Comparison

Train Kit vs Train Game Design Drive Lite

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

Head to head
About

Train Kit

Build and explore your own Wild West railroad in a 3D environment. Design intricate track layouts, add steam trains, and bring your custom worlds to life with scenery. Experience your creations from a first-person train driver view.

Highlights
  • Drag-and-drop track building
  • Add tunnels and bridges
  • Switching tracks for multiple routes
  • Place steam trains and carriages
  • First-person 3D train driver view
  • Add scenery and buildings
Features
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Welcome to Train Kit: Wild West. Build a railroad, grab your cowboy hat and jump aboard! BUILD A RAILROAD It's easy to build railroads by dragging track squares onto your world. Add straights, curves, tunnels, wooden bridges and switching tracks. There are no rules and everything is done on the same screen; change or add to your track as the trains run around. Your worlds are saved automatically so you can come back to them at any time. WILD WEST WORLDS Choose a canyon to build in. Add some steam trains and then bring your Wild West world to life with town buildings, stations, oil wells, windpumps, cactuses and much more! 3D TRAIN DRIVER Train Driver view allows you to get onboard your trains and take a journey through the world you have created in first person 3D. TRAIN KIT A standalone game based on the much loved Train Kit. Included in the App Store best of 2016! FEATURES + Add track tiles which snap together in a grid + Rocky tunnels and wooden bridges + Switching tracks allow your trains to take different routes by tapping the switch button. + Drop steam trains and carriages onto your railroad. + Mix locomotives and carriages to create your own unique trains + Simple train controls allow you to speed up, slow down or reverse your trains + Add scenery objects to your world + Switch trains in 3D Train driver view REVIEWS FOR TRAIN KIT “While recommended for ages 6-8, this kid-at-heart loves playing with Train Kit. The simple to use touch controls make it a joy to create train lines and diorama, then watch the trains run through your custom worlds, even in first person view.” “This is a great little app. It is fun and simple to play. Almost like having one of those small wooden train sets. Easy assembly of the tracks and just drag objects to the water boundary to remove. This is a good game for little kids because there are no in app purchases, settings, feedback, connect Facebook, etc.” ABOUT OUR APPS Our range of Kit apps are designed to allow children to create fun immersive worlds to explore. We focus on open-ended creative play with no rules. This enables a stress-free gaming experience. We avoid distractions such as in app purchases, confusing settings and social media links. PRIVACY We do not collect user data within our apps

About

Train Game Design Drive Lite

Explore and drive 8 different types of trains, from steam locomotives to high-speed models. Engage in fun activities like card games, puzzles, and painting, while learning about trains through audio introductions and colorful scenarios. Design your own trains with stickers.

Highlights
  • Drive 8 different train types
  • Card, puzzle, and painting games
  • Design trains with stickers
  • Audio train introductions
  • Colorful game scenarios
  • Learn colors through painting
Features
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8 different kinds of trains for kids to drive, including steam locomotive, maglev train, high-speed train and etc.. Kids can play cards, puzzle, painting and sticker games with the coolest trains in the world! kids can experience colorful game scenarios and listen to audio introduction to trains while playing. They can also design their favorite trains with various colors and cartoon stickers! Features: -Solid train knowledge learning and game fun -Easy game rules -8 kids’ favorite trains -Interesting game scenarios -Various cartoon stickers, including dinosaurs, planets, animals, toys, etc.. -Audio introduction to trains for kids’ learning while playing -Brushing and painting games for kids’ learning colors -Driving games for kids’ experiencing train drive -Suitable for 2 to 5 year old kids About Magic Science House Magic Science House is dedicated to develop scientific apps and facts apps for kids. It aims to let kids learn about the world and themselves, to discover and to create via playing fun games. If any suggestions or opinions, please comment our app or write mails to contact@magicsciencehouse.com.

Screenshots

Train Kit4 screens
Train Game Design Drive Lite4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Train Game Design Drive Lite at Free against Train Kit's $6.99. Train Game Design Drive Lite also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Train Kit's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 3.8) and ads (none vs shown). On update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Train Game Design Drive Lite is free to download; Train Kit costs $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Train Kit holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Train Kit has 816 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 66% of Train Kit's written reviews are positive against 50% of Train Game Design Drive Lite's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Train Kit ships an update every 2 months, Train Game Design Drive Lite every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Train Kit versus Train Game Design Drive Lite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrain KitTrain Game Design Drive Lite
Price$6.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (816 ratings) — better3.8 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews65.6% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings816 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size106 MB260 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPhd Apps LLCChengdu Bosijie Technology LLC.

Customer experience

Train Kit

All ratings813 ratings
Positive88.8%
Neutral5.4%
Negative5.8%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive65.6%
Neutral3.1%
Negative31.3%

Train Game Design Drive Lite

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%

Bugs and requests

Train Kit

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Audio distortion and static on iPhone X (train noise only)
  • Train physics issues causing trains to break into pieces

Requested features

4 requests
  • More train varieties (freight trains, additional steam locomotives)
  • Lower pricing
  • Interactive elements (people in houses, walking figures, train passengers)
  • Expanded content and gameplay options

Train Game Design Drive Lite

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Train Kit

No in-app purchases

None

Train Game Design Drive Lite

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Train Kit free?
Train Kit costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Train Game Design Drive Lite free?
Train Game Design Drive Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Train Kit or Train Game Design Drive Lite?
Train Kit is rated higher. Train Kit averages 4.6 out of 5 from 816 ratings, while Train Game Design Drive Lite averages 3.8 from 5 ratings.
Do Train Kit or Train Game Design Drive Lite have ads?
Train Game Design Drive Lite shows ads; Train Kit does not.
Which is updated more often, Train Kit or Train Game Design Drive Lite?
Train Kit ships an update every 2 months, and Train Game Design Drive Lite every 3 months. Most recently, Train Kit was updated on November 2, 2026 and Train Game Design Drive Lite on November 2, 2026.

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