Metra Train Tracker vs Railway Radar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Metra Train Tracker
Easily track Metra trains and plan your journeys in advance. This intuitive application helps you navigate the Metra train network seamlessly, ensuring you never miss your ride.
- Real-time train tracking
- Trip planning
- Intuitive interface
- Metra train network navigation
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Never miss your Metra train again with Metra Train Tracker! Metra Train Tracker is an easy and intuitive way to track Metra trains and plan trips in advance to make traveling on the Metra train network easier.
Railway Radar
This app allows users to view real-time train movements on a map. Track train traffic live and stay informed about railway activity.
- Live train traffic visualization
- Real-time railway activity
- Map-based tracking
- Travel information
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Railway Radar - Train Tracker lets you see all the railway traffic live.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Metra Train Tracker at 2.4 against Railway Radar's 1.0. Metra Train Tracker also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). Railway Radar's advantage is review sentiment (27% vs 0%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Metra Train Tracker holds the better App Store score, 2.4 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 3 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of Metra Train Tracker's written reviews are positive against 27% of Railway Radar's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Metra Train Tracker ships an update weekly, Railway Radar every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and July 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Metra Train Tracker | Railway Radar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (8 ratings) — better | 1.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 27.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Maksym Prysyazhny | Alper Gonen |
Customer experience
Metra Train Tracker
Railway Radar
In-app purchases
Metra Train Tracker
No in-app purchases
Railway Radar
No in-app purchases
