South Western Railway Downloads & RevenueSouth Western Railway · App Store & Google Play
South Western Railway gets 1k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
South Western Railway by First MTR South Western Trains Limited is on App Store and Google Play. Active Users (MAU & DAU), Downloads, rankings, keywords, revenue, and rating totals.
South Western Railway update history & changes
Last change · 9 events since 31 May 2016Full timeline ↓📦iOSUpdated to version 5.1.2📦AndroidUpdated to version 5.1.2🆕iOSFirst spotted by AppInsider🆕AndroidFirst spotted by AppInsider📦iOSVersion 5.1.1📦AndroidUpdated to version 5.1.0🆕AndroidReleased on Google Play🆕iOSReleased on the App Store
Full timeline · 9 events
- 📦South Western Railway updated to version 5.1.2iOSClearer information on delayed and cancelled trains
Improvements when applying for a refund
Bug fixes - 📦South Western Railway updated to version 5.1.2Android• Clearer information about delayed and cancelled trains.
• Improvements to the refund application process.
• Bug fixes and performance improvements. - 🆕South Western Railway first spotted by AppInsideriOS#42 in Top Free · Travel · United Kingdom
- 🆕South Western Railway first spotted by AppInsiderAndroidUnited Kingdom
- 📦South Western Railway version 5.1.1iOSRemoval of the Job Centre Plus railcard when booking tickets
- 📦South Western Railway updated to version 5.1.0AndroidIn this update you will be able to apply for a refund through the app. We have also made several improvements to the booking flow to make buying a ticket with us a better experience.
- 📦South Western Railway version 5.1.1AndroidRemoval of the Job Centre Plus railcard when booking ticket
- 🆕South Western Railway released on Google PlayAndroid
- 🆕South Western Railway released on the App StoreiOS
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Rating
4.4 ★
81k ratings, both stores
Measured
Best rank now
#34
Android · 
Maps & Navigation Free
Maps & Navigation FreeMeasured
New ratings a week
169
▲ +23% vs the 2 weeks before (App Store)
Measured
App Store
App details
App ID
1104215511
Publisher
FIRST MTR SOUTH WESTERN TRAINS LIMITED
Publisher country
United Kingdom
On the store since
May 2016
10 years on the store
Minimum OS
iOS 16.6+
iPhone 8 and later
Devices
iPhone · iPad
Universal purchase
Content rating
4+
Languages
1
EN
Size
138 MB
Also listed in
Navigation
Google Play
App details
App ID
com.southwesttrains.journeyplanner
Publisher
FIRST MTR SOUTH WESTERN TRAINS LIMITED
Publisher country
United Kingdom
Content rating
Mature 17+
South Western Railway downloads & installs
Both stores, worldwide. Bands are open; exact numbers are free with an account.
| Store | Downloads / day | Lifetime installs |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 1k+ | 5M+ |
| Google Play | 100+ | 1M+ Measured |
| Total | 1k+ Confidence | 5M+ Confidence |
How this is calculated
App Store: chart positions and rating growth per country, anchored on its own Android downloads; lifetime from ratings worldwide × installs per rating. Google Play: the daily change in its exact install count. The total adds every store.
Where South Western Railway's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Stickiness (DAU / MAU)
how many monthly users open it on a given day
Retention · share of new users still active
Day 1
Day 7
Day 30
Time spent · per daily user
Average time spent Pro
min a day
Sessions a day Pro
Time per session Pro
min
How this is calculated
Monthly users come from lifetime installs across every store, fitted on monthly active user figures companies publish; daily users = monthly × the typical daily/monthly ratio for the category. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where it ranks now
Both stores, across every country we track.
| Store | Best rank | Charting in | US Top Free | US Top Grossing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| App Store | #133 Travel Free | 1 of 30 countries | – | – |
| Google Play | #34 Maps & Navigation Free | 1 of 23 countries | – | – |
Full chart lists: App Store · Google Play.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisApp Store
New ratings a week
124
▲ +23% vs the 2 weeks before
Lifetime rating
4.6★
recent stars not readable yet: new ratings are a tiny share of the total
Review momentum
78/100
faster than 90% of Travel apps
Google Play
New ratings a week
45
▲ +7% vs the 2 weeks before
Written reviews a week
under 1
Google Play
Lifetime rating
4.4★
recent stars not readable yet: new ratings are a tiny share of the total
Review momentum
58/100
faster than 62% of Maps and navigation apps
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
Ratings
Both stores. Store data, measured.
| Store | Rating | Ratings |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 4.6 ★ | 62k |
| Google Play | 4.0 ★ | 19k 27 written reviews |
| Both stores | 4.4 ★ weighted by ratings | 81k |
About South Western Railway
Download the official South Western Railway (SWR) app to check train times and buy cheap train tickets on any train line in the UK* - and we don’t charge booking fees.
