Comparison

UL vs Nya VL

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

Nya VL

Features
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Use the VL app to travel with VL. You can use the app for traveling within Västmanland county. In the app you will find: * Stop search * Planner * Tickets * Traffic info * Menu Stop search shows departure information for buses at your selected stop. Nearby stops are automatically displayed, but you can also search for a stop using the search function or the map. On the map you can see the buses’ current locations, and by tapping on a stop or a bus, you will get more detailed information. You can mark a stop as a favorite, and see if there are any alerts affecting the stop or the departure you have selected. The Planner helps you find travel options between the locations you have selected. You can search based on your current location, an address, a stop, or a selected spot on the map. Your selected trip is shown on the map, with the real-time location of the bus. Once you have searched for a trip, you can purchase the ticket you need based on your selections. For quicker planning, you can also mark a trip as a favorite. In the Tickets section you find all your purchased, active, and expired tickets. You can buy different types of tickets, and pay with Swish, credit/debit card, Klarna, or VL’s corporate solution, Företag Flex. Traffic information displays all traffic alerts or changes affecting the VL buses. Relevant service information for specific stops or departures will also appear when you search for a stop or use the Planner. In the Menu you can find contact information, messages we have sent you, and our terms and conditions. You can also manage your account or create a new one.

Screenshots

UL4 screens
Nya VL4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: UL at 1.3 against Nya VL's 1.0. UL also leads on ratings volume (25 vs 2). Nya VL's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 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

UL holds the better App Store score, 1.3 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: UL has 25 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

UL ships an update every 2 months, Nya VL every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
UL versus Nya VL: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterULNya VL
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.3 (25 ratings) — better1.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews11.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings25 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLandstinget i Uppsala lanRidango AS

In-app purchases

None

UL

No in-app purchases

None

Nya VL

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is UL free?
UL is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Nya VL free?
Nya VL is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, UL or Nya VL?
UL is rated higher. UL averages 1.3 out of 5 from 25 ratings, while Nya VL averages 1.0 from 2 ratings.
Do UL or Nya VL have ads?
Neither UL nor Nya VL shows ads.
Which is updated more often, UL or Nya VL?
UL ships an update every 2 months, and Nya VL every 3 months. Most recently, UL was updated on October 24, 2026 and Nya VL on October 24, 2026.

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