Comparison

TNW Tickets vs Museums

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

Head to head
About

TNW Tickets

Purchase public transport tickets for buses, trams, and trains in Basel and Northwestern Switzerland. This app offers a fast, simple, and secure way to buy various ticket types, including multi-trip cards that can be secured and transferred. It also provides disruption alerts and fare calculation.

Highlights
  • Buy various ticket types (short-distance, zone, day, multi-trip)
  • Secure and transfer multi-trip cards
  • Multiple payment options (TWINT, Visa, Mastercard, Apple Pay)
  • Disruption messages and fare calculation
  • Save ticket preferences and favorite stops
  • Integrates with SwissPass Half-Fare Card
Features
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TNW Tickets – Your App for Public Transport Tickets in Basel & NW Switzerland The official TNW Tickets app for the TNW network (Tarifverbund Nordwestschweiz) and TriRegio. Buy your public transport tickets for Basel and the region – whether for bus, tram, or train. «TNW Tickets» is Switzerland's first smartphone app for network tickets: fast, simple, and secure way to buy tickets for public transport. Functions of the app: - Assortments: buy the following assortments easily, quickly and securely: - Short-distance tickets, zone tickets, day tickets, multi-trip cards and special TNW tickets. - TriRegio tickets for cross-border travel - RVL connection tickets in combination with the U-Abo or GA travelcard - Multi-trip cards: secure wallet for unlimited number of multi-trip cards - Securing and restoring multi-trip cards: Securing multi-trip cards by one-time registration via SMS: Protection of multi-trip cards in case of loss or change of mobile phone. - Transfer of multi-trip cards: With the "Send" and "Receive" functions, multi-trip cards can be easily transferred to another smartphone. - Means of payment: TWINT, Visa, Mastercard Postfinance Debit Card, Apple Pay. - Disruption messages: Associated disruption messages are displayed for the selected departure stop. - Favourites: Save ticket preferences with number of tickets and class selection for quick selection. - Locate-Me: Automatically determine the current departure location and departure stop. - Passengers: Take up to 7 friends with you on the journey; a total of 8 tickets per journey possible. - Search: Find the destination stop with the "Search by place/stop" function. - Route: All possible connections, including via connections, are displayed for selection. - Fare: The app automatically calculates the correct fare from the departure to the destination. - Short trips: Alphabetical listing of short trips from the departure stop. - Security: Optionally secure the purchase process with a password (incl. Face ID support). - Receipt: Send the purchase receipt via email. - History: Saves the tickets in the ticket memory for 10 days. - Integration Half-Fare Card: With the registration of the SwissPass Half-Fare Card, the control information is displayed directly in the purchased ticket. You only need to show your smartphone while ticket inspection. Download the TNW Tickets app now and buy your next ticket for Basel public transport and all of Northwestern Switzerland conveniently on your mobile!

About

Museums

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Visit 350 museums, castles and gardens in France, Germany and Switzerland, and discover over 1,000 temporary exhibitions. Features: SEARCH: Consult the museums, exhibitions or events near your location. Filter them according to the criteria the most interesting to you. FAVORITES: Save your favourite museums, exhibitions or events so you never miss another exciting cultural event. Enter events directly into your phone’s calendar. NEWS: All the exclusive Museums-PASS-Musées events at a glance. NOTIFICATIONS: Always be informed about new releases from your favourite museums and museums in the region where you are currently staying, even if your app is closed.

Screenshots

TNW Tickets4 screens
Museums4 screens

Verdict

The call

TNW Tickets and Museums are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TNW Tickets ships an update every 4 months, Museums every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
TNW Tickets versus Museums: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTNW TicketsMuseums
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (267 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews43.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings267 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB24 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperBLT Baselland Transport AGMuseums-PASS-Musées

In-app purchases

None

TNW Tickets

No in-app purchases

None

Museums

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TNW Tickets free?
TNW Tickets is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Museums free?
Museums is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TNW Tickets or Museums have ads?
Neither TNW Tickets nor Museums shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TNW Tickets or Museums?
TNW Tickets ships an update every 4 months, and Museums every 2 months. Most recently, TNW Tickets was updated on October 22, 2026 and Museums on October 30, 2026.

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