Why choose the South Western Railway app?
• Buy train tickets to and from anywhere across the UK*
• Save up to 51% with Advance train tickets
• No booking fees every time
• Get rewarded every time you buy direct with SWR. With over 100 rewards to choose from including days out, cheap theatre tickets, shopping discounts and much more!
• Get the cheapest SWR tickets. With our price promise if you see a cheaper price for the same train ticket travelling with SWR, we'll refund the difference
• eTickets - download and store your tickets in your phone’s wallet for easy access
Live information
• Check Live Train Times Across the UK*
• View departure and arrival times for all National Rail services
• Check live train times, locations and where to be with platform details
• Save your frequent journeys for ease of checking again later
• Check onboard facilities and see how busy your SWR train is
Information to note:
You’ll need to create an online SWR account or sign-in before you can purchase your train tickets.
* Excludes Northern Ireland
Got a question? Here’s our FAQs:
https://www.southwesternrailway.com/contact-and-help/faqs
Need to get in touch? Find the best way to here:
https://www.southwesternrailway.com/contact-and-help
Follow us:
• Message/ “tweet” us at: https://twitter.com/SW_Help
• Instagram
• Facebook
• X
• YouTube
• Google News
Why choose the South Western Railway app?
• Buy train tickets to and from anywhere across the UK*
• Save up to 51% with Advance train tickets
• No booking fees every time
• Get rewarded every time you buy direct with SWR. With over 100 rewards to choose from including days out, cheap theatre tickets, shopping discounts and much more!
• Get the cheapest SWR tickets. With our price promise if you see a cheaper price for the same train ticket travelling with SWR, we'll refund the difference
• eTickets - download and store your tickets in your phone’s wallet for easy access
Live information
• Check Live Train Times Across the UK*
• View departure and arrival times for all National Rail services
• Check live train times, locations and where to be with platform details
• Save your frequent journeys for ease of checking again later
• Check onboard facilities and see how busy your SWR train is
Information to note:
You’ll need to create an online SWR account or sign-in before you can purchase your train tickets.
* Excludes Northern Ireland
Got a question? Here’s our FAQs:
https://www.southwesternrailway.com/contact-and-help/faqs
Need to get in touch? Find the best way to here:
https://www.southwesternrailway.com/contact-and-help
Follow us:
• Message/ “tweet” us at: https://twitter.com/SW_Help
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• YouTube
• Google News
South Western Railway App Store
South Western Railway gets 1k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
South Western Railway is #133 in Travel Free in United Kingdom and charting in 1 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 11 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
CategoryTravel
PriceFree
Released
Rating★ 4.6 (62k)
Version5.1.2
Age rating4+
First seen by us 25 Sep 2026
25 Sep 2026Installs (est.)5M+ worldwide
Rating
4.6 ★
62k ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#133
Travel FreeMeasured
New ratings a week
124
▲ +23% vs the 2 weeks before
Measured
South Western Railway on the App Store
App details
App ID
1104215511
Publisher
FIRST MTR SOUTH WESTERN TRAINS LIMITED
Publisher country
United Kingdom
On the store since
May 2016
10 years on the store
Minimum OS
iOS 16.6+
iPhone 8 and later
Devices
iPhone · iPad
Universal purchase
Content rating
4+
Languages
1
EN
Size
138 MB
Also listed in
Navigation
South Western Railway downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Apple publishes no download counts. App Store downloads come from chart positions and daily rating growth per country, calibrated on Google Play install counts; lifetime installs from ratings worldwide × installs per rating. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where South Western Railway's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Stickiness (DAU / MAU)
how many monthly users open it on a given day
Retention · share of new users still active
Day 1
Day 7
Day 30
Time spent · per daily user
Average time spent Pro
min a day
Sessions a day Pro
Time per session Pro
min
How this is calculated
Monthly users come from lifetime installs across every store, fitted on monthly active user figures companies publish; daily users = monthly × the typical daily/monthly ratio for the category. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | TravelFree | #133 |
Apps near South Western Railway on the chart
Travel Free, around #133.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Rating
4.6 ★
62k ratings
Measured
Ratings
62k
Measured
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisNew ratings a week
124
▲ +23% vs the 2 weeks before
Lifetime rating
4.6★
recent stars not readable yet: new ratings are a tiny share of the total
Review momentum
78/100
faster than 90% of Travel apps
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
About South Western Railway
Download the official South Western Railway (SWR) app to check train times and buy cheap train tickets on any train line in the UK* - and we don’t charge booking fees.
