Ultimate Coaster vs Train Simulator Roller Coaster
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ultimate Coaster
Design, build, and ride your own custom roller coasters. This creative sandbox allows you to bring your wildest coaster ideas to life, from initial track design to the final paint job. Explore pre-built coasters or start from scratch and perfect your creations.
- Create roller coasters from scratch
- Ride your custom coasters
- Paint tracks any color
- Save and load custom tracks
- Real-time coaster model generation
- Pre-loaded coaster examples
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Create your own roller coasters from scratch. Ride them. Paint them. Perfect them. This is your playground - let your imagination run free! Features: - Simple, intuitive controls - Roller coaster models generated real-time - The ability to save and load tracks - Options to paint your track any color - Comes pre-loaded with some coasters to get you started!
Train Simulator Roller Coaster
Experience the thrill of operating a roller coaster in an amusement park. Sell tickets to eager riders, manage your speed on turns, and safely transport passengers to their destination. Unlock new themes and enjoy smooth gameplay.
- Roller coaster operation
- Ticket selling mechanic
- Multiple unique themes
- Smooth controls
- Speed management
- Safe ride completion
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Get into the amazing amusement park and ride your favourite roller coaster. You will be amused with so many themes and smooth gameplay. Explore all the themes by playing and earning stars. Earn more stars to unlock all the themes. You have 4 different themes and each theme is unique and you will love playing in each the theme. Watch your speed at turnings and slow down whenever required. Drive your roller coaster and use turnings at the turns. This game is unique as you need to sell the tickets before users can get on board. Sell tickets to users and then once all the users are on board, drive the roller coaster safely. Do not over speed especially at turnings. Watch for sharp turns and slow down. Follow the directions and reach the destination safely. Slow down and use brakes at the end point to stop. Features: * Amazing Roller Coaster Experience * Play as Roller Coaster Operator * Tickets Issuing * Smooth Controls * Various Themes * Many Le
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ultimate Coaster at 54% against Train Simulator Roller Coaster's 0%. Ultimate Coaster also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 16 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Ultimate Coaster sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Train Simulator Roller Coaster sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Ultimate Coaster holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ultimate Coaster has 1.3K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of Ultimate Coaster's written reviews are positive against 0% of Train Simulator Roller Coaster's.
Ultimate Coaster ships an update every 6 weeks, Train Simulator Roller Coaster every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ultimate Coaster | Train Simulator Roller Coaster |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (1.3K ratings) — better | 3.3 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 53.9% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.3K — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 16 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 399 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jason Hu | Rajani Priya Sanaka |
Customer experience
Ultimate Coaster
Train Simulator Roller Coaster
Bugs and requests
Ultimate Coaster
Reported bugs
4 issues- Coasters disappearing after saving
- Incorrect track placements after exiting
- Freezing when trying to name a coaster
- Inconsistent controls and camera behavior
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to add scenery and theming
- More track types (e.g. wooden, winged, launch)
- Multi-train support
- Terrain editing tools
- Sharing/exporting coaster designs
Train Simulator Roller Coaster
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Ultimate Coaster
- Box-Spined Inverted Coaster$2.99
- Tube-spined Coaster$2.99
- Tube-spined Inverted Coaster$2.99
Train Simulator Roller Coaster
- No Ads$1.99
- Unlock All Coasters$9.99
Questions
Is Ultimate Coaster free?
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