TrainTracker App vs Da Crew
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TrainTracker App
Log and explore real-time train sightings across North America. Share your discoveries, view what others have spotted, and track your sighting history with badges. Features an interactive map and community feed for railfans.
- Log train sightings with photos and GPS
- Interactive map with railroad-colored pins
- Community sighting feed
- User profiles with badges
- Searchable railroad picker
- Dark mode support
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TrainTracker is the railfan community's sighting map. Log the trains you spot, see what others have found, and explore sightings across North America in real time. SPOT AND LOG Quickly log train sightings with locomotive number, railroad, train symbol, direction of travel, photos, and GPS location. Tag your sightings and add YouTube video links. EXPLORE THE MAP Browse an interactive map with color-coded pins for every railroad. Filter by time range, railroad, and more. Tap any pin to see sighting details and photos. COMMUNITY FEED See what other railfans are spotting in your area and across the country. View sightings from the last 24 hours or browse the full archive with search and filters. YOUR PROFILE Track your sighting history, earn badges as you log more sightings, and share your profile with other railfans. Set your home location to see nearby activity. DARK MODE Full dark mode support throughout the app. Toggle it from your profile. FEATURES - Log sightings with photo, location, railroad, locomotive number, and train symbol - Interactive map with railroad-colored pins and direction arrows - Community sighting feed with nearby and recent tabs - Searchable railroad picker with 100+ railroads - Sighting archive with search, time filters, and railroad filters - User profiles with badges, referral links, and sighting history - Pull-to-refresh on all screens - Dark mode support - Feedback form to help us improve Built for railfans, by railfans. TrainTracker is an independent platform and is not affiliated with or endorsed by any railroad company.
Da Crew
Coordinate your group's night out with real-time location sharing and a live venue heatmap. Easily plan meetups, share rides, and get automatic recaps of your evening. Experience nightlife, but organized.
- Real-time group location sharing
- Live venue heatmap
- Rally crew to one spot
- Shared ride booking and fare splitting
- Safety check-ins
- Automatic party recaps
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Da Crew keeps your whole group together on a night out. See where everyone is in real time, watch the city's hottest venues light up on a live heatmap, and rally the crew to one spot with a tap. Call a shared ride and split the fare, drop a rendezvous spot, check in safely, and relive the night with an automatic party recap. Nightlife, but coordinated. Privacy Policy: https://nightlife-navigator--j5wt4gkkjk.replit.app/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Da Crew at none against TrainTracker App's shown. Da Crew also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). TrainTracker App's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and ratings volume (15 vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Da Crew holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TrainTracker App has 15 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
TrainTracker App ships an update every 3 days, Da Crew every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TrainTracker App | Da Crew |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (15 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | SAMUEL NICHOLAS HAJEK | Malcolm Hall |
Customer experience
TrainTracker App
Da Crew
In-app purchases
TrainTracker App
No in-app purchases
Da Crew
No in-app purchases
