Interrail Rail Planner vs Hidden Tours
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Interrail Rail Planner
Plan your European train adventures with this comprehensive travel companion. Search for train times, map out your routes, and manage your journeys all in one place. Go paperless with a mobile pass and book seat reservations directly within the app.
- Offline train time search
- Route planning and journey tracking
- Mobile Pass and ticket management
- Seat reservation booking
- Station arrival/departure boards
- Discounts and benefits information
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The Rail Planner app makes your Interrail trip smooth and stress-free, whether you’re boarding your next train at the station or planning your next trip from your sofa. Here’s what you can do: Search for train times with our Planner • Search for connections across Europe, even when you're offline. When you’re online, you’ll see live information such as disruptions, delays, cancellations, or platform changes for some of the railways included in your Pass. • See which trains are scheduled to depart from or arrive at your chosen station in Europe. Plan your dream routes and track all your journeys in My Trip • View your day-by-day itinerary, get statistics for your trip and see your whole route on the map. Travel with ease with your mobile Pass • Add a Pass to My Pass and go paperless on your travels, from planning your trip to boarding the train. • Show your ticket in just a few taps to breeze through ticket inspection with your Pass. Book seat reservations • Check booking options and buy reservations for trains across Europe and secure your seat on busy routes. Save money with extra benefits and discounts • Search by country and get extra discounts on ferries, buses, accommodation and more with your Pass. Find answers to all your questions • Read FAQs for the app, your Pass and train services in every country for a smooth trip, wherever you’re heading.
Hidden Tours
Experience history like never before with immersive audio tours guided by historical characters and expert commentary. Explore major sites and hidden gems, with interactive maps showing both historical and modern views. Available for offline use in English and French.
- Immersive audio-guided tours
- Historical character narration
- Expert historical commentary
- Interactive historical/modern maps
- Explore major sites and hidden gems
- Offline use available
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Immersive audio-guided tours led by historical characters, with expert commentary. Available in English and French. Includes ‘The Passion Quest’ trail, set in 1500. Features: - Explore the city's major sites and discover hidden gems. - Toggle between an interactive historical and modern map. - Characters brought to life by actors. Expert commentary from the historians. - Use on location, or off site. Explore the other ‘Hidden Cities’ by searching Hidden: Florence, Valencia, Copenhagen, Hamburg, Exeter, Deventer, Trento, Landshut
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Hidden Tours at 100% against Interrail Rail Planner's 24%. Hidden Tours also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.8) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Interrail Rail Planner's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (1.6K vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Hidden Tours holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Interrail Rail Planner has 1.6K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 24% of Interrail Rail Planner's written reviews are positive against 100% of Hidden Tours's.
Interrail Rail Planner ships an update weekly, Hidden Tours every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Interrail Rail Planner | Hidden Tours |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (1.6K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 23.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.6K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 201 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Interrail B.V. | University of Exeter |
Customer experience
Interrail Rail Planner
Hidden Tours
Bugs and requests
Interrail Rail Planner
Reported bugs
4 issues- Frequent app crashes and login issues
- Disappearing trip data and QR codes
- Inaccurate timetable and route information
- Inconsistent behavior across different devices
Requested features
4 requests- Improved seat reservation functionality
- Better synchronization between app and website
- Real-time train updates and disruption notifications
- Apple Wallet integration for mobile passes
Hidden Tours
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Interrail Rail Planner
No in-app purchases
Hidden Tours
No in-app purchases
Questions
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