Railer vs BH
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
BH
Get real-time train schedules, delays, and disruption information for France and Europe. Share departure and arrival details instantly and manage your favorite routes with home screen widgets.
- Real-time train departures and arrivals
- Delay and disruption information
- Shareable journey details
- Favorite train routes
- Home screen widgets
- Siri integration
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BH is a simple way to find all the information you need on train departures and arrivals in France and Europe. Become a “super traveler” and view in the blink of an eye the routes, delays and reasons for the disruptions of every train (depending on the information available). Want to know more about a schedule? With a simple tap, get the details of the trip for the chosen time. BH is the ONLY app that lets you share train departure and arrival information in real time by text message, iMessage, Facebook, WhatsApp and others. Use Siri? No worries, your stations are available in your Shortcuts or Siri Suggestions. Add the trains you take regularly to your favorites. If you have favorites, you will be happy to be able to display them in the BH widget right on your home screen, on your lock screen or on standby mode. BH is available for all French, Belgian, Luxembourg, German and Swiss train stations as well as for Europe's major train stations. BH supports Europe's main railway services, including TGV, TGV inOui, TER, Transilien, Intercités, Eurostar, Lyria, InterCity, InterRegio, Regionalbahn, Regional-Express, ICE and Thello. Bureau des Horaires is free to download and use. Subscribe to the app to get the full experience of BH. Subscriptions are available for renewable periods of one week (€0.99) and one year (€9.99). Cancel anytime. Payment will be charged to your Apple account upon confirmation of purchase. The subscription is automatically renewed unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by accessing your account settings in the App Store after purchase. Terms of use: https://bddq.fr/bureau-des-horaires/conditions-utilisation.pdf Some features may not be available for all regions or on all Apple devices.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Railer at 67% against BH's 40%. Railer also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 2 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Railer sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month and BH sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Railer ships an update every 5 weeks, BH every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Railer | BH |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (8 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 67.2% of reviews — better | 40.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Boterham | Benoit Deldicque |
Customer experience
Railer
BH
In-app purchases
Railer
- Railer Friend - 1 month$0.991 Month
BH
- Weekly train ticket7 Days trial$0.497 Days
- Annual train ticket14 Days trial$9.491 Year









