Comparison

铁路12306 vs 买火车票

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

铁路12306

This official platform allows users to book train tickets directly from the China Railway. It offers features like ticket waiting lists, seat and berth selection, and intelligent transfer planning. Additionally, it provides booking for flights, bus tickets, hotels, and other travel-related services.

Highlights
  • Official train ticket booking
  • Ticket waiting list
  • Seat and berth selection
  • Intelligent transfer planning
  • Flight and bus ticket booking
  • Hotel and travel service booking
  • Accessibility features
Features
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中国铁路出品,人民铁路为人民,买火车票就用铁路12306!铁路12306网站(含手机客户端)是中国铁路唯一官方火车票网络售票平台,从未授权任何第三方平台发售火车票。 我们的特色: 【售票无加价】不收取加速包费用,不捆绑保险销售,不收取会员费,让您购票放心。 【信息更准确】晚点、停运信息,列车出发、到达信息,车厢、车型信息,第一时间获知,让您出行安心。 【功能更全面】火车票、机票、汽车票、网络订餐、酒店住宿、旅游等近百项功能,让您旅行无忧。 【服务更温馨】满足老年人的大字版,满足视障等特殊人群的无障碍版,让您使用便捷。 主要产品及服务: 【火车票预订】 1. 无票候补。车票售完不用慌,无票候补帮您忙。提交候补需求,当因退票、改签或新增列车等产生可供发售的车票时,自动为您出票。 2. 选座选铺。喜欢靠窗看风景?喜欢靠过道便捷?喜欢上铺清净?喜欢下铺方便?选座选铺一键指定心意座/铺位。 3. 智能中转。没有直达方案?中转服务智能为您推荐换乘方案。 4. 车站大屏。查看列车出发、到达信息,让您轻松掌握行程,送站接人更加便捷。 【机票预订】 航司官方直营店入驻,官方机票服务,购票更安心,出行有保障。 【汽车票预订】 覆盖全国随时出发!提供国内公路客运信息、汽车站、线路时刻的查询及汽车票预订服务。 【联运服务】 提供空铁公水多交通方式一站式购票及信息查询服务,省时省心,出行更多选择。 【出行服务】 提供高铁订餐、酒店预订、约车接送站、铁路游、景区门票预订、铁路商城、出行保险等服务,吃住行游购娱,一款APP满足您的出行需求。 【温馨服务】 提供临时乘车证明、重点旅客预约、遗失物品查找等便捷服务功能,让您出行无后顾之忧。 【会员服务】 提供会员权益及支持使用积分兑换车票等相关服务。 更多信息请关注 微信公众号:铁路12306

About

买火车票

Features
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Buy Train Ticket is directly connected to China Railway Customer Service Center official website to buy tickets for the mobile device client software tools. [Features] • ticket inquiries, orders, Meal, refund, Passbook, reminders, being late inquiry, commonly used contact management, change passwords, and other functions, and "buy tickets Pro" same. [Pay] • support Alipay pay the fare. • fare paid also optionally: China Construction Bank, China Merchants Bank, Agricultural Bank, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Bank of Communications, Shanghai Pudong Development Bank, China Everbright Bank, Industrial Bank, Huaxia Bank, Bank of Beijing, you can also try more UnionPay cards. CUP also supported by more than 180 Postal Savings Bank and other banks, without having to open online banking, you can have a card to pay. • Construction Bank, China Merchants Bank and Agricultural Bank fully within the payment function. [Control] • streamline processes, intelligent memory, greatly reduce the difficulty of the operation, suitable for mobile phones and tablet operating. • Select the station using the first letter of pinyin index can also be used jianpin, Chinese fuzzy query. • Providing the lunar calendar date selection controls for easy purchase at traditional festivals. • Supports landscape mode, follow the device 360-degree rotation. • iPad using the left and right navigation under way and take advantage of device characteristics. [Safety] • Use issuing bank payment mobile payment business functions, and bound by SMS real-time validation to ensure the safety of the use of funds. • self-service ticket machines at the station, online shopping window or ticket window free tickets, do not worry about the problem of fake tickets.

Screenshots

铁路123064 screens
买火车票4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: 买火车票 at 89% against 铁路12306's 8%. 买火车票 also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.0). 铁路12306's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 5 weeks) and ratings volume (1K vs 62). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

买火车票 holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 铁路12306 has 1K ratings behind it against 62, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 8% of 铁路12306's written reviews are positive against 89% of 买火车票's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

铁路12306 ships an update every 4 days, 买火车票 every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
铁路12306 versus 买火车票: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter铁路12306买火车票
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (1K ratings)4.7 (62 ratings) — better
Positive reviews7.9% of reviews89.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1K — better62
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
Best chart rank#173 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size174 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer中国铁道科学研究院集团有限公司家平 唐

Customer experience

铁路12306

All ratings1,035 ratings
Positive24.3%
Neutral4.1%
Negative71.6%
Written reviews611 reviews
Positive7.9%
Neutral4.9%
Negative87.2%

买火车票

All ratings61 ratings
Positive90.2%
Neutral3.3%
Negative6.6%
Written reviews102 reviews
Positive89.2%
Neutral6.9%
Negative3.9%

Bugs and requests

铁路12306

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Registration page shows blank screen
  • Frequent crashes and freezes
  • Incorrect time display
  • Inability to search for trains

Requested features

4 requests
  • Support for Apple Pay
  • 12-hour time format
  • Ability to remove linked phone number
  • English language support

买火车票

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

铁路12306

No in-app purchases

None

买火车票

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 铁路12306 free?
铁路12306 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is 买火车票 free?
买火车票 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, 铁路12306 or 买火车票?
买火车票 is rated higher. 铁路12306 averages 2.0 out of 5 from 1K ratings, while 买火车票 averages 4.7 from 62 ratings.
Do 铁路12306 or 买火车票 have ads?
Neither 铁路12306 nor 买火车票 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 铁路12306 or 买火车票?
铁路12306 ships an update every 4 days, and 买火车票 every 5 weeks. Most recently, 铁路12306 was updated on October 29, 2026 and 买火车票 on October 29, 2026.

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