Arlanda Express vs Vander
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.
Vander
Unlock your apartment using your smartphone. Receive and use an electronically generated key on your mobile device after authorization by the system. This app eliminates the need for physical keys and reduces waiting times.
- Electronic key generation
- Unlock doors with smartphone
- Authorized access
- Eliminates physical keys
- Reduces reception queues
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Vander KEY APP means the end of lost key hassles, reception ques and wasted time. Unlock your apartment with your own mobile phone. Now you can receive a key generated electronically on your smartphone, previously identified and authorised by the Vander systems. This is the easiest way for you to unlock the assigned doors. Just use your private Vander KEY Mobile app and your own mobile phone.
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Verdict
Arlanda Express and Vander both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 50% of Vander's written reviews are positive against 24% of Arlanda Express's. Vander also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and ratings volume (10 vs 3). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Arlanda Express against 5.0 for Vander. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 10 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 24% of Arlanda Express's written reviews are positive against 50% of Vander's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Arlanda Express | Vander |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 23.5% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | A-Train AB | Bjørvika Apartments |
Customer experience
Arlanda Express
Vander
In-app purchases
Arlanda Express
No in-app purchases
Vander
No in-app purchases
