Comparison

ABC Trains vs TDVL

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

TDVL

Features
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TDVL, Singapore, is designed to withstand forget! Based on scientific evidence, TDVL uses spaced repetition to help you remember all difficult TDVL Test questions. PDVL uses minimal light required for readability and reduces eye strain and eye fatigue caused by smartphone screen glare whenever you practice for PDVL test. App includes: Paper A: 20 questions | Passing 85% Paper B: 50 questions | Passing 85% Paper C: 15 questions | Passing 80% Result analysis : View record of every practice with ease. Response Chart: Monitor progress with chart that displays performance over time. Power Question and Answer shuffle: It is very important that question and answer don't look the same whenever you practice. Push notification: Automatically send you answer on question that requires attention.

Screenshots

ABC Trains4 screens
TDVL4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: TDVL at every 10 months against ABC Trains's every 138 months. 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 TDVL sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ABC Trains ships an update every 138 months, TDVL every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
ABC Trains versus TDVL: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterABC TrainsTDVL
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 138 monthsEvery 10 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size288 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCarlton Payne IIIAppsaur.com Pte Ltd

In-app purchases

1 purchases

ABC Trains

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

TDVL

One-time1
  • 300 TDVL Questions$9.99

Questions

Is ABC Trains free?
ABC Trains is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TDVL free?
TDVL is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ABC Trains or TDVL have ads?
Neither ABC Trains nor TDVL shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ABC Trains or TDVL?
ABC Trains ships an update every 138 months, and TDVL every 10 months. Most recently, ABC Trains was updated on October 31, 2026 and TDVL on October 27, 2026.

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