Train Journey vs Train Simulator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Train Journey
Embark on a global adventure collecting passengers and navigating diverse locations. Avoid obstacles to ensure safe arrivals and progress through increasingly difficult levels in this colorful and engaging simulation game.
- Global travel simulation
- Passenger collection
- Obstacle avoidance
- Addictive gameplay
- Colorful visuals
- Challenging levels
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Train Journey! is a fun and addictive game where you travel around the world collecting passengers from each location! Avoid the obstacles in your journey to help the people reach their destination safely. Train Journey! features: - Simple and addictive gameplay - Satisfying and colorful visuals - Increasingly challenging levels
Train Simulator
Experience realistic train driving with simple one-touch controls. Transport various cargo through diverse landscapes, manage speed and timing, and unlock new challenges. Enjoy endless replayability with fresh contracts and route variations.
- One-touch train controls
- Modern and classic train selection
- Diverse cargo transport missions
- Beautiful landscape environments
- Signal and traffic management
- Unlockable challenges and upgrades
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Train Simulator: Cargo Journey puts you in control of modern and classic trains with simple one-touch gameplay that anyone can enjoy. Drive through beautiful jungle landscapes, busy city routes, and open desert tracks while managing speed, timing, and precision. Each run offers new cargo contracts and route variations, keeping gameplay fresh and engaging. Transport logs, oil, coal, and containers while reacting to signals, crossings, and traffic. Earn coins as you play, unlock new challenges, and improve your driving skills over time. Designed for quick sessions and endless replayability, Train Simulator delivers a smooth and relaxing experience with just the right amount of challenge. Whether you enjoy casual driving or mastering perfect timing, every journey is a chance to become a better train driver.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Train Simulator at 100% against Train Journey's 27%. Train Simulator also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Train Journey's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 months). On price 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. Train Simulator sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Train Journey asks for nothing beyond the download.
Train Simulator holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Train Journey has 1.2K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 27% of Train Journey's written reviews are positive against 100% of Train Simulator's.
Train Journey ships an update every 2 weeks, Train Simulator every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Train Journey | Train Simulator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.2K ratings) | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 26.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.2K — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 212 MB | 163 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rajat Ujawane | Asif Naeem |
Customer experience
Train Journey
Train Simulator
Bugs and requests
Train Journey
Reported bugs
2 issues- Game progress reset to level 1
- Repeating levels
Requested features
2 requests- Option to disable ads
- New trains and features
Train Simulator
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Train Journey
No in-app purchases
Train Simulator
- Remove ads$0.99
- Coins Bundle$0.99
- Shield Bundle$0.99
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- Boost Bundle$0.99
- 100000 Coins$4.99
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