Comparison

Kenshō vs Railways!

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

Head to head
About

Kenshō

Embark on an adventure through a surreal world where nature, time, and space converge. Solve block-matching puzzles in breathtaking landscapes, uncovering a narrative with rich visual effects and an original soundtrack. Explore diverse environments from lush jungles to stormy seas.

Highlights
  • Block matching puzzles
  • Surreal world exploration
  • Rich visual effects
  • Original soundtrack
  • Narrative unfolding
  • Diverse landscapes
Features
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Begin your journey through a surreal world where nature, time and space intertwine. Mysterious things happen in a ruined room. Doors inside that room lead to different worlds and beautiful landscapes. Match blocks and overcome challenges in this addictive puzzle with rich visual effects that unfolds a narrative through breathtaking places including lush jungles and stormy seas. 11 original songs accompany you on this adventure, replete with violin, piano, harmonica, accordion and more. "A block sliding puzzle matching game with a great design" — AppAdvice "It’s a calming game with an absolutely gorgeous art style that may well be the most beautiful puzzle game I’ve ever seen" — Rock, Paper, Shotgun

About

Railways!

Control train traffic by strategically moving trains between tracks, picking up passengers, and preventing collisions. This simulation game offers an immersive experience with artistic visuals and challenging levels.

Highlights
  • Control train traffic
  • Pick up passengers
  • Prevent train crashes
  • Create new tracks
  • Stop trains
  • Artistic visuals
  • Challenging levels
Features
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Do you have a refined taste for games? Are you searching for the ultimate immersive experience in mobile games? Why do you pour the milk before the cereal? Ouch, wrong chat. If you answered positively to the first two questions, Railways will certainly suit your interests. From the makers of Traffix, Railways is a simulation game where you have trains, passengers and railways. Your goal is to move the trains strategically between the tracks, picking up the passengers and preventing crashes. Your mission is complete when you collect all the passengers. Mind the gap and start managing your railways! To manage the trains like a master, you have to learn how to: - Stop a train for a limited time with a single tap; - Drag the train to create a new track; - Automatically pick up nearby passengers and fill the trains; - Avoid running over passengers when changing the route; - Prevent crashes between trains. Railways features minimalist and artistic elements merged in an immersive experience where the perks of a train trip are emphasized: astonishing landscapes observed at a slow pace. Each level will bring a new challenge to the track, more chaos and of course clever moves from your side. All aboard! This train is ready to depart! How much time can you keep the trains moving? Find out now! This new game by Infinity Games is a magnificent train simulator where patience is a virtue. In order to succeed, you need to wait for the right moment and use your skills to drag the trains from one railway to another. You know that you will lose if the trains collide but you also know that you have all the time in the world to make a smart move. Furthermore, you can also stop the trains for a while. If you have the patience of a monk, you will have a great time with Railways! If you are an impatient person, you can use Railways to improve those skills! Features: - Premium look and artistic features: you will not just play a mobile game. You will behold a masterpiece! - Immersive gameplay: after a couple of levels, you will find yourself absorbed by Railways imaginary world. - Curated levels crafted by train conductors: Railways levels were designed by train conductors with +10 years of experience. - Multiple achievements to conquer: picking up the passengers is just the beginning. - Smooth difficulty curve Did you know that 0% of players passed level 1? That is because at the date I am writing this text the game is not yet released. Infinity Games aims to provide the best game experience within its titles. We love showcasing new minimalist puzzle games and making people think while relaxing and having fun. Do you like our work? Follow our track: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/infinitygamespage Instagram: 8infinitygames (https://www.instagram.com/8infinitygames/)

Screenshots

Kenshō4 screens
Railways!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Kenshō at 4.7 against Railways!'s 3.9. Kenshō also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (66% vs 41%). Railways!'s advantage is price ($1.99 vs $3.99). On update cadence, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

