Comparison

Train Times vs Train Home

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

Head to head
About

Train Times

Access real-time National Rail updates, including live departure and arrival information for all stations. Track your train's progress, find platform details, and easily check for delays.

Highlights
  • Real-time departure and arrival updates
  • Platform information for departures
  • Delay notifications and duration
  • Live train tracking on route
  • Save favorite station boards
Features
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Get real-time updates for your journeys across the National Rail network and live departure information for all stations. Powered by National Rail real-time data feeds. Features: Search specific journeys and receive real-time departure & arrival updates Find platform information for train departures Easily see if your train is delayed and by how much 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 Save your favourite station departure boards conveniently to the main menu

About

Train Home

This app displays National Rail and London Overground train departure information on a single screen. Commuters can favorite common journeys for instant access and receive notifications for upcoming departures. Pinned trains offer real-time location and arrival updates.

Highlights
  • Real-time UK train departure information
  • Favorite journeys for quick access
  • Departure notifications via GPS
  • Pinned train tracking with live updates
  • iCloud sync across devices
  • Direct data from National Rail Enquiries
Features
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This app is for the commuters. Display all the National Rail and London Overground train departure information you need on one simple screen. No more searching, no more taps. Once you've set it up, open the app and the info you need is always right there in front of you. The app allows you to add stations that you commonly travel between to your favourites, then the departure board for those journeys will appear right on the app's home screen as soon as you open the app. The list is ordered by distance from your current location so the trains you're interested in are always right there at the top of your screen. If your device has GPS (iPhones and some iPads), when you walk into one of your favourite stations you can choose to receive a notification with departure times of the next few trains to your chosen destination. You don't even have to open the app to see when your next train will be, it just appears! As easy as that. If you use both an iPhone and an iPad your favourite journeys will automatically sync using iCloud - no need to set everything up twice. If your commute is even more fixed, you can also pin individual trains. Once you’ve decided on a departure, tap on it to pin it. The departure will move to the top of the screen and give you more details about where the train is currently. Once it sets off it’ll stay there, even when the departure has dropped off the station’s departure board, keeping you updated with the last station you passed through, your estimated arrival time, platform and any delays. All the information comes direct from National Rail Enquiries so will be as up to date and real time as the station boards. We're all creatures of habit, if you find yourself often travelling between the same stations (for work or pleasure), this is the app for you! Note: This isn't a journey planner. Only direct train services between stations will show up, the app won't suggest connections. But once you've found out the connection points of your journey, add them into this app to keep up to date with the train times.

Screenshots

Train Times3 screens
Train Home4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Train Home at 87% against Train Times's 0%. Train Home also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2). Train Times's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.6). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Train Times sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Train Home asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Train Times ships an update every 5 weeks, Train Home monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 4 level
Train Times versus Train Home: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrain TimesTrain Home
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews87.0% of reviews — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperApp Ktchn LtdThomas Thorpe

Customer experience

Train Times

Written reviews14 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Train Home

Written reviews23 reviews
Positive87.0%
Neutral8.7%
Negative4.3%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Train Times

Subscriptions1
  • Commuter Plus7 Days trial$0.997 Days
One-time1
  • Go Pro$3.99
None

Train Home

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Train Times free?
Train Times is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Train Home free?
Train Home is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Train Times or Train Home have ads?
Neither Train Times nor Train Home shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Train Times or Train Home?
Train Times ships an update every 5 weeks, and Train Home monthly. Most recently, Train Times was updated on October 5, 2026 and Train Home on October 19, 2026.

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