Trayn vs Train Radar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Trayn
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Your train, made clear. Trayn brings everything you need for your rail journey in France into one simple place: schedules, delays, platforms, stops, disruptions and real-time alerts. TRACK YOUR TRAIN Search by train number or route and see at a glance: • scheduled and updated times; • delays throughout the journey; • the departure platform as soon as it is assigned; • every stop along the route; Already have your ticket? Scan it to find your journey without entering the train number manually. GET THE RIGHT INFORMATION AT THE RIGHT TIME Add a train to your journeys and Trayn can alert you when something important changes: • delays; • platform changes; • cancellations; • journey updates. With Live Activities, you can also keep your journey visible from the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. UNDERSTAND DELAYS Trayn goes beyond simply showing a number of delayed minutes. Train movement, schedules and available traffic information are brought together to make disruptions easier to understand. EXPLORE THE NETWORK LIVE See trains running across France on an interactive live map and tap any train to open its complete journey. You can also check station departures and arrivals, platforms and available real-time information. KEEP EVERY JOURNEY IN ONE PLACE Upcoming and previous journeys remain available inside the app. Once you arrive, Trayn can keep the actual delay recorded for your trip. Trayn supports major rail services operating in France, including TGV INOUI, OUIGO, TGV Lyria, Eurostar, Renfe, Intercités and TER. Positions shown on the live map may be estimated using schedules and available real-time traffic information. When a platform is predicted before its official publication, it is clearly identified as a prediction. Trayn is an independent service and is not affiliated with any railway operator.
Train Radar
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Turn your iPhone into a live train radar. Train Radar shows thousands of trains moving across the map in real time — tap any one to see its route, stops, platforms and delay. A control-room view of the railway, in a calm, dark, animated design that flight-tracking fans will feel right at home in. LIVE TRAIN MAP • Thousands of passenger trains across Europe, moving live on one map • Trains glide continuously between updates — no jumping markers • Zoom from a whole network down to a single train with heading and speed • Map filters: country, operator and train type • Dark, animated "control room" design — no ads, no account needed ROUTES & STATIONS • Route line on the map: where a train has been and where it's going • Stop timeline with times and platforms for every train • Live departure and arrival boards for every station • Universal search: find any train by number or any station by name FOLLOW YOUR TRAIN • Follow a train and get an alert the moment its platform changes or it is cancelled — always free • Live Activity and Dynamic Island keep your followed train on your lock screen (Pro) TRAIN RADAR PRO • Live delay view: delay colours on the map, delay badges and live estimated times • Delay alerts and delay reasons for followed trains • Unlimited train follows (free plan follows 1 train) • Live Activity and Dynamic Island for your followed train • Journey replay: play back any train's journey • Punctuality statistics • Freight trains and rolling-stock detail (where available) Monthly and annual plans. Payment is charged to your Apple Account; subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Cancel anytime in Settings. HOW IT WORKS Train Radar combines official and open transit data feeds with the real geometry of the rail network. Our servers compute every train's position live and stream it to the map — snapping to real GPS positions where available. Coverage and data quality depend on the underlying feeds and can change at any time. DISCLAIMER Train Radar is provided for informational purposes only. Please do not rely on it as your sole source of information for travel decisions — always confirm times, platforms and connections with your railway operator. The developer accepts no responsibility for decisions made based on data presented in the app. Train Radar is an independent app, not affiliated with, endorsed by, or an official app of any railway company or infrastructure operator. Privacy policy: https://trainradar.co/privacy Terms of Service: https://trainradar.co/terms Download Train Radar and watch the railway come alive.
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Verdict
Trayn and Train Radar are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Trayn ships an update daily, Train Radar every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Trayn | Train Radar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Every 2 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Trayn | Alihan Aktay |
In-app purchases
Trayn
No in-app purchases
Train Radar
No in-app purchases









