Paper Train vs Poly Bridge 3
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Paper Train
Manage complex train networks across diverse global locations. Prevent collisions and delays by strategically directing train traffic. Enjoy a challenging puzzle experience with hand-drawn graphics and no in-app purchases or ads.
- Supervise train traffic
- Avoid rail disruption and delays
- Prevent train collisions
- 300 challenging levels
- Magnificent hand-drawn graphics
- Simple pick-up-and-play controls
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Download Paper Train Traffic now. It's Traintastic! From single railroads to multi railway nodes, your task is to supervise the ongoing train traffic of many different locations around the World. Give your best to avoid rail disruption and train delays while preventing any possible train collisions. Do you think you are ready for the challenge? There are NO in-app purchases or advertisements in Paper Train Traffic. All you need to do is purchase the game to get access to its full content! Paper Train Traffic features: * 300 challenging levels * 6 spectacular animations * Magnificent, hand drawn graphics * Simple pick-up-and-play controls * Absolutely no violence * Full retina display support * Game Center support
Poly Bridge 3
A physics-based puzzle game where you design and build bridges to guide vehicles to their destinations. Explore diverse levels, experiment with different bridge types, and test your engineering creativity in open-world and sandbox modes.
- Build various bridge types
- Physics-based simulation
- Open World Campaign
- Sandbox mode for creativity
- Leaderboards and player gallery
- Custom physics engine
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Try before you buy! No ads. In app purchase unlocks full game. Poly Bridge 3 is a puzzle game where building bridges is key. Get vehicles to their destination by testing your engineering and problem solving skills. Suspension bridges, draw-bridges, multi-level bridges, crazy almost-bridges, bridges, bridges, bridges! Explore the new Open World Campaign with a dozen worlds and 150+ new levels. Jumps, Hydraulics, ‘Normal’ Bridges, and more giving you hours of gameplay to enjoy! Take a flying leap in Vaulty Towers or flex those hydraulic muscles in Bifrost Bend! Let your engineering creativity flow with no restrictions in Sandbox mode, allowing you to push your bridge building skills to the limit. Challenge yourself with improving your rank on the Leaderboards and check out other player solutions in the Gallery! Our custom physics engine gives total control, reliability, and accuracy to your bridges. Sleep easy at night knowing your bridges will perform consistently every time!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Poly Bridge 3 at Free against Paper Train's $0.99. Poly Bridge 3 also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 25 months). Paper Train's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 3.9) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ratings volume, ads 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
Poly Bridge 3 is free to download; Paper Train costs $0.99 up front. Poly Bridge 3 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Paper Train asks for nothing beyond the download.
Paper Train holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 139 and 126 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Paper Train's written reviews are positive against 65% of Poly Bridge 3's.
Paper Train ships an update every 25 months, Poly Bridge 3 every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Paper Train | Poly Bridge 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (139 ratings) — better | 3.9 (126 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 78.4% of reviews — better | 65.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 139 — better | 126 |
| Update frequency | Every 25 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 492 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Istom Games Kft. | Dry Cactus |
Customer experience
Paper Train
Poly Bridge 3
User reviews
Paper Train
From 139 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Addictive gameplay
- 🎨 Great graphics/art style
- 💡 Clever puzzle design
- 💰 Good value for price
- ⏱️ Good for time-wasting
Room to improve
- 🐛 Videos crash the app
- 🔊 No sound issue
- 🐌 Repetitive gameplay
- 🤔 Not unique
- 😩 Frustrating difficulty spikes
Poly Bridge 3
From 126 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and engaging gameplay
- 🧠 Challenging and makes you feel like an engineer
- ✨ Great physics
- 😌 Relaxing and pure fun
- 📱 Good for mobile
Room to improve
- 🐛 Game-breaking bug with hydraulics
- 🔇 No audio in silent mode
- ⭐ Unclear requirement to get stars
- 🧰 Limits creativity and bad snapping
- 💸 Paid full game after free trial
Bugs and requests
Paper Train
Reported bugs
7 issues- Videos crash the app
- No sound
- Boost disabled when changing signals
- Video level crashes on iPad Pro
- Game not full screen on iPhone X
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- Cannot close game without turning off phone
- Unexpected charges/scams
Requested features
10 requests- Update old games for new OS
- Part 2 with diesel locomotives
- Pause button
- Replay button
- Make training post-it removable
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- Paper Train II
- Update for 11" iPad
- Update for iPhone X
- New themes/drawings
- Allow holding boost button
Poly Bridge 3
Reported bugs
12 issues- Game breaking bug where hydraulics won’t pull asphalt apart
- No audio when in silent mode
- No audio
- Game kept bugging, wouldn’t let me place anything in the sandbox
- Game Center can’t reconnect after reinstalling
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- The example hydraulics level doesn’t let me do anything
- When game resources accumulate, the game completely freezes
- Game crashes or freezes before even starting
- Black screen issues
- Random game freezes
- Inconsistent content in exhibition hall
- Exploiting bugs for unrealistic operations
Requested features
9 requests- Turn off silent mode to hear game audio
- Add workshop and ability to share bridges
- Bring weekly mode to iOS
- Allow players to upload levels for others to play
- Add an Olympics mode
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- Add Garcello with a mint green limousine
- Add content like chemistry, physics, and mathematics games
- Add user-made levels to iOS version
- Add a way to upload Steam workshop levels to iOS version
In-app purchases
Paper Train
No in-app purchases
Poly Bridge 3
- Unlock All$4.99
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