Why choose the South Western Railway app?
• Buy train tickets to and from anywhere across the UK*
• Save up to 51% with Advance train tickets
• No booking fees every time
• Get rewarded every time you buy direct with SWR. With over 100 rewards to choose from including days out, cheap theatre tickets, shopping discounts and much more!
• Get the cheapest SWR tickets. With our price promise if you see a cheaper price for the same train ticket travelling with SWR, we'll refund the difference
• eTickets - download and store your tickets in your phone’s wallet for easy access
Live information
• Check Live Train Times Across the UK*
• View departure and arrival times for all National Rail services
• Check live train times, locations and where to be with platform details
• Save your frequent journeys for ease of checking again later
• Check onboard facilities and see how busy your SWR train is
Information to note:
You’ll need to create an online SWR account or sign-in before you can purchase your train tickets.
* Excludes Northern Ireland
Got a question? Here’s our FAQs:
https://www.southwesternrailway.com/contact-and-help/faqs
Need to get in touch? Find the best way to here:
https://www.southwesternrailway.com/contact-and-help
Follow us:
• Message/ “tweet” us at: https://twitter.com/SW_Help
• Instagram
• Facebook
• X
• YouTube
• Google News
Why choose the South Western Railway app?
• Buy train tickets to and from anywhere across the UK*
• Save up to 51% with Advance train tickets
• No booking fees every time
• Get rewarded every time you buy direct with SWR. With over 100 rewards to choose from including days out, cheap theatre tickets, shopping discounts and much more!
• Get the cheapest SWR tickets. With our price promise if you see a cheaper price for the same train ticket travelling with SWR, we'll refund the difference
• eTickets - download and store your tickets in your phone’s wallet for easy access
Live information
• Check Live Train Times Across the UK*
• View departure and arrival times for all National Rail services
• Check live train times, locations and where to be with platform details
• Save your frequent journeys for ease of checking again later
• Check onboard facilities and see how busy your SWR train is
Information to note:
You’ll need to create an online SWR account or sign-in before you can purchase your train tickets.
* Excludes Northern Ireland
Got a question? Here’s our FAQs:
https://www.southwesternrailway.com/contact-and-help/faqs
Need to get in touch? Find the best way to here:
https://www.southwesternrailway.com/contact-and-help
Follow us:
• Message/ “tweet” us at: https://twitter.com/SW_Help
• X
• YouTube
• Google News
Latest updates
5.1.2
Clearer information on delayed and cancelled trains
Improvements when applying for a refund
Bug fixes
5.1.1
Removal of the Job Centre Plus railcard when booking tickets
South Western Railway Android
South Western Railway gets 1k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
South Western Railway is #34 in Maps & Navigation Free on Google Play in United Kingdom and charting in 1 of 23 countries we track.
