TransPennine Express vs NCG
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
NCG
Access your class schedule, school information, and booking details conveniently. Stay connected with the global English learning community.
- Class schedule access
- School information
- Booking details view
- Global English learning connection
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Study English with NCG. Connecting the world through English Use our app to check your class schedule, learn about the school and view your booking details. Information at your fingertips!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: TransPennine Express at 4.5 against NCG's 3.0. TransPennine Express also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 22 months) and ratings volume (202 vs 4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
TransPennine Express holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TransPennine Express has 202 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
TransPennine Express ships an update every 2 weeks, NCG every 22 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TransPennine Express | NCG |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (202 ratings) — better | 3.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 27.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 202 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 22 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 83 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TransPennine Express | Fidelo Software GmbH |
Customer experience
TransPennine Express
NCG
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
NCG
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
TransPennine Express
No in-app purchases
NCG
No in-app purchases
Questions
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