Comparison

Sprawlopolis Score Tracker vs Railroad Ink Challenge

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

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About

Sprawlopolis Score Tracker

Easily calculate, save, and share scores for the Sprawlopolis city-building card game. Track your progress with saved screenshots and challenge friends with your high scores.

Highlights
  • Tally scores in all categories
  • Save high score screenshots
  • Share scoreboards with friends
  • Supports 1-4 players
Features
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Sprawlopolis is a 1-4 player city building game from Button Shy Games. With 3 variable scoring goals, as well as road taxes and common block scoring, we've made Score Tracker for you to calculate, save, and share your scores. Choose your three cards and start the game. Come back and tally your score at the end. -Easily tally your scores in all categories -Save screenshots of your high scores to challenge yourself later -Share your score board with friends

About

Railroad Ink Challenge

Roll dice and draw routes to build a transportation network. Connect exits and expand your railways and highways to score points. Avoid open connections to prevent penalties and aim for the highest score in solo or multiplayer modes.

Highlights
  • Dice rolling and route drawing
  • Network building with railways and highways
  • Connecting exits for points
  • Avoiding open connections for penalties
  • Solo play for high scores
  • Online multiplayer challenges
  • Leaderboards
Features
Currently charting
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In Railroad Ink Challenge, you have 7 rounds to make as many points as possible. Roll the dice and draw the routes to connect the exits around your board. Expand your network with railways, highways, and stations to collect points, but you will be penalized for any open connections, so plan carefully! Play solo to improve your best score, or challenge players from all over the world! HOW TO PLAY Each round you will have to roll the dice and use the available routes to build your transportation network and connect as many exits as possible. Expand your network to collect points. You’ll also score bonus points for your longest highway and railway, for building into the central spaces of your map, and for completing optional, time-dependent goals before they expire. You can also connect special structures to your network to trigger their special effects, such as duplicating routes, unlocking powerful special routes, and more. But beware: Try to not leave any open connections, as each one will cost you points at the end of the game. EXPANSIONS Forest and Desert expansions add special dice and rules to create even more intricate landscapes for your highways and railways. MODES Play solo with random objectives and join the online rankings or challenge players from all over the world with custom game configurations! The online leaderboards (Daily, Monthly, and All-Time) are completely cross-platform! • The wonderful art of the roll and write game by Marta Tranquilli, fleshed out and digitally enhanced • Network planning gameplay: try to make the best use of the available routes each round to create the perfect transportation network • Try to conquer the top of the online leaderboards (Daily, Monthly, and All-Time)! • Cross-platform, asynchronous multiplayer challenges with your friends! 100% Asynchronous multiplayer challenges Don’t like to wait while your opponents complete their turn? Fear not! With the 100% asynchronous multiplayer challenges, that is an issue of the past! Play a full game on your own, then post the challenge online! Players from all over the world will be able to play with the same dice and goals you had and try to beat your score! Who’s gonna get the best score? Railroad Ink Challenge is the official adaptation of the critically acclaimed roll and write game created by award-winning designers Hjalmar Hach & Lorenzo Silva and illustrated by artist Marta Tranquilli. To find more information about Horrible Guild, please go to https://www.horribleguild.com Having an issue? Looking for support? Please contact us: https://www.horribleguild.com/customercare/ You can follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and Twitch! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/horribleguild/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/horribleguild Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/horribleguild/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@horribleguild YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/horribleguild Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/horribleguild *IMPORTANT* Railroad Ink Challenge requires iPhone 6s, iPad Mini 4, iPad Air 2, iPad Pro, iPad (2017) or later.

Screenshots

Sprawlopolis Score Tracker3 screens
Railroad Ink Challenge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Sprawlopolis Score Tracker at Free against Railroad Ink Challenge's $3.99. Sprawlopolis Score Tracker also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and rating (4.6 vs 4.2). Railroad Ink Challenge's advantage is ratings volume (205 vs 15) and chart position (#106 vs unranked). On review sentiment, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Sprawlopolis Score Tracker is free to download; Railroad Ink Challenge costs $3.99 up front. Railroad Ink Challenge sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Sprawlopolis Score Tracker asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sprawlopolis Score Tracker holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Railroad Ink Challenge has 205 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Sprawlopolis Score Tracker's written reviews are positive against 48% of Railroad Ink Challenge's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sprawlopolis Score Tracker ships an update every 3 months, Railroad Ink Challenge every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Sprawlopolis Score Tracker versus Railroad Ink Challenge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSprawlopolis Score TrackerRailroad Ink Challenge
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating4.6 (15 ratings) — better4.2 (205 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews — better48.0% of reviews
Number of ratings15205 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#106 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size174 MB283 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSemag Studio LLCHorrible Guild

Customer experience

Sprawlopolis Score Tracker

All ratings15 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral6.7%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral33.3%
Negative16.7%

Railroad Ink Challenge

All ratings197 ratings
Positive81.2%
Neutral5.6%
Negative13.2%
Written reviews125 reviews
Positive48.0%
Neutral17.6%
Negative34.4%

Bugs and requests

Sprawlopolis Score Tracker

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Railroad Ink Challenge

Reported bugs

18 issues
  • Resume game feature freezes app
  • Apple ID login loop and authentication errors
  • App crashes during gameplay and tutorial
  • Game locks up after iOS updates
  • Crashes on older devices (iPad Mini 2)
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  • Desert expansion white screen on purchase
  • In-app purchase restoration not working
  • Server connection errors during scoring
  • Game Center account sync issues
  • Daily Challenge timeout and crashes
  • Scoring not saved to server
  • Exit scoring bug deletes game from history
  • Friend list navigation broken
  • Mountains challenge unplayable
  • Tutorial freezes at first dice placement
  • Crashes when using too many factories
  • Offline game results interfere with leaderboard
  • Password recovery impossible on iPad

Requested features

11 requests
  • Local pass-and-play multiplayer mode
  • All expansion dice sets (Rivers, Lakes, Future, Engineers, Lava, Meteor)
  • Optional tile placement mechanic
  • Personal score history and ranking
  • Larger maps with more turns
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  • Offline play without server dependency
  • Timer option for rounds
  • Randomized special square placement
  • View opponent boards after game completion
  • Better expansion rules reference in-game
  • Russian language support

In-app purchases

None

Sprawlopolis Score Tracker

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Railroad Ink Challenge

One-time2
  • Forest Expansion$1.99
  • Desert Expansion$1.99

Questions

Is Sprawlopolis Score Tracker free?
Sprawlopolis Score Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Railroad Ink Challenge free?
Railroad Ink Challenge costs $3.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sprawlopolis Score Tracker or Railroad Ink Challenge?
Sprawlopolis Score Tracker is rated higher. Sprawlopolis Score Tracker averages 4.6 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while Railroad Ink Challenge averages 4.2 from 205 ratings.
Do Sprawlopolis Score Tracker or Railroad Ink Challenge have ads?
Neither Sprawlopolis Score Tracker nor Railroad Ink Challenge shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sprawlopolis Score Tracker or Railroad Ink Challenge?
Sprawlopolis Score Tracker ships an update every 3 months, and Railroad Ink Challenge every 2 months. Most recently, Sprawlopolis Score Tracker was updated on October 24, 2026 and Railroad Ink Challenge on October 27, 2026.

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