TrainSplit vs Choo Choo
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.
Choo Choo
This app simplifies train travel by helping users find the best routes and ticket prices across the UK National Rail network. It offers real-time updates, smart split ticketing, and mobile ticket support for a hassle-free experience.
- No booking fees
- Delay compensation alerts
- Best fares via split-ticketing
- Secure in-app payments
- Live schedules and platform info
- Instant disruption alerts
- Mobile ticket access
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This update makes checkout clearer, lets you browse longer lists, and tidies seat and fare details. New - See a journey summary and which legs have reserved seats before you pay. - Browse return journeys page by page, instead of loading them all at once. - A confirmation banner appears after a successful purchase, with clearer loading whilst you wait. - Popular railcards are marked and listed separately from the rest. - Search and ticket screens show clearer loading and error states. - Past tickets now load as you scroll. - Notifications now load as you scroll. Fixed - Split-fare savings now appear on your ticket confirmation. - The "No seats reserved" message waits until checkout has finished. - The reserved seats section is easier to read. - Live journey information loads more reliably, and long lists scroll more smoothly. - Your purchase stays linked correctly if you leave and return to the flow. - Bottom sheets drag and dismiss more reliably. - The app is more stable when loading data, and journey analytics are more accurate. - The app stays compatible with the latest iOS versions.
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Verdict
TrainSplit and Choo Choo both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Choo Choo's written reviews are positive against 81% of TrainSplit's. TrainSplit's advantage is ratings volume (34 vs 3) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for TrainSplit against 5.0 for Choo Choo. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TrainSplit has 34 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 81% of TrainSplit's written reviews are positive against 100% of Choo Choo's.
TrainSplit ships an update every 2 weeks, Choo Choo fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TrainSplit | Choo Choo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (34 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 81.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 34 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 85 MB | 83 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TrainSplit.com Ltd | Clever Sausage Enterprises Limited |
Customer experience
TrainSplit
Choo Choo
In-app purchases
TrainSplit
No in-app purchases
Choo Choo
No in-app purchases








