PRM Assist vs Translink mLink
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PRM Assist
Track your airport assistance bookings with real-time confirmations. Access exclusive airport offers and purchase retail items or book local excursions directly through the app. Enjoy a seamless travel experience with integrated payment and booking features.
- Airport assistance booking confirmation
- Exclusive airport offers
- In-app retail purchasing
- Excursion booking
- Integrated payment system
- Real-time timestamp system
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You no longer have the anxious wait to see if your airport assistance has been booked. Your in-app time stamp system shows when your arrival and departing airport have confirmed they have received your booking and are ready to assist you when you arrive. Your PRM Club allows you to avail of exclusive airport offers. With our applications payment system you can now view airport retail items, purchase them, and collect them when travelling through the terminal. We want to make sure that shopping is available for all. Whether travelling for business or pleasure, it is always nice to have some fun and do some exploring at your destination. Your tours and activities section means you can book excursions close to you and pay for them through PRM Assist. Additional features offered by PRM Assist can be found in app.
Translink mLink
Purchase and use public transport tickets directly from your mobile device. This app allows you to buy various ticket types for multiple transit services, simplifying your travel experience.
- Mobile ticket purchase
- Weekly, Monthly, and Day tickets
- NI Railways, Metro/Glider support
- Airport Express 300
- Refund and Delay Repay information
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The quicker and easier way to travel with Translink. Buy, receive & use your tickets via your mobile. You can buy your Weekly, Monthly, 3 Day Flexi and new 1 Day Peak and 1 Day Off-Peak tickets using your mobile phone. You can purchase NI Railways, Metro/Glider, Foyle Metro, yLink and 24+, Airport Express 300, Goldline services (within Northern Ireland), selected Ulsterbus and urby tickets. Full details of ticket validities, what to do if your phone is lost, stolen, damaged or faulty, how to apply for a Refund, how to make a claim under our Delay Repay scheme, further information and full Terms & Conditions can be found at www.translink.co.uk/mLink
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Translink mLink at 1.5 against PRM Assist's 1.0. Translink mLink also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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.
Translink mLink holds the better App Store score, 1.5 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 8 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 7% of PRM Assist's written reviews are positive against 2% of Translink mLink's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
PRM Assist ships an update every 5 weeks, Translink mLink fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PRM Assist | Translink mLink |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (3 ratings) | 1.5 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 6.7% of reviews — better | 2.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PRM ASSIST LIMITED | Corethree Ltd. |
Customer experience
PRM Assist
Translink mLink
Bugs and requests
PRM Assist
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Translink mLink
Reported bugs
5 issues- Constant log-outs
- Tickets disappearing
- Crashes when selecting destination
- Basket validation errors when purchasing
- Password reset emails not being received
Requested features
4 requests- Add 'Add to Apple Wallet' button
- Remember last route when buying tickets
- Ability to buy tickets for multiple people
- Integrate ticket purchasing into main app
In-app purchases
PRM Assist
No in-app purchases
Translink mLink
No in-app purchases
