Traxplorer | Settle Carlisle vs Plot
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Traxplorer | Settle Carlisle
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Enhance your journey on the Settle to Carlisle line with Traxplorer. Features include: • My Journey : Interactive live map of your journey. Discover more about landmarks and points of interest that can be seen from the train window. Log your journeys and collect postcards for every station you visit. Get helpful information and assistance during your journey. • Train and Bus Times : Live train time information for every station in the UK. Check when the next trains from your local station are departing with one click. Also, discover bus links from stations along the line. • Line Guide : Simple but informative guide to the Hull to Scarborough railway. View each station on the line. Learn about old railways and closed stations along the route. • Station Guide : Detailed information for all 11 stations on the line. Includes a useful map, platform, and accessibility information. Explore what attractions and services each station has to offer. • Trolley service information : Discover the train services which include trolley service, and browse the list of available items for purchase. • Achievements and Leaderboard : Collect rewards for finishing journeys and completing fun tasks within the app. Compete against other passengers in stats such as number of journeys and number of stations visited with public leaderboards. • Seasons : Work together with user users to unlock seasonal rewards every month. Aim to be the number 1 traveller each season to earn exciting accessories. • Customisation and Unlockables : Create your own passenger which will be displayed on the map. Unlock new accessories and customisation by completing achievements.
Plot
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Plot is the travel planner for turning “we should go there” into a trip. Save the coffee shop everyone recommends, the restaurant worth a detour and the hotel with the view. See your places on a map, build your itinerary and leave room for a few discoveries along the way. From a weekend away to a road trip, keep the places you want to visit and the journeys between them together. For group trips, invite friends to add their ideas and see what’s planned. - Save restaurants, coffee shops, hotels and things to do - Build a day-by-day itinerary, or collect ideas before choosing dates - See your places and journeys together on a map - Add flights, trains, drives and stops along the way - Keep notes, tickets and booking confirmations handy on your phone - Share trips with friends and plan together
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Plot at fortnightly against Traxplorer | Settle Carlisle's every 6 weeks. Traxplorer | Settle Carlisle's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Traxplorer | Settle Carlisle ships an update every 6 weeks, Plot fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Traxplorer | Settle Carlisle | Plot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 211 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Yonosphere | Tom Wicks |
In-app purchases
Traxplorer | Settle Carlisle
No in-app purchases
Plot
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Traxplorer | Settle Carlisle free?
Is Plot free?
Do Traxplorer | Settle Carlisle or Plot have ads?
Which is updated more often, Traxplorer | Settle Carlisle or Plot?
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