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 an in-train LCD display to show your current location, next station, and upcoming stops. It allows for journey planning, offers various display styles, and provides Live Activities for lock screen updates.
- Simulated LCD panel display
- Live Activities for Lock Screen
- Journey planning and route saving
- Customizable LCD panel styles
- Picture-in-Picture mode
- Customizable and importable train lines
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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. PATA's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 26.0). On price, review sentiment, ads 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
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 September 15, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PATA | Overtrain |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews |
| 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 | 45 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




