Comparison

Overtrain vs DokoDemo Transit Board

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

Head to head
About

Overtrain

This app simulates an in-train LCD display to show your current location, next station, and upcoming stops. It allows for journey planning, offers various display styles, and provides Live Activities for lock screen updates.

Highlights
  • Simulated LCD panel display
  • Live Activities for Lock Screen
  • Journey planning and route saving
  • Customizable LCD panel styles
  • Picture-in-Picture mode
  • Customizable and importable train lines
Features
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Overtrain turns your trip across rail networks into a more immersive experience. Pick where you're going, start your journey, and Overtrain shows you the next station, arrivals, and transfers on a simulated LCD panel - the same one you see above the doors in a train. The simulated LCD panel floats above your apps, and there is also a Live Activity that lets you glance at where you are at on your journey. Plan a journey in seconds - Search any station and set your route from, to, and via - Choose the train or route that fits, with real departure times - Avoid specific lines, and tune walking speed - Save your regular trips to start again in one tap Stay updated during your ride - A train-inspired simulated LCD panel shows your position, the next stop, and the stops ahead - Choose from various LCD panel styles, inspired from styles from Japan, London trains, and from fiction - Picture-in-Picture keeps the display floating while you use other apps - Live Activities put your next station and delay on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island Built-in and customized train lines - Choose from built-in railways operating in Tokyo, Saitama, Yokohama, and more - Direct "through" services and skip-stop express trains are supported - Build your own custom lines, and also additionally share or and import custom lines - Fully bilingual in Japanese and English, with faithful station-name typography Note: Overtrain uses public railway timetable data, and is built and maintained by a single developer. Railway timetable may become inaccurate with time, and providing feedback is possible from within the app.

About

DokoDemo Transit Board

Features
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DokoDemo Transit Board turns your train ride in Japan into a large, easy-to-read railway display. The interface is available in English while railway and station names remain in Japanese as provided by the source data. TRAINS The app uses your current location to identify the railway line and show the current or next station on your device. When a line or station cannot be confirmed, it shows only the information it can verify. MAKE THE BOARD YOURS Arrange board components and adjust the station count, kana, clock, and more. The one-time Customization Pack adds extra themes, train icons, and accent and train body colors. Preview its designs before buying. FOR THE RIDE • Live Activities on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island • Live Activities in the Smart Stack on a compatible Apple Watch • Optional arrival notifications when a station you registered is approaching • Portrait and landscape layouts Start a ride from Settings to keep Live Activities and arrival notifications running when you close the app. With background arrival notifications enabled, opening the app starts a ride automatically and sets its end time to one hour later. Confirmed train movement renews that time. Rides end automatically after an hour without renewal, and you can end them manually. Location and motion processing stays on your device. The app does not upload or store your location history on a server. It does not provide timetables, route planning, transfer guidance, or real-time vehicle positions.

Screenshots

Overtrain4 screens
DokoDemo Transit Board4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Overtrain at none against DokoDemo Transit Board's 1. Overtrain also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). DokoDemo Transit Board's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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. DokoDemo Transit Board sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Overtrain asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Overtrain ships an update weekly, DokoDemo Transit Board every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
Overtrain versus DokoDemo Transit Board: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOvertrainDokoDemo Transit Board
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJustin XinShigeki Karouji

In-app purchases

None

Overtrain

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

DokoDemo Transit Board

One-time1
  • Customization Pack$0.49

Questions

Is Overtrain free?
Overtrain is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DokoDemo Transit Board free?
DokoDemo Transit Board is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Overtrain or DokoDemo Transit Board have ads?
Neither Overtrain nor DokoDemo Transit Board shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Overtrain or DokoDemo Transit Board?
Overtrain ships an update weekly, and DokoDemo Transit Board every 3 weeks. Most recently, Overtrain was updated on October 25, 2026 and DokoDemo Transit Board on October 25, 2026.

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