Comparison

Rail vs TrainAtlas

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

Head to head
About

Rail

Features
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Seguire un treno dovrebbe essere naturale, immediato. Ho progettato uno strumento essenziale che unisce estetica curata e funzionalità avanzate, pensato per chi viaggia ogni giorno. Dimentica le interfacce obsolete e disordinate. Qui ogni dettaglio è al suo posto: - Chiarezza immediata: Visualizza ritardi, binari e coincidenze a colpo d'occhio, senza passaggi inutili. - Contesto intelligente: Grazie all'integrazione meteo, sai sempre che tempo fa alla tua fermata e a destinazione. - Il Gruppo, organizzato: Con la funzione "I tuoi Posti", tieni traccia delle carrozze e dei sedili di tutti i tuoi compagni di viaggio. - Biglietti sempre pronti: Scansiona e archivia i tuoi titoli di viaggio direttamente nell'app. Al momento del controllo, il QR code è lì, a portata di tap: niente più ricerche frenetiche tra le mail o le foto. Niente rumore di fondo. Solo il tuo viaggio, elevato alla perfezione.

About

TrainAtlas

Map your rail journeys across the UK with accurate track geometry. Log trips on all operators, earn achievements, and visualize your personal rail atlas. Pro features include live delay notifications and all-time history.

Highlights
  • Accurate track geometry mapping
  • Log journeys on all UK operators
  • Personal rail atlas visualization
  • Completionist achievements
  • Live National Rail delays (Pro)
  • Unlimited trip logging (Free)
Features
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Every train you've ever ridden, mapped on real rail lines - not the straight-line guesses other apps draw. Log the Coast Starlight, your Interrail loop, the daily commute, and watch your personal atlas of the world fill in, route by route. Built for rail enthusiasts, Interrail and Eurail travellers, daily commuters, and anyone who wants a permanent record of where trains have taken them. REAL RAIL ROUTES, NOT STRAIGHT LINES Most apps draw a straight line from A to B. TrainAtlas plots every trip on the actual track geometry from OpenStreetMap rail data, so your map looks like a railway - not a spider web. A subtle "approx" badge flags any lower-fidelity segment - never fake precision. THE MAP MOMENT Save a trip and watch the route draw itself across your map. A small thing - and the reason people open the app every time they step off a train. LIVE DELAYS FROM 30+ OPERATORS (PRO) Real-time status straight from official feeds: Amtrak, VIA Rail, National Rail (UK), Deutsche Bahn, SNCF, ÖBB, SBB, NS, SNCB, Trenitalia, RENFE, SJ, DSB and many more. Get a push the moment your train is delayed. LOG ANYTHING - THE CORE STAYS FREE Unlimited trip logging at no cost, no paywall on the core experience. Mainline trains, heritage railways, metro and subway lines, scenic routes, even rail-replacement buses. Planned, in progress, or completed - it's all kept. 150+ ACHIEVEMENTS Ride every operator. Collect all 47 Japanese prefectures. Hit distance milestones across continents. Unlock the odd snark badge for the journeys nobody admits they enjoyed. Every card is shareable. YOUR PRIVATE ATLAS No ads. No third-party analytics or advertising SDKs. We never track you across apps and never sell your data - the little the app does use is anonymous and only there to run it. Your trips stay on your device and, if you turn on sync, in your own private iCloud that only you can read. FREE vs PRO Free, forever: unlimited logging of any trip from the last 12 months onward - kept on your map for good - plus rolling 12-month stats, manual entry, and share cards. Pro unlocks: - All-time history and stats - Live delay tracking with push alerts - All 150+ achievements - Map Replay - watch any journey play back - Live Activities on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island - Import your history from CSV (TrainLog, Trainline, viaduct.world) - Multi-device iCloud sync - Watermark-free share cards - Deep country and operator stats Log your first trip free. No account. No email. Just open the app and start mapping. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://trainatlas.app/privacy

Screenshots

Rail4 screens
TrainAtlas4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Rail at none against TrainAtlas's 3. TrainAtlas's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). 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. TrainAtlas sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Rail asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Rail versus TrainAtlas: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRailTrainAtlas
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB191 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFrancesco Pio ParadisoSegara Consulting Ltd.

In-app purchases

None

Rail

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

TrainAtlas

Subscriptions2
  • TrainAtlas Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • TrainAtlas Pro Yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • TrainAtlas Pro Lifetime$59.99

Questions

Is Rail free?
Rail is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TrainAtlas free?
TrainAtlas is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Rail or TrainAtlas have ads?
Neither Rail nor TrainAtlas shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Rail or TrainAtlas?
Rail ships an update every 2 weeks, and TrainAtlas every 2 weeks. Most recently, Rail was updated on October 20, 2026 and TrainAtlas on October 26, 2026.

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