Comparison

EMR vs TripCheat

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

EMR

This app allows users to purchase train tickets at the best prices with no booking fees. It provides real-time journey information, live train updates, and the convenience of e-tickets. Users can also save favorite journeys and payment methods for faster booking.

Highlights
  • No booking fees on tickets
  • Real-time train updates
  • E-tickets for contactless travel
  • Save favorite journeys
  • Multiple payment options
  • Location-based station search
Features
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Get the best price train tickets, check rail journey information in real time and save with no booking fees on the EMR app. Stay up to date on the move and book train tickets anytime with our free app. Save your payment method for faster ticket buying – all without booking fees or credit card charges. Download the free EMR train travel app to plan your journey, check train times and buy cheap train tickets today. Buy train tickets with no booking fees - Get the best price tickets via the EMR train app and save with no booking fees - Buy single, return, open return and Season tickets in just a few taps - Get the cheapest train tickets, guaranteed thanks to our Price Promise - Buy rail tickets right up until the train departs and reserve seats for longer rail journeys Check real-time train updates- Check your journey in real-time with live arrivals and departures - Stay up to date on the move and book train tickets anytime with our free railway app Go contactless with e-tickets - Buy e-tickets and download them to your new mobile ticket wallet - Transfer tickets between devices (phone and tablet) - No need to print paper tickets or queue at the station - Scan them directly from your phone to enter the platform Save your favourite journeys - Favourite your journeys in the 'Live Times' tab - Add up to 5 of your favourite UK train journeys - Amend and refund your tickets in the app Book with your selected payment method - Pay with debit, credit, PayPal and Apple Pay - Save your payment method for faster ticket buying - Save and book without booking fees or credit card charges Location based station search - Our UK train booking app will show you which station is the closest to you based on your location. - Track real time arrival and departure times at your local station using the free EMR railway app. Booking train tickets and travelling with EMR has never been simpler. For more information and a list of FAQs, visit our website here - https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/tickets-discounts/download-our-app

About

TripCheat

Features
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Already booked your trip? TripCheat turns those confirmation emails into one clean, day-by-day itinerary — in seconds. Forward your flights, hotels, trains and car hire, and TripCheat builds the whole trip for you. No copying. No typing. No scrolling your inbox at 1am looking for a gate time. HOW IT WORKS 1. Send us your bookings. Forward the confirmation emails, share them from any app, or paste them straight in. 2. Get your itinerary. Every flight, hotel, train and transfer, in order, on one timeline — time zones handled. 3. Fill in the gaps. Add a train, a drive or a dinner, and TripCheat works out the timings for you. WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT - Real train times — give us the stations and roughly when you want to travel, and we'll find the actual scheduled service. - Know when to leave — add a drive and we'll calculate the journey and tell you what time to set off to make your flight. - Hotels done properly — check-in and check-out as separate events, with sensible times when the booking doesn't say. - Transfers, handled — pickup times, journey times, and somewhere to keep the driver's details. - Everything in one place — your whole year of travel, ready when you need it. WHO IT'S FOR People who travel enough that trip admin is a real cost. Multi-leg work trips, family holidays, weekends away — if it has more than one booking, TripCheat pulls it together so you don't have to. Your first trip is free. Unlimited trips after that for £29.99 a year. TripCheat Solo Annual: £29.99/year, auto-renewing. Cancel anytime in your App Store settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://support.trip-cheat.com/privacy

Screenshots

EMR4 screens
TripCheat4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: EMR at none against TripCheat's 1. EMR also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). TripCheat's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. TripCheat sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $29.99 per year. EMR asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

EMR ships an update fortnightly, TripCheat every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
EMR versus TripCheat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEMRTripCheat
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (27 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews69.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings27 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 11 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEMRSAM GEOFFREY DALTON

Bugs and requests

EMR

Reported bugs

20 issues
  • Cannot register or change password
  • Delay Repay unusable due to hidden screen elements
  • App crashes every time a ticket is bought
  • White screen after purchase, requires app restart
  • App keeps crashing on load
Show 15 more
  • App frozen on notification screen
  • App stuck on update notification screen
  • Not loading tickets
  • Fails to allow season pass purchase
  • App crashes when tapping on a ticket
  • Cannot take payment for tickets
  • Expired tickets not moving to Past Trips
  • Cannot change ticket dates/times on the app
  • App doesn't download tickets within the app
  • Flexi-ticket auto-activates
  • App requires update but cannot be updated
  • Cannot access tickets after app update
  • Login issues
  • Clearing cache not resolving issues
  • Reinstalling not resolving issues

Requested features

10 requests
  • Better display for 1st class prices
  • One-click Delay Repay function
  • Add tickets to Apple Wallet directly from the app
  • Fix expired tickets not moving to Past Trips
  • Allow changing ticket dates/times on the app
Show 5 more
  • Allow app to pivot to landscape mode
  • Add North Lincolnshire concessionary 50%
  • Improve live train time accuracy
  • Ability to add season ticket to Apple Wallet
  • Allow credits from cancelled journeys to be used for next booking

TripCheat

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

EMR

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

TripCheat

Subscriptions1
  • TripCheat Premium$29.991 Year

Questions

Is EMR free?
EMR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TripCheat free?
TripCheat is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do EMR or TripCheat have ads?
EMR shows ads; TripCheat does not.
Which is updated more often, EMR or TripCheat?
EMR ships an update fortnightly, and TripCheat every 11 days. Most recently, EMR was updated on November 6, 2026 and TripCheat on November 5, 2026.

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