Railcard vs Ridii
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Railcard
Access and display your train ticket discounts directly on your mobile device. Never forget your discount card again and save on most train fares. Supports a wide variety of railcards for different traveler needs.
- Store railcards on mobile
- Save 1/3 on train fares
- Instant digital access
- Supports multiple railcard types
- Ready for next train journey
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With a Railcard, you'll enjoy ⅓ off most fares when you go by train. Download the app now so you will never forget your Railcard again- have your Railcard on your mobile, ready for your next train journey. Suitable for storing newly-purchased 16-25 Railcard, Santander 16-25 Railcard, 26-30 Railcard, Devon & Cornwall Railcard, Family & Friends Railcard, Senior Railcard, Two Together Railcard, Veterans Railcard, Disabled Persons Railcard, Network Railcard, and 16-17 Saver. *Most Railcards are available instantly on your mobile. However, 16-25 Railcards for those applying as mature students, Veterans Railcards and Disabled Persons Railcards may take up to 5 working days for approval.
Ridii
Book a taxi quickly and easily with priority service. Features include passwordless registration, business account integration for expense automation, price estimation, driver tracking, and future trip scheduling.
- Passwordless registration
- Business account integration
- Automate expenses
- Price estimator
- Driver tracking
- Schedule future trips
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The official taxi app of Ridii Book a taxi in under 10 seconds and experience exclusive priority service from Ridii - Passwordless registration flow - Login & book with your business account and automate expenses - Know an average of how much will cost your trip with the price estimator - See your driver’s and vehicle details and track their arrival on the map. - Schedule future trips
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Railcard at 7.2K against Ridii's 4. Railcard also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). Ridii's advantage is review sentiment (57% vs 44%). On price, rating, ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Railcard against 4.8 for Ridii. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Railcard has 7.2K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 44% of Railcard's written reviews are positive against 57% of Ridii's.
Railcard ships an update monthly, Ridii every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Railcard | Ridii |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (7.2K ratings) | 4.8 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 43.6% of reviews | 57.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7.2K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 91 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | National Rail | Station cars oxted ltd |
Customer experience
Railcard
Ridii
Bugs and requests
Railcard
Reported bugs
3 issues- Railcard disappearing from app
- Download codes not working
- Incorrect/missing card details
Requested features
3 requests- Add to Apple Wallet
- Automatic renewal reminders
- Offline mode for digital cards
Ridii
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Railcard
No in-app purchases
Ridii
No in-app purchases
