Comparison

smARTravel vs P+Rail

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

Head to head
About

smARTravel

Discover and appreciate local and visiting art and culture with this app. Download audio guides for exhibitions and historical sites to plan your visits and explore points of interest using integrated maps.

Highlights
  • Discover exhibitions and cultural spots
  • Download audio guides
  • Plan your visits
  • Integrated maps for exploration
  • Expand knowledge with official content
Features
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Experience art and culture in a new, dynamic way! smARTravel helps you discover and appreciate the beauty of the artistic and cultural heritage of the place you live in or are visiting. The content is provided by museums and cultural institutions to guarantee its quality. Here's what you can do with smARTravel: • Find exhibitions, museums and other cultural spots that suit your personal interests • Download audio guides of exhibitions and sites of historical or artistic importance directly to your smartphone, avoiding any roaming costs • Plan your visit • Use integrated maps to explore points of artistic and cultural interest • Expand your knowledge with the official content in the app • And more! smARTravel, art in the palm of your hand!

About

P+Rail

This app allows you to pay for parking at SBB P+Rail locations and ten partner railways quickly and without cash. It helps you find nearby parking, provides details about each spot, and allows for easy cancellation of payments within the first few minutes. You can also manage multiple vehicles and favorite locations.

Highlights
  • Cashless parking payment
  • Finds nearest parking spaces
  • Displays parking space information
  • Cancel parking payments
  • View parking ticket history
  • Manage multiple number plates
  • Reserve parking spots
Features
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More than a parking meter. Who said that trains and cars can’t be friends? With P+Rail, these two modes of transport can be combined with ease. With the SBB P+Rail app, you can pay for your parking quickly and cashfree. The P+Rail app unifies SBB P+Rail parking spaces with those of ten partner railways (BLS, RhB, RBS, TPF, SOB, MGB, OeBB, AB, AVA and Zentralbahn). And here’s why the SBB P+Rail app is so simple and fast: The app always knows exactly where your nearest parking space is, so you don’t need to go to the information board. Extra information about the parking spaces is displayed for each location, such as the number of electric car charging stations or important restrictions. If you make a mistake while booking, you can easily cancel your parking payment independently within the first few minutes. You can access an overview of your active, expired and refunded parking tickets. You can store several number plates and save your personal favourite locations in the quick selection view. Already using the SBB Mobile app for searching the timetable or purchasing tickets? You can use your SwissPass login for the SBB P+Rail app too. In future, you will be able to use your stored payment methods in both apps – wherever and whenever you are on the move. Make sure you have a spot: there is a binding reservation option for 30 busy locations – find it easily in the app menu. Find out for yourself!

Screenshots

smARTravel4 screens
P+Rail4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: P+Rail at none against smARTravel's 11. P+Rail also leads on ratings volume (101 vs 1). smARTravel's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (100% vs 77%). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. smARTravel sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. P+Rail asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

smARTravel holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: P+Rail has 101 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of smARTravel's written reviews are positive against 77% of P+Rail's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

smARTravel ships an update every 5 weeks, P+Rail every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
smARTravel versus P+Rail: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametersmARTravelP+Rail
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.6 (101 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better77.5% of reviews
Number of ratings1101 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size95 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlsaro GmbhSBB AG

Customer experience

smARTravel

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

P+Rail

All ratings98 ratings
Positive93.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.1%
Written reviews71 reviews
Positive77.5%
Neutral5.6%
Negative16.9%

In-app purchases

11 purchases

smARTravel

One-time11
  • Monte Carasso$0.99
  • Montebello archaeology$0.99
  • Crafted Japan$0.99
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  • Monte San Giorgio$1.99
  • Vincenzo Vela Museum Park$1.99
  • Places of Vincenzo Vela Turin$1.99
  • Places of Vincenzo Vela Milan$1.99
  • Places of Vincenzo Vela Ticino$1.99
  • Vela. Poetry of the real$1.99
  • Park of Villa dei Cedri$1.99
  • Musei d’Arte del Mendrisiotto$1.99
None

P+Rail

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is smARTravel free?
smARTravel is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is P+Rail free?
P+Rail is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, smARTravel or P+Rail?
smARTravel is rated higher. smARTravel averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while P+Rail averages 4.6 from 101 ratings.
Do smARTravel or P+Rail have ads?
Neither smARTravel nor P+Rail shows ads.
Which is updated more often, smARTravel or P+Rail?
smARTravel ships an update every 5 weeks, and P+Rail every 6 weeks. Most recently, smARTravel was updated on October 24, 2026 and P+Rail on October 29, 2026.

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