Comparison

BH vs Train O'Clock

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

Train O'Clock

This travel companion provides instant train times with live departure and arrival information. Plan your journeys with access to daily and weekly schedules across major railway operators in Europe, the US, and Australia.

Highlights
  • Live departures and arrivals
  • Daily timetables
  • Weekly schedules
  • Covers major railway operators
  • Simple and fast interface
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Train O'Clock is your personal travel companion that finds your train times instantly. • Get live departures and arrivals from your favorite railway stations. • Get access to today's timetables and weekly schedules to plan your train trip Train O'Clock gets you connected to all major railway operators in Europe, the US and Australia: Austria: ÖBB Belgium: SNCB Denmark: DSB Finland: VR France: SNCF, Transilien Germany: Deutsche Bahn Ireland: Irish Rail Italy: Trenitalia, Trenord Luxembourg: CFL Netherlands: NS New Zealand: Auckland Transport Norway: VY Spain: Renfe Sweden: SJ Switzerland: SBB UK: National Rail United States: Caltrain, LIRR, MBTA, Metra, Metrolink, NJ Transit, Septa Fast, reliable, super simple to use.

Screenshots

BH4 screens
Train O'Clock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Train O'Clock at 100% against BH's 40%. Train O'Clock also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). On price, 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

Both are free to download. BH sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per 7 days. Train O'Clock asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BH ships an update every 2 months, Train O'Clock every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 4 level
BH versus Train O'Clock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBHTrain O'Clock
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBenoit DeldicqueJEAN-BAPTISTE MARIE

Customer experience

BH

Written reviews15 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral40.0%
Negative20.0%

Train O'Clock

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

BH

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

Train O'Clock

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BH free?
BH is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Train O'Clock free?
Train O'Clock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BH or Train O'Clock have ads?
Neither BH nor Train O'Clock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BH or Train O'Clock?
BH ships an update every 2 months, and Train O'Clock every 5 days. Most recently, BH was updated on September 10, 2026 and Train O'Clock on June 1, 2026.

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