Comparison

Chuggington Training Hub vs Train Kit Junior

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

Head to head
About

Chuggington Training Hub

This app offers a fun and educational adventure for preschoolers in Chuggington Town. Children can explore stations, play games, and complete puzzles to learn counting, writing, animal recognition, and more.

Highlights
  • Learn counting and writing
  • Animal recognition games
  • Train cleaning simulation
  • Jigsaw puzzles
  • Art studio with drawing tools
  • Piano and music games
Features
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Would you like to discover Chuggington Town's best spots? Dare to travel around all its stations winning the games and earning tickets to complete this incredible adventure with which pre-schoolers will learn and have fun. Accompany Koko, Wilson and Brewster in this adventure where you can travel around the twelve stations of Chuggington Town and overcome the challenges that you will find in each one of them. Every time you complete a game you'll earn cards to complete Koko's, Wilson's and Brewster's albums and tickets to travel to the next station and unlock a new game. In this incredible App, besides the 12 games to learn to count, to write, to know animals, to clean trains, to take care of the dog, to play the piano and much more, you can also complete more than 20 jigsaw puzzles and draw with an art studio full of colors, backgrounds and stickers. CONTENTS OF THE APP - Recognize the numbers and paint the different parts of the trains of Chuggington Town. - Find series of colors in a game of concentration and perception. - Do you like animals? Now you can take care of your dog feeding, bathing and brushing him. - Count how many passengers travel in the train. - Develop your memory in a game that will get more difficult every time. - Learn how to play the most popular songs with the piano. - Ready for the races? Koko loves races and you'll have to help him win. - Have fun in the safari taking pictures of all the animals. - Learn how to write letters and numbers in a funny tracing game. - Begin with your first additions filling up the wagons of the mine of Chuggington Town. - Have fun cleaning Wilson in this simulation game. - Complete the images rotating the pieces in a game of perception and concentration. - More than 20 jigsaw puzzles to complete in which you can choose the difficulty level. - Art studio with colors, textures, backgrounds and cards to develop your imagination without limits. Tap Tap Tales also has other applications such as Hello Kitty, Maya The Bee, Smurfs, Vic The viking, Shaun the Sheep, Masha and the Bears, Tree Fu Tom, Heidi and Caillou. In Tap Tap Tales we care about your opinion. For this reason, we encourage you to rate this app and if you have any comments please send them to our e-mail address: hello@taptaptales.com. Web: http://www.taptaptales.com

About

Train Kit Junior

This app allows young children to build their own train tracks and create virtual train worlds. It offers a simple interface for designing railroads, driving trains, and exploring different themed environments. The game encourages creativity and logic in a safe, no-fail setting.

Highlights
  • Drag-and-drop track building
  • Interactive train driving
  • Multiple themed worlds
  • Tunnel and crossing construction
  • Junctions and switches
  • City building elements
Features
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A new game from the makers of Train Kit - the award winning kids train building game. Train Kit Junior is designed for younger childen as a first introduction to building railroad tracks and creating train worlds. A simple one screen interface allows children to drag track pieces from a small selection and place them to create a track for the train. The train chugs arounds as you build, following the track as it is created. Train kit Junior is a creative educational sandbox game that encourages logic skills and creativity in a safe/no wrong answer environment. There are no goals or ways to lose which fosters a calm and thoughtful screen time experience. BUILD A TRACK Drag track pieces from the bottom of the screen onto the train track. Add or replace existing track. The train will follow the new railroad. Use the arrow buttons to browse through all the tracks created or to make a new one. DRIVE THE TRAIN Click on the driver button to switch to the train driver mode. See the world pass by as the train rides the track that you have created. Change speed or use the horn with the cab controls. EXPLORE DIFFERENT WORLDS Build in a selection of different worlds each with their own themed train. Choose a steam train rushing by hills and through tunnels or a city metro train navigating a world of skyscrapers and bridges. TUNNELS AND CROSSINGS Add crossings to create more complex tracks or build a tunnel through a hill. JUNCTIONS AND SWITCHES Add switch tracks to allow your metro train to access different parts of the city. Maybe your passengers need to visit the hospital or go to work in an office block on the island. CREATE A TRAIN CITY Drag the construction piece to your world to add a building. Drop it on again to build higher and higher until you have an impressive skyscraper.

Screenshots

Chuggington Training Hub4 screens
Train Kit Junior4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Train Kit Junior at 4.5 against Chuggington Training Hub's 3.6. Train Kit Junior also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (42% vs 8%). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Both are free to download. Chuggington Training Hub sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Train Kit Junior sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Train Kit Junior holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Train Kit Junior has 659 ratings behind it against 29, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 8% of Chuggington Training Hub's written reviews are positive against 42% of Train Kit Junior's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chuggington Training Hub ships an update every 73 months, Train Kit Junior every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Chuggington Training Hub versus Train Kit Junior: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChuggington Training HubTrain Kit Junior
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (29 ratings)4.5 (659 ratings) — better
Positive reviews7.7% of reviews41.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings29659 — better
Update frequencyEvery 73 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.010.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size256 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTap Tap Tales, SLPhd Apps LLC

Customer experience

Chuggington Training Hub

All ratings29 ratings
Positive58.6%
Neutral3.4%
Negative37.9%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive7.7%
Neutral7.7%
Negative84.6%

Train Kit Junior

All ratings659 ratings
Positive87.6%
Neutral4.2%
Negative8.2%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive41.7%
Neutral12.5%
Negative45.8%

Bugs and requests

Chuggington Training Hub

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Train Kit Junior

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Game not working/crashing (reported by paying customer)
  • Various glitches affecting gameplay experience

Requested features

4 requests
  • Make the game free or reduce pricing
  • Add car kit junior version
  • Fix age rating (currently marked for 4+ but better suited for younger children)
  • Restore golden gears and engine collection mechanics from previous versions

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Chuggington Training Hub

One-time1
  • Unlock all Games$2.99
2 purchases

Train Kit Junior

One-time2
  • City Train$2.99
  • Steam Train$2.99

Questions

Is Chuggington Training Hub free?
Chuggington Training Hub is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Train Kit Junior free?
Train Kit Junior is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Chuggington Training Hub or Train Kit Junior?
Train Kit Junior is rated higher. Chuggington Training Hub averages 3.6 out of 5 from 29 ratings, while Train Kit Junior averages 4.5 from 659 ratings.
Do Chuggington Training Hub or Train Kit Junior have ads?
Chuggington Training Hub shows ads; Train Kit Junior does not.
Which is updated more often, Chuggington Training Hub or Train Kit Junior?
Chuggington Training Hub ships an update every 73 months, and Train Kit Junior every 6 weeks. Most recently, Chuggington Training Hub was updated on September 18, 2026 and Train Kit Junior on September 29, 2026.

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