Comparison

Riyadh metro | قطار الرياض vs OnPace

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

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About

Riyadh metro | قطار الرياض

Features
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Plan your Riyadh metro trip in seconds — works completely offline. Find any station, get route times, and explore all 6 metro lines in Arabic and English. No internet needed, no mobile data required. FULL INTERACTIVE METRO MAP Explore all six metro lines and every station on a detailed, zoomable map. Tap any station to see line info or start planning a route. All lines covered: Blue (Line 1), Red (Line 2), Orange (Line 3), Yellow (Line 4), Green (Line 5), and Purple (Line 6). SMART STATION SEARCH Find any station instantly by name. Filter by metro line to narrow results. Available in both Arabic and English — search in whichever language you prefer. ROUTE PLANNER WITH TRAVEL TIMES Get the fastest route from A to B with estimated travel time, number of stops, and transfer details. Compare alternative routes to pick what works best. Includes transfers at key interchange stations like KAFD, King Fahd Library, and Ministry of Education. WORKS OFFLINE — NO INTERNET NEEDED All map data and route planning work without an internet connection. Perfect for underground stations with no signal. No mobile data required — ideal for visitors and tourists without a local SIM card. FULL ARABIC & ENGLISH SUPPORT Switch between languages anytime. Full right-to-left Arabic interface included. Every station name, line name, and menu item is available in both Arabic (العربية) and English. LIGHT & DARK MODE Choose your preferred theme, or let the app follow your phone's system setting for comfortable viewing day and night. KEY METRO ROUTES COVERED - Blue Line (Line 1): SAB → King Fahd Library → National Museum → STC - Red Line (Line 2): King Saud University → An Nuzhah → Al Khaleej - Orange Line (Line 3): Jeddah Rd → Western Station → Qasr Al Hokm - Yellow Line (Line 4): Airport terminals (T1–T5) → PNU → KAFD - Green Line (Line 5): Ministry of Education → King Salman Park - Purple Line (Line 6): KAFD → Granadia → An Naseem Whether you're a daily commuter, a visitor exploring Riyadh for the first time, or an expat navigating public transport — Riyadh Metro has everything you need for a smooth journey. Download Riyadh Metro and start navigating Riyadh's public transport network with confidence.

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OnPace

Features
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Know at every checkpoint whether you are ahead of your plan or behind it. Set the times you usually pass a few points on the way: leaving home, the corner, the bus stop, the office. While you move, OnPace compares where you are with where the plan says you should be and shows the gap in minutes and seconds. It does not give directions. It tells you whether to hurry. ■ Making a route • Walking and driving routes from Apple Maps • Checkpoints filled in along the way • A route built from a trip you take • A window of its own at each checkpoint • Bus and subway legs ■ Before you leave • A departure reminder for each route • The route for the time of day, picked on its own ■ On the move • Minutes and seconds ahead of or behind plan • The next checkpoint and the time to pass it • Estimated arrival • Lock Screen card and Dynamic Island • An alert when you drift out of the window • Map pins where you mark boarding, getting off and more • Start from Control Center, Siri or Shortcuts ■ OnPace Pro • More routes: two to begin with, no limit with Pro • Tune from trips: checkpoint times set to the median of your recent trips, with the suggestions visible without Pro • Days for each route: departure reminders and the automatic pick follow them ■ Privacy • No personal data collected • No account and no sign-in • No ads and no outside analytics Set your usual route once, and the next time you head out you will know whether to run.

Screenshots

Riyadh metro | قطار الرياض4 screens
OnPace4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Riyadh metro | قطار الرياض at none against OnPace's 1. Riyadh metro | قطار الرياض also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). OnPace's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence 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. OnPace sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Riyadh metro | قطار الرياض asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Riyadh metro | قطار الرياض versus OnPace: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRiyadh metro | قطار الرياضOnPace
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarat SafutdinovDohyun Kim

In-app purchases

None

Riyadh metro | قطار الرياض

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

OnPace

One-time1
  • OnPace Pro$1.99

Questions

Is Riyadh metro | قطار الرياض free?
Riyadh metro | قطار الرياض is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is OnPace free?
OnPace is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Riyadh metro | قطار الرياض or OnPace have ads?
Riyadh metro | قطار الرياض shows ads; OnPace does not.
Which is updated more often, Riyadh metro | قطار الرياض or OnPace?
Riyadh metro | قطار الرياض ships an update weekly, and OnPace weekly. Most recently, Riyadh metro | قطار الرياض was updated on October 2, 2026 and OnPace on October 18, 2026.

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