Comparison

Toob Train vs FastStation

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

Head to head
About

Toob Train

Navigate London's transport network with real-time line status, station information, and arrival times. Plan your journeys easily and receive notifications for your favorite lines. Designed for seamless travel around the city.

Highlights
  • Real-time line status
  • Favorite line notifications
  • Local station information
  • Train arrival times
  • Journey planner
  • Apple Watch support
Features
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Toob Train allows easy navigation around London and the TfL network. Features include: - Line status with notifications(once favourited) - Local stations and train arrival information - Journey planner Designed to be an app to help you when you're out and about in London. Supports Apple Watch.

About

FastStation

Features
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FastStation shows the departures at the stops around you the moment you open it — no menus, no searching, no hunting for your line. Big numbers, real times, and the walk to get there. Plan a whole trip, door to door Type where you're going and get several ways to get there: the fastest, the one with the fewest changes, and the one with the least walking. Routes combine trains, buses and ferries, so you get the answer a rider would actually give you — not just the one mode the app happens to know about. Your trips stay on your phone Route planning runs entirely on your device. Where you're coming from and where you're going are never sent anywhere — not to us, not to anyone. The app downloads a compact map of the network and does the work locally, so it keeps planning even when your signal doesn't. Built for the way you actually travel • Nearby stops sorted by walking distance, with live countdowns • Filter by subway, regional rail or bus • Pin the stops you use every day • Service alerts for the lines you care about • Every stop on each ride, with a strip map of the trip and a card for each change • Follow a trip: a heads-up before each change, on the lock screen too • Plan to arrive by a time • Maps showing the exact path of every leg Where it works Live departures in New York, Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Minneapolis–St. Paul, Kansas City, the San Francisco Bay Area, London, Dublin, Berlin, Munich, Hamburg, Frankfurt, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Oslo, Helsinki, Stockholm, Sydney, Brisbane and the Gold Coast, Adelaide and Hong Kong. In Singapore, departures come from the timetable, with live service alerts. Trip planning covers New York, Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Minneapolis–St. Paul, Kansas City, the San Francisco Bay Area, Berlin, Munich, Hamburg, Frankfurt, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Oslo, Helsinki, Stockholm, Sydney, Brisbane and the Gold Coast, Adelaide and Singapore. Bus times are based on published schedules; train arrivals are live where the network provides them.

Screenshots

Toob Train4 screens
FastStation4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: FastStation at every 2 days against Toob Train's every 7 months. Toob Train's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Toob Train ships an update every 7 months, FastStation every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
Toob Train versus FastStation: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterToob TrainFastStation
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCarl de WieleJohn Toms

In-app purchases

None

Toob Train

No in-app purchases

None

FastStation

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Toob Train free?
Toob Train is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FastStation free?
FastStation is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Toob Train or FastStation have ads?
Neither Toob Train nor FastStation shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Toob Train or FastStation?
Toob Train ships an update every 7 months, and FastStation every 2 days. Most recently, Toob Train was updated on September 30, 2026 and FastStation on October 7, 2026.

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