TransLink Destinations vs TFI Live
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TransLink Destinations
Receive timely alerts as you approach your commuter rail station. Get real-time information on your location, arrival time, and distance to your destination. Customize alerts and notification sounds for a personalized travel experience.
- Station arrival alerts
- Real-time location tracking
- Arrival time and distance
- Customizable notification sounds
- Map view of journey
- Speed tracking
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Never worry about missing your train station with TransLink Destinations. Receive timely alerts as you approach your station, allowing you to sit back and relax. Stay informed with all the information you need while traveling, whether you're a frequent commuter or just on a quick day trip – Destinations has something for everyone. — STATION ALERTS — Bid farewell to the days of worrying about missing your stop. Simply choose your station, and get notified when you're almost there. Enjoy a peaceful sleep after a long day, kick back and watch a movie, or receive an alert during your adventure to a new place! — BE IN THE KNOW — Trying to figure out where you are? Or how much time you have until your train station? Wonder no more! Destinations provides real-time information on your current location, arrival time, remaining travel time, distance to your destination, and even your speed! View your location on a map and track your journey. — CUSTOMIZABLE — Tailor your trip to your preferences. Decide how close to your station you want to be alerted and even choose the notification sound that plays when you're almost there. — SUPER SIMPLE — Destinations is designed to be both beautiful and incredibly user-friendly. Whether you want to follow your trip as you travel or quickly set a destination and take a nap, Destinations can do it all and more. New features and fixes are always on the way! If you have a feature you would like to see in the app or even a quirky bug that you found, feel free to reach out. We’re always excited to hear from our users! We read all emails and reviews, so please leave a review below or reach out to us at support@kleincodes.com Happy travels! TransLink Destinations is not affiliated with any rail companies. From time to time, Destinations may briefly access your GPS in order to have higher confidence in your location. Battery life is very important to us and we do many things to ensure we use it sparingly. Please be aware that continued use of GPS services running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage them in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.kleincodes.com/destinations/privacy
TFI Live
Access real-time public transport information and plan your journeys across Ireland. View live departure times for various bus and rail services, search for routes and timetables, and save your favorite trips for quick access.
- Real-time departure information
- Journey planning
- Route specific timetables and maps
- Save favorite journeys
- Service disruption updates
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TFI Live: Real Time updates and Journey Planning in one app Description: The TFI Live App, brought to you by the National Transport Authority (NTA) aims to make accessing Real Time service information and Journey Planning across the Transport for Ireland network as seamless as possible. Key features of the App include: •Ability to view Real Time departure information for Bus Éireann, Dublin Bus, Go Ahead Ireland, Luas, Iarnród Éireann Irish Rail, TFI Local Link and other TFI services; •Option to select your origin and destination to find the best route for your journey; •Search tool for route specific timetables and maps; •Function to save your favourite journeys, departures and timetables for quick access on the go. We hope you enjoy using the TFI Live App. For more information on the Transport for Ireland (TFI) network, visit www.transportforireland.ie # # # Updates coming soon: • New arrangements to be displayed on the app in instances where services are unexpectedly disrupted; • Unforeseen amendments to the routes to be displayed when searching using the ‘leave now’ feature; •Departures originating from different stops to be displayed in chronological order within the timetable. Currently it is advised to use the ‘earlier’ and ‘later’ buttons when searching bus departures for the most accurate information; • Ability to view all intermediate stops when searching rail timetables. Currently the appropriate information will appear in your journey plan suggestions; • Accurate information on Luas trip duration to be displayed when using the ‘leave now’ function. It is currently suggested you use the ‘leave after’ or ‘arrive by’ options for best search results; The NTA is a statutory body which oversees the delivery and regulation of public transports services in Ireland.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: TransLink Destinations at 5.0 against TFI Live's 2.2. TransLink Destinations also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). TFI Live's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). On price and device support 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. TransLink Destinations sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. TFI Live asks for nothing beyond the download.
TransLink Destinations holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TFI Live has 29 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
TransLink Destinations ships an update monthly, TFI Live every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TransLink Destinations | TFI Live |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 2.2 (29 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 17.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 29 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 83 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | KleinCodes, LLC | National Transport Authority |
Customer experience
TransLink Destinations
TFI Live
In-app purchases
TransLink Destinations
- TransLink Destinations Pro3 Days trial$0.991 Month
- TransLink Destinations Pro7 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Remove Ads$0.99
- TransLink Pro$19.99
TFI Live
No in-app purchases
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