Castle Founder vs Train Invasion
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Castle Founder
Build and defend your kingdom by constructing castles, nurturing farmland, and researching technology. Train dragons and battle monsters or other players to expand your territory and achieve victory. Ally with friends worldwide to develop your empire and resist attacks.
- Castle building and defense
- Farmland and resource management
- Technology research
- Dragon cultivation and combat
- Territory expansion through warfare
- Global player alliances
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Defy death to defend the kingdom and assure the safety of the castle is the mission of each founder. The attacking army has reached the city gates, as castle founder, let’s concentrate on defending. Defeat enemies and develop a glorious kingdom. People are eager for peace and happy life. Building castle, nurture farmland, explore metals, develop technology, and ally with friends in a happy city. Become strong enough to resist attack anytime. Castle Founder is like a tiny virtual reality world and you can do anything you want to. The cute and quality graphics will surprise you. Take your dragon when you are involved in a battle, raise you’re a dragon, upgrade it, and the dragon can help a lot. Besides attacking the castle, you can also attack monsters in the game, it brings you a lot of fun. Furthermore, players from the globe are in the game waiting for allying. Game features Expand territory Wage war with your friends to expand wildlands. Defeat enemies and occupy their homes, this is the honor of the victory. As a lord, you can communicate with all players worldwide and develop your empire with tactics. Know more about strategies you can grow fast. Focus on Internal Development Research on higher technologies to achieve additional benefits. The higher your technology is, the better skills and addition you will get. It helps players a lot in battle. Have more chance to defeat enemies, and can plunder more resources. Dragons Cultivate and upgrade the dragon. Develop a dragon in the dragon nest, forge equipment to foster the growth of the dragon. The dragon can assist players in battle, command it and it will fight for you. Fighting Defeat monsters and plunder resources. Defending or attacking other people's castles. Participate in a decisive battle between alliances. Plan unique battle strategies with countless combinations of spells, troops, and Heroes Come and join Castle Founder! You will have more fun.
Train Invasion
Defend a runaway train from relentless zombie hordes in this action-packed defense game. Upgrade your character with powerful perks and unique builds to survive increasingly challenging waves and deadly boss battles. Every run offers a new roguelite experience with stylized visuals and immersive gameplay.
- Dynamic zombie wave battles
- Perk-based upgrade system
- Roguelite progression
- Stylized visuals
- Train defense gameplay
- Boss battles
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Train Invasion – Defend. Upgrade. Survive. All aboard… the apocalypse has arrived. In Train Invasion, you are the last hope for a runaway train hurtling through a world overrun by zombies. Intense combat zones, mysterious lucky rooms, deadly boss battles, and more. Survive relentless zombie waves Equip your character, fight off hordes, and protect the train at all costs. Lose the train, and it’s game over. Activate powerful perks Level up and unlock perks of different rarities. Combine them to create unstoppable builds and crush the undead with style. Key Features Dynamic zombie wave battles Perk-based upgrade system with rarity tiers Roguelite progression – every run counts Stylized visuals and immersive train defense gameplay Ready to protect the last train on Earth? Jump in now!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Castle Founder at 4.4 against Train Invasion's 3.0. Castle Founder also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (50% vs 25%). Train Invasion's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 56 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. Castle Founder sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Train Invasion asks for nothing beyond the download.
Castle Founder holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 22 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Castle Founder's written reviews are positive against 25% of Train Invasion's.
Castle Founder ships an update every 56 months, Train Invasion every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Castle Founder | Train Invasion |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (22 ratings) — better | 3.0 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 22 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 56 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 651 MB | 201 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Caelum Star Limited | Kiwert |
Customer experience
Castle Founder
Train Invasion
In-app purchases
Castle Founder
- Gem_$0.99$0.99
- Gem_$1.99$1.99
- Gem_$4.99$4.99
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- Gem_$9.99$9.99
- Gem_$19.99$19.99
- Gem_$49.99$49.99
- Gem_$99.99$99.99
Train Invasion
No in-app purchases
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