# Train Times UK Journey Planner — user reviews > 105 indexed App Store user reviews of Train Times UK Journey Planner by App Ktchn Ltd, rated 4.50/5 from 129 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/train-times-uk-journey-planner/id891379341/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/train-times-uk-journey-planner/id891379341.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 97 · 4★ 15 · 3★ 6 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 10 ## What do users think of Train Times UK Journey Planner? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Simple and easy to use interface - 🎯 Accurate and reliable train times - ⚡ Fast and responsive app performance - 📱 Clean design and clear layout - 🚄 Excellent for trip planning - 🌟 Better than National Rail app - 🔄 Consistently up-to-date information - 📍 Comprehensive UK station coverage **Cons** - 💰 Expensive subscription model (£30/year or 99p/week) - 🔒 Limited free version (today only) - 📊 Doesn't show provisional platforms - 🐛 Incomplete train listings at times - ⚠️ No live delay notifications - 🔄 Changes times without showing original - 📱 Landscape mode UI issues - 🚫 Aggressive upselling to paid features - ❓ Unclear pricing and billing terms - 🔍 Poor search functionality for station codes **Commonly reported bugs** - Doesn't display all trains at particular times - Ignores live train delays and changes - Landscape orientation causes UI breakdown - Station scroll position doesn't reset - Station code search returns no results (e.g., WAT for Waterloo) - Blank screen after ads - App crashes or stops working - Incompatibility with iOS 17 (older version) - Multiple route search returns incorrect results **Most requested features** - Apple Watch app support - Save favorite journeys - Add journeys to calendar - Tube/London Underground integration - Live train location tracking graphic - Show original and delayed times together - Provisional platform information - Ability to save general favorites without specific times - Refresh results functionality - Better landscape mode support ## Newest reviews (16 of 105) ### 2/5 — Not accurate *2025-11-17, version 5.1.12* Doesn’t show all trains leaving at particular time, just odd ones, used to be better but has changed. ### 3/5 — Nice app but expensive for what it is *2024-09-08, version 5.1.10* Good clean design but it will only let you check times for today unless you subscribe, and for what it is it's expensive to do so - £30 a year :-( ### 5/5 — Great *2024-07-27, version 5.1.10* Great and helpful app. ### 5/5 — Love this App *2024-07-20, version 5.1.10* Perfect, Fast and Reliable. Thank you! ### 5/5 — Review *2024-07-17, version 5.1.10* Brilliant. Very easy to use ### 5/5 — Good app *2024-06-25, version 5.1.9* Very useful ### 5/5 — Good *2024-05-29, version 5.1.9* Good ### 5/5 — Awesome app *2024-05-18, version 5.1.9* Really helpful ### 5/5 — Really clear *2024-04-25, version 5.1.9* Great layout, got the info I need in as few taps as possible. ### 2/5 — On the day only & pushy for paid *2023-10-02* This app is constantly pushing you to pay for their pro features and will only let you look at journeys that are on the day in the free one. My biggest problem with it though, is when trains are delayed, it just changes all of the times for that train (without notifying you), rather than having the original time and the delayed time below or next to it. Seems like a small problem, but it constantly makes you think you’ve missed your train or the train you were planning to get has disappeared. Please add the ability to save journeys too so you can track them after you’ve found them. ### 3/5 — No idea what it costs *2023-10-02* The app seems good, although it’s no better than an old app of the same name that I’ve used for years (no longer available). It lacks a nice graphic that tells you where a train is, which saves you comparing times against each station with the actual time. What concerns me is that when start to use the app you get taken to a screen that says you get a free trial period after which you’re billed. No idea how much or how to opt out after the trial. I’ve deleted the app and now have to wait to see if I’m billed. ### 3/5 — Not very functional *2023-10-01, version 5.1.7* Does the bare minimum - can’t add journeys to your calendar, can’t save general favourites without saving a time, subscription seems overpriced. Other apps offer more. ### 5/5 — Train Times *2023-10-01, version 5.1.7* I think this app is very helpful and useful ### 5/5 — Great