlock your phone. The widget automatically shows your nearest saved stop as you move around the city. TAKE ME HOME Set your home location once and always see the fastest way back at a glance. The new Home tab shows your next ride home — when to leave, when you'll arrive, and which route to board — and a lock screen widget keeps it one glance away, wherever you are in the city. It's on your Apple Watch too. REAL-TIME DEPARTURES ON YOUR LOCK SCREEN Add a widget to your lock screen and see the next departures for your stop, including route number, departure time, and delay information. The widget updates automatically as buses and trams leave. SMART NEAREST STOP Save multiple favorite stops and let the app automatically switch to the closest one based on your location. Your morning commute stop at home, your evening stop at work — always the right one. ALL TRANSIT MODES Buses, trams, trains, metro, and ferries — all Helsinki region public transport in one place. Each mode is clearly identified with its own icon and color. FILTER WHAT MATTERS Only take the number 9 bus? Filter your stop to show only the routes and destinations you care about. Your filters are applied to the widget too. CITY BIKES Browse nearby city bike stations and see real-time bike and dock availability. ON YOUR WRIST The Apple Watch app shows your favorite stops and live departures at a glance. Watch widgets and complications put the next departure on your watch face for one-tap access. DESIGNED FOR COMMUTERS • Take Me Home: the fastest route back, on your lock screen and Apple Watch • Lock screen and home screen widgets • Apple Watch app, widgets, and complications • Real-time departure times with delay indicators • Automatic nearest stop switching • Route and destination filtering • Platform information for trains • Search all HSL stops by name or code • Map view for finding stops nearby • City bike station availability Free with up to 2 favorite stops. Unlock unlimited favorites with a one-time purchase.
Dösät
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Stop guessing when your bus will come. Dösät puts every Helsinki-region bus on a live map, so you can watch yours approach and leave at the right moment. No timetables, no refreshing. FEATURES • Live bus tracking on a map you can pan and zoom • Favorite lines for the buses you take every day • Stop departures with realistic walking times • The full route drawn on the map • Live Activity to follow your bus from the lock screen • Home screen widgets for departures at nearby stops • Apple Watch app • Service alerts when something's disrupted • Dark, light, and automatic themes • No ads, no sign-up FREE & PREMIUM Dösät is free with one line on your watchlist. Go premium to track as many lines as you want at once and help keep an independent app running. HOW IT WORKS 1. Open the app 2. Type a line number, like 550 3. Watch the bus move along its route on the map 4. Tap a stop to see departures and how long it takes to walk there 5. Add more lines whenever you need them (premium) PRIVACY Dösät doesn't collect personal data. Your location only centers the map and works out walking times. It's never stored or shared. Terms of Use: https://dösät.fi/terms
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Verdict
MyStops Helsinki and Dösät are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. MyStops Helsinki sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Dösät sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
MyStops Helsinki ships an update every 3 weeks, Dösät every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MyStops Helsinki | Dösät |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.4 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 73 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Baleware | Sampsa Kuronen |
In-app purchases
MyStops Helsinki
- Unlimited favorites$1.99
Dösät
- Annual premium14 Days trial$2.991 Year
- Lifetime premium$8.99






