Train Sounds Effects vs Whistles Prank
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Train Sounds Effects
Enhance your model railway experience with a variety of realistic train sound effects. Control playback with switches for continuous loops or buttons for single plays, and adjust individual volumes. Import your own sounds to further personalize your setup.
- Expand model railway with sound effects
- Use iPad or external speakers
- Control playback with switches (loop) or buttons (once)
- Individually adjust volume for each element
- Import custom sound effects
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With Train-Sounds you expand your model railway with additional sound effects. Thus the joy deepens around your model railway. Use your iPad speakers or external speakers to listen these effects. The combination of switches and buttons allow you to determine how these effects are to be played. With switches, the effects are playing in a continuous loop and with buttons only once. At each switching element, you can adjust the volume individually. Buy through the in-app you add value to your version of Train-Sounds, you can bring your own sound effects into the program.
Whistles Prank
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Enjoy different whistles *Double Blow* *Five Bursts* *Foul* *Half Time*
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Whistles Prank at none against Train Sounds Effects's 1. Train Sounds Effects's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 20 months). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Train Sounds Effects sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whistles Prank asks for nothing beyond the download.
Train Sounds Effects ships an update every 3 months, Whistles Prank every 20 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Train Sounds Effects | Whistles Prank |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (10 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 73.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 20 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.3 | 12.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Janko Enke | Vishal Goswami |
In-app purchases
Train Sounds Effects
- Extra Package$0.99
Whistles Prank
No in-app purchases
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