Comparison

LCR Ticket vs PDF Ready

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

Head to head
About

LCR Ticket

This official mobile ticketing application allows users to inquire about, reserve, pay for, and manage train tickets. It offers features for ticket changes, refunds, order history, and contact management, aiming to provide convenient and efficient travel services.

Highlights
  • Ticket inquiry
  • Reservation
  • Online payment
  • Ticket change
  • Refunds
  • Order inquiry
  • Frequent contact management
Features
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LCR Ticket is the official mobile phone ticketing application software launched by China-Laos Railway Co., Ltd. The software has functions such as ticket inquiry, reservation, online payment, ticket change, refund, order inquiry, frequent contact management, and personal data modification. To provide passengers with convenient, efficient and fast travel services.

About

PDF Ready

Features
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PDFTicketHolder keeps your PDF tickets and ticket screenshots ready to show at the gate. Save tickets for concerts, movies, events, transportation, and other reservations. Add a date and time, and the app can automatically show today’s upcoming ticket when it opens. You can also pin an important ticket manually. It is also useful for travel documents you check often, such as route maps, venue maps, and reservation confirmations. Pin a frequently used reference so it is easy to open while you are on the move. Each PDF or image remembers its own viewing position. Zoom to the QR code or barcode once, and the app restores the page, zoom level, and position the next time you open that ticket. Password-protected PDFs are supported, and passwords are saved in the device Keychain only after they successfully unlock a PDF. Key features: - Save PDF tickets and ticket screenshots - Save route maps, reservation confirmations, and other travel reference images - Automatically show today’s upcoming ticket - Pin a ticket for quick access - Remember PDF page, zoom level, and position - Remember image zoom level and position - Open password-protected PDFs - Import from the Share Sheet or file picker

Screenshots

LCR Ticket4 screens
PDF Ready4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: LCR Ticket at 11.0 against PDF Ready's 17.0. On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LCR Ticket ships an update every 3 weeks, PDF Ready fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
LCR Ticket versus PDF Ready: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLCR TicketPDF Ready
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (26 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews30.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings26 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB3 MB
Age rating9+4+
Developer老中铁路有限公司Naoki Hotta

In-app purchases

None

LCR Ticket

No in-app purchases

None

PDF Ready

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LCR Ticket free?
LCR Ticket is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PDF Ready free?
PDF Ready is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do LCR Ticket or PDF Ready have ads?
Neither LCR Ticket nor PDF Ready shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LCR Ticket or PDF Ready?
LCR Ticket ships an update every 3 weeks, and PDF Ready fortnightly. Most recently, LCR Ticket was updated on October 10, 2026 and PDF Ready on October 12, 2026.

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