MCard Mobile vs TravelMaster
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MCard Mobile
Purchase bus and rail tickets for various age groups directly on your phone. Avoid the need for physical smartcards or cash, with tickets accessible 24/7. Accepted across all operator services in West Yorkshire.
- Daily, weekly, monthly ticket purchase
- Digital tickets on phone
- Accepted on all West Yorkshire operators
- Supports adult, child, student tickets
- 24/7 availability
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Buy daily, weekly or monthly bus and rail tickets for adults, children, students and young people. Available 24/7, tickets appear in your phone, so no need for a smartcard or cash any more. All MCard tickets are accepted on all operator services in West Yorkshire, including First, Arriva, and Transdev. If you buy a discounted Under 19 or 19-25 or Student ticket, you may be asked for proof of eligibility when you travel. You can show your Under 16, 16-18, 19-25 or Student PhotoCard or an NUS card, driver’s licence or passport. Mature full-time students need to show their 19-25 or Student PhotoCard. For an easier way to get around West Yorkshire, get on board with MCard Mobile. Happy travelling!
TravelMaster
This app simplifies public transport by allowing users to buy tickets and manage smartcards for various regional providers. It syncs purchased tickets and displays existing ones with expiry dates, offering integrated travel solutions.
- Buy tickets for multiple providers
- Sync smartcards
- View ticket expiry dates
- Integrated travel solutions
- Regional transport provider support
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The App can be used to buy tickets and sync your TravelMaster, Zoom and Stagecoach smartcards all in one place. CityBus, CityWide, SYBus, SYConnect, SYConnect+, GetAbout, GetAbout+ and Wayfarer tickets are all available to buy via the App. Syncing your smartcard will add any tickets bought on the App or our website. It will also show what tickets along with their expiry dates already loaded to your card. At TravelMaster, we aim to provide South Yorkshire and Derbyshire with great value and simplified ways to use public transport. We work with all of the region’s transport providers to bring you some of the UK's lowest-priced, and most advanced, integrated travel tickets. This App is the next step in transforming travel in the region.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: TravelMaster at 4.0 against MCard Mobile's 1.0. TravelMaster also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). MCard Mobile's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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.
TravelMaster holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 5% of MCard Mobile's written reviews are positive against 0% of TravelMaster's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
MCard Mobile ships an update every 3 months, TravelMaster every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | MCard Mobile | TravelMaster |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 4.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yorcard Limited | TravelMaster |
Customer experience
MCard Mobile
TravelMaster
In-app purchases
MCard Mobile
No in-app purchases
TravelMaster
No in-app purchases
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