De Lijn vs Railer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
De Lijn
Plan your entire journey across Flanders with real-time information for multiple transport providers. Get departure alerts, buy digital tickets, and save your favorite routes for quick access.
- Multimodal journey planning
- Real-time arrival information
- Personal stop alerts
- Route guidance with delays
- Digital ticket purchase
- Save favorite routes and stops
- Find nearby stops
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Plan your multimodal journey in Flanders with this app from De Lijn. Specifications: - Plan route from A to B in Flanders (De Lijn, MIVB-STIB, NMBS-SNCB, TEC) - Check real-time arrivals at a stop - Set personal stop alert - Activate route for guidance from departure to arrival with relevant information about unexpected hold-ups, etc. - Buy digital tickets - Save routes and stops for easy reuse - Find nearby stops - Synchronise favourites with the website via your account
Railer
This app provides Belgian railway travel information, including train connections, transfer points, and delay times. It aims to offer a simpler and less cluttered user experience compared to official railway applications.
- Find train connections
- See transfer information
- Check train delays
- Simpler user interface
- Belgian railway focus
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Railer is a simple app for travelling on the Belgian railways. Find connections, where and when you need to change and how much your train has been delayed. It's designed to be easier to use and less cluttered than the NMBS/SNCB apps. Terms of Use: https://www.railer.be/tos/ Railer is not associated with NMBS/SNCB sa.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: De Lijn at 4.7 against Railer's 3.9. De Lijn also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (136 vs 8). Railer's advantage is review sentiment (67% vs 29%) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, monetization model and iOS requirement 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. Railer sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. De Lijn asks for nothing beyond the download.
De Lijn holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: De Lijn has 136 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 29% of De Lijn's written reviews are positive against 67% of Railer's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
De Lijn ships an update fortnightly, Railer every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | De Lijn | Railer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (136 ratings) — better | 3.9 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 29.2% of reviews | 67.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 136 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.4 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 103 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | De Lijn | Boterham |
Customer experience
De Lijn
Railer
In-app purchases
De Lijn
No in-app purchases
Railer
- Railer Friend - 1 month$0.991 Month
