Comparison

TTK Swift vs Train Journey Planner

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

Head to head
About

TTK Swift

Features
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Use this app to store and organise your UK Rail sTickets. Only use this app if you have an sTicket arrangement with an agent (a train company or travel agent) who has told you to install the app. To receive your sTickets on the app, proceed as follows: 1) Install the app 2) Launch the app 3) Create a new account by entering your username, forename and surname (all mandatory), and an optional photocard number, and tapping 'Create New Account'. 4) Registration will only take a few seconds - you will see your registration ID on the screen. 5) Now contact your agent, and give them your registration ID. 6) Once your agent has your registration ID, they will issue you with sTickets according to whatever arrangement they have made with you. 7) You can update your app with any new tickets at any time by tapping the 'Download' button (the down arrow at the top left of the app screen). 8) Just before you travel, activate your ticket by tapping on if from the main screen, and then tapping the 'Activate' button. Alternatively, if you have an existing registration (already known to your agent), which you want to transfer to your iPhone, proceed as follows: 1) Install the app 2) Launch the app 3) Enter your username (and password if applicable), or your existing registration ID, forename and surname, and tap 'Transfer Account to this Device'. 4) Registration will only take a few seconds - after receiving confirmation, continue from step (6) above.

About

Train Journey Planner

Features
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Departure times / Arrival times and platform data for all National Rail stations, powered by National Rail Enquiries’ real-time data feeds. • Journey planning across the National Rail network • Find platform information for train departures • Easily see if your train is delayed and by how much • Live departures and arrivals at all National Rail stations, with predicted and actual platform information and live train progress • Favourite stations, journeys and last viewed trains • See where you have to make changes along your journey • Send your train information to others or add it to your calendar • Push Alerts for train departures - ideal for regular commuters • Track your train on its route, checking where is it in real-time, which stations it will call at & where it has already called at

Screenshots

TTK Swift3 screens
Train Journey Planner4 screens

Verdict

The call

TTK Swift and Train Journey Planner are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
TTK Swift versus Train Journey Planner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTTK SwiftTrain Journey Planner
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 7 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB43 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperThe Ticket Keeper LtdSumit Kukadiya

In-app purchases

None

TTK Swift

No in-app purchases

None

Train Journey Planner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TTK Swift free?
TTK Swift is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Train Journey Planner free?
Train Journey Planner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TTK Swift or Train Journey Planner have ads?
Neither TTK Swift nor Train Journey Planner shows ads.

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