Comparison

Trenord vs NCC Link

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

Head to head
About

Trenord

Purchase train tickets, rail passes, and multi-journey tickets for travel within Lombardy. Features include saving payment details, activating tickets with Tap&Go, and customizing your homepage with favorite routes. Get real-time updates and access special promotions.

Highlights
  • Buy train tickets and Stibm fares
  • Purchase and renew rail passes
  • Buy Malpensa Express tickets
  • Activate multi-journey passes with Tap&Go
  • Save credit card details for quick purchases
  • Customize homepage with favorites
  • Receive line and train notifications
Features
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Multi-journey passes purchase, carnet purchase and Tap&go, credit card details saved in your profile and a new layout for a user experience easier and faster. With the app you can: - Buy train tickets, Stibm fares included - Buy or renew all kinds of rail passes - Buy Malpensa Express tickets - Buy multi-journey passes and activate them through Tap&Go - Add trains, lines and stations to favourites and have them always in the homepage - Enable notifications to be updated about your line or train - Find out the Discovery Train promotion or the Trenord Subscribers promotion SEARCH, BUY AND TRAVEL Search your next trip with the “Where are you going” button or the purchase button in the menu. Use the chronology of last trips searched to buy what you need in very few steps. Buy Trenord tickets, Stibm fares included, one way or round tickets and Malpensa Express tickets for Terminal 1 and Terminal 2. Safely pay by Credit Card, Paypal or Satispay and save your credit card details for quicker purchases. Save your invoices information to ask for the invoice directly from the app. Get to the Train Station or continue your trip using Moovit suggestions. BUY YOUR RAIL PASS OR MULTI-JOURNEY PASS With the App 3.0 you can buy a 10 trips multi-journey pass and activate single tickets through Tap&Go. You only need to go to “my tickets” in the menu and tap on Carnet. From now on, you can also buy your rail pass through the app, not only renew it. Select your trip, type of rail pass and add your card. SAVE YOUR CREDIT CARD DETAILS Pay with your Visa, Mastercard or American Express credit card or use your Paypal or Satispay account. In the new app you can save your credit card details for future purchases MY TICKETS A new area of the app dedicated to all your tickets, multi-journey pass or rail pass to easily have them when you need them. Check the validity of tickets and activate your multi-journey pass or your Stibm ticket through Tap&Go. CUSTOMIZE YOUR HOMEPAGE The customizable homepage will give you only the information you really need: favourite lines, trains and stations. From your profile select the vertical or horizontal view of favourites in the homepage. PROMOTIONS Check promotion of the day with Discovery Train or the Subscribers promotions. Special prices for many events around Lombardy. Contact us: Do you have any report about the app or any suggestion to give us? We’ll love to hear from you! You can easily reach us at apphelpdesk@trenord.it

About

NCC Link

Features
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Enjoy your travels with NCC LINK’s transportation services. Professional chauffeurs with regular licence and authorisations, most recent vehicles for your business and leisure trips. Security, safety and comfort on board for your airport transfer, city tour or city-to-city transfers definitely more convenient than any other ground transportation service. You pay per ride knowing in advance your “fixed” price with no surprise and not “pay per seat” When you select your vehicle you can have as many passengers as per vehicle max capacity. 5 star service from the beginning to the end. How it works: -Select your pick up point, your date, time and your destination. Then select your vehicle fitting your needs in terms of passengers and bags. Check the price and click the button to make the reservation. -Book your transfer for a “one way” service or “round trip” -Avoid taxi lines and queues and have your chauffeur waiting for you at the airport, office, home at your required date and time ( We usually come 5 minute earlier ) -Don’t worry about airport pick up’s waiting time. 1 Hr is Free of charge from Airplane arrival time. We monitor your flight arrival and adjust your pick up time. Change of plan? Don’t worry. We offer free changes or cancellation up to 2 hrs before transfer service. -What you book is what you pay. In our final price, Highway Paytoll, Airport parking fee (1 hr ), tips are all included -Receive emails with your booking recap. Emergency contact details, name and driver’s phone -Cashless payment. It means you dont have to worry about cash/money change on board. You simply add your payment method on the app, relax and enjoy the ride. Download the app now and book one of our vehicle in a matter of seconds.

Screenshots

Trenord4 screens
NCC Link4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Trenord at monthly against NCC Link's every 9 months. NCC Link's advantage is iOS requirement (12.4 vs 15.0). 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

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

Trenord ships an update monthly, NCC Link every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Trenord versus NCC Link: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrenordNCC Link
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (829 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews26.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings829 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB54 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTrenordtaxiID

Bugs and requests

Trenord

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Tickets not showing up in the app
  • Login and password issues
  • Incorrect or missing travel information
  • Inability to complete transactions

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add Apple Pay support
  • Improve ticket management and accessibility
  • Provide better customer support
  • Enhance multilingual capabilities

NCC Link

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Trenord

No in-app purchases

None

NCC Link

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Trenord free?
Trenord is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NCC Link free?
NCC Link is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Trenord or NCC Link have ads?
Neither Trenord nor NCC Link shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Trenord or NCC Link?
Trenord ships an update monthly, and NCC Link every 9 months. Most recently, Trenord was updated on November 1, 2026 and NCC Link on November 3, 2026.

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