Train Master controller vs Rail World!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Train Master controller
Operate a master controller lever to simulate driving various trains, including bullet trains and steam locomotives. Discover special items to transform trains, create railroad crossings, and encounter diverse vehicles and landscapes. Stop at stations and enjoy interactive elements for a fun train simulation experience.
- Master controller lever operation
- Drive various trains (Shinkansen, SL)
- Special item transformations
- Interactive environmental elements
- Station stopping mechanics
- Diverse vehicle encounters
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It is a train simulator that allows you to easily run a train by operating the lever. You can run the train by moving the master controller. Pull the master controller toward you to accelerate, and push it back to decelerate. A master controller is a lever for accelerating and decelerating the speed of a train. An icon will appear from the bottom left, so try tapping the icon. It transforms into various Shinkansen and trains, railroad crossings, tunnels, railway bridges, etc. appear. New function special items have appeared. There are 4 types of special items. If you use it, you can use the button for a certain period of time. 1. "Big Button": Tap this icon to make trains and bullet trains huge in two stages. 2. "Fumikiri": Tap this icon to open as many railroad crossings as you like. 3. "Freight Train": Tap this icon to pass the freight train. 4. "Tram": Tap this icon to bring up the tram. You can play by running various trains such as trains and bullet trains. Besides that, various things will appear on the screen. Please tap it. Maybe something fun will happen? Station icon: The distance to the station is displayed on the train with a gauge. The station is approaching, so please stop at the station at the right time. Linear Shinkansen icon: Transforms into a inear motor car for a certain period of time. Conventional line icon: The train changes into various trains. Shinkansen icon: Transforms into a Shinkansen for a certain period of time. SL icon: Transforms into SL (steam locomotive) for a certain period of time. Railroad crossing icon: A railroad crossing will appear. Tunnel icon: A tunnel will appear. Iron bridge icon: The iron bridge appears. Landscape switching icon: Change the route to a place with a different landscape. Horn icon: You can sound the horn. The heart will increase in a certain amount of time. A heart may appear when you tap a car, acorn, train, etc. There are many cars such as working cars, patrol cars, ambulances, fire engines, buses, special vehicles at construction sites, sports cars, compact cars, minivans, so please look forward to them as well. I would like to increase the number of trains, steam locomotives, linear Shinkansen trains and backgrounds.
Rail World!
Experience Japanese railways from multiple perspectives. Drive trains as the engineer, observe them like a miniature diorama, or enjoy the scenery as a passenger. This game offers diverse ways to engage with a virtual train world.
- Drive trains as engineer
- Diorama view
- Passenger view
- Explore 20km routes
- Future route/vehicle additions
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Drive the train as a driver. Look at the train like a diorama. Look out the train window as a passenger. This is a game that can be enjoyed in many different ways. Currently, you can drive within a 20km area. More routes and vehicles will be added in the future. Look forward to it!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Train Master controller at none against Rail World!'s 1. Train Master controller also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 90%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Rail World!'s advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and rating (4.9 vs 4.7). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Rail World! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Train Master controller asks for nothing beyond the download.
Rail World! holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 11 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Train Master controller's written reviews are positive against 90% of Rail World!'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Train Master controller ships an update every 2 months, Rail World! fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Train Master controller | Rail World! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (13 ratings) | 4.9 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 90.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 257 MB | 529 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | hiroyuki uchida | Katsuya Maezono |
Customer experience
Train Master controller
Rail World!
In-app purchases
Train Master controller
No in-app purchases
Rail World!
- 早朝、夕方シナリオ$2.99
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