Comparison

Raily vs Mist Map

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

Head to head
About

Raily

This travel companion helps you track Chinese high-speed trains. It provides real-time delay information, gate and platform numbers, and even the train model. Your trip details are displayed on your lock screen and visualized on an on-route map.

Highlights
  • Lock screen countdowns
  • Real-time delay updates
  • Gate and platform announcements
  • Train model identification
  • On-route journey map
  • Bilingual support (English/中文)
Features
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Raily is your companion for train journeys in China, with Caltrain schedules 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 • 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

About

Mist Map

This app creates a visual record of your travels by revealing explored areas on a map as you move. It tracks your routes, distances, and speeds, and allows you to import and export your journey data.

Highlights
  • Reveals explored areas as you move
  • Records routes on iPhone and Apple Watch
  • Displays route history with stats
  • Imports GPX files
  • Exports routes as GPX files
  • Stores route data locally
Features
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Mist Map is a personal exploration map that gradually reveals the places you have been. Walk, ride, commute, or travel, and your explored routes appear on the map as clean lines through the fog. Over time, Mist Map becomes a quiet record of your movement and your world. Key features: • Reveal explored areas as you move • Record routes on iPhone and Apple Watch • View route history with distance, duration, speed, and heart rate on supported workouts • Import GPX files into your own history • Export your routes as GPX files • Keep your route data stored locally on your device Mist Map is designed for people who want a simple, personal map of where they have been, while keeping control of their own data.

Screenshots

Raily4 screens
Mist Map3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Raily at free against Mist Map's paid. Raily also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 75%). Mist Map's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 5 weeks) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Raily ships an update every 5 weeks, Mist Map every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Raily versus Mist Map: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRailyMist Map
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size93 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer明泽 吴嘉奇 龙

Customer experience

Raily

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Mist Map

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Raily

No in-app purchases

None

Mist Map

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Raily free?
Raily is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mist Map free?
Mist Map is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Raily or Mist Map have ads?
Neither Raily nor Mist Map shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Raily or Mist Map?
Raily ships an update every 5 weeks, and Mist Map every 4 days. Most recently, Raily was updated on September 9, 2026 and Mist Map on September 4, 2026.

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