Comparison

Plot vs Depart UK

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

Head to head
About

Plot

Features
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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

About

Depart UK

Features
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Depart UK shows the next National Rail departures for the journeys you actually make. Save your commute once and open the app to see departure times, platforms, delays and cancellations at a glance. No account, no sign-in, nothing to configure. SAVED ROUTES Add a route from one station to another and the app shows the next trains, with the live expected time, platform number and status for each one. Swap origin and destination with one tap for the journey home. LIVE TIMES AND PLATFORMS Departure data comes from National Rail Enquiries through the Rail Data Marketplace, so you see the same live information as the station boards, including the reason a train is running late or has been cancelled. DIRECT OR CALLING AT Choose to see only direct trains, or any train that calls at your destination. Trains that divide en route are handled correctly. SCHEDULE YOUR ROUTES Set a route to show only on certain days and between certain times, so the morning commute appears in the morning and the trip home appears in the evening. FULL STOPPING PATTERN Open any train to see every calling point with scheduled and live times, and whether the train will skip your stop today. EVERY STATION Over 2,600 UK stations are bundled with the app, so searching by name or CRS code works instantly, even offline. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your routes are stored on your device and never uploaded. The app has no accounts and no analytics. It is free and supported by ads. DATA ATTRIBUTION Live departures: National Rail Enquiries via the Rail Data Marketplace. Station list: davwheat/uk-railway-stations, building on Trainline EU data, licensed under the ODbL.

Screenshots

Plot4 screens
Depart UK4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Plot at none against Depart UK's shown. Depart UK's advantage is update cadence (daily vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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

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

Plot ships an update fortnightly, Depart UK daily. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Plot versus Depart UK: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlotDepart UK
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyDaily — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB6 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperTom WicksDaniel Martins Albuquerque

In-app purchases

None

Plot

No in-app purchases

None

Depart UK

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Plot free?
Plot is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Depart UK free?
Depart UK is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Plot or Depart UK have ads?
Depart UK shows ads; Plot does not.
Which is updated more often, Plot or Depart UK?
Plot ships an update fortnightly, and Depart UK daily. Most recently, Plot was updated on October 30, 2026 and Depart UK on October 5, 2026.

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