Comparison

RailLog vs Now Boarding

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

Head to head
About

RailLog

This app helps you create a digital journal of your train journeys. Track upcoming trips, organize past travel history, and view detailed statistics about your railway adventures. Visualize your routes on interactive maps and compare your travel activity with others.

Highlights
  • Digital travel journal
  • Upcoming trip tracking
  • Travel history organization
  • Detailed travel statistics
  • Interactive route maps
  • OCR ticket scanning
  • Europe & US compatibility
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

Now Boarding

Features
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Now Boarding is a beautiful flight log for everyone who travels. Add a flight in seconds, see your next trip on a live departure board, and build a travel history you'll actually enjoy looking back on. ADD FLIGHTS YOUR WAY - Import from your calendar and fill in years of travel at once - Share a confirmation email from Mail, or paste it in - Pick screenshots from any airline app - Scan the barcode on a boarding pass - Or type it in, with local times for each airport worked out for you YOUR FLIGHT DAY, ON YOUR LOCK SCREEN A countdown to departure and your flight's progress on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. Get a reminder when check-in opens, with your confirmation number ready. YOUR TRAVEL HISTORY - Every past flight, grouped by year, with connections and layovers - A route map of everywhere you've flown - Miles, hours in the air, airports, favorite routes and longest flights - Your Year in Travel: highlights, a short story of your year and a card to share TRACK AIRLINE STATUS See how close you are to the next tier with Southwest, United, Delta, American, Alaska and JetBlue. Flight counts fill in automatically. ASK SIRI "When's my next flight in Now Boarding?" Answers come straight from your log. MADE FOR EVERY IPHONE AND IPAD Including a two-pane layout when the iPhone Duo is open or on iPad, Dark Mode, and Light Mode. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no sign-in. Your flights stay on your iPhone and in your own iCloud. Emails, screenshots and boarding passes are read on your device. Now Boarding is free with ads. A one-time purchase removes them for good and is shared with your family. Now Boarding is not affiliated with any airline.

Screenshots

RailLog4 screens
Now Boarding4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Now Boarding at 5.0 against RailLog's 4.5. Now Boarding also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). RailLog's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (10 vs 1). 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. RailLog sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Now Boarding sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Now Boarding holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RailLog has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RailLog ships an update every 2 months, Now Boarding every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
RailLog versus Now Boarding: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRailLogNow Boarding
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (10 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerlaurent WaesLucas Johnson

Customer experience

RailLog

All ratings9 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

Now Boarding

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

RailLog

Subscriptions2
  • RailLog Premium - Monthly$2.991 Month
  • RailLog Premium - Annual7 Days trial$8.991 Year
One-time1
  • RailLog Premium - Lifetime$34.99
1 purchases

Now Boarding

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is RailLog free?
RailLog is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Now Boarding free?
Now Boarding is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, RailLog or Now Boarding?
Now Boarding is rated higher. RailLog averages 4.5 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Now Boarding averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do RailLog or Now Boarding have ads?
Now Boarding shows ads; RailLog does not.
Which is updated more often, RailLog or Now Boarding?
RailLog ships an update every 2 months, and Now Boarding every 2 weeks. Most recently, RailLog was updated on November 8, 2026 and Now Boarding on November 10, 2026.

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