Comparison

Train Kit vs Train Kit

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 Kit

Build and explore a space train system on different planets. Design intricate tracks, manage resources for survival, and enjoy a first-person train driver view. A creative sandbox for young space explorers.

Highlights
  • Build space rail systems on planets
  • Explore the solar system
  • Deep space survival challenges
  • 3D train driver view
  • Snap-together track tiles
  • Create unique trains
Features
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Calling all space cadets! It's time to take your train building skills into orbit! BUILD A SPACE RAIL SYSTEM Choose a planet to colonise, and then start to build. Add straights, curves, tunnels, and bridges over craters. Switching tracks allow your trains to navigate around the space port you have created. Add your trains and continue to build as they whizz around the planet. EXPLORE THE SOLAR SYSTEM Choose your planet carefully, watch out for dangerous atmospheres or icy surface conditions. Do you dare to colonise a fiery meteor? DEEP SPACE SURVIVAL What will you need to add to protect your trains on a hostile planet. Add some lasers to blast dangerous meteors before they destroy your tracks. Wind turbines and solar panels will help generate power but how will you feed the occupants of your space station. 3D TRAIN DRIVER Switch to train driver view to get a first person view of your interplanetary space port as you whizz around. TRAIN KIT A standalone game based on the much loved Train Kit FEATURES + Add track tiles which snap together in a grid + Tunnels and bridges over craters + Switching tracks allow your trains to take different routes by tapping the switch button. + Drop space exploration 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 “Only just downloaded this brilliant app for my Granddaughter and I had to see just how it works and I am just like a young kid again setting up my train set......but the beauty about this app is that not only is it easy to assemble your track, trains and scenery but you can ride any of the trains in 3D around the system you have just set up.....I know for sure that my Granddaughter will love this and she is nine years old ( and I am sixty going back to nine for a time). Kids of all ages will love this app if they can stop a parent from playing with it.......” “This is an amazing game where you can use your imagination and create your own city with trains, bridges, archways, buildings, windmills, and so much more! Download this awesome game now!” “My four-year-old loves this game… The controls are easy enough that it’s easy to let him go with the game and even do some building with his grandparents…“ “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.“ “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.“ 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

Screenshots

Train Kit4 screens
Train Kit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Train Kit at free against Train Kit's paid. Train Kit also leads on review sentiment (83% vs 66%). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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 Kit costs $6.99 and Train Kit $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Train Kit against 4.6 for Train Kit. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 813 and 571 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 66% of Train Kit's written reviews are positive against 83% of Train Kit's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Train Kit ships an update every 2 months, Train Kit every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Train Kit versus Train Kit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrain KitTrain Kit
Price$6.99$6.99
Rating4.6 (813 ratings)4.6 (571 ratings)
Positive reviews65.6% of reviews83.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings813 — better571
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size106 MB125 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPhd Apps LLCPhd Apps LLC

Customer experience

Train Kit

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

Train Kit

All ratings571 ratings
Positive90.7%
Neutral4.2%
Negative5.1%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

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 Kit

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Train Kit

No in-app purchases

None

Train Kit

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Train Kit free?
Train Kit costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Train Kit free?
Train Kit costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Train Kit or Train Kit?
Train Kit and Train Kit are both rated 4.6 out of 5 on the App Store, from 813 and 571 ratings respectively.
Do Train Kit or Train Kit have ads?
Neither Train Kit nor Train Kit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Train Kit or Train Kit?
Train Kit ships an update every 2 months, and Train Kit every 5 weeks. Most recently, Train Kit was updated on September 20, 2026 and Train Kit on September 18, 2026.

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