Dr. Panda Train vs Train Kit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dr. Panda Train
Embark on an exciting train journey, driving your own locomotive through diverse environments. Discover secrets, interact with passengers, and deliver cargo while learning and playing.
- Drive your own train
- Explore three large environments
- Discover hidden secrets
- Free-form cooperative play
- Deliver cargo and passengers
- Visit unique train stations
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Dr. Panda Train has pulled into the station! Put on your conductor hat and take passengers on a journey full of fun and discovery! DRIVE THE TRAIN! All aboard Dr. Panda Train! Show your passengers to their seats and load your cargo to begin your journey. As you steam away from the station, help Dr. Panda drive the train, or say hello to your friends in the passenger car to stamp their tickets and serve them snacks! EXPLORE AND DISCOVER It's full steam ahead! Have fun driving the train and exploring the world. Tour the jungle or steam through the desert--there's so much to see! As you continue on your trip, be sure to look out for all sorts of surprises! What will you discover? LEARN & PLAY TOGETHER! In Dr. Panda Train there's plenty for kids to discover and learn, all by themselves, or together with you! Work together driving the train and loading cargo, or create stories when bringing passengers from one station to another. It's all up to you! KEY FEATURES: ● Drive your own train ● Three huge environments to explore ● Tons of secrets to find everywhere ● Free-form play that's great for cooperating and role playing ● Deliver cargo and help passengers to get rewards ● Visit over 12 unique train stations Privacy Policy As a designer of kids’ games, we understand how important privacy is in this modern, digital world. You can read our privacy policy here: http://www.drpanda.com/privacy About Dr. Panda Dr. Panda is a developer of games for kids. We develop games with educational values that help kids learn about the world. All of our games are safe and do not contain inappropriate content. If you’d like to know more about us and how we design games for kids, visit our website www.drpanda.com/about. If you have any questions, feel free to send us an email at support@drpanda.com or contact us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/drpandagames) or Twitter (www.twitter.com/drpandagames) or Instagram (www.instagram.com/drpandagames)
Train Kit
Build and explore a space train system on different planets. Design intricate tracks, manage resources for survival, and enjoy a first-person train driver view. A creative sandbox for young space explorers.
- Build space rail systems on planets
- Explore the solar system
- Deep space survival challenges
- 3D train driver view
- Snap-together track tiles
- Create unique trains
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Calling all space cadets! It's time to take your train building skills into orbit! BUILD A SPACE RAIL SYSTEM Choose a planet to colonise, and then start to build. Add straights, curves, tunnels, and bridges over craters. Switching tracks allow your trains to navigate around the space port you have created. Add your trains and continue to build as they whizz around the planet. EXPLORE THE SOLAR SYSTEM Choose your planet carefully, watch out for dangerous atmospheres or icy surface conditions. Do you dare to colonise a fiery meteor? DEEP SPACE SURVIVAL What will you need to add to protect your trains on a hostile planet. Add some lasers to blast dangerous meteors before they destroy your tracks. Wind turbines and solar panels will help generate power but how will you feed the occupants of your space station. 3D TRAIN DRIVER Switch to train driver view to get a first person view of your interplanetary space port as you whizz around. TRAIN KIT A standalone game based on the much loved Train Kit FEATURES + Add track tiles which snap together in a grid + Tunnels and bridges over craters + Switching tracks allow your trains to take different routes by tapping the switch button. + Drop space exploration trains and carriages onto your railroad. + Mix locomotives and carriages to create your own unique trains + Simple train controls allow you to speed up, slow down or reverse your trains + Add scenery objects to your world + Switch trains in 3D Train driver view REVIEWS FOR TRAIN KIT “Only just downloaded this brilliant app for my Granddaughter and I had to see just how it works and I am just like a young kid again setting up my train set......but the beauty about this app is that not only is it easy to assemble your track, trains and scenery but you can ride any of the trains in 3D around the system you have just set up.....I know for sure that my Granddaughter will love this and she is nine years old ( and I am sixty going back to nine for a time). Kids of all ages will love this app if they can stop a parent from playing with it.......” “This is an amazing game where you can use your imagination and create your own city with trains, bridges, archways, buildings, windmills, and so much more! Download this awesome game now!” “My four-year-old loves this game… The controls are easy enough that it’s easy to let him go with the game and even do some building with his grandparents…“ “This is a great little app. It is fun and simple to play. Almost like having one of those small wooden train sets. Easy assembly of the tracks and just drag objects to the water boundary to remove. This is a good game for little kids because there are no in app purchases, settings, feedback, connect Facebook, etc.“ “While recommended for ages 6-8, this kid-at-heart loves playing with Train Kit. The simple to use touch controls make it a joy to create train lines and diorama, then watch the trains run through your custom worlds, even in first person view.“ ABOUT OUR APPS Our range of Kit apps are designed to allow children to create fun immersive worlds to explore. We focus on open-ended creative play with no rules. This enables a stress-free gaming experience. We avoid distractions such as in app purchases, confusing settings and social media links. PRIVACY We do not collect user data within our apps
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Train Kit at 83% against Dr. Panda Train's 28%. Train Kit also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.1) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 7 months). Dr. Panda Train's advantage is price ($3.99 vs $6.99) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On ads, in-app purchases 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
Dr. Panda Train costs $3.99 and Train Kit $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Train Kit holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Train Kit has 571 ratings behind it against 53, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 28% of Dr. Panda Train's written reviews are positive against 83% of Train Kit's.
Dr. Panda Train ships an update every 7 months, Train Kit every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dr. Panda Train | Train Kit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 — better | $6.99 |
| Rating | 4.1 (53 ratings) | 4.6 (571 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 27.8% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 53 | 571 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 179 MB | 125 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dr. Panda Ltd | Phd Apps LLC |
Customer experience
Dr. Panda Train
Train Kit
In-app purchases
Dr. Panda Train
No in-app purchases
Train Kit
No in-app purchases
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