PATA vs Overtrain
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PATA
This app displays time and train schedules using a split-flap display format. It supports custom configuration files for train information and extends the functionality of your device's clock.
- Split-flap display formats
- Next train schedule support
- Extends clock display
- Custom configuration files
- iTunes/DropBox file import
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PATA-PATA TimeTable on yuor iPhone! The following formats are supported: -generic Split-flap Display formats (*.pdt) -Next Train formats (*.tbl) Extends a display of the clock. -ex. The file that contains the first. Please add the configuration file from iTunes or DropBox.
Overtrain
This app simulates a train's LCD display to show your current location, next station, and upcoming stops. It allows you to plan journeys, choose routes with real departure times, and offers various display styles. Live Activities keep your next station visible on your Lock Screen.
- Simulated LCD panel display
- Real-time station and arrival information
- Journey planning with custom routes
- Live Activities for Lock Screen
- Picture-in-Picture mode
- Customizable LCD panel styles
- Bilingual (Japanese/English) support
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Overtrain turns your trip across rail networks into a more immersive experience. Pick where you're going, start your journey, and Overtrain shows you the next station, arrivals, and transfers on a simulated LCD panel - the same one you see above the doors in a train. The simulated LCD panel floats above your apps, and there is also a Live Activity that lets you glance at where you are at on your journey. Plan a journey in seconds - Search any station and set your route from, to, and via - Choose the train or route that fits, with real departure times - Avoid specific lines, and tune walking speed - Save your regular trips to start again in one tap Stay updated during your ride - A train-inspired simulated LCD panel shows your position, the next stop, and the stops ahead - Choose from various LCD panel styles, inspired from styles from Japan, London trains, and from fiction - Picture-in-Picture keeps the display floating while you use other apps - Live Activities put your next station and delay on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island Built-in and customized train lines - Choose from built-in railways operating in Tokyo, Saitama, Yokohama, and more - Direct "through" services and skip-stop express trains are supported - Build your own custom lines, and also additionally share or and import custom lines - Fully bilingual in Japanese and English, with faithful station-name typography Note: Overtrain uses public railway timetable data, and is built and maintained by a single developer. Railway timetable may become inaccurate with time, and providing feedback is possible from within the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Overtrain at weekly against PATA's every 3 months. Overtrain also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 27%). PATA's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 26.0). 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.
PATA ships an update every 3 months, Overtrain weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PATA | Overtrain |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 26.9% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | JungleProduction | Justin Xin |
Customer experience
PATA
Overtrain
In-app purchases
PATA
No in-app purchases
Overtrain
No in-app purchases







