Galway Taxis vs Translink Planner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Galway Taxis
Book a taxi in Galway City with an app that offers future bookings and real-time vehicle tracking. Get fare estimates and arrival times before you confirm your ride. Drivers are licensed, insured, and familiar with local routes.
- Book taxis for immediate or future travel
- Real-time car tracking
- GPS or manual location selection
- Fare and arrival time estimates
- Promotions and special discounts
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Galway Taxis with over 25 years service in Galway City now launch their taxi booking app. Book your taxi now, or for a date and time in the future and track your car as it drives to you, once a car is allocated to pick you up. Pick up location picked from your gps or enter your favourite pickup or destination. We will give you an estimate of your fare when you book and also how long the car will take to get to your pick-up location. All our drivers are approved by the taxi regulator and all are fully insured and know the streets of Galway and all the shortcuts and fast routes. Download the app today and start saving with our promotions and special discounts contained within the app.
Translink Planner
Plan bus, coach, and rail journeys across Northern Ireland and border regions. Get real-time travel updates, view departure boards, and purchase tickets for specific rail services. Features include interactive planning, ticket storage, and personalized alerts.
- Interactive journey planning
- Purchase NI Railways tickets
- In-app ticket wallet
- Real-time departure boards
- Personalized travel updates
- Accessible planning options
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Plan Northern Ireland and cross border bus, coach and rail journeys with the Translink Journey Planner. Plan from any stop, station or address, see your next departures and get the latest travel updates from Metro, Glider, Ulsterbus, Goldline, NI Railways and Enterprise services. You can also buy single, day return and 3 day select tickets for NI Railways journeys. Features include: - Fully interactive journey planning - Buy single, day return and 3 day Select tickets for NI Railways services - Store purchased tickets within the app wallet - ‘Next Service’ departure board - Plan with Park and ride and bike journeys - Personalised travel updates - Accessible planning - Interactive map planning with real-time Metro and Glider location and a tracking feature - Quick planning using your current location, favourite stops and recent searches - CO2 journey saving calculation
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Translink Planner at 4.4 against Galway Taxis's 3.0. Translink Planner also leads on ratings volume (269 vs 1) and review sentiment (19% vs 0%). Galway Taxis's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Translink Planner holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Translink Planner has 269 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Galway Taxis's written reviews are positive against 19% of Translink Planner's.
Galway Taxis ships an update every 2 months, Translink Planner every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Galway Taxis | Translink Planner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) | 4.4 (269 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 18.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 269 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 111 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Galway Taxis | Ulsterbus Ltd |
Customer experience
Galway Taxis
Translink Planner
Bugs and requests
Galway Taxis
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Translink Planner
Reported bugs
17 issues- App crashes on iPhone during ticket purchase
- Password reset emails not received
- Unable to renew or change passwords
- Journey planner adds unnecessary stops and complications
- Bus stops disappear when zooming in on map
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- Location loading blocks text input
- App doesn't refresh automatically without returning to start page
- Tickets purchased not visible in app
- Cannot book tickets for multiple passengers
- Concession tickets unavailable on mobile
- Inconsistent journey suggestions vs actual timetables
- Bus times don't match timetable posters at stops
- Cancelled buses don't show as cancelled, just disappear
- App shows buses arriving but they never show up
- Incorrect fare calculations and pricing display
- Unable to access certain routes (e.g., Kilkeel from bus centre)
- Timetable PDFs show 'page not found' error
Requested features
18 requests- Unified app for journey planning AND ticket purchasing
- Live bus tracking with real-time location updates
- Ability to view actual departure times instead of countdown minutes
- Show actual time alongside minutes remaining
- Complaint/feedback option for late or cancelled services
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- Simple timetable view without complex journey planning
- Live delay and cancellation notifications
- Apple Watch compatibility
- Exclude walking time option in journey results
- Direct access to timetables from home page
- Show platform/stop information for transfers
- One-click bus tracking from schedule view
- Ability to book tickets for groups over 10 people
- Support for concession tickets on mobile devices
- Better accessibility for tourists and non-locals
- Contactless card payment on vehicles
- Extended booking window beyond 3 weeks
- Proper ticket visibility after purchase
In-app purchases
Galway Taxis
No in-app purchases
Translink Planner
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Galway Taxis free?
Is Translink Planner free?
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