HHR Train vs VisitMadinah
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HHR Train
Book high-speed train tickets to the Holy cities directly from your smartphone. Enjoy a simple, user-friendly booking process with real-time availability, seat selection, and instant ticket delivery via email and SMS. Pay securely with multiple options.
- Real-time service availability
- Interactive seat selection
- Instant ticket delivery
- Multiple payment options
- Member profile for booking history
- Station location via Google Maps
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An amazing and unique booking experience to travel to the Holy cites via your smartphone using app HHSR. With Haramain Mobile Applications, passengers can book from anywhere, at any time of day. Passengers have access to a very simple booking process, user-friendly with clear steps, where they can see all options available at a glance. Available services, tariffs and special promotions are immediately displayed in real-time using the integration with the train planner and central booking system. Our passengers do nos have to wait for booking confirmation and they immediately receive their tickets in real-time by email and SMS. FEATURES: - Powerful calendars to check availability of the services - Decide your best location for your seats with quick view of the coach - Check the direction of the travel and your position - Change your seat with just one click - Pay with MADA, Visa or Master Card - Registration as HHSR member to have access to your sales history and access to your profile for an easier booking process - Find useful information such as telephones or email to contact our staff, location of the estation integrated with Google Maps, real-time information of the train services available, fare information, check our Terms & coditions for travelling with Haramain Railway - Select your preferred language to book: Arabic and English.
VisitMadinah
Explore Madinah with reliable content, engaging visuals, and guidance videos in six languages. Discover historical landmarks, suggested tours, interactive maps, and a calendar of local activities.
- Illustrated historical landmark information
- Suggested tours and paths
- Interactive maps
- Activity calendar
- Content in six languages
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An easy-to-use app with an amazing user experience, it allows you to reach the depths of Madinah through reliable content, attractive designs and images, and introductory and guidance videos in six languages (Arabic, English). In this app, the user finds: • Illustrated information on the key historical landmarks and service facilities in Almadinah. • Suggested tours across various paths covering a large number of places in Almadinah. • Interactive maps for quick access to Almadinah landmarks and facilities near you. • A Calendar of the latest activities to be held in Almadinah, which will keep you informed of forthcoming activities.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: VisitMadinah at 100% against HHR Train's 11%. VisitMadinah also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.6) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). HHR Train's advantage is ratings volume (272 vs 9). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
VisitMadinah holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HHR Train has 272 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 11% of HHR Train's written reviews are positive against 100% of VisitMadinah's.
HHR Train ships an update every 2 months, VisitMadinah every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HHR Train | VisitMadinah |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (272 ratings) | 4.7 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 11.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 272 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MINSAIT | Al Medina Regional Municipality |
Customer experience
HHR Train
VisitMadinah
Bugs and requests
HHR Train
Reported bugs
4 issues- Unable to log in or create account
- Booking process gets interrupted or lost
- Tickets not received after successful payment
- App crashes when trying to change password
Requested features
4 requests- Add ability to save passenger profiles for faster booking
- Implement loyalty program or discounts for frequent travelers
- Improve communication during service disruptions
- Enhance Apple Wallet integration
VisitMadinah
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
HHR Train
No in-app purchases
VisitMadinah
No in-app purchases








