DialAFlight vs National Rail
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DialAFlight
This travel app provides DialAFlight customers with quick access to flight and itinerary details. Securely manage your travel accounts, check flight statuses, and access helpful travel tools like a hotel finder and currency converter.
- Personal travel account
- Itinerary download and updates
- Flight status updates
- Online check-in access
- Hotel finder
- Weather forecast
- Currency converter
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This is a travel app exclusively for DialAFlight customers, making it quicker and easier to retrieve your flight and travel itinerary details than ever before. Features: Simple, safe, secure DialAFlight customers can effortlessly create their own personal travel account and password to keep all their credentials and travel details secure. Account holders can also sign in on multiple devices to ensure their trip details are always on hand. Optional Fingerprint authentication allows you to lock the app for added security. Check your itinerary Download even the most complex of itineraries onto your phone or tablet and this will be updated whilst you are travelling using mobile network or Wi-Fi. Flight statuses will also be updated within a few hours of departure, ensuring you won’t be caught out by any delays or cancellations. Check-in Connect directly to your airline’s online check-in page and reserve your seats, all through the app. Your loyalty card details will also be conveniently to hand. 24/7 contact Should you have a problem, you can always call or email your Travel Manager, and for added peace of mind we have a 24/7 helpline, so we are always just a phone call away. Hotel Finder Never get lost in a foreign city again. The DialAFlight app knows which city you’re in and where you’re staying. It will enable you to find your way back to your hotel with ease! Share travel information Travelling as part of a group? Simply forward your itinerary, flight and hotel details to your travelling companions (with or without a price summary) and keep everyone on the same page. Weather See a 7 day weather forecast for your trip covering all the locations of your booking. Currency Converter Especially useful for converting currencies on the go – perfect for impromptu shopping trips. Things to do If you’re stuck for what to do or where to go, check out a few of our favourite places and activities at your chosen destination. Private Notes A useful notepad to keep track of anything and everything, from a local’s favourite restaurant to your own little reminders. Travel Advice Important information and useful advice tailored to your booking with everything from passports and visas to vaccinations and insurance covered for you. Also details your booking conditions.
National Rail
Plan train journeys, check live times, and purchase tickets for the British rail network. Receive real-time updates on delays and disruptions to travel with confidence.
- Live train times
- Route planning
- Ticket purchasing
- Real-time updates
- Delay notifications
- Save favorite stations
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Your journey, simplified. Get live train times, plan routes, buy tickets, and receive real-time updates—all in one app. Travel smarter with National Rail. Travel with confidence across the British rail network. The National Rail app is your essential companion for stress-free train travel. Plan your journey with our intelligent route planner. Find the fastest connections, compare train times, and get live departure boards for any station. Buy tickets, access Railcard discounts and find the best value Season Tickets all in one place. Stay informed with real-time updates on delays, platform changes, and disruptions. Receive email, SMS, or WhatsApp notifications so you're always in the know during your commute. My Travel. Save our favourite stations and journeys in Live Trains and Journey Planner for quicker results and less clicking. Status and Disruptions. Find out about anything that might impact your journey.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: National Rail at 4.6 against DialAFlight's 1.0. National Rail also leads on ratings volume (97 vs 1). DialAFlight's advantage is review sentiment (47% vs 8%) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. National Rail sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. DialAFlight asks for nothing beyond the download.
National Rail holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: National Rail has 97 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 47% of DialAFlight's written reviews are positive against 8% of National Rail's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
DialAFlight ships an update every 3 months, National Rail every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DialAFlight | National Rail |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.6 (97 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 47.2% of reviews — better | 7.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 97 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 309 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lotus Group Ltd | National Rail |
Customer experience
DialAFlight
National Rail
Bugs and requests
DialAFlight
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
National Rail
Reported bugs
4 issues- App frequently crashes or freezes
- Inaccurate train times and journey information
- Ticket booking functionality not working properly
- Compatibility issues with newer iPhone models
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to save favorite stations and journeys
- Option to view earlier/past train departures
- More granular search options (e.g. search by minute, not just 15-minute intervals)
- Improved live train tracking and disruption notifications
In-app purchases
DialAFlight
No in-app purchases
National Rail
- Ad-free version$4.99
Questions
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