Comparison

Need vs Delay Me Repay Me

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

Head to head
About

Need

Easily book and track taxis with this updated passenger app. Features include real-time vehicle tracking, status notifications, and flexible payment options. Schedule rides for specific times and save favorite locations for quick bookings.

Highlights
  • Order a taxi
  • Cancel a booking
  • Track vehicle location
  • Real-time status notifications
  • Pay by cash or card
  • Schedule future pick-ups
  • Save favorite locations
Features
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Presenting the brand new version of the Need-A-Cab Plymouth passenger app. Besides the new design and powerful capabilities, the new passenger app allows for much better location tracking with minimal battery usage. Through this app you can: • Order a taxi • Cancel a booking • Track the vehicle on the map as it makes its way towards you! • Receive real-time notifications of the status of your taxi • Pay by cash or with card • Order a taxi for an exact pick-up time • Store your favourite pick up points for easy booking

About

Delay Me Repay Me

This app helps you identify train journeys eligible for Delay Repay compensation. Simply input your travel details, and it will highlight potential delays, allowing you to check with your train operator for claims.

Highlights
  • Identify eligible train journeys
  • Track train delays
  • Enter origin and destination stations
  • Specify usual time of travel
  • Check compensation eligibility
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Help find if you can claim Delay Repay compensation for your train journeys! Delay Repay is a national scheme for trains in England, Wales and Scotland that allows you to claim compensation if your train was delayed by 15 minutes or more. Claiming is simple, just fill out a form online at your train operator’s website, but finding whether you are entitled to a compensation or not can be complicated and time consuming. Delay Me? Repay Me! helps you identify train journeys you could claim compensation for! All you have to do is enter the journeys you want to keep track of, by adding the origin and destination stations as well as your usual time of travel, and the app will show you details of all trains that meet those criteria. Where the data suggests that these trains have been delayed this will be clearly marked, so that you can check with the train operator to see whether these journeys entitle you to submit a claim. This app should only be used in conjunction with data from your train operator. You must confirm with your train operator to confirm that your train meets current Delay Repay scheme claim rules before submitting a claim.

Screenshots

Need4 screens
Delay Me Repay Me3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Need at none against Delay Me Repay Me's shown. Need also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Delay Me Repay Me's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Need ships an update every 2 months, Delay Me Repay Me every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Need versus Delay Me Repay Me: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNeedDelay Me Repay Me
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews52.5% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 11 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size190 MB8 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperTAXI SERVICES (PLYMOUTH) LIMITEDEagle Eye Technology Limited

Customer experience

Need

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews61 reviews
Positive52.5%
Neutral1.6%
Negative45.9%

Delay Me Repay Me

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Need

Reported bugs

21 issues
  • App doesn't work
  • Booked cab didn't turn up
  • No record of booking
  • Drivers don't turn up
  • Cab won't arrive on time
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  • Can't prebook with the app
  • Useless app
  • No cabs available
  • Poor app
  • Takes many attempts to get a taxi
  • App not functional
  • Error message when booking
  • App doesn't work for certain routes
  • App unusable for pre-booking
  • Pickup location erases and enters nearest address
  • Lots of errors and warnings
  • Inconsistent text messages
  • App constantly crashing
  • Cannot pay with card
  • App says cannot find a route
  • Extra deductions from card

Requested features

8 requests
  • Improve taxi availability
  • Better driver training for rudeness
  • Lower taxi prices
  • Fix app booking errors
  • Ensure pre-bookings are honored
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  • Improve app stability
  • Allow payment by card in app
  • Fix route finding errors

Delay Me Repay Me

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Need

No in-app purchases

None

Delay Me Repay Me

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Need free?
Need is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Delay Me Repay Me free?
Delay Me Repay Me is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Need or Delay Me Repay Me have ads?
Delay Me Repay Me shows ads; Need does not.
Which is updated more often, Need or Delay Me Repay Me?
Need ships an update every 2 months, and Delay Me Repay Me every 11 days. Most recently, Need was updated on October 24, 2026 and Delay Me Repay Me on October 19, 2026.

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