Ryanair vs Thistle Cabs Group
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ryanair
Find the lowest airfares across Europe with this travel app. It offers convenient features like mobile check-in, digital boarding passes, and easy access to in-flight extras for a seamless travel experience.
- Lowest European fares
- Mobile check-in
- Mobile boarding pass
- In-flight extras
- Easy booking
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With this App at your fingertips, Europe is at your feet. We’re Ryanair, so of course you’ll find the lowest fares in Europe on our app. But you’ll also get handy extras like being able to check in while you’re on the move, a mobile boarding pass delivered straight to your phone and a choice of in-flight extras in one quick click. So why are you still reading? Download it now and get flying!
Thistle Cabs Group
Book a taxi quickly and easily with real-time car tracking and driver communication. Schedule rides in advance, manage favorite locations, and receive dispatch notifications. Enjoy priority service with this convenient travel app.
- Instant taxi booking
- Real-time car tracking
- Advance ride scheduling
- Driver communication
- Favorite location management
- Push notification alerts
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Book a taxi in under 10 seconds and experience exclusive priority service from Thistle Cabs Group. You can place the booking directly on our map, and see how many available cars there are. No standing in the rain. Track your car as it arrives on a map, or call the driver when they are nearby. No more guessing where your cab might be. Place bookings hours, days or weeks in advance. Whenever it's convenient for you. If necessary, cancel your booking at any time. It takes seconds to place a new booking directly from the handy favourites list. Having integrated SMS booking, we've now launched this intelligent IOS App so you can book a taxi within 3 screen taps. Thistle Cabs is FREE to download and it costs you nothing to register. ---------------------------------------- It's so easy and quick to use. Download the App and register just once. Our intelligent software will suggest your favourite Pick Up locations, and you're ready to book your a car. When you make a bookings, we'll notify you by Push Notification as your car is dispatched. We'll also inform you when your car is 2 minutes away, giving you additional details such as registration number, make, model and vehicle colour. ---------------------------------------- We value feedback and take all reviews very seriously. So please leave us feedback about your journey using the App. This helps us continually improve our service.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Thistle Cabs Group at 100% against Ryanair's 17%. Thistle Cabs Group also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5). Ryanair's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (85K vs 3). 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.
Thistle Cabs Group holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ryanair has 85K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of Ryanair's written reviews are positive against 100% of Thistle Cabs Group's.
Ryanair ships an update weekly, Thistle Cabs Group every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ryanair | Thistle Cabs Group |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (85K ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 17.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 85K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #96 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 345 MB | 91 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ryanair Ltd. | B & G CONTRACTS LIMITED |
Customer experience
Ryanair
Thistle Cabs Group
Bugs and requests
Ryanair
Reported bugs
3 issues- Passport scanning functionality not working
- Booking and check-in process glitches
- App crashing and losing user data
Requested features
3 requests- Improved communication about flight status updates
- Ability to easily manage and change bookings
- Better integration between app and website
Thistle Cabs Group
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Ryanair
No in-app purchases
Thistle Cabs Group
No in-app purchases
