Rail Tycoon vs CTMayor Premium
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rail Tycoon
Build and manage your own railroad empire by laying track, constructing stations, and scheduling trains. This simulation game offers a realistic railroad experience with strategic decision-making.
- Build rail lines and stations
- Buy and manage trains
- Schedule train operations
- Simulate railroad management
- Economic strategy gameplay
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Rail Tycoon lets you take control of your own rail network. You decide where to build stations and rail lines, to server the community best. Then buy stations, add cars, and and start making money. This is a simulation of a railroad, with all the fun and problems that entails. The objective of the game is to build and manage a railroad company by laying track, building stations, and buying and scheduling trains. Based on the PC game, this game is fully playable on your iPad or iPhone, and features no ads or in-app purchases.
CTMayor Premium
Engage in diverse city management simulations, from ancient Rome to modern urban planning, transport logistics, and hospital administration. This premium version offers full access and an ad-free, offline experience.
- Ancient Rome city building
- Modern city development
- Transport company management
- Hospital administration
- Ad-free experience
- Offline play
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Premium version of CTMayor - City Simulation with full access, no ads, and offline play. CTMayor brings together four simulation modes: build and manage cities in Ancient Rome, develop a modern city, run a transport company connecting towns and industries, or manage a hospital that diagnoses and cures patients. New to CTMayor? Try the ad-supported CTMayor: City Builder Sim to experience the same core gameplay before choosing Premium.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CTMayor Premium at 4.7 against Rail Tycoon's 1.7. Rail Tycoon's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs monthly) and price ($1.99 vs $3.99). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Rail Tycoon costs $1.99 and CTMayor Premium $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
CTMayor Premium holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 3 respectively.
Rail Tycoon ships an update every 10 days, CTMayor Premium monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rail Tycoon | CTMayor Premium |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 1.7 (3 ratings) | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 391 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | JOhn Lyons | Jianfeng Wu |
Customer experience
Rail Tycoon
CTMayor Premium
In-app purchases
Rail Tycoon
No in-app purchases
CTMayor Premium
No in-app purchases
