Minicab.com vs RailApp
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Minicab.com
Book a minicab or courier service with a long-standing local firm. Enjoy friendly, efficient service and special discounts for airport transfers. Your feedback helps them improve.
- Minicab booking
- Courier services
- Airport transfer discounts
- Local service
- Customer feedback system
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We are a family run minicab and courier firm that have been operating for over 50 years in the Croydon area. We provide a friendly and efficient sevcice with great discounts available for Gatwick and Heathrow transfers. ---------------------------------------- We value feedback and take all reviews very seriously. So please leave us feedback about your journey using the App. This helps us continually improve our service.
RailApp
Access live and offline departure boards for UK railways. View journey stops for direct train services between stations. This application does not plan routes.
- Live departure boards
- Offline access
- Journey stop overviews
- UK railway information
- Direct train services
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Departure boards for UK railways. Provides online and offline results, and overview of journey stops. Note that this is for direct trains between stations only, and cannot plan routes.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Minicab.com at 100% against RailApp's 67%. Minicab.com also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 9 months). RailApp's advantage is iOS requirement (13.4 vs 16.2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Minicab.com ships an update every 4 months, RailApp every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Minicab.com | RailApp |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.2 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 78 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kendall Cars | Jacob Parker |
Customer experience
Minicab.com
RailApp
In-app purchases
Minicab.com
No in-app purchases
RailApp
No in-app purchases
Questions
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