Comparison

TPL Bus 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

TPL Bus

This app provides real-time bus arrival information and schedules for public transport in Lugano. It helps users find nearby stops, save frequent locations, and plan their journeys efficiently.

Highlights
  • Real-time bus arrival times
  • Complete schedules and maps
  • Nearby stop search
  • Save frequent stops
  • Journey planning
Features
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L’App dei Trasporti Pubblici Luganesi: scaricala ora, ti fa risparmiare tempo! Funzionalità • Ora esatta di arrivo del bus • Orario e mappa sempre a portata di mano • Ricerca delle fermate più vicine • Memorizzazione delle fermate utilizzate più frequentemente

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

TPL Bus4 screens
P+Rail4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: P+Rail at 4.6 against TPL Bus's 2.0. P+Rail also leads on review sentiment (80% vs 50%) and ratings volume (98 vs 2). TPL Bus's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

P+Rail holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: P+Rail has 98 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of TPL Bus's written reviews are positive against 80% of P+Rail's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TPL Bus ships an update every 2 months, P+Rail every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on July 23, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
TPL Bus versus P+Rail: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTPL BusP+Rail
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (2 ratings)4.6 (98 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews79.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings298 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTEQ SASBB AG

Customer experience

TPL Bus

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

P+Rail

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

In-app purchases

None

TPL Bus

No in-app purchases

None

P+Rail

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TPL Bus free?
TPL Bus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is P+Rail free?
P+Rail is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TPL Bus or P+Rail?
P+Rail is rated higher. TPL Bus averages 2.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while P+Rail averages 4.6 from 98 ratings.
Do TPL Bus or P+Rail have ads?
Neither TPL Bus nor P+Rail shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TPL Bus or P+Rail?
TPL Bus ships an update every 2 months, and P+Rail every 6 weeks. Most recently, TPL Bus was updated on July 23, 2026 and P+Rail on September 22, 2026.

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