Comparison

Train Maniac vs Tiny Trains

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

Head to head
About

Train Maniac

Manage a busy train station by assisting commuters with their needs before they catch their train. Navigate multiple levels of increasing complexity in this engaging simulation game.

Highlights
  • Train station management
  • Assist commuters
  • Multiple levels
  • Increasing complexity
  • Game Center enabled
Features
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Immerse yourself in this thrilling journey across several train stations based on real UK train stations. Manage a commuter trying to get to his/her morning train or ticket or coffee or pastry or baguette or burger or shopping or sushi or … and the list goes on. A train game made mostly whilst travelling on a train! - Multiple levels with increasing complexity - Made exclusively for iOS via SpriteKit - Game Center enabled © 2019 Cake Lovers Studio Ltd

About

Tiny Trains

A relaxing logic puzzle game where you build rail networks to guide trains to their destinations. Solve increasingly complex levels by splitting, merging, and routing trains, with a Pro upgrade unlocking 100 handcrafted levels.

Highlights
  • Build rail networks
  • Guide trains to stations
  • Split and merge train colors
  • Solve logic puzzles
  • Handcrafted levels
  • Route planning mechanics
Features
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TRY BEFORE YOU BUY. Tiny Trains is a calm railway logic game about drawing tracks, planning routes, and guiding every colorful train to the right station. Start with simple connections, then master shared tracks, switches, color mixing, painters, splitters, obstacles, and precise timing. BUILD A WORKING RAILWAY Every level is a compact railway system waiting to be completed. Study the starting points, stations, colors, and special pieces. Draw the tracks, connect the network, and press Play to see your plan come to life. There is no single path you must copy: experiment, rebuild, and discover a route that works. MASTER COLOR LOGIC Stations accept only the correct trains, so every connection matters. Merge trains to create new colors, use splitters to send one train along two routes, pass through painters to change colors, and build around obstacles. Later puzzles combine these rules and ask you to coordinate several trains across the same network. PLAN THE ROUTE AND THE TIMING A railway can look perfect and still fail when two trains arrive in the wrong order. Think ahead, decide which tracks should be shared, and control when trains meet. Pause the simulation, move through time step by step, and watch exactly where your design needs to change. Undo and redo make it easy to refine the tracks without starting over. LEARN WITHOUT THE RUSH Guided, hands-on tutorials introduce each mechanic while you play. The difficulty grows naturally from short connections to layered networks with color changes, merges, splits, and carefully timed arrivals. There are no countdowns or reflex challenges. Take as long as you need and enjoy the satisfying moment when the entire railway finally works. SAVE AND IMPROVE YOUR SOLUTIONS Your unfinished board is saved automatically, so you can leave a puzzle and continue later. Completed routes are saved too, making it easy to revisit an elegant solution, try a completely different design, or share your finished railway. PLAY WITH CLARITY Clean visuals keep tracks, trains, and stations easy to read. Optional letters and symbols distinguish colors without relying on color alone. Larger Text and Reduced Motion support help you adjust the experience to the way you play. FEATURES • A full campaign of handcrafted logic puzzles • Permanent unlock with one purchase, no subscription • No ads • Guided, hands-on tutorial levels • Saved unfinished boards and completed solutions • Game Center achievements • Accessibility options including letters and symbols for colors, Larger Text, Reduced Motion, and play that does not rely on color alone MADE FOR PUZZLE FANS Tiny Trains is a great fit for players who enjoy railway puzzles, route planning, network games, color-matching challenges, brain teasers, and calm strategy. Levels are easy to begin and rewarding to master, whether you solve one puzzle during a short break or settle in to perfect a complicated network. Inspired by the route-planning spirit of classic train puzzles such as Trainyard, Tiny Trains offers its own levels, visual style, progression, and mechanics. Tiny Trains is an independent game and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the creators of Trainyard. Build the tracks. Match the colors. Solve the network.

Screenshots

Train Maniac3 screens
Tiny Trains4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Tiny Trains at 4.7 against Train Maniac's 3.7. Tiny Trains also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 75%). Train Maniac's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (10.3 vs 18.6). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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

Both are free to download. Tiny Trains sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Train Maniac asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tiny Trains holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 12 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Train Maniac's written reviews are positive against 100% of Tiny Trains's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Train Maniac ships an update every 5 days, Tiny Trains every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 12, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Train Maniac versus Tiny Trains: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrain ManiacTiny Trains
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (6 ratings)4.7 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings612 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS10.3 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size115 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCake Lovers Studio LtdMurat Yilmaz

Customer experience

Train Maniac

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Tiny Trains

All ratings12 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Train Maniac

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Tiny Trains

One-time1
  • Full Puzzle Pack$3.99

Questions

Is Train Maniac free?
Train Maniac is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tiny Trains free?
Tiny Trains is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Train Maniac or Tiny Trains?
Tiny Trains is rated higher. Train Maniac averages 3.7 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Tiny Trains averages 4.7 from 12 ratings.
Do Train Maniac or Tiny Trains have ads?
Neither Train Maniac nor Tiny Trains shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Train Maniac or Tiny Trains?
Train Maniac ships an update every 5 days, and Tiny Trains every 3 days. Most recently, Train Maniac was updated on October 12, 2026 and Tiny Trains on October 12, 2026.

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