TransPennine Express vs Transdev Go
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TransPennine Express
Plan your next UK train journey and purchase tickets without any booking or card fees. Save money with advance bookings and store your eTickets or digital railcards directly within the app for easy access.
- Book train tickets with no fees
- Save up to 50% with advance tickets
- Store eTickets and digital railcards
- View live departure and arrival times
- Save common journeys for quick search
- Manage bookings in 'My account'
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No booking or card fees – download the TransPennine Express app to plan your next journey and buy train tickets to any UK railway station. Key Features: - Book in advance and you could save over 50%* with Advance tickets - Store eTickets in our app or save them to your Apple wallet - Buy Digital Railcards, conveniently stored in our app for easy access - Enjoy discounts and promotions on TransPennine Express fares, subject to availability - View live departure and arrival times for all UK Rail services - Make searching quick and easy by saving common journeys - Easily manage your bookings on the go in My account Together, we’re going places. Download now and book your journey. Information to note: Got a question? See our FAQs: https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/help/contact-us/faqs Need to get in touch? Find the best way to here: https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/help/contact-us Follow us on Social Media @TPExpressTrains on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook Learn more about us at https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/ * Full T&Cs for Advance tickets available at https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/special-offers/advance-bookings
Transdev Go
Plan your journeys and purchase tickets for public transport. This is an older version of the app, with a new version available.
- Journey planning
- Ticket purchasing
- Public transport information
- New version available notification
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Our new app has everything you need to get around the north of England with Transdev Bus. It’s packed full of everything you’ll need to get mobile on the bus. Live Departures: Browse and view bus stops on the map, explore upcoming departures, or check out the routes from a stop to see where you could travel next. Journey Planning: Plan your commute, trip to the shops or night out with friends. It’s now even easier to plan ahead Timetables: We’ve squeezed all of our routes and timetables into the palm of your hand. Favourites: You can quickly save your favourite Departure Boards, Timetables and Journeys, with quick access from one convenient menu. Disruptions: You’ll be able to keep up to date with service changes directly from our disruption feeds inside the app. As always, we welcome your feedback. You can send it to us via the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Transdev Go at 4.9 against TransPennine Express's 4.5. Transdev Go also leads on review sentiment (52% vs 28%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). TransPennine Express's advantage is ratings volume (202 vs 15). 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.
Transdev Go holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TransPennine Express has 202 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 28% of TransPennine Express's written reviews are positive against 52% of Transdev Go's.
TransPennine Express ships an update every 2 weeks, Transdev Go fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TransPennine Express | Transdev Go |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (202 ratings) | 4.9 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 27.9% of reviews | 52.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 202 — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 83 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TransPennine Express | Transdev Blazefield Ltd |
Customer experience
TransPennine Express
Transdev Go
Bugs and requests
TransPennine Express
Reported bugs
3 issues- Tickets disappearing from the app
- Issues with adding tickets to Apple Wallet
- App not working outside the UK
Requested features
5 requests- Add tickets to Apple Wallet
- Remember login details and payment info
- Improve user interface and flow
- Provide better information on tickets and journeys
- Allow booking of open return tickets
Transdev Go
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
TransPennine Express
No in-app purchases
Transdev Go
No in-app purchases
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