Comparison

Mind The App vs Train Times

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

Head to head
About

Mind The App

Stay informed about London's public transport with real-time updates on tube, bus, rail, and river services. Receive notifications, use widgets, and add favorite lines for personalized alerts. Share updates easily and check service status on your Apple Watch.

Highlights
  • Live service updates
  • Delay and disruption alerts
  • Push notifications
  • Widgets and Siri shortcuts
  • Favorite line management
  • Shareable status updates
  • Apple Watch complications
Features
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Get live service updates for the London public transport system. Find out if there are any delays or disruptions on your tube lines, buses, rail and river services. A simple app with one purpose: to give you status updates that are easy to digest without getting in your way. Choose from a variety of options to keep up-to-date with the latest status changes, including push notifications, widgets, Siri shortcuts and more. Add lines to your favourites to only see updates you actually care about. Easily share status updates with your friends and family. Use the Apple Watch app to get glanceable service information right on your wrist with our carefully crafted complications. The app uses official TfL live data to make sure you get the most up-to-date and correct information.

About

Train Times

Features
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Your next train, clearly. RailO brings live rail departures, arrivals and London Tube status into one clear view. Check your station, see the platform when available and open a service for the details of your journey. LIVE DEPARTURES AND ARRIVALS Browse station boards with scheduled and expected times, platform information, delays and cancellations. Find stations by name or use your location to find nearby stations. YOUR JOURNEY AT A GLANCE See calling points and stop-by-stop timings. Explore the route on a map and view estimated train progress based on the available timetable and service updates. Train positions are estimates, not GPS locations, and routes between stations are approximate. A MORE VISUAL STATION BOARD Switch to an animated platform view to see which platform a service is expected to use. The scene is an illustration, not a station floor plan or walking guide. TRAVEL UPDATES THAT STAY OUT OF YOUR WAY Scan concise disruption notices, then open the full message for more detail. Delays and cancelled services are clearly marked alongside the trains they affect. LONDON TUBE STATUS Check line status and read disruption details before you travel. FAVOURITES, WIDGETS AND APPLE WATCH Keep your regular stations close, check departures with Home Screen widgets and glance at train times and Tube status on Apple Watch. RAILO PREMIUM Core station boards and Tube status are free to use. An optional auto-renewable Premium subscription unlocks destination filtering, unlimited favourite stations and additional widget options, including Tube status and destination-aware boards. Available plans, prices and billing periods are shown in the app before you subscribe. Subscriptions are charged to your Apple Account and renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings. Restore purchases from the app's Premium screen. Live information depends on data availability and may change. Check station displays and your operator's advice before travelling. RailO is an independent app and is not affiliated with train operators or Transport for London. Privacy Policy: https://stationboardone.lolados.app/privacy/en.php Terms of Use: https://stationboardone.lolados.app/privacy/terms-en.php Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Mind The App4 screens
Train Times4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Mind The App at every 2 months against Train Times's every 12 months. Mind The App also leads on device support (5 vs 3). Train Times's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 27.0). On price, 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. Mind The App sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Train Times sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mind The App ships an update every 2 months, Train Times every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Mind The App versus Train Times: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMind The AppTrain Times
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 12 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS27.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB24 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperAttila NemetPedro Antunes

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Mind The App

One-time4
  • Small Tip$1.00
  • Medium Tip$3.00
  • Large Tip$5.00
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  • Extra Large Tip$10.00
3 purchases

Train Times

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Unlimited Premium3 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • Monthly Premium$5.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium Plan$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Mind The App free?
Mind The App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Train Times free?
Train Times is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Mind The App or Train Times have ads?
Neither Mind The App nor Train Times shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mind The App or Train Times?
Mind The App ships an update every 2 months, and Train Times every 12 months. Most recently, Mind The App was updated on October 24, 2026 and Train Times on October 25, 2026.

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