Refill Return vs LumoGo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Refill Return
Discover and manage refill stations for reusable containers, coffee cups, and water bottles. This app promotes a circular economy by making reuse convenient and accessible, with a vast network of over 300,000 locations worldwide.
- Find refill stations
- Add new stations
- Edit station information
- Supports reusable cups
- Supports refillable bottles
- Supports returnable grocery containers
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The Refill Return app puts the power in your hands to help create a world that refills and returns, where reuse is second nature. Whether it's borrowing a coffee cup, refilling your water bottle or getting your groceries in returnable containers, the Refill Return app has you covered. Add, edit and find Refill Return Stations - there are already over 300,000 to choose from.
LumoGo
Plan and book affordable, sustainable train journeys between London and Edinburgh. Access live UK train times, platform details, and mobile tickets directly within the app. Save money with advance ticket options for a convenient travel experience.
- Book train tickets directly
- Save with advance tickets
- Store mobile train tickets
- Check live UK train times
- View platform details
- Save frequent journeys
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Lumo is a 100% electric fleet of trains, running between London King’s Cross and Edinburgh Waverley, providing regular, cost effective, sustainable travel as an alternative to flying and just as time effective. Use the LumoGo app to plan your next journey and book train tickets with ease. We’ll help you get from A to B with live travel updates, train times and onward options - sustainably and at a price everyone can afford. Key Features: Book Train Tickets • Purchase train tickets direct from Lumo to benefit from our best prices. • Save up to 50% with LumoFixed advance train tickets. • In a rush? Store mobile train tickets in-app to use straight-away. Check Live UK Train Times • View departure and arrival times for all UK National Rail services. • Check live train timetables, locations and where to be with platform details. • Save your frequent journeys for ease of checking again later. Download now and plan your next train journey! Information to note: You’ll need to create an online Lumo account or sign-in before you can purchase your train tickets. Learn more about us at https://www.lumo.co.uk
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: LumoGo at 4.2 against Refill Return's 2.7. LumoGo also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Refill Return's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and in-app purchases 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.
LumoGo holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LumoGo has 117 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 17% of Refill Return's written reviews are positive against 14% of LumoGo's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Refill Return ships an update every 4 weeks, LumoGo every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Refill Return | LumoGo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (15 ratings) | 4.2 (117 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.5% of reviews — better | 13.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 15 | 117 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 132 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | City to Sea CIC | Lumo |
Customer experience
Refill Return
LumoGo
Bugs and requests
Refill Return
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
LumoGo
Reported bugs
32 issues- Constant technical issues
- Cannot log in
- Error messages when viewing/changing seats
- App won't open in train station
- App doesn't work outside of UK or with eSIM
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- Geofencing doesn't work reliably
- Refunds not received
- App discriminates against blind users (VoiceOver issues)
- Website password not accepted on app
- Ticket in app does not show seat numbers
- App keeps saying error when booking
- Ticket in app does not show train time
- App doesn't work at all
- Cannot enter destination names
- Web chat help not working
- App doesn't let you search for trains
- Second ticket not showing in app
- Website shows journey as 'completed' prematurely
- App ticket doesn't have seat number
- E-ticket not transferable to Apple Wallet
- Actions transferred out of app back to website, requiring re-login
- iPad version is unusable/truncated
- Application error during registration
- App registration doesn't automatically capitalize name
- Cannot book Lumo tickets on the app, only website
- App only lists LNER services, not Lumo
- App shows all trains in UK, not just Lumo
- App shows other carriers' trains, not just Lumo
- Technical issue preventing app access
- Unable to sign in due to 'technical issue'
- App doesn't download fully
- Only a quarter of the app is visible, keyboard misplaced
Requested features
9 requests- Add Apple Wallet support
- Display seat numbers clearly on tickets
- Improve accessibility for visually impaired users
- Ensure app works reliably outside of the UK
- Improve registration process to work with password managers
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- Show only Lumo trains in the app
- Provide a calendar view for Lumo train availability
- Allow seat reservations within the app
- Display departure and arrival times clearly on tickets
In-app purchases
Refill Return
No in-app purchases
LumoGo
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Refill Return free?
Is LumoGo free?
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Do Refill Return or LumoGo have ads?
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