RailApp vs Train Journey Planner
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.
Train Journey Planner
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Departure times / Arrival times and platform data for all National Rail stations, powered by National Rail Enquiries’ real-time data feeds. • Journey planning across the National Rail network • Find platform information for train departures • Easily see if your train is delayed and by how much • Live departures and arrivals at all National Rail stations, with predicted and actual platform information and live train progress • Favourite stations, journeys and last viewed trains • See where you have to make changes along your journey • Send your train information to others or add it to your calendar • Push Alerts for train departures - ideal for regular commuters • Track your train on its route, checking where is it in real-time, which stations it will call at & where it has already called at
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Verdict
RailApp and Train Journey Planner are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
| Parameter | RailApp | Train Journey Planner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jacob Parker | Sumit Kukadiya |
In-app purchases
RailApp
No in-app purchases
Train Journey Planner
No in-app purchases
Questions
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