GoCar vs Iarnród Éireann
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GoCar
Access cars and vans across Ireland for short-term rentals, from 30 minutes to longer periods. It's an ideal alternative to car ownership or for businesses needing flexible vehicle solutions. Enjoy transparent pricing with fuel and insurance included.
- Car and van sharing across Ireland
- Rentals from 30 minutes
- Alternative to car ownership
- Flexible business vehicle solutions
- Fuel and insurance included
- No hidden costs
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GoCar is Ireland’s first Car Sharing company and is part of the Europcar Mobility Group, providing members with access to cars and vans all across Ireland. From rental as short as 30 minutes GoCar is the ideal alternative to owning a car, or equally ideal for the SME to save on leasing vehicles. Now introducing GoCar by Europcar across the Europcar network, a car rental product that enables customers to bypass the desk, go directly to their car and drive away. Drive from just €9/hr, fuel is included! No hidden costs. Fully insured. Fast. Easy. Join GoCar & get €10 off your first trip with code FIRST10.
Iarnród Éireann
Plan your rail journeys and book tickets directly through this official app. Search departure times, select travel dates, passenger types, and confirm your train selections for a seamless travel experience.
- Book train tickets
- Plan rail journeys
- Search departure times
- Select travel origin and destination
- Choose passenger and ticket types
- Confirm train selections
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Welcome to the new version of the Iarnród Éireann Irish Rail app. Thank you for downloading or updating our mobile app. Customers can start their booking journey within our app and select their travel origin and destination details followed by the required travel dates, passenger and ticket type selections before confirming their train selections. Customers can also search station departure times and plan their rail journey.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: GoCar at 2.5 against Iarnród Éireann's 1.6. GoCar also leads on update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 8 months) and review sentiment (18% vs 8%). Iarnród Éireann's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ratings volume, 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.
GoCar holds the better App Store score, 2.5 against 1.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20 and 16 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 18% of GoCar's written reviews are positive against 8% of Iarnród Éireann's.
GoCar ships an update every 4 weeks, Iarnród Éireann every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GoCar | Iarnród Éireann |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (20 ratings) — better | 1.6 (16 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 17.9% of reviews — better | 8.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | 16 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 86 MB | 83 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Executive Trust Limited | Iarnród Éireann – Irish Rail |
Customer experience
GoCar
Iarnród Éireann
In-app purchases
GoCar
No in-app purchases
Iarnród Éireann
No in-app purchases
