Comparison

RailLog vs Raily

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

Head to head
About

RailLog

Track your train journeys, monitor real-time disruptions, and manage loyalty cards. Visualize your routes with interactive maps and analyze your travel statistics. Compete with others on social leaderboards and make eco-friendly travel decisions with carbon footprint tracking.

Highlights
  • Carbon footprint tracking
  • Real-time disruption monitoring
  • Comprehensive travel statistics
  • Social leaderboards
  • Loyalty program management
  • Interactive journey maps
  • Modern interface
Features
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TrainLog – Your Personal Railway Companion Turn your train journeys into a complete digital travel journal with TrainLog. Whether you travel daily, on weekends, or to explore new countries, TrainLog helps you track, organize, and relive all your train trips. UPCOMING TRIPS Keep a clear overview of your upcoming journeys. Check your schedules, trip details, departure and arrival stations, route maps, and travel history related to each journey. TRAVEL HISTORY Find all your past trips in a complete and enjoyable travel history. Relive your journeys, review important details, and keep track of every destination you’ve visited. DETAILED STATISTICS Explore your travel habits with detailed statistics: total distance traveled, number of journeys, countries visited, train operators used, frequent routes, personal records, fun facts, and unique comparisons. LEADERBOARDS & INSIGHTS Compare your travel activity with other travelers through rankings and leaderboards. Discover your position, track your progress, and make your train journeys even more fun. INTERACTIVE TRAVEL MAPS Visualize your journeys on beautiful interactive maps. Follow your routes, revisit your departure and arrival stations, and watch your railway footprint grow over time. EUROPE & UNITED STATES COMPATIBILITY TrainLog is designed for train travel across Europe and the United States, with support for many railway operators: * SNCF * TGV INOUI * TER * OUIGO * SNCB * Deutsche Bahn * Trenitalia * RENFE * Amtrak * SBB * NS * ÖBB * And more operators coming soon QUICK AND EASY TRIP ADDITION Add your journeys manually or directly from your tickets using OCR scanning. Save important details such as date, stations, operator, train number, class, and seat information. MODERN AND INTUITIVE INTERFACE Enjoy a clean, smooth, and user-friendly interface designed to showcase your journeys beautifully. TrainLog supports dark mode, adaptive themes, and an experience optimized for both iPhone and iPad. PRIVATE & SECURE Your travel data is securely stored and synchronized across your devices. Your journeys remain private and accessible only through your account. KEY FEATURES * Track upcoming journeys * Complete travel history * Interactive route maps * Advanced statistics * Leaderboards and comparisons * Fun facts and personal records * Manual trip entry * OCR ticket scanning * Detailed trip information: seat, class, price, operator, and train * Europe and United States support * Multilingual support: English and French * Cross-device synchronization * Modern interface with dark mode TrainLog is the perfect app for anyone who loves traveling by train and keeping track of their railway adventures. Track your journeys, explore your statistics, and build your personal railway passport — one trip at a time.

About

Raily

This travel companion helps you track Chinese high-speed trains. It provides real-time delay information, gate and platform numbers, and even the train model. Your trip details are displayed on your lock screen and visualized on an on-route map.

Highlights
  • Lock screen countdowns
  • Real-time delay updates
  • Gate and platform announcements
  • Train model identification
  • On-route journey map
  • Bilingual support (English/中文)
Features
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Raily is your companion for train journeys in China, with Caltrain schedules and live updates for the San Francisco Bay Area. Add a train to track your journey: departure countdowns on the lock screen, boarding gates and platforms when available, live delays, and a map of your route. What you get • Trip timeline — past, current, and upcoming journeys • Live Activities — departure and arrival countdowns on your lock screen • Train updates — delay, gate, and platform information when available • Route maps and station lists • Train log and trip-sharing cards • Caltrain offline schedules, plus live arrival estimates and vehicle locations when available while the app is open • English and Chinese, with an in-app language switch Add trips from your AI assistant or terminal Connect using the command in Raily Settings, then run npx @ha7ch/raily to add a train and travel date. You can also send several trips at once, check delivery receipts, and query upcoming trips. Your data Trips are stored on your device, with optional iCloud sync. Remote trip delivery and train notifications use Raily's server to process the trip details and tokens needed for those features. The remote CLI can add trips and query upcoming trips; it cannot delete or modify your trips. You can regenerate its token in Settings. Free to use No subscription. No in-app purchases. No ads. Built by HA7CH. Feedback: lawtedwu@gmail.com

Screenshots

RailLog4 screens
Raily4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Raily at none against RailLog's 3. Raily also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 88%). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. RailLog sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Raily asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for RailLog against 4.9 for Raily. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 9 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 88% of RailLog's written reviews are positive against 100% of Raily's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RailLog ships an update every 3 months, Raily every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
RailLog versus Raily: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRailLogRaily
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (7 ratings)4.9 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings79 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB99 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerlaurent Waes明泽 吴

Customer experience

RailLog

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%

Raily

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

RailLog

Subscriptions2
  • RailLog Premium - Monthly$2.991 Month
  • RailLog Premium - Annual$8.991 Year
One-time1
  • RailLog Premium - Lifetime$24.99
None

Raily

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RailLog free?
RailLog is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Raily free?
Raily is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, RailLog or Raily?
RailLog and Raily are both rated 4.9 out of 5 on the App Store, from 7 and 9 ratings respectively.
Do RailLog or Raily have ads?
Neither RailLog nor Raily shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RailLog or Raily?
RailLog ships an update every 3 months, and Raily every 3 weeks. Most recently, RailLog was updated on October 7, 2026 and Raily on October 12, 2026.

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