Comparison

RailChecker 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

RailChecker

Get real-time train information including times, lengths, and crowding. Plan your journeys easily and receive instant updates on delays and disruptions. Pin your frequent stations and services for quick access to departure boards and service details.

Highlights
  • Live train times
  • Train crowding information
  • Journey planning
  • Delay and disruption alerts
  • Pinning favorite stations/trains
  • Real-time service updates
Features
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RailChecker is an app that can tell you everything you need to know about your rail journey. Train times, train lengths and formations*, train crowding* - it's all here. Everything in your hands All the data is made available to you through RailChecker. The data comes from National Rail Enquiries, so it will be the same as the information shown on platform displays. Pin your regular stations and trains You can pin the stations and services you use the most so that you can access departure boards and service information respectively with just one press of a button. Plan your journey Planning journeys has been made very easy in the app. Enter your origin and destination stations and the app will return to you the fastest possible route. Stay in the know when things go wrong Standing on a cold platform not knowing what is going on is a thing of the past. RailChecker can tell you the reason for the delay of your service, and also show you service disruption for your regular train operators. Powered by National Rail Enquiries. * Select operators and services only. Terms of Service: https://railchecker.app/terms/

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

RailChecker4 screens
Train Journey Planner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Train Journey Planner at none against RailChecker's 1. Train Journey Planner also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. RailChecker sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Train Journey Planner asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
RailChecker versus Train Journey Planner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRailCheckerTrain Journey Planner
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.412.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRobert TopolowskiSumit Kukadiya

In-app purchases

1 purchases

RailChecker

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly subscription$1.991 Month
None

Train Journey Planner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RailChecker free?
RailChecker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Train Journey Planner free?
Train Journey Planner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do RailChecker or Train Journey Planner have ads?
RailChecker shows ads; Train Journey Planner does not.

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