TravelMaster vs TSY Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TravelMaster
This app simplifies public transport by allowing users to buy tickets and manage smartcards for various regional providers. It syncs purchased tickets and displays existing ones with expiry dates, offering integrated travel solutions.
- Buy tickets for multiple providers
- Sync smartcards
- View ticket expiry dates
- Integrated travel solutions
- Regional transport provider support
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The App can be used to buy tickets and sync your TravelMaster, Zoom and Stagecoach smartcards all in one place. CityBus, CityWide, SYBus, SYConnect, SYConnect+, GetAbout, GetAbout+ and Wayfarer tickets are all available to buy via the App. Syncing your smartcard will add any tickets bought on the App or our website. It will also show what tickets along with their expiry dates already loaded to your card. At TravelMaster, we aim to provide South Yorkshire and Derbyshire with great value and simplified ways to use public transport. We work with all of the region’s transport providers to bring you some of the UK's lowest-priced, and most advanced, integrated travel tickets. This App is the next step in transforming travel in the region.
TSY Mobile
Purchase daily, weekly, or monthly public transport tickets for various age groups. This app simplifies travel across trams, buses, and trains in South Yorkshire.
- Purchase daily, weekly, and monthly tickets
- Tickets for adults, children, students, and young people
- Covers tram, bus, and rail services
- Easy way to travel in South Yorkshire
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Buy daily, weekly or monthly tram, bus and rail tickets for adults, children, students and young people. For an easier way to get around South Yorkshire, get on board with TSY Mobile. Happy travelling!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: TSY Mobile at 22% against TravelMaster's 0%. TSY Mobile also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
TravelMaster ships an update every 6 weeks, TSY Mobile every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TravelMaster | TSY Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 21.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 75 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TravelMaster | Yorcard Limited |
Customer experience
TravelMaster
TSY Mobile
In-app purchases
TravelMaster
No in-app purchases
TSY Mobile
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is TravelMaster free?
Is TSY Mobile free?
Do TravelMaster or TSY Mobile have ads?
Which is updated more often, TravelMaster or TSY Mobile?
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