Updated 11 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperSouth Western Railway
CategoryMaps & Navigation
PriceFree
Released
Installs1M+
Rating★ 4.0 (19k)
Updated
Content ratingMature 17+
Rating
4.0 ★
19k ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#34
Maps & Navigation FreeMeasured
New ratings a week
45
▲ +7% vs the 2 weeks before
Measured
South Western Railway on Google Play
App details
App ID
com.southwesttrains.journeyplanner
Publisher
FIRST MTR SOUTH WESTERN TRAINS LIMITED
Publisher country
United Kingdom
Content rating
Mature 17+
South Western Railway downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Google Play shows an exact lifetime install count; downloads per day are its daily change (measured). When Play hasn't refreshed the count, they come from new ratings and Top Free chart positions. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where South Western Railway's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Stickiness (DAU / MAU)
how many monthly users open it on a given day
Retention · share of new users still active
Day 1
Day 7
Day 30
Time spent · per daily user
Average time spent Pro
min a day
Sessions a day Pro
Time per session Pro
min
How this is calculated
Monthly users come from lifetime installs across every store, fitted on monthly active user figures companies publish; daily users = monthly × the typical daily/monthly ratio for the category. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 23 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | Maps & NavigationFree | #34 |
Apps near South Western Railway on the chart
Maps & Navigation Free, around #34.
Bolt Driver: Drive & Earn#29
Transit - Subway & Bus Times#30
Flightradar - Flight Tracker#31
Île-de-France Mobilités#32
Bus Times -Live Public Transit#33
MapXplorer: Navigation, Radar#35
Train tickets, travel & times#36
GPS Location Tracker Ultra#37
GPS Voice Navigation Live Maps#38
TomTom - Maps & Traffic#39
Ratings
Google Play, worldwide.
Rating
4.0 ★
19k ratings
Measured
Ratings
19k
Measured
Written reviews
27
Measured
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisNew ratings a week
45
▲ +7% vs the 2 weeks before
Written reviews a week
under 1
Google Play
Lifetime rating
4.4★
recent stars not readable yet: new ratings are a tiny share of the total
Review momentum
58/100
faster than 62% of Maps and navigation apps
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
About South Western Railway
Download the official SWR App to check train times and buy cheap train tickets on any train line in the UK* - and we don’t charge booking fees.
Why choose the SWR app?
• Buy train tickets to and from anywhere across the UK*
• Save up to 51% when you book ahead
• No booking fees every time
• Get rewarded every time you buy direct with SWR. With over 100 rewards to choose from including days out, cheap theatre tickets, shopping discounts and much more!
• Get the cheapest SWR tickets. With our price promise if you see a cheaper price for the same train ticket travelling with SWR, we'll refund the difference
• eTickets - download and store your tickets in your phone’s wallet for easy access
Live information
• Check Live Train Times Across the UK*
• View departure and arrival times for all National Rail services
• Check live train times, locations and where to be with platform details
• Save your regular journeys for ease of checking again later
• Check onboard facilities and see how busy your SWR train is
Information to note:
You’ll need to create an online SWR account or sign-in before you can purchase your train tickets.
* Excludes Northern Ireland
Got a question? Here’s our FAQs:
https://www.southwesternrailway.com/contact-and-help/faqs
Need to get in touch? Find the best way to here: https://www.southwesternrailway.com/contact-and-help
Follow us:
• Message/ “tweet” us at: https://twitter.com/SW_Help
• Instagram
• Facebook
• X
• YouTube
• Google News
Why choose the SWR app?
• Buy train tickets to and from anywhere across the UK*
• Save up to 51% when you book ahead
• No booking fees every time
• Get rewarded every time you buy direct with SWR. With over 100 rewards to choose from including days out, cheap theatre tickets, shopping discounts and much more!
• Get the cheapest SWR tickets. With our price promise if you see a cheaper price for the same train ticket travelling with SWR, we'll refund the difference
• eTickets - download and store your tickets in your phone’s wallet for easy access
Live information
• Check Live Train Times Across the UK*
• View departure and arrival times for all National Rail services
• Check live train times, locations and where to be with platform details
• Save your regular journeys for ease of checking again later
• Check onboard facilities and see how busy your SWR train is
Information to note:
You’ll need to create an online SWR account or sign-in before you can purchase your train tickets.
* Excludes Northern Ireland
Got a question? Here’s our FAQs:
https://www.southwesternrailway.com/contact-and-help/faqs
Need to get in touch? Find the best way to here: https://www.southwesternrailway.com/contact-and-help
Follow us:
• Message/ “tweet” us at: https://twitter.com/SW_Help
• X
• YouTube
• Google News
What's new in 5.1.2
• Clearer information about delayed and cancelled trains.
• Improvements to the refund application process.
• Bug fixes and performance improvements.
• Improvements to the refund application process.
• Bug fixes and performance improvements.