UL vs Mälardalstrafik
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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!
Mälardalstrafik
Purchase and manage single tickets for Mälartåg and the Movingo period ticket, valid on regional and local transport. Offers real-time traffic information and smart account features with secure login.
- Buy and manage single tickets
- Purchase Movingo period tickets
- Real-time traffic information
- Push notifications for tickets
- Secure login with BankID
- Discounts for youth and students
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Med Mälardalstrafiks app kan du köpa och hantera dina enkelbiljetter för Mälartåg samt periodbiljetten Movingo, som gäller på både regionaltåg och omgivande lokaltrafik. Biljetter som passar din resa • Enkelbiljett – Samma pris oavsett när du köper. Kan ombokas kostnadsfritt med Mitt konto. • Movingo periodbiljett – Res obegränsat i 30, 90 eller 365 dagar, giltig på både regionaltåg och lokaltrafik. Biljetten kan lånas ut. • Movingo 5/30 – Fem 24-timmarsbiljetter att använda fritt inom 30 dagar, giltig på både regionaltåg och lokaltrafik. Kan inte lånas ut och gäller inte på SJ:s avgångar. Enkelt & smidigt i appen • Alla biljetter i samma app - Sök och köp enkelbiljetter till Mälartåg eller periodbiljetten Movingo. • Mitt konto – Smarta funktioner genom säker inloggning med BankID. • Rabatter för unga & studenter – För resenärer under 20 år och studenter med student-ID. Aktuell trafikinformation • Se nuvarande trafikläge vid sök och köp av resa, och få pushnotiser om din enkelbiljett. • Följ resor i realtid eller få pushnotiser via bevakningar – vid enstaka tillfällen eller på utvalda dagar. Våra regionaltågslinjer med Mälartåg • Örebro – Eskilstuna – Stockholm – Uppsala • Norrköping – Nyköping – Stockholm • Hallsberg – Katrineholm – Stockholm • Linköping – Eskilstuna – Västerås – Sala – Uppsala • Uppsala – Tierp – Gävle
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Mälardalstrafik at 4.0 against UL's 1.4. Mälardalstrafik also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). UL's advantage is ratings volume (22 vs 1). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Mälardalstrafik holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: UL has 22 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
UL ships an update every 2 months, Mälardalstrafik every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | UL | Mälardalstrafik |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.4 (22 ratings) | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 8.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 22 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Landstinget i Uppsala län | Malardalstrafik AB |
Customer experience
UL
Mälardalstrafik
In-app purchases
UL
No in-app purchases
Mälardalstrafik
No in-app purchases
