Comparison

Interrail Rail Planner vs been

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

been

Log your travel history by tracking visited countries and US states. Visualize your journeys on a world map and share them on social media. Compare your travel map with friends and explore advanced features with premium.

Highlights
  • Track visited countries and US states
  • Visualize visits on a world map
  • Share maps on social media
  • Compare maps with friends
  • Unlock regional tracking in 25+ countries (Premium)
  • Track cities and airports (Premium)
  • Chronological map and 3D globe filters (Premium)
Features
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Keep track of countries and US states that you have visited, and if you wish, also when you visited. The app visualizes the visited countries both as a list, along with a ratio for each continent, and as a world map. The map can be shared on social networks, such as Instagram, Twitter and Facebook, using the standard iOS sharing functionality. You can compare your map with friends that also have the app, by sharing your map with them. - If you miss the old look of the app, you can enable Classic Mode to get the old experience back. We hope you will like the new experience though, as we will continue to improve it. PREMIUM MODE There is a Premium Mode in the app that you can unlock if you wish. It unlocks all features in the app. Features unlocked with Premium Mode: - In addition to states and regions in the US, with Premium, you can select regions in 25+ countries. - Select cities and airports. - More 3D globe filters. - More visualizers, such as a chronologic map. - Add local profiles, to allow for multiple maps and country selections. - More detailed comparisons with more information. - Share your timeline as a video. CONTACT US Feel free to give us feedback - contact details are available in Contact section in the Profile tab in the app. Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://bit.ly/been_pp

Screenshots

Interrail Rail Planner4 screens
been4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: been at 4.7 against Interrail Rail Planner's 2.7. been also leads on review sentiment (59% vs 24%) and chart position (#47 vs unranked). Interrail Rail Planner's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4). On price, update cadence, ads and monetization model 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. been sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Interrail Rail Planner asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

been holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: been has 9.5K ratings behind it against 1.6K, 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 59% of been's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Interrail Rail Planner ships an update weekly, been every 10 days. Both last shipped on October 18, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Interrail Rail Planner versus been: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInterrail Rail Plannerbeen
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.7 (1.6K ratings)4.7 (9.5K ratings) — better
Positive reviews23.7% of reviews59.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.6K9.5K — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
Best chart rank—#47 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size208 MB196 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperInterrail B.V.VINCI APPS

Customer experience

Interrail Rail Planner

All ratings1,554 ratings
Positive40.8%
Neutral7.3%
Negative51.9%
Written reviews710 reviews
Positive23.7%
Neutral12.0%
Negative64.4%

been

All ratings9,509 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral2.6%
Negative5.1%
Written reviews666 reviews
Positive59.2%
Neutral14.6%
Negative26.3%

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

been

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Interrail Rail Planner

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

been

Subscriptions3
  • been premium weekly$4.997 Days
  • been premium yearly$19.991 Year
  • been premium yearly3 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Features$2.29

Questions

Is Interrail Rail Planner free?
Interrail Rail Planner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is been free?
been is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Interrail Rail Planner or been?
been is rated higher. Interrail Rail Planner averages 2.7 out of 5 from 1.6K ratings, while been averages 4.7 from 9.5K ratings.
Do Interrail Rail Planner or been have ads?
Neither Interrail Rail Planner nor been shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Interrail Rail Planner or been?
Interrail Rail Planner ships an update weekly, and been every 10 days. Most recently, Interrail Rail Planner was updated on October 18, 2026 and been on October 18, 2026.

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