Comparison

Tiny Rails vs Pollen & Peril

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

Head to head
About

Tiny Rails

Build a global train empire from a single engine to a multi-car masterpiece. Deliver passengers and cargo worldwide, customize your trains, and explore beautiful locations. Enjoy a relaxing retro pixel art experience that continues even when you're offline.

Highlights
  • Hundreds of train set combinations
  • Global travel and landmark exploration
  • Train car customization for passenger happiness
  • Background gameplay
  • Retro pixel art and relaxing music
Features
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All aboard for an adventure around the world! Grow your Grandpa's modest single engine train company into a multi-car masterpiece in this immersive, world-spanning game from Tiny Titan Studios. Deliver passengers and cargo across the world, while upgrading and customizing your train cars to become the ultimate railroad tycoon! Features include: • 100s of train set combinations each with their own unique characteristics! • Travel across the world and explore beautiful locations and famous landmarks! • Outfit your train with food, entertainment or comfort cars to increase passenger happiness and keep business booming! • Your train runs in the background even when you’re not playing! • Packed with gorgeous retro pixel art and relaxing music! PLEASE NOTE! Tiny Rails is free to download and play, however, some game items can also be purchased for real money. If you don't want to use this feature, please disable in-app purchases in your device's settings. Also, under our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, you must be at least 13 years of age to play or download Tiny Rails. Tiny Rails can be played offline, but please note that an active internet connection is required to update the train shop. Support: Are you having problems? Visit https://trophy-games.com/contact-us or contact us in game by navigating to Settings > Support. Privacy Policy: https://trophy-games.com/tiny-titans/privacy-policy Terms of Service: https://trophy-games.com/tiny-titans/terms-of-service Like us on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/trophygamescompany/ Follow us on Twitter! https://twitter.com/TrophyGamesDK

About

Pollen & Peril

Features
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Pollen & Peril is a cozy garden tycoon where every flower feeds your hive. GROW YOUR GARDEN Plant nine crops, from quick Sweet Clover to slow-burning Ghost Peppers. Each has its own growth time, harvest value and personality. Harvest ripe beds for pollen, or leave blooms standing so they keep dripping nectar. KEEP YOUR BEES HAPPY Your bees turn pollen into honey on their own, and a healthy colony multiplies every harvest. Marigolds draw new bees in, Lavender soothes them, and a well-stocked pantry keeps a growing swarm fed. PLAN YOUR LAYOUT Placement matters. Bee Boxes pollinate their neighbours. Lavender speeds up the beds beside it, Sunflowers boost nearby harvests, and Clover restores worn-out soil. Grow three species together to create a Wild Meadow. Switch on the Bonus and Soil lenses to see exactly how your garden is working. SURVIVE THE PERIL Rabbits, aphids, floods, droughts and plant viruses can strike at any time. Fix trouble as it happens, or build fences, sprinklers, drainage and netting to stop it before it starts. BUILD A GOLDEN APIARY Unlock all nine beds and upgrade your hive and home to earn the Golden Apiary. Then begin a new season: the garden starts over, but you keep every milestone and gain a permanent harvest bonus. Sixteen Garden Almanac milestones reward you along the way. PLAY YOUR WAY • Learn by doing with a friendly coach, no manual required • Your garden keeps growing while you're away • A bad run costs your swarm, never your save • Works on iPhone and iPad • VoiceOver, Dynamic Type and Reduce Motion support • Sound and haptics you can switch off • No ads, no tracking, no in-app purchases, no internet needed

Screenshots

Tiny Rails4 screens
Pollen & Peril4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pollen & Peril at none against Tiny Rails's 10. Pollen & Peril also leads on ads (none vs shown). Tiny Rails's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price 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. Tiny Rails sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Pollen & Peril asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Tiny Rails versus Pollen & Peril: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTiny RailsPollen & Peril
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (6.3K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews73.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings6.3K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size502 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTrophy Games Canada Inc.JOSEPH ROBERT KNITTEL

Bugs and requests

Tiny Rails

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Train not progressing when left unattended
  • Rewards not properly awarded after watching ads
  • Checklist progress not updating correctly
  • UI elements becoming hidden or overlapping
  • Crashes when trying to take in-game photos

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to set custom routes or waypoints for the train
  • More frequent or varied obstacles and challenges
  • Better organization and filtering options for train cars
  • Improved UI and optimization for newer devices
  • Ability to have multiple save files or profiles

Pollen & Peril

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Tiny Rails

Subscriptions1
  • VIP Gold Pass3 Days trial$3.997 Days
One-time9
  • Kickstarter Deal$1.99
  • Eurotrip Deal$1.99
  • Gems (Tiny)$4.99
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  • Care Package$4.99
  • Booster Deal Pack$4.99
  • Gems (Small)$9.99
  • Care Package 2$9.99
  • Gems (Medium)$19.99
  • Care Package 3$19.99
None

Pollen & Peril

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tiny Rails free?
Tiny Rails is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pollen & Peril free?
Pollen & Peril is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tiny Rails or Pollen & Peril have ads?
Tiny Rails shows ads; Pollen & Peril does not.

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