RailApp vs MyTrainTicket
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
MyTrainTicket
Find the cheapest train ticket prices across the national rail network. Get eTickets delivered to your phone, save up to 61% on journeys, and manage upcoming bookings. Skip station queues and make travel more convenient.
- Best fare finder
- Cheapest ticket prices
- eTickets delivery
- Save up to 61%
- Manage bookings
- Use Railcards
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Our "best fare finder" facility allows you to find the cheapest available train ticket prices for ticket types for your preferred rail journey, route and times across the national rail network - and we're completely impartial. – be able to keep track of your historical journeys, save your personal details and manage your upcoming bookings – get your tickets delivered as eTickets and skip the queues at the station – save your eTicket PDFs to your phone to make your journey even more convenient or use the APP – in just a few clicks save up to 61% off the cost of your journey – use your Railcards to save yet more money
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: RailApp at 67% against MyTrainTicket's 0%. MyTrainTicket's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 9 months). 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.
RailApp ships an update every 9 months, MyTrainTicket every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RailApp | MyTrainTicket |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 13.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jacob Parker | MYTRAINTICKET.CO.UK LIMITED |
Customer experience
RailApp
MyTrainTicket
In-app purchases
RailApp
No in-app purchases
MyTrainTicket
No in-app purchases
Questions
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