Sid Meier’s Railroads! vs Cat Towers
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sid Meier’s Railroads!
Become a railroad tycoon by building and managing intricate railway networks. Optimize routes, transport goods and passengers, and grow your profits through shrewd business decisions and innovation. Compete with historical figures to become the greatest rail baron.
- Lay tracks and design routes
- Transport freight and passengers
- Acquire patents and trade stocks
- Build or buy industries
- Compete with historical figures
- Collect 40 famous trains
- Train Table Mode for creative building
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Become history’s greatest rail baron in Sid Meier’s Railroads!, a classic of the tycoon genre now available for iPhone and iPad. In this captivating mix of model train set and railway management simulator, lay tracks and optimise routes to establish lucrative networks of cities and industries, transporting passengers, raw materials and goods across continents. Grow profits through efficiency, innovation, and shrewd business decisions as you acquire valuable patents, trade stocks, and build or buy industries. Compete with world leaders and industrial titans to achieve the ultimate goal — becoming the greatest railroad tycoon of the age! === TRY BEFORE YOU BUY Lay the foundations of your railroad empire during the Gold Rush, then unlock the full game for more maps, trains, and 16 charming scenarios spanning the golden age of rail. CREATE AN EMPIRE OF THE RAILS Carefully lay tracks and design routes to transport freight and passengers, refining and improving operations until your railroad runs like clockwork. STEAM ACROSS 16 CHALLENGING SCENARIOS Test your entrepreneurial mettle in a mix of historical and fictional scenarios, each with a distinctive map and unique objectives. Establish the first passenger line in 1830s Great Britain, stitch together the American West during the Gold Rush, or help Santa with the Christmas rush at the North Pole! COMPETE WITH HISTORY’S BEST Take on world leaders and captains of industry. Grow your business by acquiring industries and railroad-revolutionising patents, or play the stock market and buy out the competition. BRING 40 FAMOUS TRAINS TO LIFE Play with historically important engines from early steam locomotives like Stephenson’s Planet, to the high-speed French TGV, and many iterations and innovations in between. BUILD THE MODEL RAILROAD OF YOUR DREAMS Take the pressure off in Train Table Mode. No competition, time limits, or financial constraints — just all you need to create a railroad that’s as fun to watch as it is satisfying to build. === We recommend playing Sid Meier's Railroads! on iOS 15.5 or later. You need 1.7GB of free space on your device, though we recommend at least double this to avoid initial installation issues. Supported iPhones: • iPhone 6S / 6S Plus and later • Any iPhone SE • iPod Touch (7th generation, 2019) Supported iPads: • iPad mini (5th generation, 2019) and later • iPad Air (3rd generation, 2019) and later • iPad (5th generation, 2017) and later • Any iPad Pro • If you require assistance, please contact our support team at support@feralinteractive.com © 2006-2024 Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. Originally developed by Firaxis Games. Sid Meier’s Railroads!, Firaxis Games, 2K, Take-Two Interactive Software and their respective logos are trademarks of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. All rights reserved. Developed for and published on iOS by Feral Interactive. iOS and the iOS logo are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. Feral and the Feral logo are trademarks of Feral Interactive Ltd. All other trademarks, logos and copyrights are property of their respective owners. All rights reserved.
Cat Towers
Defend your feline friends from waves of monsters by strategically placing towers and recruiting unique cat defenders. Unleash powerful abilities and use device tilt controls to navigate the battlefield and protect your tower.
- Strategic tower placement
- Recruit unique cat defenders
- Unleash devastating abilities
- Tilt-to-move controls
- Collect coins for upgrades
- Seasonal content updates
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Welcome to Cat Tower — the ultimate tower defense game where Cats rule. Your Laser Cat is under siege. Ghosts, skeletons, witches, bats, monsters, and pirates are descending upon your crew, and it's up to you to stop them. Build an arsenal of towers, recruit powerful cat defenders, and unleash devastating abilities to protect your feline friends from wave after wave of relentless enemies. BUILD YOUR DEFENSES Place towers strategically across the battlefield. Ice Towers freeze enemies in their tracks. Fire Towers unleash scorching damage. Green Towers pack a punch. Mix and match to create the ultimate defensive line. RECRUIT LEGENDARY CATS From the scrappy Orange Cat to the almighty Rainbow Cat, unique cat defenders stand ready to join the fight. Each brings their own style to the battlefield. Collect coins, unlock new cats, and build the purrfect squad. UNLEASH THE COCONUT When things get intense, call in the Coconut — a massive area-of-effect ability that obliterates everything in its path. Charge it up, pick your target, and watch the pixel cubes fly. FACE AN ARMY OF ENEMIES They come from the shadows. Ghosts that blink through your defenses. Green ghosts that haunt in packs. Skeletons that march with purpose. Witches that zigzag unpredictably. Bats that swoop from the skies. Frankensteins that absorb massive damage. Pirates that arrive fashionably late and hit hard. Each enemy demands a different strategy. TILT TO MOVE Use your device's accelerometer to guide your cat across the screen. Dodge enemies, position yourself for the perfect shot, and stay alive. It's intuitive, responsive, and endlessly satisfying. The Laser Cats EDM soundtrack powers the flow. EARN & COLLECT COINS Every enemy defeated drops coins. Watch a quick video for bonus rewards. Spend your hard-earned coins on towers, cats, and upgrades. Your coin balance syncs across all your devices via iCloud — your progress goes wherever you go. SEASON ONE — NOW LIVE This is just the beginning. Season One brings the full Cat Tower experience with an ever-evolving roster of enemies and defenders. The tower is yours to protect. Achieve greatness on the leaderboard today! How long can you survive?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Cat Towers at 100% against Sid Meier’s Railroads!'s 59%. Cat Towers also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Sid Meier’s Railroads!'s advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (1.4K vs 2). 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
Both are free to download. Sid Meier’s Railroads! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Cat Towers sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Cat Towers holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sid Meier’s Railroads! has 1.4K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 59% of Sid Meier’s Railroads!'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Cat Towers's.
Sid Meier’s Railroads! ships an update every 5 months, Cat Towers every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sid Meier’s Railroads! | Cat Towers |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.4K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 59.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.4K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 — better | 18.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1.6 GB | 103 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Feral Interactive Ltd | Praxticus Mobile Labs LLC |
Customer experience
Sid Meier’s Railroads!
Cat Towers
Bugs and requests
Sid Meier’s Railroads!
Reported bugs
3 issues- Disappearing tracks
- Routing issues and inability to connect stations
- Map freezing and becoming unresponsive
Requested features
5 requests- Larger maps
- More scenarios and campaigns
- Multiplayer mode
- Ability to buy/sell shares
- More train and engine variety
Cat Towers
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Sid Meier’s Railroads!
- Full Game Unlock$12.99
Cat Towers
- 2000 Coins$0.99
- 7500 Coins$2.99
- 15,000 Coins$4.99
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- 40,000 Coins$9.99
- 100,000 Coins$19.99
Questions
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