RailBuddy vs Raily
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RailBuddy
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RailBuddy helps Chicago commuters track Metra trains with a fast, simple view of schedules, saved lines, and delay alerts. Use RailBuddy to: • Browse upcoming departures by line and stop • Save your most-used stops to My Trains • Pin an exact departure for quick access • Get delay and cancellation alerts with RailBuddy Pro RailBuddy is designed to make the daily commute easier, whether you ride every day or just need a quick check before heading out the door.
Raily
Track your train journeys with real-time updates, departure countdowns on your lock screen, and route maps. Supports Caltrain schedules and live updates for the San Francisco Bay Area, as well as trains in China. Share trip details and access offline schedules.
- Live train tracking
- Lock screen countdowns
- Boarding gate and platform info
- Route maps
- Offline Caltrain schedules
- Trip sharing
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Raily is your companion for train journeys in China, with Caltrain schedules and live updates for the San Francisco Bay Area. Add a train to track your journey: departure countdowns on the lock screen, boarding gates and platforms when available, live delays, and a map of your route. What you get • Trip timeline — past, current, and upcoming journeys • Live Activities — departure and arrival countdowns on your lock screen • Train updates — delay, gate, and platform information when available • Route maps and station lists • Train log and trip-sharing cards • Caltrain offline schedules, plus live arrival estimates and vehicle locations when available while the app is open • English and Chinese, with an in-app language switch Add trips from your AI assistant or terminal Connect using the command in Raily Settings, then run npx @ha7ch/raily to add a train and travel date. You can also send several trips at once, check delivery receipts, and query upcoming trips. Your data Trips are stored on your device, with optional iCloud sync. Remote trip delivery and train notifications use Raily's server to process the trip details and tokens needed for those features. The remote CLI can add trips and query upcoming trips; it cannot delete or modify your trips. You can regenerate its token in Settings. Free to use No subscription. No in-app purchases. No ads. Built by HA7CH. Feedback: lawtedwu@gmail.com
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Verdict
RailBuddy and Raily are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | RailBuddy | Raily |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.9 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 102 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dan Fletcher | 明泽 吴 |
In-app purchases
RailBuddy
No in-app purchases
Raily
No in-app purchases
