Renfe vs Iryo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Renfe
Manage all your train journeys with this official application. Purchase, modify, and cancel tickets for various train types. Store tickets digitally, manage season passes, and access personalized travel information.
- Buy, change, and cancel train tickets
- Store digital train tickets
- Manage season passes and formalize journeys
- Check routes and prices
- Apply promotional codes
- Associate tickets with loyalty cards
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Aplicación oficial de Renfe para la compra y gestión de tus viajes en trenes Ave, Larga Distancia, Media Distancia y Avant. Descarga la app de Renfe y descubre todo lo que podrás hacer: - Comprar, cambiar y anular tus billetes más rápido - Guardar tu billete en el móvil y olvidarte del papel - Gestionar tus abonos y formalizar viajes, ¡imprescindible si eres viajero frecuente! - Consultar todas las rutas y los mejores precios - Comprar con código promocional - Asociar tu billete a tu tarjeta de fidelización y consultar tus Puntos Renfe - Accede a tu perfil y gestiona tus datos personales, datos de tus acompañantes y ¡mucho más! Cuando compras tus billetes en la app, ¡no te cobramos gastos de gestión! Además, si quieres sacarle el máximo partido, regístrate en la app y accede a todas las funcionalidades personalizadas que tenemos para ti. ¿A qué esperas? Descarga ya la app de Renfe gratis y empieza a sacarle partido. ¡Buen viaje!
Iryo
Manage all your train reservations quickly and easily from your mobile device. Access your tickets, make changes to your bookings, and plan future journeys. This app is your ideal travel companion for high-speed rail travel.
- Manage all reservations
- Access mobile tickets
- Import tickets
- Change travel dates/times
- Plan future trips
- Connect with other transport
- Book nearby parking
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Con la App de iryo podrás guardar y gestionar todas tus reservas de manera rápida, ágil y en cualquier lugar. Será tu mejor compañera de viaje. Podrás realizar todas las gestiones que necesites sobre tu reserva: - Crea tu nueva cuenta en iryo y comienza a sumar iryos para tus próximos viajes. - Consulta todas tus reservas vigentes y muestra tu billete directamente desde tu móvil en nuestros controles de acceso. - Importa tus billetes y llévalos siempre contigo. - Gestiona rápidamente tus reservas, cambiando la hora o el día de tu viaje tanto en tus billetes como en los de tus acompañantes. - Planifica tus próximos viajes con iryo en tren de Alta Velocidad. - Con iryo-Conecta viaja en tren iryo y conecta con otros operadores de autobús o aerolíneas. Reserva tu parking más cercano en la estación. - Gestiona tu baja de usuario. Todas las tarifas de iryo son totalmente flexibles y adaptadas a tus necesidades. Tenemos un espacio ideal para ti, sea cual sea tu forma de viajar. Elige entre nuestras tarifas: Infinita Bistró, Infinita, Inicial superior, inicial o espacio silencio y disfruta a Alta Velocidad en los mejores trenes de Europa con el mejor servicio y confort de serie. Consulta nuestras Condiciones Generales de Compra y nuestra Política de Privacidad en https://iryo.eu/es/legal/politica-de-privacidad
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Renfe at 4.6 against Iryo's 1.1. Renfe also leads on ratings volume (3.2K vs 37) and review sentiment (8% vs 0%). On price, update cadence, 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.
Renfe holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Renfe has 3.2K ratings behind it against 37, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 8% of Renfe's written reviews are positive against 0% of Iryo's.
Renfe ships an update every 3 weeks, Iryo every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Renfe | Iryo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (3.2K ratings) — better | 1.1 (37 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 8.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3.2K — better | 37 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Renfe Viajeros | IRYO |
Customer experience
Renfe
Iryo
User reviews
Renfe
From 3.2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Convenient for train travel
- 📱 Easy to access tickets on phone
- 🗓️ Helpful reminders for trips
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buggy and unreliable
- 🤖 Poor user experience
- 🚫 Doesn't work for non-Spanish phone numbers
- 💳 Issues with payment processing
- 🔍 Lacks transparency on seat availability
Iryo
From 37 App Store ratingsRoom to improve
- ❌ Unable to log in
- 🐛 App is full of bugs
- ❌ App is unusable
- ❌ Cannot import tickets
- ❌ No schedule visibility
Bugs and requests
Renfe
Reported bugs
3 issues- Constant crashes and errors
- Registration process doesn't work
- Inability to change or cancel tickets
Requested features
3 requests- Display train stop information
- Allow saving of payment and personal details
- Better support for international users
Iryo
Reported bugs
33 issues- Unable to import tickets
- No way to see schedules
- Cannot log in
- Password change ineffective
- App worked for a day, then login failed
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- Reverifies captcha halfway through booking
- Automatically alters departure time
- Multiple error messages
- App simply doesn't work
- Unexpected error
- Cannot get past login screen
- App gives an error message every time
- Impossible to login
- Opens with an error message
- Error message on opening
- App gives an error
- Says 'ha ocurrido un error inesperado'
- Keep getting an error when opening
- Error message every time I log in
- Keep crashing on iPhone 15 Pro, IOS 18.5
- App keeps crashing or taking forever to load
- Impossible to log in
- App hangs all the time
- Login credentials ignored, redirects to website
- No option to register
- Cannot sign in
- Does not recognize email for password reset
- Not able to log out
- App is crashing all the time
- Cannot import a previously purchased ticket
- Cannot connect reservation to account
- Cannot create account
- Cannot make bookings directly on the app
Requested features
14 requests- Improve app functionality
- Allow direct bookings on app
- Add schedule visibility
- Enable ticket import
- Provide cancellation/modification options
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- Improve UX design
- Allow registration within the app
- Add language change option
- Enable ticket saving
- Allow connecting reservations to account
- Improve app performance
- Fix login issues
- Allow ticket changes easily
- Offer group ticket purchases
In-app purchases
Renfe
No in-app purchases
Iryo
No in-app purchases
