Comparison

Alstom vs Plain

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

Head to head
About

Alstom

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Ensure railway safety, compliance, and operational excellence with our powerful Train Inspection App, designed specifically for conducting end-to-end inspections of trains. This app enables inspectors and maintenance teams to efficiently plan, perform, and track inspections in real time — whether in depots, yards, or on the move.

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Plain

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Build routines that fit your life with a simple, flexible activity tracker. Plain helps you organize habits, stay consistent and understand your progress without turning your day into a game. CREATE ACTIVITIES YOUR WAY • Create unlimited custom activities • Choose personal icons and colors • Set daily or weekly schedules • Add reminders for important routines • Pause activities without losing progress • Archive and restore activities whenever you need SEE YOUR PROGRESS CLEARLY • Monthly calendar and card views • Visual activity map • Overall completion statistics • Detailed statistics for every activity • Current and best streaks • Check-in history • Weekday performance • Activity totals and completion rates ADD CONTEXT WITH NOTES Keep short notes for individual days and remember what helped, what changed and how each routine went. TRACK WHAT MATTERS TO YOU Use Plain for: • Workouts and walking • Studying and language learning • Nutrition and self-care • Personal projects • Content creation • Work routines • Any recurring activity you want to follow STAY IN CONTROL Pause activities when your plans change. Archive old routines, restore them later or permanently delete them together with their history. Plain combines a calm design with useful statistics, flexible schedules and simple daily check-ins. Create your routine. Track your progress. Keep it plain.

Screenshots

Alstom4 screens
Plain4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Alstom at fortnightly against Plain's every 2 months. Alstom also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Alstom ships an update fortnightly, Plain every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Alstom versus Plain: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlstomPlain
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size175 MB58 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDharmesh PatelYana Tamkovich

In-app purchases

None

Alstom

No in-app purchases

None

Plain

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Alstom free?
Alstom is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Plain free?
Plain is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Alstom or Plain have ads?
Neither Alstom nor Plain shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Alstom or Plain?
Alstom ships an update fortnightly, and Plain every 2 months. Most recently, Alstom was updated on October 25, 2026 and Plain on October 25, 2026.

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