Comparison

PATA vs Overtrain

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Split-flap display formats
  • Next train schedule support
  • Extends clock display
  • Custom configuration files
  • iTunes/DropBox file import
Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

Screenshots

PATA4 screens
Overtrain4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PATA ships an update every 3 months, Overtrain weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
PATA versus Overtrain: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPATAOvertrain
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS11.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJungleProductionJustin Xin

Customer experience

PATA

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Overtrain

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

PATA

No in-app purchases

None

Overtrain

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PATA free?
PATA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Overtrain free?
Overtrain is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PATA or Overtrain have ads?
Neither PATA nor Overtrain shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PATA or Overtrain?
PATA ships an update every 3 months, and Overtrain weekly. Most recently, PATA was updated on September 15, 2026 and Overtrain on September 9, 2026.

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