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Railway vs Moovit: catalog facts
Railway	Moovit
Best for: Linux users who look up train connections and want one app for several operators	Best for: Commuters and travellers using public transport in many different cities
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0-or-later licence.	Free + paid options Free to use, with optional paid extras.
Linux	Android, iOS
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	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
Linux only Coverage depends on which railway operators the app supports	Data quality varies between cities Some features are limited to the paid tier
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Not open source
License: GPL-3.0-or-later	License not stated
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 Railway mobile.schmidhuberj.de/railway Catalog checked October 1, 2026	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

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