Comparison

Derive vs Trainways

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

Head to head
About

Derive

This app offers a unique navigation experience by providing direction and distance without pre-set routes. It encourages spontaneous exploration and allows users to share custom adventures with friends, adding an element of surprise.

Highlights
  • Direction and distance guidance
  • Spontaneous route discovery
  • Shareable custom adventures
  • Surprise destination mode
  • Focus on local exploration
  • Privacy-focused data handling
Features
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Dérive, it is an address, a direction, a distance, and nothing more! Look up, turn your head, zigzag: Dérive is micro-adventure around the corner! The certainty of arriving at your destination, but without any suggested or imposed route. The arrow gives you the direction, but you are the one choosing your path according to your intention (avoiding crowded roads, discovering a new street, daring to get lost...) rather than always opting for the most optimised route. Intuition, surprise, confidence: rediscover what the algorithms try to make you forget. Dérives can be shared! A meeting point, a cool exhibition, a restaurant to try? Send a dérive to your friends and guide them to your favourites. Leave them a note to discover when they arrive at the place you chose! Surprise mode! Wanna play? Share a surprise dérive with your friends by hiding the exact address from them. Let them strive to discover the spot where you are taking them. On arrival, the address and your secret message will be revealed. Ideal for a first date, a birthday party or a little thrill in your daily life! So download the app, discover your city and share your adventures! Need more reasons to use Dérive? Dérive is committed to intimate, human, local and responsible travel: - Intimate: Dérive does not collect your personal data, because it does not need it to work, and because your private life is none of our business. Even if many other applications would say the opposite ;) - Human: Moving around all the time optimizing your way is for robots, not for humans. No need to look for speed and efficiency when you just want to enjoy the ride. Dérive just helps you rediscover the pleasure of strolling. - Local: London is not New York, Paris is not Los Angeles and Rome is not Atlanta. Our cities are not gridded and designed for cars. They are full of hidden spots and are a paradise for pedestrians. So why use the same navigation app to get around? - Responsible: Dérive is a lightweight application. It doesn't need to constantly optimize your journey time and display a map full of information to work. As a result, there is less CO2 emitted and less impact on your battery! Dérive requires a working compass on your smartphone. Dérive is a project created by Hérétique.

About

Trainways

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Avec Trainways, profitez d’une application révolutionnaire pour les travailleurs hybrides et les voyageurs fréquents. Grâce à notre carte exclusive de connectivité des trains, planifiez vos déplacements en optimisant votre temps de trajet et vos appels professionnels. Téléchargez TrainWays dès aujourd'hui et découvrez une nouvelle façon de voyager : Anticipez votre connectivité : Visualisez les zones de connexion et les créneaux idéaux pour vos appels. Planifiez facilement : Sélectionnez votre train par numéro ou par gare de départ/arrivée en quelques secondes. Analysez votre trajet : Consultez les heures de départ et d’arrivée, ainsi que les zones de connexion et d’absence de réseau, pour rester productif en toute circonstance. Téléchargez TrainWays dès maintenant et faites de vos trajets un véritable atout pour votre productivité.

Screenshots

Derive4 screens
Trainways4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Trainways at every 3 weeks against Derive's every 2 months. Derive's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Derive ships an update every 2 months, Trainways every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 4, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Derive versus Trainways: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDeriveTrainways
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB60 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHeretiqueSkyted

In-app purchases

None

Derive

No in-app purchases

None

Trainways

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Derive free?
Derive is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Trainways free?
Trainways is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Derive or Trainways have ads?
Neither Derive nor Trainways shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Derive or Trainways?
Derive ships an update every 2 months, and Trainways every 3 weeks. Most recently, Derive was updated on September 4, 2026 and Trainways on September 14, 2026.

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