Comparison

e vs Train Sounds Effects

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

Head to head
About

e

Control your model railroad with your smartphone or tablet. This app supports various scales and both DC and DCC cars, featuring built-in sound capabilities for a more immersive experience. Simple and intuitive operation makes managing your trains effortless.

Highlights
  • Smartphone/tablet operation
  • Supports Z, N, and HO scales
  • Operates DC and DCC cars
  • Built-in sound function
  • Simple and easy to use
Features
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●This application functions on Smart Phone and Tablet Phone, which will make it easy to operate most model railroads when used together with Rokuhan e-Train controller"(sold separately). ■Most model railroad scales will be operated.■ Z-scale as well as N-scale and HO scale will be opearted. ■Applicable to DC car as well as DCC car!■ DC cars (without any additional work) as well as DCC cars (mounting decoder) can be operated. ■Equipped with sound function.■ A speaker is mounted in "e-Train controller" thus, no need to work on your cars to emit running sound as well as effect sound. ■Simple and easy operation■ A car is operated easily as you normally operate Smart phone and Tablet phone, e-Train controller http://www.rokuhan.com/ ---Cautions--- ・Rokuhan "e-Train controller"(sold separately) is necessary to operate this application on Smart phone and Tablet phone. ・Function of this application depends on the condition of your Smart phone or Tablect phone. ・Recommend to be a member of Packet service to save money. ©ROKUHAN

About

Train Sounds Effects

Enhance your model railway experience with a variety of realistic train sound effects. Control playback with switches for continuous loops or buttons for single plays, and adjust individual volumes. Import your own sounds to further personalize your setup.

Highlights
  • Expand model railway with sound effects
  • Use iPad or external speakers
  • Control playback with switches (loop) or buttons (once)
  • Individually adjust volume for each element
  • Import custom sound effects
Features
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With Train-Sounds you expand your model railway with additional sound effects. Thus the joy deepens around your model railway. Use your iPad speakers or external speakers to listen these effects. The combination of switches and buttons allow you to determine how these effects are to be played. With switches, the effects are playing in a continuous loop and with buttons only once. At each switching element, you can adjust the volume individually. Buy through the in-app you add value to your version of Train-Sounds, you can bring your own sound effects into the program.

Screenshots

e4 screens
Train Sounds Effects3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: e at none against Train Sounds Effects's 1. e also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.3). Train Sounds Effects's advantage is ratings volume (10 vs 1). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Train Sounds Effects sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. e asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.0 for e against 4.1 for Train Sounds Effects. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Train Sounds Effects has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

e ships an update weekly, Train Sounds Effects every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on July 7, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
e versus Train Sounds Effects: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametereTrain Sounds Effects
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings)4.1 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—73.3% of reviews
Number of ratings110 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better12.3
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DevelopertoytecJanko Enke

Customer experience

e

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Train Sounds Effects

All ratings10 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive73.3%
Neutral6.7%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

None

e

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Train Sounds Effects

One-time1
  • Extra Package$0.99

Questions

Is e free?
e is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Train Sounds Effects free?
Train Sounds Effects is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, e or Train Sounds Effects?
Train Sounds Effects is rated higher. e averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Train Sounds Effects averages 4.1 from 10 ratings.
Do e or Train Sounds Effects have ads?
Neither e nor Train Sounds Effects shows ads.
Which is updated more often, e or Train Sounds Effects?
e ships an update weekly, and Train Sounds Effects every 3 months. Most recently, e was updated on July 7, 2026 and Train Sounds Effects on September 19, 2026.

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