Comparison

Time for Coffee! vs SwissTrains

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

Head to head
About

Time for Coffee!

This app provides real-time departure information for Swiss public transport across multiple regions. It offers features like favorite stations, widgets, and Apple Watch integration for convenient travel planning.

Highlights
  • Real-time departure data for multiple regions
  • Scheduled departures for all of Switzerland
  • iPhone widgets for quick access
  • Apple Watch app and complications
  • Favorite stations and connections
  • Open source
Features
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Get the only Swiss Public Transport App with real time data for multiple regions and support for all possible screens on Apple's mobile devices, including Siri support. * Support for real time data (delays) for multiple regions. All SBB trains and local transport (Bus/Tram) for the Zurich Area, Lucerne, Berne, Geneva, North-Western and Eastern part of Switzerland and many more. * Scheduled departure times for the rest of Switzerland (incl. Bus/Trams/Boats/Cablecar) * iPhone App: Departures of nearby stations, favourite stations. See where that connection takes you to. And a map of the ride or the surrounding area. * iPhone Widgets: See immediately when the next connections leave (with favourites first) without even opening the App or unlocking the screen. * Apple Watch App: All the info of the iPhone Today screen. On your watch. * Apple Watch Complication: Put Time for Coffee! as a complication on your watch face and you don't even have to open or tap anything anymore. * Favourite your stations and/or connections to only see the information you care about. * Tested and proven in real life to make it as convenient to use as possible. * Open Source. * Have more time for a coffee at home or in the office. If you have Apple Watch complications installed, we ask for the "Always" permission for location updates, so that we can update the complication in the background on demand. Also enable in Settings "Privacy -> Location Services -> System Services -> Frequent Locations", it does use this feature and therefore not use lots of battery power, but still may dramatically decrease battery life. If you set the location permission to "While using", complications are still updated, but only every 45 minutes. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

About

SwissTrains

Explore the intricate Swiss Railways Network with real-time train tracking and detailed station information. Visualize the entire network in 3D, jump forward in time to preview traffic, and accelerate animations to experience the system's efficiency.

Highlights
  • Real-time train tracking
  • Detailed station information
  • 3D network visualization
  • Time jump and preview
  • Accelerated traffic animation
  • Official data integration
Features
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SwissTrains for iOS is the application that allows you to see and interact with the amazing Swiss Railways Network, one of densiest and punctual in the whole world. The figures behind it are quite impressive: the railroad network has more than 5,000 km in length and inside which run daily ca. 15,000 trains that generate 150,000 timetables stops across 1,800 stations. Main Features: - Display all running trains: at a moment in time there are more than 700 trains. - For each train you can see the stops and navigate to their position on the map. - Display all network stations: there are more than 1,800 stops. - For each stop you can see the upcoming departures and localize the train. - 3D-mode of the network, amazing city-detail level views for Bern and Basel. - Jump in time and pre-visualize traffic: i.e. check the new Gotthard Base Tunnel. - Fast-Forward mode: you can accelerate the network traffic and enjoy the animation! The animation is based on the official data provided by http://www.fahrplanfelder.ch The project is inspired by the web version of #SwissTrains created in 2007 http://maps.vasile.ch/transit-sbb/ Designed and engineered by: Vasile Coțovanu http://www.vasile.ch DISCLAIMER: This app cannot be held responsible for any late, missed or changes to the timetables on any journeys made by you, which have occurred by the operator or due to construction works. This is not the responsibility of "SwissTrains" to ensure that any routes are operating correctly, but it is the responsibility of the operators who run these services.

Screenshots

Time for Coffee!4 screens
SwissTrains4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Time for Coffee! at 5.0 against SwissTrains's 4.1. Time for Coffee! also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 12 months). SwissTrains's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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. SwissTrains sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Time for Coffee! asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Time for Coffee! holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 10 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Time for Coffee! ships an update every 2 weeks, SwissTrains every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Time for Coffee! versus SwissTrains: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTime for Coffee!SwissTrains
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better4.1 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings410 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 12 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB68 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developeropendata.chM23 Solutions GmbH

Customer experience

Time for Coffee!

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

SwissTrains

All ratings10 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Time for Coffee!

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

SwissTrains

One-time3
  • Support Further Development$2.99
  • Support Further Development$4.99
  • Support Further Development$9.99

Questions

Is Time for Coffee! free?
Time for Coffee! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SwissTrains free?
SwissTrains is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Time for Coffee! or SwissTrains?
Time for Coffee! is rated higher. Time for Coffee! averages 5.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while SwissTrains averages 4.1 from 10 ratings.
Do Time for Coffee! or SwissTrains have ads?
Neither Time for Coffee! nor SwissTrains shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Time for Coffee! or SwissTrains?
Time for Coffee! ships an update every 2 weeks, and SwissTrains every 12 months. Most recently, Time for Coffee! was updated on October 11, 2026 and SwissTrains on October 24, 2026.

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