# National Rail

> Travel

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id519094154](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id519094154)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id519094154`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** National Rail
- **Category:** Travel
- **Rating:** 4.60 / 5 (83 ratings)
- **Version:** 10.4.1
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-19
- **First published:** 2012-05-01
- **Size:** 5.44 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-17
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/national-rail/id519094154)
- **Website:** [http://nationalrail.co.uk/](http://nationalrail.co.uk/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/privacy-notice/](https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/privacy-notice/)

## Description

Your journey, simplified. Get live train times, plan routes, buy tickets, and receive real-time updates—all in one app. Travel smarter with National Rail across the British rail network, with timely notifications for delays or disruptions.

Plan journeys with our route planner, view fastest connections, live departures, and platform changes. Save favorite stations, access Railcard discounts and best-value tickets, and stay informed with email, SMS, or WhatsApp updates.

## Rankings

- #145,453 — Overall

## Review summary

National Rail's app shows value for planning and price visibility but is marred by repeated ticketing failures, disruptive banners, and a clunky, less accessible UI. Users also report time/date inconsistencies and generally unreliable performance. Some praise remains for planning tools, price insights, and route details, but core ticket purchases remain problematic.

### Pros

- Helpful for planning journeys and remembering previous searches
- Ability to see ticket prices and identify cheaper options on the same route
- Shows a list of stops, platforms, and last trains for a route
- Easy to use for everyday journeys for some users

### Cons

- Ticket purchasing failures and errors that prevent completing purchases
- Obtrusive banner ads that interfere with navigation (and can feel like scams)
- Clumsy, downgraded UI compared to older version; not intuitive to navigate
- Accessibility and iOS compatibility issues (iPhone X/older/newer models), including poor contrast and layout problems
- Time/date handling glitches (times shown incorrectly, 24h vs 12h confusion) and reliability issues

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