TrainSplit vs Split My Fare
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Split train journeys for savings
- Intelligent search for cheapest options
- Book tickets directly
- Store e-tickets in-app
- Save booking details
- Access digital railcards
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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.
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.
- 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
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Get the cheapest train tickets in the UK with our split ticket search. Save up to 90% with split ticketing, no booking fees, instant e-tickets on your phone. As featured on Moneysavingexpert.com, BBC, The Times, The Guardian, The Telegraph, The Independent, Huffington Post... Rated Excellent on Trustpilot! Find the cheapest tickets quickly, including advance, flexible and split tickets. Why Split My Fare? • Split Ticket Search - we search all fares including split tickets to find you the biggest savings • No booking or card fees • E-tickets on your phone - save offline e-tickets to your phone or Apple Pay wallet • Fast and secure payments - buy in seconds with Apple Pay and all major credit and debit cards How does Split Ticketing work? Split ticketing means you book two or more tickets rather than buying one train ticket for your journey. You still travel on the same train without any changes to the normal journey. By splitting your journey into multiple tickets automatically, Split My Fare can make you big savings. Need help? Just reach out to our friendly support team: https://www.splitmyfare.co.uk/help/
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Verdict
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 review sentiment (91% vs 82%) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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 — 4.9 for TrainSplit against 5.0 for Split My Fare. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 34 and 26 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 82% of TrainSplit's written reviews are positive against 91% of Split My Fare's.
TrainSplit ships an update every 9 days, Split My Fare fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TrainSplit | Split My Fare |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (34 ratings) | 5.0 (26 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 81.7% of reviews | 90.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 34 — better | 26 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 84 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TrainSplit.com Ltd | Rail Compare |
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TrainSplit
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In-app purchases
TrainSplit
No in-app purchases
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No in-app purchases









