Railmap for Open Railway Map vs Rail Guide
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Railmap for Open Railway Map
Discover the world through the lens of train tracks. Explore global rail networks, understand speed limits on different lines, and view detailed information about railway signals. The app caches visited locations for faster loading.
- Explore global train tracks
- View speed limits on tracks
- Detailed signal information
- Multiple map layers
- Offline caching of locations
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Railmap allows you to explore the world with a whole new sight: the world of train tracks. Explore three different rail map layers: STANDARD Explore the global network of train tracks. SPEED Get a feeling about how fast you can go on which train tracks. SIGNALS See detailed information about signs and signals on train tracks. Railmaps also caches places you've seen on your device so they'll load even faster if you want to see the again.
Rail Guide
Explore detailed maps of active, historic, and abandoned rail lines across the US, Canada, and Mexico. Includes milepost data for most routes and points of interest. Stay updated on map changes via the official Facebook page.
- North American rail line maps
- Current, historic, and abandoned lines
- Milepost data
- Points of interest
- Map update notifications
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Maps of current, historic, and abandoned rail lines plus points of interest in the US, Canada, and Mexico with mileposts for most lines. Follow facebook.com/railguide for map updates.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Rail Guide at Free against Railmap for Open Railway Map's $2.99. Rail Guide also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Railmap for Open Railway Map's advantage is ratings volume (701 vs 21). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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
Rail Guide is free to download; Railmap for Open Railway Map costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Rail Guide holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Railmap for Open Railway Map has 701 ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Railmap for Open Railway Map's written reviews are positive against 100% of Rail Guide's.
| Parameter | Railmap for Open Railway Map | Rail Guide |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (701 ratings) | 5.0 (21 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 67.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 701 — better | 21 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Florian Chrometz | Rail Guide LLC |
Customer experience
Railmap for Open Railway Map
Rail Guide
Bugs and requests
Railmap for Open Railway Map
Reported bugs
10 issues- Map stops loading after several minutes of use
- Tracks disappear when zooming in beyond certain level
- Signals overlay not displaying correctly
- App freezes during zoom operations
- Location services not updating properly
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- Clipboard access without user permission
- Performance degradation after recent updates
- Inconsistent rendering of rail lines
- App crashes on certain devices/iOS versions
- Map loading issues with poor data connection
Requested features
20 requests- Search functionality for locations and stations
- Legend/key explaining map symbols and colors
- iPad optimization
- German language support
- Train tracking capability
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- Navigation/routing features
- Offline map data download
- Map rotation capability
- Ability to toggle overlays independently
- Searchable signal and switch IDs
- Coordinate copying feature
- User-contributed data updates (closures, construction)
- Speed limit information
- Railway operator color coding
- Train frequency indicators
- Links to timetables and ticket purchase
- Measurement tools (distance between points)
- Customizable measurement units (metric/imperial)
- Bookmarking/saving locations
- Improved map detail and clarity
Rail Guide
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Railmap for Open Railway Map
No in-app purchases
Rail Guide
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Railmap for Open Railway Map free?
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