Comparison

Clive vs Train

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

Head to head
About

Clive

Features
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Clive is a small, calm companion for everyday train journeys in Great Britain. It answers the two questions that matter at the station: which train, and which platform. OPEN TO YOUR NEXT TRAIN Clive learns the journeys you make and greets you with the next two direct trains for them, with the platform, the status and the reason it chose that route. Change where you're starting from or calling at with a tap, swap the two, or clear them. Nothing is hidden behind a search box. LIVE DEPARTURES, ACCURATELY Every station in Great Britain, with live departures from National Rail. Filter a board to trains calling at your station. Trains that have already left or that don't reach your stop are greyed with a reason, never silently dropped. Replacement buses say so. Times are always UK rail time, wherever you are. FOLLOW ONE TRAIN Tap Follow and Clive keeps the train with you: the platform, the departure time and your progress through the calling points, on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. A platform change, a delay or a cancellation can notify you. One train at a time, by your choice, stopped whenever you like. THE DETAILS THAT HELP Every calling point with its platform and status. Your stop called out. The carriages, with first class, toilets and how busy each one is reported to be. Service messages when something is affecting the route. AT A GLANCE A Home Screen widget shows the next three trains from your nearest saved station. QUIET BY DESIGN One colour of ink on paper, the system typeface, clear status words. Light and dark. Designed for iPhone and the iPhone Duo's inner display. FREE, WITH AN OPTIONAL THANK-YOU Every travel feature is free, with no account and no adverts. If Clive helps, an optional annual tip keeps it going. Tips are auto-renewing annual subscriptions, charged to your Apple Account and cancellable at any time in Settings. They unlock nothing: every travel feature stays free. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://clive.bot/privacy/

About

Train

Features
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A simple application for following trains live, see their speed and which stations they have stopped at and which they are stopping at next.

Screenshots

Clive4 screens
Train4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Train at none against Clive's 3. On price, update cadence, ads 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. Clive sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per year. Train asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Clive ships an update every 2 weeks, Train weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Clive versus Train: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCliveTrain
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLloyd.dev LtdTom Magnus Tobiasson

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Clive

Subscriptions3
  • Developer Tip (Small)$0.991 Year
  • Developer Tip (Medium)$2.991 Year
  • Developer Tip (Large)$4.991 Year
None

Train

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Clive free?
Clive is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Train free?
Train is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Clive or Train have ads?
Neither Clive nor Train shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Clive or Train?
Clive ships an update every 2 weeks, and Train weekly. Most recently, Clive was updated on November 8, 2026 and Train on November 10, 2026.

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