Train Sounds Effects vs LucasSS
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.
LucasSS
This app displays interactive shapes that play sounds when tapped and can be moved in 3D. It features a "fireworks" animation with sound for double taps and includes parental controls for customization and safety.
- Shape display with sound
- 3D shape dragging
- Fireworks animation on double tap
- Parental controls
- Customizable word lists
- Voice selection for words
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Lucas Shapes and Sound (SS) displays shapes on the screen. Tap the shape to play a sound. Drag the shape to move in 3D. Double tap the shape for fireworks with sound. Made for my grandson's 2nd birthday. Parent controls require a 3 sec long press to keep kids from accessing the settings. Parents can mute the sound, toggle shape, letters, numbers and word display, add word list and add child and parents names for a special message on the screen. Also set the voice for saying the words.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Train Sounds Effects at Free against LucasSS's $0.99. Train Sounds Effects also leads on ratings volume (10 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.3 vs 26.0). LucasSS's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.1) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On update cadence, ads 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
Train Sounds Effects is free to download; LucasSS costs $0.99 up front. Train Sounds Effects sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. LucasSS asks for nothing beyond the download.
LucasSS holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Train Sounds Effects has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Train Sounds Effects ships an update every 3 months, LucasSS every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and September 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Train Sounds Effects | LucasSS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.1 (10 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 73.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.3 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Janko Enke | John Millhouse |
Customer experience
Train Sounds Effects
LucasSS
In-app purchases
Train Sounds Effects
- Extra Package$0.99
LucasSS
No in-app purchases
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