Comparison

Split My Fare vs Ambar Journey Planner

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

Head to head
About

Split My Fare

Discover the most affordable train tickets across the UK by utilizing split ticketing. This app automatically searches for combinations of tickets to significantly reduce your travel costs, offering savings of up to 90%. Receive instant e-tickets directly on your phone with no additional booking fees.

Highlights
  • Split ticket search for maximum savings
  • No booking or card fees
  • Instant e-tickets on your phone
  • Fast and secure payments
  • Save offline e-tickets
  • Apple Pay integration
Features
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Split My Fare finds cheap train tickets for journeys across Great Britain by splitting your trip into two or more tickets for the same train. It is built for UK rail passengers who want the lowest fare without paying a booking fee: search once, we compare advance, off-peak, flexible and split tickets from every train company, and you pay up to 90% less. Rated Excellent on Trustpilot and downloaded more than 100,000 times. Featured by MoneySavingExpert, the BBC, The Times, The Guardian, The Telegraph, The Independent and HuffPost. What you get with the Split My Fare app • Find the cheapest fares quickly - one search shows the cheapest and the most flexible fare for every train, with split tickets marked • Save up to 90% with split tickets - the saving is shown before you pay, and our customers save 26% on average • No booking or card fees - the price you see is the price you pay • E-tickets on your phone - download offline e-tickets or add them to Apple Wallet and go straight to the barrier • Live train updates - see your platform from the day before travel, then live departure and arrival times on the day • Rail sale alerts - get a notification when train companies release cheap advance tickets • Multiple railcards in one booking - add each passenger's railcard (16-25, 26-30, Senior, Two Together, Family & Friends, Disabled Persons and the other National Railcards) and every discount is applied in a single booking • Fast and secure payments - pay in seconds with Apple Pay or any major credit or debit card • Friendly support - a real team that replies quickly if your plans change How does split ticketing work? Instead of one ticket for your whole journey, we book two or more tickets for the same trip. For example, Leeds to Glasgow can be far cheaper as Leeds to Bingley, Bingley to Motherwell and Motherwell to Glasgow. You stay on the same train; the only difference is the price. We check automatically that your train stops at every split point. Is split ticketing legal? Yes. Split ticketing is permitted under the National Rail Conditions of Travel, and every ticket we sell is a normal National Rail ticket. Do I really save money with split tickets? Yes. Our customers save an average of 26%, and up to 90%, compared with buying a single ticket for the same journey. If a split is not cheaper, we simply show you the normal fare. Will I have to get on and off the train? No. You travel on the same train with no extra changes. Occasionally you may need to change seats along the way, and we try to avoid that wherever we can. What is the cheapest way to buy train tickets in the UK? Book in advance, use a railcard if you have one, and let a split ticket search compare every combination of fares. Split My Fare does all three in one search, with no booking fee on top. Which routes can I save on? Cheap train tickets and split ticket savings come up on intercity and commuter routes across Great Britain, including London to Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Bristol, Newcastle and York, and thousands more. Download Split My Fare and pay less for your next train journey. Need help? Our friendly support team is here: https://www.splitmyfare.co.uk/help/

About

Ambar Journey Planner

Plan your road trips and visualize weather conditions along your entire route. This app helps you anticipate road conditions and prepare for your journey.

Highlights
  • Weather visualization for driving routes
  • Journey planning
  • Road condition preparedness
  • Route-based weather forecasts
Features
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Ambar lets you see the weather along any driving route. Plan your journeys and be prepared for road conditions.

Screenshots

Split My Fare4 screens
Ambar Journey Planner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Ambar Journey Planner at free against Split My Fare's free with in-app purchases. Split My Fare's advantage is ratings volume (29 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.0). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Split My Fare against 5.0 for Ambar Journey Planner. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Split My Fare has 29 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Split My Fare versus Ambar Journey Planner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSplit My FareAmbar Journey Planner
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (29 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews87.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings29 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRail CompareYuvraj Sethia

Customer experience

Split My Fare

All ratings29 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews57 reviews
Positive87.7%
Neutral1.8%
Negative10.5%

Ambar Journey Planner

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Split My Fare

No in-app purchases

None

Ambar Journey Planner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Split My Fare free?
Split My Fare is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ambar Journey Planner free?
Ambar Journey Planner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Split My Fare or Ambar Journey Planner?
Split My Fare and Ambar Journey Planner are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 29 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Split My Fare or Ambar Journey Planner have ads?
Neither Split My Fare nor Ambar Journey Planner shows ads.

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