Comparison

TrainAtlas vs Railside

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

Head to head
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

About

Railside

This app provides real-time Amtrak train status, including delays and current location. It offers a clear, at-a-glance overview of your train's progress before, during, and after your journey.

Highlights
  • Live Amtrak train data
  • Delay information
  • Current train location
  • Pre-ride status
  • During-ride updates
  • Post-ride information
Features
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Railside turns live Amtrack U.S. rail data into one calm, glanceable answer: is your train running, how late is it, and where is it right now before, during, and after the ride.

Screenshots

TrainAtlas4 screens
Railside4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Railside at none against TrainAtlas's 3. Railside also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1). TrainAtlas's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. TrainAtlas sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Railside asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for TrainAtlas against 5.0 for Railside. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TrainAtlas ships an update every 2 weeks, Railside every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
TrainAtlas versus Railside: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrainAtlasRailside
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size191 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSegara Consulting Ltd.GovLense LLC

Customer experience

TrainAtlas

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Railside

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

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
None

Railside

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TrainAtlas free?
TrainAtlas is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Railside free?
Railside is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TrainAtlas or Railside?
TrainAtlas and Railside are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do TrainAtlas or Railside have ads?
Neither TrainAtlas nor Railside shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TrainAtlas or Railside?
TrainAtlas ships an update every 2 weeks, and Railside every 10 days. Most recently, TrainAtlas was updated on October 9, 2026 and Railside on October 6, 2026.

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