Comparison

ABC Trains vs Preschool ABC Train

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

Head to head
About

ABC Trains

This app helps toddlers learn the alphabet through an engaging train-themed experience. Each letter is accompanied by a sound and a corresponding item on the train for visual association.

Highlights
  • Upper case letters
  • Lower case letters
  • Sound for each letter
  • Visual association with train items
  • Toddler-friendly interface
Features
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All aboard for ABC Trains! ABC Trains turns early learning into a big, bouncy toy-train adventure for toddlers and preschoolers. A friendly voice guides every step, a chunky little train rolls up with the answers, and the whole world dances to the music when your child gets it right. WHAT YOUR CHILD WILL PRACTISE - Letters: find capital letters and little letters. As your child gets better, look-alikes such as b, d, p and q join in. - Letter sounds: "Which one starts with B?" Pictures of apples, balls, cats and more help connect each letter to its sound. - Numbers 1 to 20: spot the number, hear it, say it. - Counting: load ducks and cupcakes onto the train, or tap each one to count them out loud. - First sight words: 40 little words like "the", "see" and "look". - Colors, shapes and patterns: tap the red car, find the heart, work out which color comes next. TWO WAYS TO PLAY - Train Town: a little town your child can drive round. Every game has its own station with a giant signpost. Drive with the lever, or tap a sign and the train drives there by itself. - The Menu: a simple tap-a-tile menu if your child already knows what they want to play. RIDE AND CATCH Roll through a world and catch letters, numbers, shapes, colors, sounds or words as they appear along the track, in order, with a cheer for every one. Swap engines, toot the whistle, and switch between a chase view, the driver's cab and a bird's-eye view. DELIVER PASSENGERS Pick up animal friends at one station and take them to another. Duck, cow, lion or zebra - everyone gets where they are going. 11 WORLDS TO EXPLORE Sunny Meadow, Fun Park, Palm Island, Big City, Mighty Mountain, Harbor Bay, Candy Garden, Snowy Peaks, Safari Valley, Farm Valley and Sunny Canyon. Each one has its own track, stations, tunnels, villages, bridges and animals. Level crossings really work: the gates swing down, the lights flash, the bell rings and the little cars wait for the train. LOTS OF TRAINS, LOTS OF REWARDS Steam engines, streamliners, trolleys, diesels and a bullet train. Every finished game earns a collectible train sticker. MADE WITH LITTLE HANDS IN MIND - Big, forgiving buttons and tap targets - Gentle hints and encouragement, never a "you lose" - Games quietly adapt to your child: more choices and trickier look-alikes as they improve - Spoken instructions and on-screen captions - Plays without an internet connection PARENTS: PRIVACY AND PEACE OF MIND - No ads. No sign-in. No data collection. No tracking. - No links out of the app, no chat, no social features - Purchases and settings are kept behind a grown-ups-only gate FREE TO TRY, ONE PURCHASE TO UNLOCK EVERYTHING Free: the ABCs (Letters, Little Letters, Sounds), the 123s (Numbers, Counting) and riding through Sunny Meadow. One optional one-time in-app purchase unlocks all 11 worlds, Passengers, Words, Colors, Shapes and Patterns. No subscriptions. Restore Purchase is available in the grown-ups settings. Hold the little gear in the corner for two seconds to reach the grown-ups settings: sound, music and voice volume, vibration, captions and Restore Purchase. Questions or ideas? Write to chaoticconcocations@gmail.com. We read everything.

About

Preschool ABC Train

This educational game helps young children learn the alphabet and animal names through interactive train-themed gameplay. Engaging music, sounds, and voices guide toddlers through letter and animal recognition, while also fostering fine motor skills. It offers offline play for on-the-go learning.

Highlights
  • Learn ABCs and animal names
  • Interactive train gameplay
  • Engaging music and sounds
  • Develops fine motor skills
  • Offline play
  • No ads
Features
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Infants, Toddlers & Kids can learn to say the ABCs, and animal names for FREE! If your kid loves trains, this is a great game to teach them the alphabet, and also animal names. Fun music and sounds will engage your toddler. Voices will teach your child the letters and animals. Why Parents LOVE this game? - Fun and Interactive - Teaches your child animals, letters, and alphabet - Develops your child's fine motor skills - No annoying ads - Works offline and doesn't require internet so you can keep your toddler occupied while on the go in the car or on an airplane with something educational Play the first few letters for free, and purchase the upgrade in the app to unlock all letters. Check out previews and other apps at http://scholarificapps.com. For support, contact us at contact@scholarificapps.com

Screenshots

ABC Trains4 screens
Preschool ABC Train4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Preschool ABC Train at 4.3 against ABC Trains's 3.0. Preschool ABC Train also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 138 months) and ratings volume (208 vs 2). ABC Trains's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. ABC Trains sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Preschool ABC Train sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Preschool ABC Train holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Preschool ABC Train has 208 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ABC Trains ships an update every 138 months, Preschool ABC Train every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 4 level
ABC Trains versus Preschool ABC Train: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterABC TrainsPreschool ABC Train
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)4.3 (208 ratings) — better
Number of ratings2208 — better
Update frequencyEvery 138 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size288 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCarlton Payne IIIScholarific, LLC

Customer experience

ABC Trains

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Preschool ABC Train

All ratings198 ratings
Positive82.8%
Neutral9.1%
Negative8.1%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

ABC Trains

One-time1
  • Unlock the Whole Game$4.99
1 purchases

Preschool ABC Train

One-time1
  • Upgrade Unlock All Letters$0.99

Questions

Is ABC Trains free?
ABC Trains is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Preschool ABC Train free?
Preschool ABC Train is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ABC Trains or Preschool ABC Train?
Preschool ABC Train is rated higher. ABC Trains averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Preschool ABC Train averages 4.3 from 208 ratings.
Do ABC Trains or Preschool ABC Train have ads?
Neither ABC Trains nor Preschool ABC Train shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ABC Trains or Preschool ABC Train?
ABC Trains ships an update every 138 months, and Preschool ABC Train every 2 weeks. Most recently, ABC Trains was updated on October 31, 2026 and Preschool ABC Train on October 24, 2026.

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