Comparison

BH vs Brussels Offline

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

BH

Get real-time train schedules, delays, and disruption information for France and Europe. Share departure and arrival details instantly and manage your favorite routes with home screen widgets.

Highlights
  • Real-time train departures and arrivals
  • Delay and disruption information
  • Shareable journey details
  • Favorite train routes
  • Home screen widgets
  • Siri integration
Features
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BH is a simple way to find all the information you need on train departures and arrivals in France and Europe. Become a “super traveler” and view in the blink of an eye the routes, delays and reasons for the disruptions of every train (depending on the information available). Want to know more about a schedule? With a simple tap, get the details of the trip for the chosen time. BH is the ONLY app that lets you share train departure and arrival information in real time by text message, iMessage, Facebook, WhatsApp and others. Use Siri? No worries, your stations are available in your Shortcuts or Siri Suggestions. Add the trains you take regularly to your favorites. If you have favorites, you will be happy to be able to display them in the BH widget right on your home screen, on your lock screen or on standby mode. BH is available for all French, Belgian, Luxembourg, German and Swiss train stations as well as for Europe's major train stations. BH supports Europe's main railway services, including TGV, TGV inOui, TER, Transilien, Intercités, Eurostar, Lyria, InterCity, InterRegio, Regionalbahn, Regional-Express, ICE and Thello. Bureau des Horaires is free to download and use. Subscribe to the app to get the full experience of BH. Subscriptions are available for renewable periods of one week (€0.99) and one year (€9.99). Cancel anytime. Payment will be charged to your Apple account upon confirmation of purchase. The subscription is automatically renewed unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by accessing your account settings in the App Store after purchase. Terms of use: https://bddq.fr/bureau-des-horaires/conditions-utilisation.pdf Some features may not be available for all regions or on all Apple devices.

About

Brussels Offline

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Customisable offline map from Openstreetmap with contour lines in which even the smallest paths and trails are shown. POIs are grouped into categories and can be displayed as layers. For example, you can display all restaurants, public transport lines, banks, hiking trails, charging stations and doctors on the map. The size and overlap of the icons can be adjusted to improve clarity. An integrated database allows you to search for POIs as well as a large number of streets, towns, villages, districts, etc. The search can be filtered by category and/or distance. For many POIs there is further information such as opening hours, address, disabled access, ... Notes or favourites can be created for each POI, a history list shows the most recently used POIs, content can be shared. A location function shows the current position, the app is ad-free and there is no tracking.

Screenshots

BH4 screens
Brussels Offline4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: BH at Free against Brussels Offline's $3.99. Brussels Offline's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On update cadence, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

BH is free to download; Brussels Offline costs $3.99 up front. BH sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per 7 days. Brussels Offline asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BH ships an update every 2 months, Brussels Offline every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
BH versus Brussels Offline: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBHBrussels Offline
PriceFree — better$3.99
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB110 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBenoit DeldicqueJoerg Holz

In-app purchases

2 purchases

BH

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly train ticket7 Days trial$0.497 Days
  • Annual train ticket14 Days trial$9.491 Year
None

Brussels Offline

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BH free?
BH is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Brussels Offline free?
Brussels Offline costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do BH or Brussels Offline have ads?
Neither BH nor Brussels Offline shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BH or Brussels Offline?
BH ships an update every 2 months, and Brussels Offline every 4 months. Most recently, BH was updated on November 2, 2026 and Brussels Offline on November 3, 2026.

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