Comparison

Egypt Trains | قطارات مصر vs ABELA

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

Head to head
About

Egypt Trains | قطارات مصر

Find train and Cairo Metro schedules, routes, and ticket prices. Get detailed trip information, including all stops and estimated durations. Browse metro stations on an interactive map and filter by line.

Highlights
  • Search for trains by departure and arrival stations
  • View detailed train information (type, number, duration, price)
  • Access Cairo Metro schedules and routes
  • Interactive metro map with station filtering
  • Information on train availability on vacation days
  • Search for specific train types or numbers
Features
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How to use the app: Trains: You can select departure and arrival stations then search for trains and the app will show you all available trains. You may also press Details and the app will show you: • Departure station and departure time • Arrival station and arrival time • Train type • Train number • Trip duration • Ticket price • All the stations the train will stop at during the trip and the arrival time to each station • If a train is not available on vacation days, the app will show you this information too And if you are interested to search for a certain train type, you can specify the type in the search page and the app will show only the available trains of that type. And if you are interested to know the details of a certain train, you can search by train number and the app will show you all the details aforementioned for that train. Cairo Metro: The app also supports Cairo Metro and the full transit network, including: • The three metro lines (Line 1, Line 2, and Line 3) • Light Rail Transit (LRT) • Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) • Monorail (East and West) You can select departure and arrival stations and the app will show you the best available route with: • Number of stations and estimated trip duration • Transfer stations between lines if needed • Ticket price • All stations along the route You can also browse all metro stations and filter them by line, with an interactive map of the entire metro network. END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

ABELA

Book sleeping car berths on trains, check schedules, ticket prices, and available seats. View past bookings and cancel reservations. Existing website users can log in with their credentials.

Highlights
  • Book sleeping car berths
  • Check train schedules
  • View ticket prices
  • See available seats
  • Manage past bookings
  • Cancel reservations
Features
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التطبيق الرسمى للشركة الوطنية لإدارة و تشغبل خدمات قطارات النوم (ABELA) : يتيح التطبيق الوظائف التالية : - حجز سرائر عربات قطارات النوم - الاستعلام عن مواعيد قطارات النوم واسعار التذاكر والمقاعد المتاحة للحجز - الاستعلام عن الرحلات التى تم حجزها مسبقاً - رد عملية الحجز يمكن لعملاء الموقع الالكترونى للحجز إستخدام نفس بيانات الحساب الخاصة بهم للدخول على التطبيق دون الحاجة لإنشاء حساب جديد

Screenshots

Egypt Trains | قطارات مصر4 screens
ABELA4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Egypt Trains | قطارات مصر at 4.4 against ABELA's 1.0. Egypt Trains | قطارات مصر also leads on review sentiment (26% vs 0%) and ratings volume (624 vs 5). ABELA's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence 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. Egypt Trains | قطارات مصر sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 6 months. ABELA asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Egypt Trains | قطارات مصر holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Egypt Trains | قطارات مصر has 624 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 26% of Egypt Trains | قطارات مصر's written reviews are positive against 0% of ABELA's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Egypt Trains | قطارات مصر versus ABELA: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEgypt Trains | قطارات مصرABELA
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (624 ratings) — better1.0 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews26.3% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings624 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size88 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAhmed Sayed Mokhtar MohamedTransit

Customer experience

Egypt Trains | قطارات مصر

All ratings621 ratings
Positive84.4%
Neutral4.8%
Negative10.8%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive26.3%
Neutral21.1%
Negative52.6%

ABELA

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral7.7%
Negative92.3%

Bugs and requests

Egypt Trains | قطارات مصر

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Pop-up ads don't minimize
  • App freezes after update
  • Search by station or train number fails
  • App shows old station information
  • Trains not on right times
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  • Search not working after update

Requested features

6 requests
  • Online booking and payment
  • Update app for new train schedules
  • Add Adly Mansour station
  • Allow users to write train experiences
  • Show a map of stations
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  • Consider price based on class

ABELA

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Egypt Trains | قطارات مصر

Subscriptions1
  • Ad-free Bi-Annually$0.996 Months
One-time1
  • Ad-Free$1.99
None

ABELA

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Egypt Trains | قطارات مصر free?
Egypt Trains | قطارات مصر is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ABELA free?
ABELA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Egypt Trains | قطارات مصر or ABELA?
Egypt Trains | قطارات مصر is rated higher. Egypt Trains | قطارات مصر averages 4.4 out of 5 from 624 ratings, while ABELA averages 1.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Egypt Trains | قطارات مصر or ABELA have ads?
Egypt Trains | قطارات مصر shows ads; ABELA does not.
Which is updated more often, Egypt Trains | قطارات مصر or ABELA?
Egypt Trains | قطارات مصر ships an update every 3 weeks, and ABELA every 3 weeks. Most recently, Egypt Trains | قطارات مصر was updated on November 7, 2026 and ABELA on November 3, 2026.

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