Comparison

OnRail vs Railiable

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

Head to head
About

OnRail

Features
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Your train, live on your Lock Screen. OnRail is the live train companion built for UK commuters. Track your train, platform, delays and connections directly from your iPhone, Apple Watch and CarPlay — powered by live National Rail data. LIVE ACTIVITIES ACROSS DEVICES See your platform, countdown, train busyness and delay alerts without opening the app. Live on your iPhone Lock Screen, Dynamic Island, CarPlay display, and Apple Watch. DELAY STATISTICS See your train's track record. Check your average arrival delay, how often you arrive on time, and how late your journeys run, all based on the trips you've taken. ACTIVE JOURNEYS & FAVOURITES See your journey in progress right inside the app, and save your regular journeys as favourites for quick access. JOURNEY PLANNING Plan journeys between any two UK stations. Compare departures, load later trains, and see every leg, connection, calling point, platform and operator before you travel. LIVE STATION DEPARTURES See what's actually happening at your station — scheduled vs. expected times, delays, carriage details, and cancellation reasons for all UK operators. SIRI & APP INTENTS Ask Siri for live train status or trigger saved routes with custom Shortcuts and the Action Button. HOME SCREEN WIDGETS Monitor live departures and jump straight to your favourite or nearby stations from your Home Screen. STATION & DISRUPTION INFO Look up any station by name — check facilities, accessibility, parking, weather, onward travel, and active disruptions or planned engineering works. BUILT FOR YOUR APPLE DEVICES iCloud keeps your favourite stations and saved journeys in sync across every device you own. ONRAIL PRO Journey planning and live tracking are free. Upgrade to Pro for connection-aware Live Activities across multi-leg journeys, Apple Calendar integration, and multi-station widgets. PRIVACY FIRST OnRail collects zero personally identifiable user data. Your saved journeys and locations stay entirely private. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.onrailapp.com/terms

About

Railiable

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Stop leaving money on the platform! Millions of pounds in Delay Repay compensation goes unclaimed every year. Not because passengers aren't entitled to it — but because finding the right portal, working out the amount, and submitting before the deadline is just enough friction that life gets in the way. Railiable makes it take 30 seconds. RAILIABLE PLUS — AUTOMATIC DELAY ALERTS FOR YOUR COMMUTE: Set up your regular routes once. Railiable monitors them in real time using live Network Rail data and sends you a push notification the moment your train is delayed — including exactly how much you could be owed and a direct link to start your claim. No checking. No forgetting. Just money back in your pocket. HOW IT WORKS: Enter your origin, destination and travel date. We pull live train movement data directly from Network Rail and show you every service that ran, exactly how late each one was, and whether it was cancelled. Your compensation is calculated instantly under your operator's Delay Repay policy. Copy your claim details with one tap, open your operator's portal directly, and you're done. THE ONLY UK DELAY REPAY APP THAT WORKS FOR ANY TICKET: Unlike other apps, Railiable doesn't require you to have booked through us. Season ticket? Paper ticket? Bought from another app or at the station? Doesn't matter. If your train was delayed or cancelled, we'll find it. WORKS WITH ALL MAJOR UK OPERATORS: Thameslink, LNER, Great Northern, Southern, Southeastern, CrossCountry, Avanti West Coast, ScotRail, TransPennine Express, Northern, South Western Railway, c2c, Chiltern Railways, East Midlands Railway, Greater Anglia, London Overground and more. BUILT FOR COMMUTERS, BY A COMMUTER: Railiable was built by a daily commuter who was tired of leaving money on the table every time a train was late. Every feature exists to make claiming as fast and frictionless as possible. COMPLETELY FREE. NO ADS. NO ACCOUNT NEEDED: The core app is free forever. Search any route, find any delayed train, calculate your compensation and claim — no account required. Your claim history is saved locally on your device only. We never see your personal information, ticket details or payment information. Everything happens directly on your operator's official portal. We just get you there faster. Upgrade to Railiable Plus for automatic route monitoring, real-time delay notifications, and compensation estimates delivered straight to your lock screen. Terms of Use: https://railiable.co.uk/terms

Screenshots

OnRail4 screens
Railiable4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Railiable at 15.1 against OnRail's 18.6. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. OnRail sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Railiable sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OnRail ships an update every 3 weeks, Railiable every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
OnRail versus Railiable: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOnRailRailiable
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShalini KashyapJoshua Rathjen

In-app purchases

3 purchases

OnRail

Subscriptions2
  • OnRail Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • OnRail Pro annual7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • OnRail Pro Lifetime$39.99
2 purchases

Railiable

Subscriptions2
  • Railiable Plus$2.991 Month
  • Railiable Plus$24.991 Year

Questions

Is OnRail free?
OnRail is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Railiable free?
Railiable is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do OnRail or Railiable have ads?
Neither OnRail nor Railiable shows ads.
Which is updated more often, OnRail or Railiable?
OnRail ships an update every 3 weeks, and Railiable every 2 weeks. Most recently, OnRail was updated on October 27, 2026 and Railiable on October 24, 2026.

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