Value Cabs vs Translink mLink
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Value Cabs
Easily book and track taxis with Belfast's leading taxi service. This user-friendly app allows you to order a ride, cancel bookings, and monitor your vehicle's arrival in real-time. Pay conveniently with cash or card and schedule rides for a specific time.
- Order a taxi
- Cancel a booking
- Track vehicle on map
- Real-time status notifications
- Pay by cash or card
- Schedule exact pick-up times
- Store favorite locations
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Book and track your Taxi easily with Belfast’s No.1 Taxi Company. This app is simple and easy to use and gives the user the capability of booking a taxi with a few taps of your screen, Through this app you can: • Order a taxi • Cancel a booking • Track the vehicle on the map as it makes its way towards you! • Receive real-time notifications of the status of your taxi • Pay by cash or with card • Order a taxi for an exact pick-up time • Store your favourite pick up points for easy booking
Translink mLink
Purchase and use public transport tickets directly from your mobile device. This app allows you to buy various ticket types for multiple transit services, simplifying your travel experience.
- Mobile ticket purchase
- Weekly, Monthly, and Day tickets
- NI Railways, Metro/Glider support
- Airport Express 300
- Refund and Delay Repay information
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The quicker and easier way to travel with Translink. Buy, receive & use your tickets via your mobile. You can buy your Weekly, Monthly, 3 Day Flexi and new 1 Day Peak and 1 Day Off-Peak tickets using your mobile phone. You can purchase NI Railways, Metro/Glider, Foyle Metro, yLink and 24+, Airport Express 300, Goldline services (within Northern Ireland), selected Ulsterbus and urby tickets. Full details of ticket validities, what to do if your phone is lost, stolen, damaged or faulty, how to apply for a Refund, how to make a claim under our Delay Repay scheme, further information and full Terms & Conditions can be found at www.translink.co.uk/mLink
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Value Cabs at 57% against Translink mLink's 1%. Value Cabs also leads on rating (4.6 vs 1.5) and ratings volume (89 vs 8). Translink mLink's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 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.
Value Cabs holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Value Cabs has 89 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Value Cabs's written reviews are positive against 1% of Translink mLink's.
Value Cabs ships an update every 6 weeks, Translink mLink fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Value Cabs | Translink mLink |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (89 ratings) — better | 1.5 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 56.6% of reviews — better | 1.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 89 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 143 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Value Cabs | Corethree Ltd. |
Customer experience
Value Cabs
Translink mLink
Bugs and requests
Value Cabs
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Translink mLink
Reported bugs
5 issues- Constant log-outs
- Tickets disappearing
- Crashes when selecting destination
- Basket validation errors when purchasing
- Password reset emails not being received
Requested features
4 requests- Add 'Add to Apple Wallet' button
- Remember last route when buying tickets
- Ability to buy tickets for multiple people
- Integrate ticket purchasing into main app
In-app purchases
Value Cabs
No in-app purchases
Translink mLink
No in-app purchases
