Comparison

UL vs Arlanda Express

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

Arlanda Express

This app provides the quickest way to travel between Stockholm City and Arlanda Airport, taking only 18 minutes. It allows for easy ticket purchases, real-time departure information, and ticket management directly within the application.

Highlights
  • Fastest city to airport transfer
  • Buy tickets with card, Swish, or Apple Pay
  • View real-time departures and traffic updates
  • Manage and display tickets from the app
  • Automatic group discounts
  • No seat reservation needed
Features
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Fast-track your city transfer. The fastest link between Stockholm City and Arlanda Airport - skip the traffic and arrive in 18 minutes. • Buy tickets your way - pay with card, Swish or Apple Pay. Done in seconds. • See the latest departures and traffic updates so you're never caught off guard. • View, manage and show your ticket straight from the app. Receipts too. • Travel together and save - group discounts apply automatically at checkout. No codes, no fuss. Trusted by thousands of travellers. Departures every 12-15 minutes, in both directions, no seat reservation needed.

Screenshots

UL4 screens
Arlanda Express4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Arlanda Express at 5.0 against UL's 1.4. Arlanda Express also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (24% vs 8%). UL's advantage is ratings volume (22 vs 3). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Arlanda Express holds the better App Store score, 5.0 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. Written reviews point the same way: 8% of UL's written reviews are positive against 24% of Arlanda Express's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

UL ships an update every 2 months, Arlanda Express fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
UL versus Arlanda Express: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterULArlanda Express
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.4 (22 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews8.3% of reviews23.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings22 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLandstinget i Uppsala länA-Train AB

Customer experience

UL

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

Arlanda Express

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive23.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative76.5%

In-app purchases

None

UL

No in-app purchases

None

Arlanda Express

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is UL free?
UL is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Arlanda Express free?
Arlanda Express is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, UL or Arlanda Express?
Arlanda Express is rated higher. UL averages 1.4 out of 5 from 22 ratings, while Arlanda Express averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do UL or Arlanda Express have ads?
Neither UL nor Arlanda Express shows ads.
Which is updated more often, UL or Arlanda Express?
UL ships an update every 2 months, and Arlanda Express fortnightly. Most recently, UL was updated on September 16, 2026 and Arlanda Express on September 11, 2026.

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