TransPennine Express vs Gilpin
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
Gilpin
Plan your perfect getaway at this charming country house hotel. Explore dining options, book spa treatments, and access all the information you need for a memorable stay.
- View dining menus
- Book spa facilities
- Access useful information
- Plan your stay
- View hotel details
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Welcome... One of our favourite things that our guests say is that when they think of Gilpin, they think of love and laughter – ours, and theirs, which is a really lovely compliment. At the heart of Gilpin is a very passionate family and team, dedicated to creating lasting memories for our guests, who return time and again for romance, celebrations and escapes. For us, hospitality starts with a very warm welcome and ends with a friendly goodbye, with extraordinary service, exquisite décor and stunning culinary experiences in between. We love Gilpin, and very much hope that you will too. With our app you can view menus for our various dining options, see and book spa facilities and get all the other useful information for you to make the most of your time with us. We look forward to welcoming you soon.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Gilpin at 67% against TransPennine Express's 28%. Gilpin also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.5). TransPennine Express's advantage is ratings volume (205 vs 8) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks). 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.
Gilpin holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TransPennine Express has 205 ratings behind it against 8, 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 67% of Gilpin's.
TransPennine Express ships an update every 2 weeks, Gilpin every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TransPennine Express | Gilpin |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (205 ratings) | 4.9 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 27.9% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 205 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| 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 | 72 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TransPennine Express | GILPIN LODGE COUNTRY HOUSE HOTEL LIMITED |
Customer experience
TransPennine Express
Gilpin
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
Gilpin
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
TransPennine Express
No in-app purchases
Gilpin
No in-app purchases
Questions
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