app *2023-09-30* When I upgraded to iOS 17 I noticed that my train app Live Trains UK was no longer working. I tried a few and this one is the only one that actually does what I need with a nice user interface, I recommend it ### 5/5 — Brilliant *2023-09-28, version 5.1.7* Fabulous app ### 5/5 — Awesome app *2023-08-27, version 5.1.7* This app is super handy. Use it all the time when I'm on the rails ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — 99p PER WEEK subscription *2025-01-18, version 5.1.12* Be careful. Very expensive ### 1/5 — Doesn’t show provisional platforms *2024-05-30, version 5.1.9* Other apps show provision departure platforms which is really useful. ### 1/5 — Awful *2024-04-30* Totally ignores any live changes to train times. We had a problem this morning at my local station which meant that three earlier delayed trains were due to arrive any moment, checked the app which had no idea about those three trains and just told me that the next scheduled train was in 20 minutes.. If you want a pocket train schedule as an app, then get this. Otherwise look elsewhere. ### 1/5 — Avoid *2023-10-02, version 5.1.7* This app appears good, EXCEPT when planning ahead. It wants MONEY and no indication how much - it looks like a scam and could charge you £ thousands as no rates, nothing in T&Cs. And station listing not up to date with NR. ### 1/5 — Just bad *2019-04-18* Developer has spent too much time trying to make a custom UI instead of making it work properly, simultaneously making the app less reliable and clunky when they could’ve used standard UI elements. A good example is using three letter station codes, great nice idea but then searching WAT for London Waterloo returns no result for this station without a fair bit of scrolling. If you then go to set the destination station the scroll doesn’t return to the top which is crazy, I’d hate to imagine what happens if you’ve scrolled down a long way and there aren’t as many stations in the list. A third example is... never ever turn your phone sideways unless you want a UI explosion. It just completely looses the plot in landscape. Crap app, shame given how much time they put in. **Developer response:** Typing in WAT shows London Waterloo as the 7th result, you literally have to scroll 1cm to have it appear on the screen. Not sure what you mean in your second example where if you set the station the scroll doesn't return. When you tap the station the station select screen closes, taking you back to the home screen with the chosen station selected. ### 1/5 — Doesn’t Work. *2019-03-21* Doesn’t work at all. ### 1/5 — 恶意扣钱软件 *2017-10-05* 妈的删了还没走扣我八元钱，什么流氓软件，又没什么喵用 ### 1/5 — Ads cost $$$ *2017-03-08* Don't like the video ads costing me lots of mobile data, and the upgrade to no ads is very expensive at $20. ### 1/5 — Used to like this app *2016-04-21* I used this app and liked it a lot when I traveled to the UK last year. With the update, it's useless. Either no train data is available or it pops up with a box to purchase the full app. Don't bother look for another free train app. This one is useless unless you are willing to purchase. ### 1/5 — Ads ads ads ads… *2016-04-16* There is two times more ads than useful information. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Fantastic useful app! *2026-04-16* Me and my cousin enjoy spending time together watching the trains from different places rather than going to stations. He often asks where the next train is going to and when its expected to pass us so to have this app is really helpful for both of us! ### 5/5 — Excellent Rail Information *2025-12-20* I was looking for something like this to get the times ahead so I could plan my trips and this is gives excellent insight ### 5/5 — GWR *2025-04-07, version 5.1.12* Useful app ### 5/5 — Revise *2025-04-03, version 5.1.12* Fantastic ### 5/5 — Amazing *2025-02-20, version 5.1.12* Amazing ### 5/5 — Love it! *2025-02-04, version 5.1.12* So simple to use! ### 5/5 — Train times *2024-11-01, version 5.1.6* highly recommend app, do not plan any train journeys without first consulting this app, it will save you alot of headaches and fustration. ### 5/5 — Beats National Rail App *2024-10-11, version 5.1.11* Just everything that the National Rail app is not, effective and simple to use. ### 5/5 — Easy to use *2024-08-23, version 5.1.10* Still useable after all these years. An essential part of train travelling for me ### 5/5 — johnny *2024-08-15, version 5.1.10* great app --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-03.*