Raildays vs Discover Scilly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Raildays
Discover heritage railways across the UK with this app. It provides information and event listings directly from heritage railway organizations, encouraging exploration of the country's rich railway history for enthusiasts and families alike.
- UK heritage railway information
- Event listings
- Content from heritage railways
- Explore railway heritage
- Suitable for families and enthusiasts
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Raildays contains information and events from the UK's rich heritage railway scene. Whether you're a local or visiting, a family, a tourist, or a railway enthusiast, Raildays is the app for you! Heritage railways contribute content directly to the app - a collaborate effort to encourage everyone to explore their country's railway heritage.
Discover Scilly
Your local guide to the Isles of Scilly, this app helps visitors find places to eat, shop, stay, and visit. It offers local listings, maps, directions, and useful island information like weather and tides to plan your trip.
- Local listings for dining, shopping, and accommodation
- Interactive maps and directions
- Trip planning tools with saved places and reminders
- Information on beaches, landmarks, and attractions
- Useful island data: weather, tides, nearby places
- Support for local businesses
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Discover Scilly is your local guide to the Isles of Scilly Make the most of your time on the islands with Discover Scilly, a handy travel companion built for visitors, holidaymakers, and anyone exploring Scilly. Find places to eat, shop, stay, and visit across the islands, with local listings, photos, contact details, maps, and directions all in one place. Plan your trip with saved places, reminders, and stay details, so your island days are easier to organise. Explore beaches, landmarks, attractions, activities, events, and local businesses, from well-loved favourites to smaller hidden gems. Check useful island information including weather, tides, maps, and nearby places, helping you plan around the rhythm of island life. Discover Scilly helps you explore more, plan better, and support local businesses while enjoying everything the Isles of Scilly have to offer.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Discover Scilly at every 5 days against Raildays's every 5 weeks. Raildays's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). 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.
Raildays ships an update every 5 weeks, Discover Scilly every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Raildays | Discover Scilly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 137 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Heritage Operations Processing | Alex Banfield |
Customer experience
Raildays
Discover Scilly
In-app purchases
Raildays
No in-app purchases
Discover Scilly
No in-app purchases
