Railblaze vs Next PATCO Train
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Railblaze
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Railblaze brings every NYC transit mode into one fast, beautiful app. Real-time arrivals for Subway, Bus, Ferry, LIRR, Metro-North, and PATH — plus live Citi Bike availability. Pin your favorites. Tap to track. Glance down, stay informed, keep moving. - Live arrivals across all NYC transit - Widgets and Apple Watch complications at a glance - Live Activities that stay updated in real time - Nearby stations sorted by distance - One-tap favorites for your daily commute - Service alerts so you're never caught off guard Railblaze Free includes full Subway access. Upgrade to Premium to unlock every mode, unlimited favorites and real-time tracking. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Next PATCO Train
Plan your PATCO train journeys with ease. View scheduled departures, compare routes, and get real-time estimates for reaching the station. Features include widgets and live activities for convenient tracking.
- Scheduled PATCO departures
- Arrival times and stop details
- Reachability estimates
- Nearby station detection
- At station departure schedules
- Home Screen widgets
- Lock Screen Live Activities
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Find the scheduled PATCO train that fits your trip. Next PATCO Train shows upcoming scheduled departures and helps you decide which train you can catch. See scheduled arrival times, complete stop details, and leave-by guidance for walking or driving to the station. Save routes with names like Work or Home, switch between them with a tap, and edit or reorder them whenever your routine changes. A reverse-route control makes planning the return trip simpler. Clearer leave-by times and estimated station arrival times make departure planning easier to scan. When a reliable travel estimate is available, earlier trains you likely cannot catch are grouped out of the way, with an option to show them. Use your location to find a nearby PATCO station. When you are at a station, view departures there without losing your saved route. Choose a future date to plan ahead, including special schedules with adjusted or added departures. Keep your commute close at hand with Home Screen widgets and a Lock Screen widget showing your next three scheduled departures. Reverse your route, switch between driving and walking estimates, or refresh departures from the Home Screen widget. Follow a selected scheduled trip with a Lock Screen Live Activity. Features: - Upcoming scheduled PATCO departures - Named saved routes with quick switching, editing, and reordering - Reverse-route controls in the app and Home Screen widget - Scheduled arrival times and complete stop details - Walking and driving estimates with clearer leave-by guidance - Expandable earlier departures when reliable travel estimates are available - Nearby-station detection and at-station departures - Future-date schedule planning - Special-schedule notices, changes, and PDF access - Home Screen and Lock Screen departure widgets - Lock Screen Live Activities - Links to official PATCO service information - Siri Shortcuts support - Automatic schedule updates Next PATCO Train is an unofficial schedule app and is not affiliated with or endorsed by PATCO or the Delaware River Port Authority. Train times are based on published schedules and do not reflect real-time train operations. Schedules may change without notice. Check PATCO’s official website for service changes before traveling.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Next PATCO Train at none against Railblaze's 2. Railblaze's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Railblaze sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Next PATCO Train asks for nothing beyond the download.
Railblaze ships an update weekly, Next PATCO Train every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Railblaze | Next PATCO Train |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shawn Farner | LAWRENCE HAROLD REEVE JR |
In-app purchases
Railblaze
- Railblaze Premium7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Railblaze Premium7 Days trial$19.991 Year
Next PATCO Train
No in-app purchases
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