Railer vs De Lijn Flex
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.
De Lijn Flex
Plan your journeys using public transport, including trains, trams, buses, and on-demand flexbuses. Discover optimal travel solutions and choose to use regular services or combine them with flexible options.
- Trip planning
- Public transport options
- Flexbus booking
- Route discovery
- Multi-modal travel
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Plan your trip by train, tram, bus and/or flexbus. Discover the most suitable solutions for travelling by public transport… And make your choice. For example, only use regular public transport services, or combine the flexbus with bus, tram and/or train where possible.
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Verdict
Railer and De Lijn Flex both sit at 3.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 67% of Railer's written reviews are positive against 24% of De Lijn Flex's. De Lijn Flex's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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 Flex asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.9 for Railer against 4.0 for De Lijn Flex. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 5 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of Railer's written reviews are positive against 24% of De Lijn Flex's.
Railer ships an update every 5 weeks, De Lijn Flex every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and August 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Railer | De Lijn Flex |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (8 ratings) | 4.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 67.2% of reviews — better | 24.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 134 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Boterham | Via Transportation, Inc. |
Customer experience
Railer
De Lijn Flex
In-app purchases
Railer
- Railer Friend - 1 month$0.991 Month
De Lijn Flex
No in-app purchases
