Train Maker vs Labo Mechanical Studio
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Labo Mechanical Studio
This app guides children to build and understand mechanical devices through interactive tutorials and free creation. It offers a variety of parts and materials to explore principles like pistons, cams, and gears, fostering creativity and STEM learning.
- Extensive mechanical device tutorials
- Learn through imitation and practice
- Variety of parts and materials
- Free creation of mechanical devices
- Add appearance and decoration
- Game and special effects components
- Share creations online
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When I was a child, I naively believed that with an endless supply of gears and screws, I could create everything in the world. This fascination with machinery is not unique to me, many children are drawn to the operation process of various mechanical devices, some even try to make them by themselves. However, making mechanical devices is not an easy task. In our app, we use a simple method to guide children to make some simple and interesting devices, helping them understand the operating principles of mechanical devices. In this app, children can gradually master the skills of making various interesting mechanical devices through imitation, practice, and free creation. We provide a large number of tutorials to help children understand the principles of pistons, connecting rods, cams, and gears. We hope that while children enjoy the fun of mechanical creation, they can also learn to make some basic mechanical devices. This app is suitable for children over 6 years old. Features: 1. Provide a large number of mechanical device tutorials; 2. Learn mechanical principles through imitation and practice; 3. Provide a variety of parts, such as gears, springs, ropes, motors, axles, cams, basic shapes, water, sliders, hydraulic rods, magnets, triggers, controllers, etc; 4. Provide parts of various materials, such as wood, steel, rubber, and stone; 5. Children can freely create various mechanical devices; 6. Provide skins, allowing children to add appearance and decoration to mechanical devices; 7. Provide game and special effects components to make the processof mechanical creation more interesting; 8. Help children understand the principles of pistons, connecting rods, cams, and gears; 9. Children can share their mechanical devices online and download the creations of others. - About Labo Lado: We create apps that spark curiosity and foster creativity in children. We do not collect any personal information or include any third-party advertising. For more information, please see our Privacy Policy: https://www.labolado.com/apps-privacy-policy.html Join our Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/labo.lado.7 Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/labo_lado Support: http://www.labolado.com - We value your feedback Feel free to rate and review our app or feedback to our email: app@labolado.com. - Need Help Contact us 24/7 with any questions or comments: app@labolado.com - Summary STEM and STEAM (Science,Technology,Engineering,Arts and Mathematics) education app. Nurture children's curiosity and passion for learning through exploratory play. Inspire kids to discover mechanics and physics principles,and unleash creativity in mechanical design. Hands-on tinkering,inventing and making. Coding and programming skills. Develop scientific inquiry,computational thinking,and engineering design and prototyping abilities in kids. Integrated STEAM practices cultivate multiple intelligences. Maker culture and design thinking boost innovation. Interactive simulations make complex physics approachable. Creative construction toys spark imaginations. Build future-ready skills like problem-solving,collaboration,and design iteration through purposeful play.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Train Maker at none against Labo Mechanical Studio's 1. Train Maker also leads on ratings volume (863 vs 48) and rating (4.7 vs 4.5). Labo Mechanical Studio's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). On price, 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. Labo Mechanical Studio sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Train Maker asks for nothing beyond the download.
Train Maker holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Train Maker has 863 ratings behind it against 48, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 76% of Train Maker's written reviews are positive against 89% of Labo Mechanical Studio's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Train Maker ships an update every 3 months, Labo Mechanical Studio weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Train Maker | Labo Mechanical Studio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (863 ratings) — better | 4.5 (48 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 76.1% of reviews | 88.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 863 — better | 48 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 127 MB | 77 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | monois Inc. | Labo Lado Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Train Maker
Labo Mechanical Studio
Bugs and requests
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
Labo Mechanical Studio
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Train Maker
No in-app purchases
Labo Mechanical Studio
- Full Version$4.99
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