Leap Top-up

National-Transport-Authority

About this app

The Leap Top-Up app allows you to instantly check your balance, top-up your Leap Card and purchase tickets - directly from your NFC-enabled device.

Click the app and simply hold your Leap Card to the back of your NFC-enabled Android smartphone to instantly check your balance, purchase or collect a pre-paid ticket, or top-up your Leap Card – anytime, anywhere.

Key Features:
* Check your balance – see the current balance of any Leap Card
* Top-up instantly by using the dial to select a top-up value or tap to enter your desired amount
* Purchase pre-paid tickets (e.g. Dublin Bus Rambler and Bus Éireann Zonal tickets) and instantly load onto your Leap Card
* Collect pre-paid tickets e.g. Bus Éireann TaxSaver tickets or tickets bought online from LeapCard.ie
* View your last 5 transactions and last top-up value.
* View your proximity to daily/weekly capping values
* Receive receipts via email for top-ups or purchases made via the app
* Save your payment details
* View your card information at a glance
* View Ticket information for tickets on your Leap Card
* View TFI 90 fare details in the app banner
* Submit the customer support query from the app

Note: The Leap Top-up app is only available on NFC-enabled Android devices running Android 6.0 or later.

* Please Note: Users of some NFC-enabled Android devices may experience issues using the app due to the type of NFC technology within their device. The Leap Top-up App requires devices to be capable of “NFC Read/Write” functions. Some entry-level NFC devices are only capable of “NFC Card Emulation”, which is not sufficient for using the Leap Top-up App.

Ratings and reviews

So far so good! I had avoided downloading this for a long time thinking I had to create an account etc. and the reviews on reliability etc. werent great. However I just installed it to check my balance. It installed quickly and worked flawlessly on my low end phone. Encouraged, I tried topping up. That worked first time too. Very Easy, Very Quick! and no messing with account setup/registration etc. Happy Camper!

I'm not really sure what people are describing here in terms of issues--I am visiting Dublin, but downloaded the app and topped up my card with no issue. I'm guessing some of the negative reviews are because someone's phone might not have the appropriate settings on? Or, perhaps they aren't holding the card to the right part of the phone? Either way--topped up my card, checked the balance multiple times, was easy enough! Made travelling really convenient.

The card never scans when I try to top it up. There are poor reviews racked up for this app for years, and yet here we are in 2024 with the same issue. I don't understand how it's so difficult to create an app that works. I suppose I will have to keep going into my local newsagent to top it up...indefinitely.

What's new

The release provides support to Android devices running OS 14 and includes minor bug fixes