Comparison

Train Kit vs Pango Build & Explore City

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

Head to head
About

Train Kit

Build immersive 3D train worlds by easily dragging and dropping track tiles. Add trains, tunnels, and scenery to create unique layouts. Experience your creations from the driver's seat.

Highlights
  • Drag-and-drop track building
  • Real-time train simulation
  • Customizable train creation
  • Immersive 3D environments
  • Train driver perspective
  • Add tunnels, bridges, and scenery
Features
Currently charting
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Hop on board! Train Kit lets you build immersive little train worlds. EASY TO BUILD Simply add and move track tiles by dragging them with your finger while trains run around you. There’s no need to switch between modes – everything is on one screen. GET CREATIVE No rules, but endless options. Add trains, tunnels, junctions and scenery in a totally open-ended world. 3D Immerse yourself in a fully 3D world. You can even put yourself in the driver’s seat and see what it’s like to drive around your track from the train’s cabin. FEATURES - Add track tiles which snap together in a grid - Tunnels and bridges - Switching tracks allow your trains to take different routes - Drop trains and carriages onto your track - Create your own unique train by mixing carriages together - Simple train controls allow you speed up, slow down or reverse your trains - Adding scenery and building objects brings your world to life - Train driver view allows you to whizz through your world - No in-app purchases - No adverts

About

Pango Build & Explore City

Design and construct your own city by drawing roads, placing buildings, and populating it with characters. This open-ended game encourages creativity, organization, and exploration for young children.

Highlights
  • Draw roads and rails
  • Place buildings and monuments
  • Populate city with characters
  • Open-ended construction
  • Develops creativity and organization
  • Child-safe environment
Features
Currently charting
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IMAGINE YOUR CITY… AND BRING IT TO LIFE! Draw your roads, lay your rails, place your buildings and create a city just the way you like it: small houses, tall buildings, parks, shops, monuments… Here, everything begins with a simple swipe of a finger. Place Pango and friends in their roles: firefighter, mail carrier, doctor, shopkeeper… They drive, work, visit, wander around, go home to sleep at night… and bring life to everything you create. Every street becomes a story, every district an adventure. Pango Build City is an open-ended construction game that develops creativity, organisation, exploration and fine motor skills. An intuitive, open experience perfectly suited for children aged 3 and up. A PANGO CREATION With over 15 years of experience and more than 15 million children worldwide, Pango is a trusted name for parents looking for calm, intelligent and gentle games. Pango Build City continues this philosophy: a lively building game designed to spark creativity, logic and the pride of creating. WHY PARENTS LOVE PANGO BUILD CITY - Boosts imagination and sense of organisation - Builds logic and understanding of how a city works - Strengthens fine motor skills through road and rail placement - 100% open construction: children create, modify and expand their city freely - A gentle, lively world with no stress or competition - Simple, smooth and perfectly adapted to small hands - 3 pre-built cities to support younger children A 100% CHILD-SAFE GAME • No in-app purchases • No advertising • No external links • Built-in parental controls • Complies with children’s data protection standards THE PANGO VALUES: CREATIVITY, AUTONOMY, KINDNESS At Pango, we design experiences from a child’s perspective: simple, open and enriching. Our games nurture curiosity, encourage independence and let every child imagine their own world. Need help? A question? pango@studio-pango.com More information: www.studio-pango.com DOWNLOAD PANGO BUILD CITY and let your child imagine, build and bring their own city to life: A WORLD TO CREATE, ADVENTURES ON EVERY CORNER!

Screenshots

Train Kit4 screens
Pango Build & Explore City4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Train Kit at every 3 months against Pango Build & Explore City's every 117 months. Train Kit also leads on ratings volume (2.4K vs 89) and review sentiment (83% vs 72%). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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

Train Kit costs $6.99 and Pango Build & Explore City $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Train Kit against 4.5 for Pango Build & Explore City. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Train Kit has 2.4K ratings behind it against 89, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of Train Kit's written reviews are positive against 72% of Pango Build & Explore City's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Train Kit ships an update every 3 months, Pango Build & Explore City every 117 months. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Train Kit versus Pango Build & Explore City: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrain KitPango Build & Explore City
Price$6.99$6.99
Rating4.6 (2.4K ratings) — better4.5 (89 ratings)
Positive reviews82.9% of reviews — better72.2% of reviews
Number of ratings2.4K — better89
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 117 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#173#130 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size108 MB194 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPhd Apps LLCStudio Pango

Customer experience

Train Kit

All ratings2,380 ratings
Positive89.1%
Neutral5.0%
Negative5.8%
Written reviews123 reviews
Positive82.9%
Neutral5.7%
Negative11.4%

Pango Build & Explore City

All ratings89 ratings
Positive86.5%
Neutral3.4%
Negative10.1%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive72.2%
Neutral2.8%
Negative25.0%

Bugs and requests

Train Kit

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Trains flying out of the screen
  • Inability to place certain track pieces
  • Pieces moving unexpectedly when switching tracks
  • Crashes and freezes, especially on older devices
  • Touch controls not always registering accurately

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add more trains, cars, and other vehicles
  • Expand world/map size and allow for more building
  • Implement save/load functionality to preserve creations
  • Add more building pieces, decorations, and customization options
  • Improve stability and fix crashes/bugs
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  • Introduce new gameplay modes and challenges

Pango Build & Explore City

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Train Kit

No in-app purchases

None

Pango Build & Explore City

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Train Kit free?
Train Kit costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pango Build & Explore City free?
Pango Build & Explore City costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Train Kit or Pango Build & Explore City?
Train Kit is rated higher. Train Kit averages 4.6 out of 5 from 2.4K ratings, while Pango Build & Explore City averages 4.5 from 89 ratings.
Do Train Kit or Pango Build & Explore City have ads?
Neither Train Kit nor Pango Build & Explore City shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Train Kit or Pango Build & Explore City?
Train Kit ships an update every 3 months, and Pango Build & Explore City every 117 months. Most recently, Train Kit was updated on November 2, 2026 and Pango Build & Explore City on November 2, 2026.
Which is more popular, Train Kit or Pango Build & Explore City?
Train Kit currently peaks at #173 in the App Store charts, and Pango Build & Explore City at #130. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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