Föli vs HSL
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Föli
Purchase bus tickets and top up travel cards for the Turku region. Find the best routes, buy single or day tickets, and manage your travel cards easily. Supports various digital payment methods for convenient travel.
- Buy single and day bus tickets
- Top up travel cards
- Search for routes and timetables
- View traffic announcements
- Share tickets with others
- Mobile season ticket option
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Easy and fast way to buy Föli bus tickets and top up your travel card. With Föli app it’s easy to buy Turku region traffic tickets and search for the best routes. You can buy single and day tickets and top up travel cards. You can use all the most popular digital payment methods. Tickets and travel cards are valid in public transport in the Föli area (Turku, Kaarina, Raisio, Naantali, Lieto, and Rusko). Tickets are also valid in the water buses. Features: - Single tickets for adults and children - Single tickets are valid for two hours and include right to transfer between buses - Single tickets can be bought and shared to other users, e.g., children - Day and tickets - Top up of Season, Value and Tupla travel cards - You can top up several travel cards - Mobile season ticket for adults – you don’t need a travel card since this ticket works completely on your phone - Long distance and other cities’ local bus tickets - Versatile payment methods - Pay with Epassi commuting benefit - Routes and timetables - Current traffic announcements and news - You can take the app quickly into use without registering an account - Register a user account to get the full advantage of all the different payment methods and features - Sign in with Apple Föli app was awarded as the best mobile payment service in 2015. More information on Turku region traffic: www.föli.fi/en
HSL
Plan your public transport journeys in the Helsinki region, buy tickets, and get real-time updates. Access buses, trains, metro, trams, and ferries all in one place.
- Public transport ticket purchase
- Journey planner
- Real-time timetables
- Vehicle tracking
- Service disruption alerts
- Multiple payment options
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Buses, trains, the Metro, trams and ferry – all in one app. The HSL app allows you to buy public transport tickets for the Helsinki region, find the best routes using the Journey Planner, view all timetables, and receive personalized transport information. You can buy single, day and season tickets for both adults and children via the HSL app. Adult multi-journey tickets and discounted tickets for students and passengers aged 70 and over are also available via the app. You can pay using the most popular payment methods, including debit/credit cards, MobilePay, phone bill and commuter benefits. The HSL app's Journey Planner helps you find routes and informs you about the ticket needed for your journey. You can view real-time stop-specific departure and arrival times and track vehicles in real time. The app also displays any service changes and disruptions, and you can choose to receive notifications about these updates directly on your phone. More information about Helsinki region public transport: hsl.fi
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: HSL at 3.9 against Föli's 1.0. HSL also leads on ratings volume (482 vs 2) and review sentiment (15% vs 0%). Föli's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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.
HSL holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HSL has 482 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Föli's written reviews are positive against 15% of HSL's.
Föli ships an update every 3 months, HSL monthly. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Föli | HSL |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (2 ratings) | 3.9 (482 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 14.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 482 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 94 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | iQ Payments Oy | Helsingin seudun liikenne |
Customer experience
Föli
HSL
Bugs and requests
Föli
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
HSL
Reported bugs
4 issues- Version 4.2.0 does not work on iPhone6 (iOS 12.5.5)
- Routes go blank, nothing to go back
- Login problems, like a scam
- Unable to create account, login, or purchase tickets
Requested features
3 requests- Allow buying multiple tickets in a single purchase
- Add maps showing all routes
- Provide email verification option instead of just SMS
In-app purchases
Föli
No in-app purchases
HSL
No in-app purchases









