Train Simulator PRO 2018 vs Scuttle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Train Simulator PRO 2018
Experience the thrill of being a train engineer by driving realistic locomotives across a vast US landscape. Manage freight or passenger trains, navigate complex routes, and build a successful railway company. Enjoy stunning graphics and interactive cab controls for an immersive simulation.
- Drive passenger or freight trains
- Explore 1000 sq miles of terrain
- 15 cities to visit
- 6 unique locomotives
- Interactive engineer's cabin
- Realistic damage system
- Dynamic weather and day/night cycle
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Have you ever dreamed of being a train engineer? Train Simulator PRO 2018 will let you drive carefully modeled locomotives leading passenger or freight trains across the eastern half of the US. Whether you like fast passenger locomotives or powerful freight movers able to pull dozens of cars, in our game you will find it all. Whatever you choose, you will have to watch out for speed limits, rail crossings, signals and other trains. Plan your route wisely to maximize profits and create the most powerful railway company in the US! During your travels, you can admire photo-realistic graphics including cities, suburbs, factories, countrysides and much more. Each locomotive includes a carefully-rendered engineer’s cabin with working levers and gauges for maximum realism. However, you have to be careful as driving recklessly or pushing the brakes for too long may damage the train. So put your engineer’s cap on, and let’s get rolling! Main features: ▶ Almost 1000 square miles of terrain ▶ 15 cities to explore and choose job from ▶ 6 unique locomotives ▶ 14 detailed cars (3 passenger and 11 freight) ▶ Locomotives and cars damage system ▶ Locomotive cabs with interactive levers and gauges ▶ Dynamic weather and day/night system ▶ Other trains and traffic on roads ▶ Photo-realistic graphics ▶Advanced signalling and speed limit systems
Scuttle
Engage in a realistic water physics sandbox where you can sink various boats by damaging their destructible hulls. Explore diverse weaponry, environmental hazards, and multiplayer modes for cooperative or competitive naval destruction.
- Destructible boat hulls
- Realistic water physics
- Variety of weapons and explosives
- Co-op and versus multiplayer
- Hazardous weather effects
- Customizable environment settings
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Scuttle is a pixel-art water sandbox. Pick a boat, drop it in the sea, and see what it takes to sink it. Every hull is built from destructible cells. Wood splinters, steel buckles, and water rushes into whatever you open up. Boats list, roll, and go down for real, cell by cell, with the crew scrambling on deck. NEW IN 3.6 • Arcade fleets arrive staggered instead of all at once • Ships escape along their own hull lines, one per boat • Laser shots track moving ships MULTIPLAYER • Co-op Arcade: team up with up to 4 players and sink ships together • Arcade Versus: 1v1 or 2v2. Race a ship across the sea before the other fleet does, and sink theirs on the way • Nearby play: co-op and Versus with friends in the same room, no internet needed • Everyone sees the same sea in real time, each player has their own color, and you share one payout • Play online over Game Center or nearby over peer-to-peer Wi-Fi • Separate Game Center leaderboards for solo, 2, 3, and 4 players ARCADE • Survive waves of ships for score, with ship-value payouts • Hazard weather: storms, hurricanes, and tornadoes that batter the water and anything on it • Day/night ambience, a full sound overhaul, and a sizzling TNT fuse • Native iPad support, fill-fit and full width WHAT YOU CAN DO • Place over 50 boats, from dinghies and tugboats to galleons, container ships, aircraft carriers, and supertankers • Paint water, oil, and gunpowder straight onto the world • Fire arrows, missiles, torpedoes, and lasers, or drop bombs, naval mines, TNT, asteroids, and a nuke • Set fires and watch them spread across decks and oil slicks • Pinch to zoom from a whole fleet down to individual planks • Tune gravity, viscosity, wave energy, and weather in Settings Online play needs a Game Center account. Everything else works offline: no accounts, no ads, no purchases inside the app. Just a sea, some boats, and every reason to scuttle them.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Scuttle at 100% against Train Simulator PRO 2018's 42%. Scuttle also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.4) and in-app purchases (none vs 5). Train Simulator PRO 2018's advantage is ratings volume (507 vs 2). On device support and iOS requirement 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
Train Simulator PRO 2018 costs $5.99 and Scuttle $1.99 up front. Train Simulator PRO 2018 sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Scuttle asks for nothing beyond the download.
Scuttle holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Train Simulator PRO 2018 has 507 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 42% of Train Simulator PRO 2018's written reviews are positive against 100% of Scuttle's.
Train Simulator PRO 2018 ships an update every 6 weeks, Scuttle every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Train Simulator PRO 2018 | Scuttle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $5.99 | $1.99 — better |
| Rating | 3.4 (507 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 41.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 507 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #124 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 828 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | MAGEEKS SC | Chesley Brown |
Customer experience
Train Simulator PRO 2018
Scuttle
Bugs and requests
Train Simulator PRO 2018
Reported bugs
6 issues- Long trains not recognized at grade crossings
- Engine damage and repair costs too high
- Inconsistent speed limit enforcement
- Missions not starting/completing properly
- Inability to unload cargo without crashing
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- Money/coin issues (disappearing, unable to earn enough)
Requested features
10 requests- Expand map to include West Coast
- Add more train models and types (e.g. steam engines)
- Implement multiplayer functionality
- Add more camera views and free roam mode
- Allow customization of trains (colors, logos, etc.)
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- Implement a creative mode
- Add ability to sell/trade locomotives and railcars
- Improve lighting and environment details
- Implement interactive controls (levers, etc.)
- Add grade crossing gates and signals
Scuttle
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Train Simulator PRO 2018
- Handful of Gems$0.99
- Pile of Gems$2.99
- Sack of Gems$4.99
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- Bucket of Gems$9.99
- Chest of Gems$19.99
Scuttle
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Train Simulator PRO 2018 free?
Is Scuttle free?
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Do Train Simulator PRO 2018 or Scuttle have ads?
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