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Railway vs Öffi: catalog facts
Railway	Öffi
Best for: Linux users who look up train connections and want one app for several operators	Best for: Public transport users in Europe who want one timetable app
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0-or-later licence.	Free Free to download; the site has a page for giving the developer a gift.
Linux	Android
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	Covers many European transport authorities in one app Live departures including delays All 4 strengths for Öffi Covers many European transport authorities in one app Live departures including delays Interactive network plans Widget for departures at nearby stations
Linux only Coverage depends on which railway operators the app supports	Android only Coverage outside Europe is limited to a few regions
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 Öffi oeffi.schildbach.de f-droid.org/packages/de.schildbach.oeffi Catalog checked September 23, 2026

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