Fasteroute vs UK Trains
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fasteroute
Get live UK train departure and arrival information for the National Rail network. Easily check train status, platform numbers, and departure times. Follow trains in real-time and find your nearest station.
- Live train departures and arrivals
- Train reliability status (on time, late, cancelled)
- Platform information
- Real-time train tracking
- Nearest station finder
- Favorite stations and routes
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Live train departures and arrivals on the National Rail network with train reliability. - Search for a particular station. - See at a glance if your train is on time, late or cancelled. - Know which platform to go to and how long until your train departs. - Find your nearest station. - Display only the trains that stop at a particular station. - Save your favourite stations and routes for quick and easy access. - Follow trains in real-time, see stopping stations and the reasons for delays and cancellations. Simple and easy to use. Displayed beautifully. Powered by National Rail Enquiries.
UK Trains
This app tracks the punctuality of UK passenger trains based on the Public Performance Measure (PPM). It defines 'on time' based on arrival within 5-10 minutes of the planned schedule, depending on the service type. Trains failing to complete their planned route are counted as failures.
- Public Performance Measure (PPM) tracking
- On-time train arrival definition
- Service type punctuality thresholds
- Failure count for incomplete routes
- UK passenger train network data
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The public performance measure (PPM) measures the performance of individual trains advertised as passenger services against their planned timetable as agreed between the operator and Network Rail at 22:00 the night before. PPM is therefore the percentage of trains 'on time' compared to the total number of trains planned. A train is defined as on time if it arrives at the destination within five minutes (ie 4 minutes 59 seconds or less) of the planned arrival time for London and South East or regional services, or 10 minutes (ie 9 minutes 59 seconds or less) for long distance services. Where a train fails to run its entire planned route calling at all timetabled stations it will count as a PPM failure.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Fasteroute at none against UK Trains's 1. Fasteroute also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. UK Trains sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Fasteroute asks for nothing beyond the download.
Fasteroute ships an update every 3 months, UK Trains every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and June 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fasteroute | UK Trains |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 53.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | George Goldberg | Jonathan Gibbs |
Customer experience
Fasteroute
UK Trains
In-app purchases
Fasteroute
No in-app purchases
UK Trains
- No Ads$1.99
