Find the cheapest train ticket for ANY date (not having to search every available date)

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Hi there,
Good advice on MSE for cheap train tickets but one thing that baffles me.... when searching for a train ticket, why do you have to search for a specific date?
I could go and visit family on any day.
I could go sightseeing on any day
I could go on a shopping trip on any day
I just want to find the cheapest day to travel.
Basically, every app MUST be able to provide details of the fares for every available journey over a given time period (which I believe is the next 12 weeks)
So....
A simple piece of genius would be able to search for the cheapest ticket without having to manually change the date 84 times. Just how you would simply sort the price column from low to high if this data was on a spreadsheet.
Can any train ticket apps or booking sites do this?
I am on the verge of sending an email and copying them all in so that one of them will use a bit of common sense here!
Good advice on MSE for cheap train tickets but one thing that baffles me.... when searching for a train ticket, why do you have to search for a specific date?
I could go and visit family on any day.
I could go sightseeing on any day
I could go on a shopping trip on any day
I just want to find the cheapest day to travel.
Basically, every app MUST be able to provide details of the fares for every available journey over a given time period (which I believe is the next 12 weeks)
So....
A simple piece of genius would be able to search for the cheapest ticket without having to manually change the date 84 times. Just how you would simply sort the price column from low to high if this data was on a spreadsheet.
Can any train ticket apps or booking sites do this?
I am on the verge of sending an email and copying them all in so that one of them will use a bit of common sense here!
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If you want to pay full fare you'll find they are consistent(ly high).
So, the idea is.... give me the prices of these dynamic train tickets at this immediate moment and I will take my pick.
Otherwise I will simply have to search 84 different dates and then take my pick.