City Train Driver Game 2020 vs Train Maker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
City Train Driver Game 2020
Experience the thrill of driving trains and managing busy city stations in this realistic 3D simulator. Navigate complex scenarios, handle peak hour traffic, and master various train types.
- Stunning 3D city subway graphics
- Advance and smooth controls
- Realistic passenger and cargo transport
- Vast railway track network
- Multiple realistic train models (Steam, Electric, Diesel)
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City train looking for train drivers and Station train Managers. This game is extremely well designed and constructed train simulator game in 2019. It has fantastic train driving modes, covering all the different scenarios a train driver comes across in his daily working life and this train simulator has extremely challenging train station manager mode, in which he has to handle all the peak hour train traffic in the busiest city of the world. There are lots of camera angles available to you to assist you with your driving, make sure you follow all the rules and regulation to play this game smoothly. With the train station master level, plz pre plan your gameplay a little, as once the level starts, you may not have enough time to plan a strategy at that point of time. This mode is gonna be extremely challenging and heaps fun. Features: • City subway stunning 3d graphics • Advance and smooth controls • Realistic passengers and cargo transport scenarios • Vast network of railway tracks around the city subway stations. • Steam, Electric and Diesel realistic 3d train models
Train Maker
Design and assemble your own unique trains by combining various carriages. Watch your creations travel through diverse landscapes, tunnels, and crossings, experiencing the journey with vibration feedback. Collect new trains and explore different camera angles for an immersive railway adventure.
- Freely combine train carriages
- Eight diverse stages to travel through
- Switchable camera views
- Adjustable train speed and stopping
- Earn track miles and use train roulette for new trains
- Train collection and organization
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Create your own trains by freely uniting the carriages of bullet trains and regular trains in any way you want! The trains you create will travel through tunnels and railway crossings. You can experience the bumpy experience with the vibration feature once your train gets going. This is the perfect game app for anyone who loves trains. User feedback "It's really cool that so many trains are united with the rail yard!" "It's so fun to unite the white bullet train with the yellow bullet train!" "It's exciting to see the carriages of the united bullet trains moving up slopes!" Features of this app *You are free to unite your own choice of "leading carriages," "middle carriages," and "tail carriages" of bullet trains and trains. *You can choose from eight different stages that your train will travel through: "a mountain and a tunnel", "lots of railway crossings", "a big river and a railway bridge", "highway route","Japanese scenery","Jet coaster","Inbound and outbound" and "Pass through many". *You can switch between camera views and watch your running train from your favorite angle. *You can use the "UP" and "DOWN" buttons to change the speed of your train or stop it. *You can get new trains by accumulating "track miles," which you earn according to the distance you have traveled, and by turning the train roulette. How to play 1. The game begins at the rail yard. First, tap the "Create" button to create your train. 2. After selecting your first train, tap the "+" button to select the next train. 3. You can tap the "-" button to remove carriages. 4. When you are done, tap the "Finish" button in the top right corner to return to the rail yard. The train you have created will be shown at the top. 5. Tap the "GO" button on the right and select your preferred stage in the stage selection screen. 6. On the play screen, you can adjust the speed of your train using the bottom left button, change the camera distance with the bottom right button, focus the camera on your choice of carriage using the top right button, and freely adjust the camera position by dragging the area outside of the train. Give it a go and find the coolest angle! 7. You can tap and hold to stop the camera. It is also exciting to wait for a passing train to come back. 8.Tap the arrow button on the upper left to return to the railroad yard from the play screen. You can then check how many "Track miles" you've earned for the distance you've traveled. 9.100 Track Miles lets you play Train Roulette one time. You can link up the trains you win in Train Roulette to have more fun. 10.Check your Train Collection to see the trains you've collected so far. (You can check your Train Collection from the rail yard screen.) 11. You can tap the "Organizing" button at the rail yard to change the order of trains or delete trains that you do not want. 12. From the Settings button on the title screen, you can also toggle settings such as music, sound effects, image quality, vocal effects, and vibration mode.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Train Maker at none against City Train Driver Game 2020's 10. Train Maker also leads on review sentiment (76% vs 62%). City Train Driver Game 2020's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. City Train Driver Game 2020 sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Train Maker asks for nothing beyond the download.
Train Maker holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.2K and 874 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of City Train Driver Game 2020's written reviews are positive against 76% of Train Maker's.
City Train Driver Game 2020 ships an update every 2 months, Train Maker every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 11, 2026.
| Parameter | City Train Driver Game 2020 | Train Maker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (1.2K ratings) | 4.7 (874 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.8% of reviews | 76.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.2K — better | 874 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 181 MB | 127 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Imperial Arts Pty Ltd | monois Inc. |
Customer experience
City Train Driver Game 2020
Train Maker
User reviews
City Train Driver Game 2020
From 1.2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Lovely graphics
- 🚀 Fun levels
- 👍 Cute game
Room to improve
- 🐛 Automatic train stops
- 🐛 Short stations
- 🐛 Trains don't start at termination stations
- 🐛 Horrible graphics
- 🐛 Only 1 stop per level
Train Maker
From 874 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and enjoyable game
- 🚀 Great gameplay experience
- 💡 Lots of trains to play with
Room to improve
- 🐛 Bugs and glitches
- 💡 Requests for more features and trains
- 🔧 Need for improvements and updates
Bugs and requests
City Train Driver Game 2020
Reported bugs
2 issues- Nazi symbolism on train skin
- Frequent ads blocking gameplay
Requested features
4 requests- More train options
- More stops per level
- Train narrator
- Improved graphics
Train Maker
Reported bugs
3 issues- Trains switching order at the end of the line
- Limited to 16 carriages per train
- Restricted to 180-degree turns instead of 360 degrees
Requested features
5 requests- Add more trains (Hikari RailStar, Avlo, Amtrak Acela, etc.)
- Ability to create custom tracks and layouts
- Add more camera views and driving modes
- Implement sound effects and animations (horn, lights, doors, etc.)
- Allow multiple trains on a single line
In-app purchases
City Train Driver Game 2020
- Unlock Train 1$0.99
- Unlock Train 2$1.99
- Unlock Train 3$1.99
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- Remove Ads$2.99
- Unlock Train 4$2.99
- Unlock Train 5$2.99
- Unlock All Modes/Levels$3.99
- Package 1$3.99
- Package 2$4.99
- Unlock All Trains$5.99
Train Maker
No in-app purchases
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