# Railway vs Cursor

The clearest difference is rating: Cursor at 4.7 against Railway's 4.0. Cursor also leads on ratings volume (868 vs 10) and chart position (#2 vs #54). Railway's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and review sentiment (69% vs 59%). On price, ads, monetization model and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Cursor sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $25.99 per month. Railway asks for nothing beyond the download.

Cursor holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cursor has 868 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 69% of Railway's written reviews are positive against 59% of Cursor's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Railway ships an update fortnightly, Cursor every 6 days. Both last shipped on October 15, 2026.

## The numbers

| Metric | Railway | Cursor |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.0 (10 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/railway/id6755712493/reviews) | **[4.7 (868 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cursor/id6767085653/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | 10 | **868** |
| Positive reviews | **69.2% of reviews** | 59.5% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | **Every 6 days** |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Best chart rank | #54 | **#2** |
| Size | 80 MB | 275 MB |
| Requires iOS | **17.4** | 26.0 |
| Devices | iPhone | **iPhone, iPad** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | [RailwayApp](https://appshunter.io/developer/1855786351) | [Anysphere](https://appshunter.io/developer/1824040349) |

## What reviewers say

### Railway

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/railway/id6755712493)

**Currently charting:** #54 Top Free · Developer Tools (US App Store)

Manage your entire cloud infrastructure from your mobile device. Monitor services, logs, metrics, and alerts, and control deployments and rollbacks on the go.

**Highlights:** Infrastructure in your pocket, Service monitoring, Log inspection, Environment variable management, Metrics and alerting, Deployment control, Roll-back releases

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


### Cursor

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cursor/id6767085653)

**Currently charting:** #2 Top Grossing · Developer Tools, #5 Top Free · Developer Tools (US App Store)

Build, review, and ship software from anywhere using AI agents. Implement changes, fix bugs, and manage projects remotely. Verify work with demos and provide visual feedback to agents.

**Highlights:** Launch coding agents from anywhere, Track and manage engineering work, Review screenshots and videos of changes, Annotate images for visual feedback, Inspect diffs and merge pull requests, Communicate with agents via voice, Understand codebases faster

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (3)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pro | $25.99 | per month |
| Pro+ | $77.99 | per month |
| Ultra | $259.99 | per month |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Railway free?

Railway is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Cursor free?

Cursor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Railway or Cursor?

Cursor is rated higher. Railway averages 4.0 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Cursor averages 4.7 from 868 ratings.

### Do Railway or Cursor have ads?

Neither Railway nor Cursor shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Railway or Cursor?

Railway ships an update fortnightly, and Cursor every 6 days. Most recently, Railway was updated on October 15, 2026 and Cursor on October 15, 2026.

### Which is more popular, Railway or Cursor?

Railway currently peaks at #54 in the App Store charts, and Cursor at #2. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*