Arlanda Express vs Mälardalstrafik
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
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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Res med Mälartåg och Movingo i Stockholm-Mälardalen med Mälardalstrafiks app! 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 och smidigt i appen • Alla biljetter i samma app: Sök och köp enkelbiljetter till Mälartåg eller periodbiljetten Movingo. • Köp och ge bort biljetter: Köp enkelbiljetter och periodbiljetten Movingo till någon annan direkt i appen. • Mitt konto: Smarta funktioner genom säker inloggning med BankID. • Rabatter för unga och studenter: För resenärer under 20 år och studenter med studentlegitimation. Aktuell trafikinformation • Se aktuellt trafikläge när du söker efter och köper en 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: Arlanda Express at 5.0 against Mälardalstrafik's 4.0. Arlanda Express also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). Mälardalstrafik's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Arlanda Express holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
Arlanda Express ships an update fortnightly, Mälardalstrafik every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Arlanda Express | Mälardalstrafik |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 4.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 23.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 80 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | A-Train AB | Malardalstrafik AB |
Customer experience
Arlanda Express
Mälardalstrafik
In-app purchases
Arlanda Express
No in-app purchases
Mälardalstrafik
No in-app purchases
