Comparison

UL vs X

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

UL

Easily search for bus and train trips, view travel options with walking distances, and track your bus in real-time. Purchase tickets for various durations using multiple payment methods. Stay informed about traffic disruptions and delays.

Highlights
  • Quick trip search
  • Real-time bus tracking
  • Ticket purchase
  • Multiple payment options
  • Traffic disruption alerts
  • Save favorite trips
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In the UL app, you can search for your trip quickly and easily and buy tickets for our buses and trains. Search travel: • Quickly search for your trip from your current position or by choosing where and when you want to travel. • The search results show various travel options and possible walking distances to the stops as well as a map that makes it easier to find the right one. • Save your most frequent trips as favorites. Use the heart in the search results to favorite a trip. • Keep an eye on the bus and see where it is directly on the map. Buy ticket: • Buy a 75-minutes, 24- or 72-hour ticket in just a few seconds. • Pay easily with Swish, credit card (Visa or MasterCard) or travel funds. • If a ticket reader is on board, tap the phone with the ticket towards it, otherwise you will show the ticket to the bus driver or train host. Traffic disruptions: • Any traffic disruptions or delays are displayed along with your search result. You need an internet connection to be able to buy tickets and apply for travel. The app also needs to have access to the mobile's location function to be able to suggest travel options from your current location. See you on board!

About

X

Plan your journeys and purchase tickets for public transport in Gävleborg. Track bus locations in real-time, save favorite routes and tickets, and receive instant updates on traffic disruptions.

Highlights
  • Trip planning and search
  • Real-time bus tracking
  • Save favorite routes and tickets
  • Purchase one-way, 24-hour, and 30-day tickets
  • Payment via Swish or credit card
  • View traffic interferences and delays
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With the app from X-trafik, you can plan your trip and purchase tickets to the public transport system in Gävleborg. Here are some things you can do inside the app: Search and plan your trip: • Click on a stop on the map or search for your trip from your current location or choose where you want to travel from. • Use the heart symbol to save routes or trips as favorites and quickly get new information when the next bus or train departs. • Our buses are equipped with GPS-trackers, which allows you to see the current location of your bus of choice. Tickets: • Buy one way tickets, 24-hour tickets or 30-day tickets. • Pay easily with Swish or by credit card (Visa or Mastercard). • Use the heart symbol to save your most common tickets as favorites. • If there is an automatic ticket reader onboard the bus you can use it to scan your mobile ticket, otherwise you show the ticket to the staff onboard. Traffic interferences • Traffic interferences or delays are presented along with your search results. The app requires your smartphone to be connected to a mobile internet service or a WiFi with internet access for you to search trips and buy and use tickets. The app also needs access to your smartphones location to suggest travel options from your current location. You can find the accessibility report for the app via https://xtrafik.se/tillganglighetsrapport See you on board!

Screenshots

UL4 screens
X4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: X at 3.7 against UL's 1.4. UL's advantage is ratings volume (22 vs 3). 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

X holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 1.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: UL has 22 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

UL ships an update every 2 months, X every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and July 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
UL versus X: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterULX
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.4 (22 ratings)3.7 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews8.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings22 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB54 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLandstinget i Uppsala länGavleborgs lans landsting

Customer experience

UL

All ratings21 ratings
Positive4.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative95.2%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive8.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative91.7%

X

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

UL

No in-app purchases

None

X

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is UL free?
UL is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is X free?
X is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, UL or X?
X is rated higher. UL averages 1.4 out of 5 from 22 ratings, while X averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.
Do UL or X have ads?
Neither UL nor X shows ads.
Which is updated more often, UL or X?
UL ships an update every 2 months, and X every 3 months. Most recently, UL was updated on September 16, 2026 and X on July 5, 2026.

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