Comparison

RailTimer vs NexTrain

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

Head to head
About

RailTimer

Features
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RailTimer providing the MTR and Light Rail Real-time train information.

About

NexTrain

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返工返學,再也不用擔心趕唔到車!這個應用程式提供香港所有港鐵MTR車站的實時到站時間預估。 主要功能: 1. 實時更新所有港鐵及輕鐵路線車站的到站時間 2. 搜索特定車站或瀏覽地圖找到最近的車站 3. 查看下4班列車的預計等待時間(以分鐘計) 4. 支持繁簡中文和英文介面 使用「NexTrain」應用程式,您可以更好地規劃通勤時間,避免長時間等候月台。該應用程式數據使用由香港政府/港鐵公司提供,絕對是準確可靠的列車時刻信息。 無論您是當地通勤者還是香港訪客,這個應用程式都是暢遊這個龐大高效地鐵系統的必備工具。立即下載使用吧! 如果您需要我對任何部分進行修改或擴展,請告訴我。

Screenshots

RailTimer4 screens
NexTrain4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: RailTimer at 3 against NexTrain's —. RailTimer also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18.6). On price and in-app purchases 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.

Scorecard2 real differences · 3 level
RailTimer versus NexTrain: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRailTimerNexTrain
PriceFreeFree
AdsNo—
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — better—
Requires iOS11.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB76 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYIU WING NGKwokhei Yeung

In-app purchases

None

RailTimer

No in-app purchases

None

NexTrain

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RailTimer free?
RailTimer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NexTrain free?
NexTrain is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

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