Comparison

Aubin vs Realtime Trains

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

Head to head
About

Aubin

This app assists autistic and neurodivergent individuals with planning and navigating their journeys. It provides tools to make travel more accessible and less stressful.

Highlights
  • Journey planning
  • Travel assistance
  • Neurodivergent support
  • Accessible travel tools
Features
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Aubin is a journey planner and travel companion designed to help with journey planning and travel for autistic and neurodivergent passengers.

About

Realtime Trains

Access live train times and real-time locations across Great Britain's mainline railway network. This app provides detailed information, including onboard amenities and non-passenger train movements, for professional travelers and enthusiasts alike. Get ahead of the rush with accurate, independently processed data.

Highlights
  • Live train times
  • Real-time train location
  • Onboard amenities information
  • Detailed mode for enthusiasts
  • Non-passenger train tracking
  • Favorite stations and routes
Features
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Shhh, it's the secret that no-one else wants you to know about. Get ahead of the rush when boarding your trains at some of the busiest stations. We're Realtime Trains, and we're Great Britain's largest independent service for train times - used by millions every year. And we're back - finally - with our new app. Get live train times from any mainline railway station, see where your train is and what's available onboard. Favourite your frequently used stations, routes and services. See train information in far more detail than any other app with our detailed mode! For the professional travellers and enthusiasts, you can even see non-passenger trains like freight and empty stock - so you can really tell if there's a steam train coming... or what's in the way. From Penzance to Thurso, and Arisaig to Lowestoft, we cover the entire mainline railway network with live, up to date, train information. Unlike many other apps, we process data from Network Rail and signalling systems ourselves rather than just showing everything the industry wants to tell you. We're not funded by the rail industry: we pride ourselves on being as accurate as we can be. We started Realtime Trains from a frustration of missing trains and incorrect information and are still at it nearly 15 years later. However, if you spot an issue as they do happen sometimes - let us know and we'll do our best to make sure it doesn't happen again!

Screenshots

Aubin4 screens
Realtime Trains4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Aubin at 100% against Realtime Trains's 56%. Aubin also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Realtime Trains's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Aubin ships an update every 3 weeks, Realtime Trains weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Aubin versus Realtime Trains: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAubinRealtime Trains
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better55.6% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.2
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAubin MaaS LimitedSwlines Ltd

Customer experience

Aubin

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Realtime Trains

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive55.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative44.4%

In-app purchases

None

Aubin

No in-app purchases

None

Realtime Trains

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Aubin free?
Aubin is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Realtime Trains free?
Realtime Trains is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Aubin or Realtime Trains have ads?
Realtime Trains shows ads; Aubin does not.
Which is updated more often, Aubin or Realtime Trains?
Aubin ships an update every 3 weeks, and Realtime Trains weekly. Most recently, Aubin was updated on September 16, 2026 and Realtime Trains on September 7, 2026.

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