Comparison

FastStation vs Railblaze

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

Head to head
About

FastStation

Features
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FastStation shows the departures at the stops around you the moment you open it — no menus, no searching, no hunting for your line. Big numbers, real times, and the walk to get there. Plan a whole trip, door to door Type where you're going and get several ways to get there: the fastest, the one with the fewest changes, and the one with the least walking. Routes combine trains, buses and ferries, so you get the answer a rider would give you — not just the one mode the app happens to know about. Your trips stay on your phone Route planning runs entirely on your device. Where you're coming from and where you're going are never sent anywhere — not to us, not to anyone. The app downloads a compact map of the network and does the work locally, so it keeps planning even when your signal doesn't. Built for the way you actually travel • Nearby stops sorted by walking distance, with live countdowns • Filter by subway, regional rail or bus • Pin the stops you use every day • Service alerts for the lines you care about • Every stop on each ride, with a strip map of the trip and a card for each change • Follow a trip: a heads-up before each change, on the lock screen too • Plan to arrive by a time • Maps showing the exact path of every leg Where it works Live departures in New York, Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Norfolk, Atlanta, Miami, Minneapolis–St. Paul, Kansas City, Denver, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Salt Lake City, Phoenix, Seattle, Oklahoma City, Austin, Denton, San Diego, the San Francisco Bay Area, Montreal, London, Dublin, Berlin, Potsdam, Brandenburg an der Havel, Munich, Augsburg, Ulm, Hamburg, Schwerin, Rostock, Frankfurt, Darmstadt, Cologne, Bonn, Stuttgart, Mannheim, Saarbrücken, Karlsruhe, Freiburg, Nuremberg, Würzburg, Düsseldorf, Krefeld, the Ruhr, Hanover, Bremen, Braunschweig, Kassel, Magdeburg, Dessau-Roßlau, Halle, Leipzig, Erfurt, Jena, Gera, Zwickau, Plauen, Chemnitz, Dresden, Görlitz, Cottbus, Bilbao, San Sebastián, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Madrid, Barcelona, Málaga, Alicante, Murcia, Paris, Reims, Orléans, Le Havre, Rouen, Turin, Bordeaux, Nantes, Angers, Le Mans, Rennes, Brest, Dijon, Besançon, Clermont-Ferrand, Saint-Étienne, Lille, Toulouse, Nice, Zagreb, Gdańsk, Szczecin, Poznań, Kraków, Brussels, Antwerp, Ghent, Montpellier, Avignon, Zurich, Geneva, Lausanne, Budapest, Prague, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague, Oslo, Helsinki, Stockholm, Sydney, Newcastle, Melbourne, Brisbane and the Gold Coast, Adelaide, Wellington, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Hakodate. In Singapore, Istanbul, İzmir, Konya and Gaziantep, departures come from the timetable. Trip planning covers New York, Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Norfolk, Atlanta, Miami, Minneapolis–St. Paul, Kansas City, Denver, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Salt Lake City, Phoenix, Seattle, Oklahoma City, Austin, Denton, San Diego, the San Francisco Bay Area, Montreal, Berlin, Potsdam, Brandenburg an der Havel, Munich, Augsburg, Ulm, Hamburg, Schwerin, Rostock, Frankfurt, Darmstadt, Cologne, Bonn, Stuttgart, Mannheim, Saarbrücken, Karlsruhe, Freiburg, Nuremberg, Würzburg, Düsseldorf, Krefeld, the Ruhr, Hanover, Bremen, Braunschweig, Kassel, Magdeburg, Dessau-Roßlau, Halle, Leipzig, Erfurt, Jena, Gera, Zwickau, Plauen, Chemnitz, Dresden, Görlitz, Cottbus, Bilbao, San Sebastián, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Madrid, Barcelona, Málaga, Alicante, Murcia, Paris, Reims, Orléans, Le Havre, Rouen, Turin, Bordeaux, Nantes, Angers, Le Mans, Rennes, Brest, Dijon, Besançon, Clermont-Ferrand, Saint-Étienne, Lille, Toulouse, Nice, Zagreb, Gdańsk, Szczecin, Poznań, Kraków, Brussels, Antwerp, Ghent, Montpellier, Avignon, Zurich, Geneva, Lausanne, Budapest, Prague, Istanbul, İzmir, Konya, Gaziantep, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague, Oslo, Helsinki, Stockholm, Sydney, Newcastle, Melbourne, Brisbane and the Gold Coast, Adelaide, Wellington, Singapore, Tokyo and Hakodate. Bus times come from published schedules; train arrivals are live where the network provides them.

About

Railblaze

Features
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Railblaze brings every NYC transit mode into one fast, beautiful app. Real-time arrivals for Subway, Bus, Ferry, LIRR, Metro-North, and PATH — plus live Citi Bike availability. Pin your favorites. Tap to track. Glance down, stay informed, keep moving. - Live arrivals across all NYC transit - Widgets and Apple Watch complications at a glance - Live Activities that stay updated in real time - Nearby stations sorted by distance - One-tap favorites for your daily commute - Service alerts so you're never caught off guard Railblaze Free includes full Subway access. Upgrade to Premium to unlock every mode, unlimited favorites and real-time tracking. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

FastStation4 screens
Railblaze4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FastStation at none against Railblaze's 2. FastStation also leads on update cadence (daily vs weekly). Railblaze's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Railblaze sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. FastStation asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FastStation ships an update daily, Railblaze weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
FastStation versus Railblaze: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFastStationRailblaze
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyDaily — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJohn TomsShawn Farner

In-app purchases

None

FastStation

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Railblaze

Subscriptions2
  • Railblaze Premium7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Railblaze Premium7 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is FastStation free?
FastStation is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Railblaze free?
Railblaze is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do FastStation or Railblaze have ads?
Neither FastStation nor Railblaze shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FastStation or Railblaze?
FastStation ships an update daily, and Railblaze weekly. Most recently, FastStation was updated on October 27, 2026 and Railblaze on October 24, 2026.

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