Train Sounds Effects vs Lok Report
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.
Lok Report
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Seit 1972 berichtet die Zeitschrift über bahnbezogene Ereignisse im Fern- und Nahverkehr, Verkehrspolitik, Privatbahnen sowie historische Fahrzeuge. Zusätzlich wird über Schienenfahrzeuge aus Europa und Übersee berichtet. Impressum -https://www.lok-report.de/impressum.html AGB- https://www.lok-report.de/buecher/Unsere-AGB:_:3.html Datenschutzerklärung- https://www.lok-report.de/datenschutz.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Train Sounds Effects at every 3 months against Lok Report's every 14 months. Train Sounds Effects also leads on iOS requirement (12.3 vs 14.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Train Sounds Effects sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Lok Report sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Train Sounds Effects ships an update every 3 months, Lok Report every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Train Sounds Effects | Lok Report |
|---|---|---|
| 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 14 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.3 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 160 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Janko Enke | Lokomotive Fachbuchhandlung GmbH |
In-app purchases
Train Sounds Effects
- Extra Package$0.99
Lok Report
- lokrep_2022_08$5.99
- lokrep_2023_05$5.99
- lokrep_2022_09$5.99
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- lokrep_2023_07$5.99
- lokrep_2023_06$5.99
- lokrep_2023_08$5.99
- lokrep_2023_09$5.99
- lokrep_2023_10$5.99
- lokrep_2023_12$5.99
- lokrep_2023_11$5.99
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