Train Party vs Rail Roam
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Train Party
A cooperative or competitive group game where players build a train route around obstacles to keep the train on track. The train speeds up and lengthens as it goes, challenging players to work together or be the last one standing.
- Cooperative and Competitive modes
- Build train routes around obstacles
- Dynamic train speed and length
- Multiple environments to play through
- Remove obstacles and use dynamite
- Pause train at stations for time
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Keep the train going from player to player in this exhilarating group game! Build a train route around obstacles in time to keep the train on track! The train gets faster and longer as it chugs around the room. Keep it going as long as you can as a team (in Cooperative Mode), or be the last person to survive without derailing (in Competitive Mode). Have a great time with your family and friends with a Train Party! • Play your way through fields, deserts, farmlands, forests, and more • Move pesky critters out of your way • Blow up obstacles with dynamite • Pause the train with a station to gain some extra time • Watch out for the renegade track bomber! (Train Party is a local multiplayer game for 2 to 12 players in the same room on the same Wi-Fi network.)
Rail Roam
Guide a train on curved rails by placing tracks ahead of it. Swipe to choose direction and tap to place, avoiding obstacles like rocks and trees. Unlock various train engines as you progress.
- Place tracks behind the train
- Simple tap/swipe controls
- Avoid obstacles
- Unlockable train engines
- Multiple train types
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On only two pairs of curved rails, guide a train as far as you can by placing the track behind in front of the other! Quickly, swipe to choose the track direction and tap to place, or the train will run off-rail. Also avoid leading the train into rocks and trees. Features: • Simple tap/swipe controls to place tracks • Unlockable engines (types include steam, deisels, bullet trains, and more. Plus, a few have a little surprise!)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Train Party at none against Rail Roam's 1. Train Party also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (49 vs 2). Rail Roam's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On price, update cadence 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. Rail Roam sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Train Party asks for nothing beyond the download.
Rail Roam holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Train Party has 49 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 months. Both last shipped on October 22, 2026.
| Parameter | Train Party | Rail Roam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (49 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 85.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 49 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 91 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Funside Games, LLC | Jon Kantner |
Customer experience
Train Party
Rail Roam
In-app purchases
Train Party
No in-app purchases
Rail Roam
- Remove Ads$1.99
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