RailApp vs RAIL LIVE
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RailApp
Access live and offline departure boards for UK railways. View journey stops for direct train services between stations. This application does not plan routes.
- Live departure boards
- Offline access
- Journey stop overviews
- UK railway information
- Direct train services
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Departure boards for UK railways. Provides online and offline results, and overview of journey stops. Note that this is for direct trains between stations only, and cannot plan routes.
RAIL LIVE
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Since 1981, RAIL has been the UK’s most respected, authorative, and influential railway industry magazine – and since 2018 has been the organiser of the UK’s only outdoor rail event in a real railway environment called RAIL LIVE. You can download our event app to find out who is exhibiting, view the site map, see our show sponsors and see our show features! Its an unmissable event in the Rail calendar and we hope to see you there. This app is for the UK Event, Rail Live, based in Long Marston, Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: RailApp at none against RAIL LIVE's shown. On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | RailApp | RAIL LIVE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | — |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 73 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Jacob Parker | Bauer Media |
In-app purchases
RailApp
No in-app purchases
RAIL LIVE
No in-app purchases
