Comparison

Conduct AR! vs Idle Train Tycoon

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

Head to head
About

Conduct AR!

Experience explosive railway action in augmented reality. Command trains, switch tracks, and solve spatial puzzles in diorama worlds set in the old west. Transport passengers and become the ultimate conductor.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality train conduction
  • Challenging action puzzles
  • Intuitive tap controls
  • Passenger transport and star earning
  • Old west diorama worlds
  • Original soundtrack
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Conduct AR! is an epic augmented reality game of explosive railway action. Set in the old west you journey through diorama worlds that unfold right in front of you. Commanding trains, switching tracks and avoiding collisions, playing out in reality on the table in front of you. Look over and around landscapes, solve spatial puzzles and keep the situation under control to become the ultimate conductor in the Wild West. • Conduct trains in beautiful augmented reality on a surface right in front of you, powered by Apple’s ARKit. • Challenging action puzzles that require you to move around your device to explore the world. • Simple and intuitive gameplay for everyone, just tap to start/stop trains and control switches. • Transport passengers on time, earn stars and progress through a journey through the old west. • A standalone experience based on the popular Conduct THIS!, winner of the International Mobile Gaming Awards and played by more than 3 million people. • Fantastic soundtrack by composer Simon Kölle.

About

Idle Train Tycoon

Build and manage a railway empire by earning money, expanding your network, and upgrading your trains. Unlock new stations and rolling stock to increase your idle earnings and become a powerful train tycoon.

Highlights
  • Manage and upgrade trains
  • Build and improve train stations
  • Expand railway network
  • Increase idle earnings
  • Unlock new rolling stock
  • Tap boost for trains
Features
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Are you a true train & railway fan? Become a real train tycoon by earning money & expanding your railway and upgrading your trains! In this game, you can become a real train master: build your stations, improve train efficiency, increase revenue of your rolling stock. -Manage trains Unlock more trains, collect different trains, and level them up! Your earnings go up as you unlock and upgrade more trains! -Build stations for more money Build & Improve your train stations to earn even more money from your Railway Empire! Unlock a real map of the western United States by connecting cities with rail tracks. -Upgrade Rolling Stock Purchase & Upgrade your trains rolling stock to unlock even more idle earnings. -Tap Boost Help your Train by providing it with a tap boost. If you are a fan of idle games, you’ll definitely fall for Idle Train Tycoon! It is simple, fun, and player-friendly. Earn hundreds, thousands, millions of dollars and be amazed as the earnings accumulate into massive quantities! Can you become the world’s most powerful train tycoon?

Screenshots

Conduct AR!4 screens
Idle Train Tycoon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Idle Train Tycoon at Free against Conduct AR!'s $4.99. Idle Train Tycoon also leads on rating (4.0 vs 3.5) and review sentiment (60% vs 39%). Conduct AR!'s advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months). On ratings volume, in-app purchases, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Idle Train Tycoon is free to download; Conduct AR! costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Idle Train Tycoon holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 31 and 28 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 39% of Conduct AR!'s written reviews are positive against 60% of Idle Train Tycoon's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Conduct AR! ships an update every 3 weeks, Idle Train Tycoon every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Conduct AR! versus Idle Train Tycoon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterConduct AR!Idle Train Tycoon
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating3.5 (31 ratings)4.0 (28 ratings) — better
Positive reviews39.3% of reviews60.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings31 — better28
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size119 MB148 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperNorthplay1788918 Alberta Ltd

Customer experience

Conduct AR!

All ratings31 ratings
Positive61.3%
Neutral6.5%
Negative32.3%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive39.3%
Neutral7.1%
Negative53.6%

Idle Train Tycoon

All ratings28 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral7.1%
Negative21.4%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

None

Conduct AR!

No in-app purchases

None

Idle Train Tycoon

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Conduct AR! free?
Conduct AR! costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Idle Train Tycoon free?
Idle Train Tycoon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Conduct AR! or Idle Train Tycoon?
Idle Train Tycoon is rated higher. Conduct AR! averages 3.5 out of 5 from 31 ratings, while Idle Train Tycoon averages 4.0 from 28 ratings.
Do Conduct AR! or Idle Train Tycoon have ads?
Idle Train Tycoon shows ads; Conduct AR! does not.
Which is updated more often, Conduct AR! or Idle Train Tycoon?
Conduct AR! ships an update every 3 weeks, and Idle Train Tycoon every 6 months. Most recently, Conduct AR! was updated on October 24, 2026 and Idle Train Tycoon on October 25, 2026.

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