Transdev Go vs Mainline Taxi
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Transdev Go
Plan your journeys and purchase tickets for public transport. This is an older version of the app, with a new version available.
- Journey planning
- Ticket purchasing
- Public transport information
- New version available notification
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Our new app has everything you need to get around the north of England with Transdev Bus. It’s packed full of everything you’ll need to get mobile on the bus. Live Departures: Browse and view bus stops on the map, explore upcoming departures, or check out the routes from a stop to see where you could travel next. Journey Planning: Plan your commute, trip to the shops or night out with friends. It’s now even easier to plan ahead Timetables: We’ve squeezed all of our routes and timetables into the palm of your hand. Favourites: You can quickly save your favourite Departure Boards, Timetables and Journeys, with quick access from one convenient menu. Disruptions: You’ll be able to keep up to date with service changes directly from our disruption feeds inside the app. As always, we welcome your feedback. You can send it to us via the app.
Mainline Taxi
Book a taxi quickly and easily with priority service. Features include passwordless registration, business account integration for expense automation, price estimation, driver tracking, and the ability to schedule future rides.
- Passwordless registration
- Business account integration
- Price estimator
- Driver and vehicle details
- Real-time driver tracking
- Schedule future trips
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The official taxi app of Mainline Taxi Book a taxi in under 10 seconds and experience exclusive priority service from Mainline Taxi - 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 review sentiment: Mainline Taxi at 71% against Transdev Go's 44%. Transdev Go's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
Transdev Go holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 9 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 44% of Transdev Go's written reviews are positive against 71% of Mainline Taxi's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Transdev Go ships an update fortnightly, Mainline Taxi every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Transdev Go | Mainline Taxi |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (15 ratings) — better | 4.7 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 44.4% of reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 91 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Transdev Blazefield Ltd | Mainline Taxi Association |
Customer experience
Transdev Go
Mainline Taxi
In-app purchases
Transdev Go
No in-app purchases
Mainline Taxi
No in-app purchases
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