Comparison

TrainSplit vs Split My Fare

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

Head to head
About

TrainSplit

This app helps you save money on train tickets by splitting your journey into multiple tickets. It finds the cheapest options and allows you to book and store e-tickets directly within the app.

Highlights
  • Split train journeys for savings
  • Intelligent search for cheapest options
  • Book tickets directly
  • Store e-tickets in-app
  • Save booking details
  • Access digital railcards
Features
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TrainSplit is the easy way to make your train travel up to 40% cheaper. By simply splitting your train journey across two or more tickets, you can save money on your next trip. Thousands of people are now enjoying affordable train travel thanks to TrainSplit. Give TrainSplit a try today. How does it work? With our app it’s quick and easy. Imagine for a moment travelling from Birmingham to Leeds: • A return ticket costs £82.80*. • With TrainSplit you can buy a train ticket from Birmingham to Derby, another from Derby to Sheffield and finally one from Sheffield to Leeds, all for just £58.49. • A remarkable saving of £24.31. What do I need to do? • Using TrainSplit is as speedy and simple as using any other train booking system. • Simply enter your journey plan and TrainSplit does the rest. • Our powerful search engine will find you the cheapest options available ready for you to make your booking. Will I have to get on and off the train? • Make yourself comfortable and enjoy the journey. Though you’ll have multiple tickets, you can stay onboard. • If you’re in First Class, you may have to move seats (but not disembark the train) if they have been pre-allocated. Features: • Search - for cheap train tickets today. TrainSplit’s intelligent algorithm searches the National Rail’s vast and ever changing database offering you the cheapest travel options provided by Split Ticketing. • Book - your tickets for extreme savings. Once TrainSplit’s impressive search engine has found you the most affordable travel plan, get booking and get travelling. • E-Tickets - We offer E-Tickets for all supported routes and store them for you in the app once you’ve booked. Same great savings, much less paper. • Account - Save your details to speed up future bookings. • Review - Take a look at your previous bookings and check the details of your future journeys. • Railcards - Access your purchased Digital Railcards, and save up to 1/3rd extra on your travel. Purchase your next Railcard at railcards.trainsplit.com Split Ticketing is approved under the National Rail conditions of carriage. For more information visit trainsplit.com *All fares quoted are Off-Peak (returning the same day) and accurate as of June 2025. Saving at peak times can be even greater.

About

Split My Fare

Discover the most affordable train tickets across the UK by utilizing split ticketing. This app automatically searches for combinations of tickets to significantly reduce your travel costs, offering savings of up to 90%. Receive instant e-tickets directly on your phone with no additional booking fees.

Highlights
  • Split ticket search for maximum savings
  • No booking or card fees
  • Instant e-tickets on your phone
  • Fast and secure payments
  • Save offline e-tickets
  • Apple Pay integration
Features
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Split My Fare finds cheap train tickets for journeys across Great Britain by splitting your trip into two or more tickets for the same train. It is built for UK rail passengers who want the lowest fare without paying a booking fee: search once, we compare advance, off-peak, flexible and split tickets from every train company, and you pay up to 90% less. Rated Excellent on Trustpilot and downloaded more than 100,000 times. Featured by MoneySavingExpert, the BBC, The Times, The Guardian, The Telegraph, The Independent and HuffPost. What you get with the Split My Fare app • Find the cheapest fares quickly - one search shows the cheapest and the most flexible fare for every train, with split tickets marked • Save up to 90% with split tickets - the saving is shown before you pay, and our customers save 26% on average • No booking or card fees - the price you see is the price you pay • E-tickets on your phone - download offline e-tickets or add them to Apple Wallet and go straight to the barrier • Live train updates - see your platform from the day before travel, then live departure and arrival times on the day • Rail sale alerts - get a notification when train companies release cheap advance tickets • Multiple railcards in one booking - add each passenger's railcard (16-25, 26-30, Senior, Two Together, Family & Friends, Disabled Persons and the other National Railcards) and every discount is applied in a single booking • Fast and secure payments - pay in seconds with Apple Pay or any major credit or debit card • Friendly support - a real team that replies quickly if your plans change How does split ticketing work? Instead of one ticket for your whole journey, we book two or more tickets for the same trip. For example, Leeds to Glasgow can be far cheaper as Leeds to Bingley, Bingley to Motherwell and Motherwell to Glasgow. You stay on the same train; the only difference is the price. We check automatically that your train stops at every split point. Is split ticketing legal? Yes. Split ticketing is permitted under the National Rail Conditions of Travel, and every ticket we sell is a normal National Rail ticket. Do I really save money with split tickets? Yes. Our customers save an average of 26%, and up to 90%, compared with buying a single ticket for the same journey. If a split is not cheaper, we simply show you the normal fare. Will I have to get on and off the train? No. You travel on the same train with no extra changes. Occasionally you may need to change seats along the way, and we try to avoid that wherever we can. What is the cheapest way to buy train tickets in the UK? Book in advance, use a railcard if you have one, and let a split ticket search compare every combination of fares. Split My Fare does all three in one search, with no booking fee on top. Which routes can I save on? Cheap train tickets and split ticket savings come up on intercity and commuter routes across Great Britain, including London to Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Bristol, Newcastle and York, and thousands more. Download Split My Fare and pay less for your next train journey. Need help? Our friendly support team is here: https://www.splitmyfare.co.uk/help/

Screenshots

TrainSplit4 screens
Split My Fare4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: TrainSplit at free against Split My Fare's free with in-app purchases. Split My Fare's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for TrainSplit against 5.0 for Split My Fare. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 33 and 27 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 82% of TrainSplit's written reviews are positive against 88% of Split My Fare's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TrainSplit ships an update every 2 weeks, Split My Fare fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
TrainSplit versus Split My Fare: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrainSplitSplit My Fare
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (33 ratings)5.0 (27 ratings) — better
Positive reviews82.1% of reviews87.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings33 — better27
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.615.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size88 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTrainSplit.com LtdRail Compare

Customer experience

TrainSplit

All ratings33 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews106 reviews
Positive82.1%
Neutral4.7%
Negative13.2%

Split My Fare

All ratings27 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews57 reviews
Positive87.7%
Neutral1.8%
Negative10.5%

In-app purchases

None

TrainSplit

No in-app purchases

None

Split My Fare

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TrainSplit free?
TrainSplit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Split My Fare free?
Split My Fare is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TrainSplit or Split My Fare?
Split My Fare is rated higher. TrainSplit averages 4.9 out of 5 from 33 ratings, while Split My Fare averages 5.0 from 27 ratings.
Do TrainSplit or Split My Fare have ads?
Neither TrainSplit nor Split My Fare shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TrainSplit or Split My Fare?
TrainSplit ships an update every 2 weeks, and Split My Fare fortnightly. Most recently, TrainSplit was updated on October 14, 2026 and Split My Fare on October 10, 2026.

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