Comparison

Train Party vs Twisty Rails

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.)

About

Twisty Rails

Build and expand a marble run track to earn in-game currency. Merge colored balls to create new colors and increase your earnings. Rotate your view to admire your creation from different angles.

Highlights
  • Build marble run tracks
  • Earn in-game money
  • Expand toy by extending path
  • Merge colored balls
  • Create new colors
  • Rotate screen for different views
Features
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You will be addicted! Earn money as the marbles roll and enlarge your toy by extending the path in the desired direction. Create new colors by merging colored balls and earn more money with new colors. Rotate the screen to watch your toy from various angles.

Screenshots

Train Party3 screens
Twisty Rails4 screens

Verdict

The call

Train Party and Twisty Rails both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 86% of Train Party's written reviews are positive against 33% of Twisty Rails's. Train Party also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). Twisty Rails's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (16K vs 49). On price, rating 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. Twisty Rails sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Train Party asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Train Party against 4.7 for Twisty Rails. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Twisty Rails has 16K ratings behind it against 49, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 86% of Train Party's written reviews are positive against 33% of Twisty Rails's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Train Party ships an update every 4 months, Twisty Rails every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Train Party versus Twisty Rails: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrain PartyTwisty Rails
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (49 ratings)4.7 (16K ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews — better32.6% of reviews
Number of ratings4916K — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size91 MB164 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFunside Games, LLCUpperpik Oyun Yazilim ve Pazarlama Ticaret Anonim Sirketi

Customer experience

Train Party

All ratings49 ratings
Positive89.8%
Neutral4.1%
Negative6.1%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral7.1%
Negative7.1%

Twisty Rails

All ratings10,526 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral3.3%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews264 reviews
Positive32.6%
Neutral7.6%
Negative59.8%

Bugs and requests

Train Party

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Twisty Rails

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Disappearing balls and buttons
  • Constant game resets
  • Paid ad-free option not working

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to build custom tracks
  • More levels and content
  • Improved ad-free experience

In-app purchases

None

Train Party

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Twisty Rails

One-time10
  • Engineer$2.99
  • Financier$2.99
  • 20 Tickets$2.99
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  • Mega Bundle 50%$4.49
  • No Ads$4.99
  • 50 Tickets$4.99
  • 30 Tickets & No Ads$5.99
  • Bundle Pack$5.99
  • Mega Bundle$8.99
  • Ultra Bundle$12.99

Questions

Is Train Party free?
Train Party is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Twisty Rails free?
Twisty Rails is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Train Party or Twisty Rails?
Twisty Rails is rated higher. Train Party averages 4.6 out of 5 from 49 ratings, while Twisty Rails averages 4.7 from 16K ratings.
Do Train Party or Twisty Rails have ads?
Twisty Rails shows ads; Train Party does not.
Which is updated more often, Train Party or Twisty Rails?
Train Party ships an update every 4 months, and Twisty Rails every 10 days. Most recently, Train Party was updated on November 2, 2026 and Twisty Rails on November 11, 2026.

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