Kenshō costs $3.99 and Railways! $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Kenshō holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kenshō has 2.7K ratings behind it against 70, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 66% of Kenshō's written reviews are positive against 41% of Railways!'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kenshō ships an update every 2 months, Railways! monthly. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Kenshō versus Railways!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKenshōRailways!
Price$3.99$1.99 — better
Rating4.7 (2.7K ratings) — better3.9 (70 ratings)
Positive reviews66.3% of reviews — better41.4% of reviews
Number of ratings2.7K — better70
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size183 MB128 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperFIFTYTWOINFINITY GAMES, LDA

Customer experience

Kenshō

All ratings2,725 ratings
Positive93.1%
Neutral3.7%
Negative3.2%
Written reviews169 reviews
Positive66.3%
Neutral14.2%
Negative19.5%

Railways!

All ratings70 ratings
Positive67.1%
Neutral12.9%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews58 reviews
Positive41.4%
Neutral24.1%
Negative34.5%

User reviews

Kenshō

From 2.7K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎨 Beautiful graphics and visuals
  • 🎶 Soothing and immersive soundtrack
  • 🧠 Challenging yet not overly difficult puzzles
  • 👍 Relaxing and therapeutic gameplay
  • 💡 Unique and creative puzzle mechanics

Room to improve

  • 🔋 Significant battery drain and device heating
  • 🕰️ Short playtime for the price
  • 🤔 Unclear or lacking instructions
  • 🔍 Repetitive gameplay with limited variety

Railways!

From 70 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Engaging and addictive gameplay
  • 💡 Great concept and well-designed
  • ✨ Visually stimulating and beautiful graphics
  • 💰 No in-app purchases or ads
  • 🧠 Develops thinking and reaction speed

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Inconsistent and unreliable controls
  • 💥 Frequent crashes and freezes
  • ⏳ Short game with limited levels
  • 💸 Expensive for the content provided
  • 😵 Confusing or difficult to master controls

Bugs and requests

Kenshō

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Freezing or crashing issues
  • Inconsistent or unresponsive controls

Requested features

3 requests
  • More levels and worlds to explore
  • Difficulty settings or customization options
  • Improved performance and optimization

Railways!

Reported bugs

23 issues
  • Crashes on load
  • Game freezes when using notification center, control center, multitasking, or going to home screen
  • Trains lose cars in Endless mode
  • iPhone vibrates non-stop in Endless mode
  • Trains get stuck before leaving screen
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  • Trains speed up too quickly
  • Hitboxes are too big
  • Game UI stops responding after swiping down to Notification Center
  • Track jumping is inconsistent
  • Game crashes after level start
  • Home bar gets in the way
  • Sluggish interface
  • Game response time is slow
  • Not sensitive to the right position to touch
  • Controls are awful
  • Controls are sluggish and unpredictable
  • Cannot create track until train comes back around
  • Crash heuristic is unpredictable
  • Impossible to draw track where you want it to go
  • Game throws fresh passengers where a train is routed
  • Stop/start control is flaky
  • Controls don't always work
  • Game crashes all the time, requires reboot

Requested features

8 requests
  • More levels needed
  • Add colorblind mode
  • Add Game Center support
  • Consider adding a rewind feature
  • Add an endless mode
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  • Add more game modes
  • Improve realism of road vehicle responses
  • Allow track creation/rerouting before trains return

In-app purchases

None

Kenshō

No in-app purchases

None

Railways!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Kenshō free?
Kenshō costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Railways! free?
Railways! costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Kenshō or Railways!?
Kenshō is rated higher. Kenshō averages 4.7 out of 5 from 2.7K ratings, while Railways! averages 3.9 from 70 ratings.
Do Kenshō or Railways! have ads?
Railways! shows ads; Kenshō does not.
Which is updated more often, Kenshō or Railways!?
Kenshō ships an update every 2 months, and Railways! monthly. Most recently, Kenshō was updated on October 29, 2026 and Railways! on October 29, 2026.

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