Paultons Park vs Salisbury Reds
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Paultons Park
Plan your visit to a popular theme park with real-time updates on ride wait times, show schedules, and park navigation. Access your tickets and passes digitally, and discover information about all the rides and attractions, including themed areas for families.
- Live ride queue times
- Show times
- Interactive park map with directions
- Ride information
- Digital wallet for tickets and passes
- Park opening times
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The Official Paultons Park App is the perfect companion to your day at Paultons Park. With live queue times, show times and ride information all in your pocket! There is also a handy navigational map so you never get lost in the park and can easily find your way to the next adventure! App features: Live ride queue times Show times Interactive map with directions Ride information Wallet for your tickets and Annual Passes Park Opening Times Come on Storm Chasers! Join us in Tornado Springs, a brand-new world featuring 8 incredible rides and experiences including a spinning coaster, gyro swing ride and a driving school attraction. Set in a midwest desert resort town in the American heyday of the 1950’s, a trip to Tornado Springs is a vacation like no other. Paultons Park is located in Hampshire with over 70 exciting rides and attractions, set within 140 acres of beautiful parkland on the edge of the New Forest National Park. Paultons is also home of the UK's only Peppa Pig World with 9 fun Peppa-themed rides, great for an amazing day out with the kids.
Salisbury Reds
Plan your bus journeys, view live departures, and purchase mobile tickets securely. Access timetables, save favorites, and stay updated on service disruptions for easy travel around Salisbury.
- Mobile ticket purchase
- Live departure times
- Route planning
- Timetable access
- Favorite journeys
- Service disruption alerts
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Our new app has everything you need to get around Salisbury with Salisbury Reds. It’s packed full of everything you’ll need to get mobile on the bus. Mobile Tickets: Purchase mobile tickets securely with Apple Pay or a debit/credit card and show the driver when boarding - no more searching for cash! 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 with Salisbury Reds. 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 monetization model: Salisbury Reds at free against Paultons Park's free with in-app purchases. Salisbury Reds also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). Paultons Park's advantage is ratings volume (12 vs 2). On price, review sentiment, 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.
Salisbury Reds holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Paultons Park has 12 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 65% of Paultons Park's written reviews are positive against 61% of Salisbury Reds's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Paultons Park ships an update every 6 weeks, Salisbury Reds fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.
| Parameter | Paultons Park | Salisbury Reds |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (12 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 65.4% of reviews — better | 60.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 148 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Paultons Park | The Go-Ahead Group plc |
Customer experience
Paultons Park
Salisbury Reds
Bugs and requests
Paultons Park
Reported bugs
10 issues- Photos not appearing after purchase
- QR codes not working for photos
- Tickets blank after app update
- App not working due to no internet signal
- Onsite WiFi not working
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- App functions not working
- Confusing QR code scanning process
- Queue times inaccurate
- Planner icons not tappable
- Location services drain battery
Requested features
7 requests- Offline functionality for app
- Improved photo download process
- Clearer QR code instructions
- Ability to view future opening times
- Countdown timer to park opening
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- More food options/quality
- Better winter season offerings
Salisbury Reds
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Paultons Park
No in-app purchases
Salisbury Reds
No in-app purchases
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