Arlanda Express vs Curiosa.
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.
Curiosa.
Embark on an interactive digital adventure through Stockholm's Old Town. This guided walking tour blends history, stories, and challenges to create a fun and educational exploration of the city's most charming quarter.
- Digitally guided walking tour
- Historical stories and fun facts
- Interactive challenges
- Explores Royal Palace, Old Town Square
- Suitable for all ages
- Available in multiple languages
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Curiosa is the new way to explore Stockholm Old Town. The experience is a combination of a digitally guided walking tour, tales of the past and fun challenges, packaged as an interactive digital adventure. While you make your way down the cobbled streets of Stockholm Old Town, Curiosa will take you on a journey through the city’s history. This digitally guided walking tour is packed with fascinating stories, fun facts, and challenges. Curiosa will guide you through one of Stockholm’s most charming quarters to visit some of the city's most historic landmarks such as the Royal Palace, Stockholm's tiniest statue, Stockholm Old Town’s Square, and Saint George and the Dragon. You will also get to see and learn about cannonballs, runestones, and much more. - A digitally guided walking tour of Stockholm Old Town - Filled with interesting stories and fun challenges - The Curiosa experience suits both the young and the mature - Duration: about 1,5 hours - Languages: Swedish, English, French, German This digitally guided walking tour caters to those who want to learn more about Stockholm's and Stockholm Old Town’s history, while experiencing the Old Town in a simple, educational, and fun way. Your journey begins in the Outer Courtyard of the Royal Palace.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Curiosa. at 100% against Arlanda Express's 24%. Curiosa. also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). Arlanda Express's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, ratings volume, ads and device support 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. Curiosa. sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Arlanda Express asks for nothing beyond the download.
Arlanda Express holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 24% of Arlanda Express's written reviews are positive against 100% of Curiosa.'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Arlanda Express ships an update fortnightly, Curiosa. every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Arlanda Express | Curiosa. |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 3.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 23.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | A-Train AB | Curiosa AB |
Customer experience
Arlanda Express
Curiosa.
In-app purchases
Arlanda Express
No in-app purchases
Curiosa.
- Stockholm Old Town$5.99
- Stockholm Old Town$9.99
