Softy Bahnplaner Couch Edition vs TriFAn
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Softy Bahnplaner Couch Edition
Design and plan your slot car tracks with ease on your iPad. This app offers intuitive track construction, precise calculations for space and length, and supports a wide range of Carrera Digital 1:24 scale track elements.
- Intuitive track construction with snap-in assist
- Precise calculation of space and track length
- Automatic track borders
- Element grouping
- Supports Carrera Digital 1:24 scale tracks
- Open published track plans from website
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Plan your slot car track directly on your iPad — with real track piece libraries, automatic connection detection, and 3D/AR previews. Softy Track Planner brings the proven web-based track planner to iPadOS as a native app. Place track pieces using drag and drop, let the app automatically complete matching connections, plan your available layout space, and preview your track in AR Quick Look before unpacking a single piece of track. Features: - Library of official and custom track systems - Automatic connection and disconnection of track pieces, with insert and replace modes - Plan and draw your available layout space - Screenshot and 3D/USDZ export with AR Quick Look - Save, load, and manage track layouts locally - Share your track layouts with others or discover track ideas from the community
TriFAn
Enhance your train simulation experience with a realistic electronic timetable display. This add-on requires the "Zusi 3" train simulator to function.
- Electronic Timetable Display (ETD) simulation
- EBuLa functionality
- Add-on for Zusi 3
- Realistic modern locomotive gauge
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This app is an add-on for the german train simulator "Zusi 3". It simulates a certain gauge of modern locomotives: the Electronic Timetable Display ETD (EBuLa in german). In order to use this app properly you will need the train simulator "Zusi". "Zusi" is not part of this app!
Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: TriFAn at 100% against Softy Bahnplaner Couch Edition's 48%. TriFAn also leads on price (Free vs $8.99) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 months). On 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
TriFAn is free to download; Softy Bahnplaner Couch Edition costs $8.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Softy Bahnplaner Couch Edition ships an update every 5 months, TriFAn fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Softy Bahnplaner Couch Edition | TriFAn |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $8.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.6 (7 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 47.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPad | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 9.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Philipp Anné | Holger Maass |
Customer experience
Softy Bahnplaner Couch Edition
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In-app purchases
Softy Bahnplaner Couch Edition
No in-app purchases
TriFAn
No in-app purchases
Questions
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