Comparison

Where I Stayed vs TrainAtlas

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

Head to head
About

Where I Stayed

Features
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Where I Stayed is a private travel log for tracking hotels, hostels, Airbnbs, ryokans, capsules, overnight trains, ferries, and even your friend's couch. Add every place you've stayed, see them on a map, and build a personal record of your travel life over time. Log stays with: * Location and map view * Check-in and check-out dates * Automatic night tracking * Cost (cash, points, or mixed) * Personal ratings * Notes, tags, and trip purpose See your travel history come to life with: * A global map of every stay * Stats across countries, cities, nights, and stay types * A clear record of how and where you travel Private by design: * No account, no sign-up * iCloud sync across your devices * Export your full stay history to CSV anytime Whether you're a backpacker, frequent traveller, hotel nerd, digital nomad, or someone who just likes keeping track, Where I Stayed gives you one simple place for your stay history. Free to use with up to 15 stays. Upgrade to Pro for unlimited stays. Private, simple, and built for people who actually travel. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.whereistayed.com/terms

About

TrainAtlas

Map your rail journeys across the UK with accurate track geometry. Log trips on all operators, earn achievements, and visualize your personal rail atlas. Pro features include live delay notifications and all-time history.

Highlights
  • Accurate track geometry mapping
  • Log journeys on all UK operators
  • Personal rail atlas visualization
  • Completionist achievements
  • Live National Rail delays (Pro)
  • Unlimited trip logging (Free)
Features
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Every train you've ever ridden, mapped on real rail lines - not the straight-line guesses other apps draw. Log the Coast Starlight, your Interrail loop, the daily commute, and watch your personal atlas of the world fill in, route by route. Built for rail enthusiasts, Interrail and Eurail travellers, daily commuters, and anyone who wants a permanent record of where trains have taken them. REAL RAIL ROUTES, NOT STRAIGHT LINES Most apps draw a straight line from A to B. TrainAtlas plots every trip on the actual track geometry from OpenStreetMap rail data, so your map looks like a railway - not a spider web. A subtle "approx" badge flags any lower-fidelity segment - never fake precision. THE MAP MOMENT Save a trip and watch the route draw itself across your map. A small thing - and the reason people open the app every time they step off a train. LIVE DELAYS FROM 30+ OPERATORS (PRO) Real-time status straight from official feeds: Amtrak, VIA Rail, National Rail (UK), Deutsche Bahn, SNCF, ÖBB, SBB, NS, SNCB, Trenitalia, RENFE, SJ, DSB and many more. Get a push the moment your train is delayed. LOG ANYTHING - THE CORE STAYS FREE Unlimited trip logging at no cost, no paywall on the core experience. Mainline trains, heritage railways, metro and subway lines, scenic routes, even rail-replacement buses. Planned, in progress, or completed - it's all kept. 150+ ACHIEVEMENTS Ride every operator. Collect all 47 Japanese prefectures. Hit distance milestones across continents. Unlock the odd snark badge for the journeys nobody admits they enjoyed. Every card is shareable. YOUR PRIVATE ATLAS No ads. No third-party analytics or advertising SDKs. We never track you across apps and never sell your data - the little the app does use is anonymous and only there to run it. Your trips stay on your device and, if you turn on sync, in your own private iCloud that only you can read. FREE vs PRO Free, forever: unlimited logging of any trip from the last 12 months onward - kept on your map for good - plus rolling 12-month stats, manual entry, and share cards. Pro unlocks: - All-time history and stats - Live delay tracking with push alerts - All 150+ achievements - Map Replay - watch any journey play back - Live Activities on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island - Import your history from CSV (TrainLog, Trainline, viaduct.world) - Multi-device iCloud sync - Watermark-free share cards - Deep country and operator stats Log your first trip free. No account. No email. Just open the app and start mapping. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://trainatlas.app/privacy

Screenshots

Where I Stayed4 screens
TrainAtlas4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: TrainAtlas at every 2 weeks against Where I Stayed's every 6 weeks. TrainAtlas also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.2). 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. Where I Stayed sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and TrainAtlas sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Where I Stayed ships an update every 6 weeks, TrainAtlas every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Where I Stayed versus TrainAtlas: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWhere I StayedTrainAtlas
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS26.217.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB191 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOrakawa LimitedSegara Consulting Ltd.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Where I Stayed

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Pro Annual$14.991 Year
3 purchases

TrainAtlas

Subscriptions2
  • TrainAtlas Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • TrainAtlas Pro Yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • TrainAtlas Pro Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is Where I Stayed free?
Where I Stayed is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TrainAtlas free?
TrainAtlas is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Where I Stayed or TrainAtlas have ads?
Neither Where I Stayed nor TrainAtlas shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Where I Stayed or TrainAtlas?
Where I Stayed ships an update every 6 weeks, and TrainAtlas every 2 weeks. Most recently, Where I Stayed was updated on October 20, 2026 and TrainAtlas on October 9, 2026.

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