Comparison

Shipwreck (Schiffbruch) vs Railways!

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

Head to head
About

Shipwreck (Schiffbruch)

Embark on a survival adventure where you're stranded on a deserted island. Explore, gather resources, craft tools, and build shelter to solve the puzzle of your escape. This strategy simulation game features a randomly generated map for endless replayability.

Highlights
  • Build housing and infrastructure
  • Craft new items
  • Solve escape puzzle
  • Randomly generated map
  • Search and collect items
  • GameCenter integration
Features
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Shipwreck is a tricky adventure, strategy and simulation game. You are stranded on a lonely island and for now, have no hope of getting rescued. You have to find a way to get off the island. Therefore you should discover the island first and try to survive. Features: - build housings and an infrastructure to survive - craft new items - solve the puzzle to get rescued - randomly generated map - search and collect items on the island - GameCenter integration Shipwreck is a remake of the PC game „Schiffbruch“ by Dirk Plate.

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

Shipwreck (Schiffbruch)4 screens
Railways!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Shipwreck (Schiffbruch) at 91% against Railways!'s 41%. Shipwreck (Schiffbruch) also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.4 vs 3.9). Railways!'s advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs paid) and ratings volume (70 vs 14). On price, update cadence, 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

Shipwreck (Schiffbruch) costs $1.99 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

Shipwreck (Schiffbruch) holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Railways! has 70 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of Shipwreck (Schiffbruch)'s written reviews are positive against 41% of Railways!'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Shipwreck (Schiffbruch) versus Railways!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShipwreck (Schiffbruch)Railways!
Price$1.99$1.99
Rating4.4 (14 ratings) — better3.9 (70 ratings)
Positive reviews91.2% of reviews — better41.4% of reviews
Number of ratings1470 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB128 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJohannes TschollINFINITY GAMES, LDA

Customer experience

Shipwreck (Schiffbruch)

All ratings14 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral7.1%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews68 reviews
Positive91.2%
Neutral2.9%
Negative5.9%

Railways!

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

Bugs and requests

Shipwreck (Schiffbruch)

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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

Shipwreck (Schiffbruch)

No in-app purchases

None

Railways!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Shipwreck (Schiffbruch) free?
Shipwreck (Schiffbruch) costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Railways! free?
Railways! costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Shipwreck (Schiffbruch) or Railways!?
Shipwreck (Schiffbruch) is rated higher. Shipwreck (Schiffbruch) averages 4.4 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Railways! averages 3.9 from 70 ratings.
Do Shipwreck (Schiffbruch) or Railways! have ads?
Railways! shows ads; Shipwreck (Schiffbruch) does not.
Which is updated more often, Shipwreck (Schiffbruch) or Railways!?
Shipwreck (Schiffbruch) ships an update monthly, and Railways! monthly. Most recently, Shipwreck (Schiffbruch) was updated on October 24, 2026 and Railways! on October 29, 2026.

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