Iarnród Éireann vs Procabs
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Procabs
Book a taxi with a leading local company. Order rides, track your vehicle in real-time, and receive status updates. Pay with cash or card, and schedule future pickups.
- Order a taxi
- Cancel a booking
- Track vehicle on map
- Real-time status notifications
- Cash or card payment
- Schedule future pickups
- Save favorite locations
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Welcome to the Procabs Taxis booking App! Book your taxi with Galway’s leading taxi Company. We have been servicing Galway’s transportation needs for 20 years. 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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Procabs at 100% against Iarnród Éireann's 8%. Procabs also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.6) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 8 months). Iarnród Éireann's advantage is ratings volume (16 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.
Procabs holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Iarnród Éireann has 16 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 8% of Iarnród Éireann's written reviews are positive against 100% of Procabs's.
Iarnród Éireann ships an update every 8 months, Procabs every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Iarnród Éireann | Procabs |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.6 (16 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 8.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 83 MB | 253 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Iarnród Éireann – Irish Rail | Procabs Hackney Services Ltd |
Customer experience
Iarnród Éireann
Procabs
In-app purchases
Iarnród Éireann
No in-app purchases
Procabs
No in-app purchases
