Rail Sheba vs Paribahan
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rail Sheba
This app provides a comprehensive platform for all your railway ticketing needs in Bangladesh. Easily book, manage, and cancel train tickets conveniently. It's designed for both frequent travelers and occasional journeys.
- Book train tickets
- Manage bookings
- Cancel tickets
- Hassle-free ticketing
- One-stop railway solution
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Welcome to Rail Sheba, One-Stop Solution for All Your Railway Ticketing Requirement. With Rail Sheba, you can easily book, manage and cancel your train tickets hassle-free. Whether you are a frequent traveler or planning a one-time journey, Rail Sheba has got you covered!
Paribahan
This app provides comprehensive transport information for Bangladesh, including ticket prices and available buses. It allows for online ticket booking and automates ticketing operations for transport companies.
- Transport data bank
- Ticket price information
- Available transport listings
- Online ticket booking
- E-ticketing automation
- Multiple payment options
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Paribahan.com is web portal with the data bank of the entire transport industry of Bangladesh. This information bank is helping all bus travelers to gather information about ticket price, available transports along with online booking option from the web for the transports that are linked with us for the facilities. We have introduced this facility first time in Bangladesh. Our service is not limited to online ticket booking; rather we also automate the front office e-ticketing operations and back office account system of the transport companies. We are first time in Bangladesh to open the online ticket booking option for passengers. Transport counter is now not limited to in some places where people know the place as bus stop, rather for our service the counter is now in every home whoever is connected with the internet and also will be able to purchase using local and international cards (VISA, Master, American Express, Q-cash, Nexus, BRAC Bank Debit Card, City Touch, FastCash, Bank Asia Debit Card, Islami Bank Debit Card, Mutual Trust Bank Debit Card etc.) of different banks. We also have crossed the limit from internet towards Mobile payment by BKash, MCash, MyCash, DBBL Mobile Banking etc. payment systems.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Paribahan at 5.0 against Rail Sheba's 3.5. Paribahan also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 12 months). Rail Sheba's advantage is ratings volume (401 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Paribahan holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rail Sheba has 401 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Rail Sheba ships an update every 12 months, Paribahan every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rail Sheba | Paribahan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (401 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 17.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 401 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bangladesh Railway | Paribahan.com |
Customer experience
Rail Sheba
Paribahan
In-app purchases
Rail Sheba
No in-app purchases
Paribahan
No in-app purchases
