Budapest Metro vs Railside
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Budapest Metro
Navigate Budapest's public transport system with ease. This app helps you find metro and suburban railway stations, calculates distances from your current location, and displays them on a map and in a list.
- Metro and HÉV map
- Route planner
- Find nearby stations
- Distance calculation
- Station list
- Map view
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Budapest - Metro & HÉV This app is for people who visit Budapest and want to use subway or suburban railway for travel. With this program You can easily find stations. The app calculates the distances of each station from Your current position and shows them in a list and on map. Diese App ist für Leute, wer Budapest besuchen und wollen U-Bahn oder S-Bahn für Reisen verwenden. Mit diesem Programm können Sie leicht finden die Stationen. Die App berechnet die Entfernungen der einzelnen Stationen von Ihrer aktuellen Position und zeigt diese in einer Liste und auf der Karte. Это программа предназначена для тех, кто в Будапешт хочет пользоваться Метро в качестве транспортного средства. С помощью программы легко найти ближайшую станцию Метро. Программа определит расстояние до ближайших станций Метро по отношению к точке нахождения и покажет их вам на карте и в виде списка. Ez az alkalmazás azok számára készült, akik Budapestre látogtva a Metrót vagy a HÉV-et használják közlekedésre. A program segítségével könnyen megtudják találni az állomásokat. Az alkalmazás az aktuális helyzethez képest kiszámolja, hogy milyen messze vannak az egyes megállók, ezt listában és térképen is megmutatja.
Railside
This app provides real-time Amtrak train status, including delays and current location. It offers a clear, at-a-glance overview of your train's progress before, during, and after your journey.
- Live Amtrak train data
- Delay information
- Current train location
- Pre-ride status
- During-ride updates
- Post-ride information
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Railside turns live Amtrack U.S. rail data into one calm, glanceable answer: is your train running, how late is it, and where is it right now before, during, and after the ride.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Railside at 100% against Budapest Metro's 0%. Railside also leads on price (Free vs $1.99) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 6 months). Budapest Metro's advantage is ratings volume (29 vs 3) and device support (3 vs 1). On 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
Railside is free to download; Budapest Metro costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Railside holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Budapest Metro has 29 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Budapest Metro's written reviews are positive against 100% of Railside's.
Budapest Metro ships an update every 6 months, Railside every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Budapest Metro | Railside |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (29 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 29 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LASZLO FACZAN | GovLense LLC |
Customer experience
Budapest Metro
Railside
In-app purchases
Budapest Metro
No in-app purchases
Railside
No in-app purchases
