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Moovit vs Railway: catalog facts
Moovit	Railway
Best for: Commuters and travellers using public transport in many different cities	Best for: Linux users who look up train connections and want one app for several operators
Free + paid options Free to use, with optional paid extras.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0-or-later licence.
Android, iOS	Linux
Coverage across thousands of cities Real-time arrival information All 4 strengths for Moovit Coverage across thousands of cities Real-time arrival information Service alerts for disruptions Multimodal trip planning	Brings several railway operators into one search Native Linux app distributed on Flathub All 3 strengths for Railway Brings several railway operators into one search Native Linux app distributed on Flathub Part of a project aimed at Linux phones as well as desktops
Data quality varies between cities Some features are limited to the paid tier	Linux only Coverage depends on which railway operators the app supports
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Not open source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-3.0-or-later
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Moovit moovitapp.com play.google.com/store/apps/details apps.apple.com/us/app/moovit-bus-transit-tracker/id498477945 Catalog checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Railway mobile.schmidhuberj.de/railway Catalog checked October 1, 2026

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