CreatureVision vs Railstream
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CreatureVision
Experience your surroundings through the eyes of various animals or individuals with color vision deficiencies. This app offers twenty distinct visual filters, allowing you to explore the world from unique perspectives. Adjust each effect with an easily accessible control panel.
- Animal vision simulation
- Colorblindness simulation
- Twenty creature filters
- Adjustable visual effects
- Hide-able control panel
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CreatureVision allows you to see the world as other animals do. Explore your surroundings as a bumblebee, a frog or a cat might see. Even gain an understanding of what the world looks like to someone who's colorblind. A total of twenty different creatures to choose from. Fine tune each effect using the hide-able control panel.
Railstream
Experience live railcams from across the United States and Canada. Watch over two dozen cameras in real time, with a selection available for all viewers and premium content for members. Keep your devices entertained with continuous railway action.
- Live railcams
- United States and Canada coverage
- Real-time streaming
- Multiple camera views
- Membership-exclusive content
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Live from the United States and Canada, Railstream brings you over 2 dozen railcams to watch in real time! Nine cameras are available for all viewers, while others are membership only. Try this app and your TV and mobile devices will never be dark again! Railstream Pricing: • Subscription 1 Month - USD 12.99* • Subscription 1 Year - USD 149.99* * For non-US app stores, the equivalent currency charges will apply. Please note: App subscriptions do not include access to subscription-only content on our website. Additional Subscription Information: • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. • No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. Privacy Policy - https://bit.ly/2J5Ujfh Terms of Use - https://bit.ly/2J1YZqL • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Railstream at Free against CreatureVision's $0.99. Railstream also leads on ratings volume (143 vs 1) and update cadence (every 4 months vs every 15 months). CreatureVision's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.1) and in-app purchases (none vs 10). On review sentiment 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
Railstream is free to download; CreatureVision costs $0.99 up front. Railstream sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. CreatureVision asks for nothing beyond the download.
CreatureVision holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Railstream has 143 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 57% of CreatureVision's written reviews are positive against 58% of Railstream's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
CreatureVision ships an update every 15 months, Railstream every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CreatureVision | Railstream |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.1 (143 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews | 58.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 143 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 15 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 85 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NiftyK | Railstream, LLC |
Customer experience
CreatureVision
Railstream
Bugs and requests
CreatureVision
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Railstream
Reported bugs
24 issues- Boyce Cam stuck at night
- Sound bugs on Fostoria Ohio free cams
- App crashes or freezes
- App gets slow
- Login issues, doesn't recall membership
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- Annoying messages for members
- Stuck waiting message
- Reset and spinning wheel icon
- iPad app killed after update
- Static and connection problems
- App kicks out members
- Selma cam glitches, shows daytime at night
- Issues with Apple Play (sound but blank screen)
- Blank picture on Apple Play for some cameras
- Cameras off at 10pm PST
- Cameras jumping back and forth
- Internal service error on password reset
- App crashes in landscape mode
- Payment option not available (forcing PayPal)
- App says 'something went wrong' on sign in
- Shenedoah junction free cam does not work
- White line bug on video player
- Light brown screen with RETRY error
- Little black airplane icon
Requested features
21 requests- Add Thomasville NC railcam for free
- Lower membership price
- Add Metra camera
- Add multi-view cams back
- Add more multi-view cams
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- Add a railcam in WA (Sumner, Puyallup, Auburn, Tukwilla)
- Add another free camera for Atlanta, GA (other direction)
- Add cameras in St. Louis, MO, Jonesboro, AR, Memphis, TN, Little Rock, AR
- Add 1 or 2 new free cams
- Add more free cameras
- Add more cameras on the west coast
- Add cameras at Horseshoe Curve
- Add cameras on the BNSF railway line
- Add more spots on the free section
- Add BNSF and Union Pacific cameras
- Add playback mode
- Add a cam in Cleveland Ohio
- Add more cams and information overlay
- Add Spokane or Seattle cams
- Add a dark mode option
- Add advanced analytics dashboard
In-app purchases
CreatureVision
No in-app purchases
Railstream
- Monthly Subscription$12.991 Month
- Annual Subscription$149.991 Year
- Railstream Feed 95$12.99
- Railstream Feed 96$12.99
- Railstream Feed 93$12.99
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- Railstream Feed 94$12.99
- Railstream Feed 97$12.99
- Railstream Feed 98$12.99
- Railstream Feed 99$12.99
- Railstream Feed 100$12.99
Questions
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