Comparison

Railwise vs FlightDial

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

Head to head
About

Railwise

This app provides real-time reliability statistics for thousands of long-distance trains in Germany. It offers on-time rates, average delays, cancellation history, and platform changes to help you plan your journeys and make informed decisions about your travel.

Highlights
  • Real-time train reliability stats
  • On-time rates and average delays
  • Cancellation history
  • Platform change alerts
  • Personal travel map
  • Live Activities and Dynamic Island updates
Features
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Some trains in Germany are almost always on time. Others are late more often than not. The problem? There's no easy way to find out which is which, until now. Railwise tracks thousands of long-distance trains every day and turns that data into something actually useful: real reliability stats for every train. On-time rates, average delays, cancellation history, platform changes. All based on what actually happened, not what the schedule promised. Got a tight connection? Check whether that 8-minute transfer has worked in the past, or whether you're basically flipping a coin. Planning a trip? Compare trains and pick the one that actually shows up on time. But Railwise isn't just about delays. Save your journeys and build up a personal travel map of everywhere you've been. See your stats, total kilometers, hours on trains, cities visited, favorite routes. Think of it as a travel diary that fills itself in as you go. When you're on a train, Railwise keeps you updated right on your lock screen. Delays, platform changes, next stop — all through Live Activities and Dynamic Island, no need to open the app.

About

FlightDial

Features
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FlightDial turns your wrist into a radar screen. Real aircraft, live from community ADS-B data, drawn on an analog dial at their true bearing and distance from you. The dial turns with your compass, so a plane at 10 o’clock on screen is at 10 o’clock in the sky. One crossing the centre is about to pass overhead, and FlightDial taps you when it will. • Live traffic on a clean analog dial, over a terrain map • Turn the Digital Crown to zoom from 2 to 50 km • Tap a plane for its registration, type, altitude, speed, distance and bearing • A complication showing how many aircraft are near you • A haptic when something is about to pass overhead • Watch Heathrow’s traffic any time, free FlightDial World unlocks any sky on earth: search a city or airport and keep it as its own dial. Live traffic: ADSB.lol community data (ODbL).

Screenshots

Railwise4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: FlightDial at every 2 days against Railwise's every 10 days. FlightDial also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Railwise ships an update every 10 days, FlightDial every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Railwise versus FlightDial: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRailwiseFlightDial
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews94.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size112 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRailwise UG (haftungsbeschränkt)Mishigo OU

In-app purchases

None

Railwise

No in-app purchases

None

FlightDial

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Railwise free?
Railwise is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FlightDial free?
FlightDial is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Railwise or FlightDial have ads?
Neither Railwise nor FlightDial shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Railwise or FlightDial?
Railwise ships an update every 10 days, and FlightDial every 2 days. Most recently, Railwise was updated on October 11, 2026 and FlightDial on September 30, 2026.

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