Comparison

Train Maker vs TrainLand

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

TrainLand

Build and operate custom 3D trains through diverse landscapes. Collect coins to unlock new train cars and freely combine them to create unique Shinkansen and local train formations. Enjoy manual or automatic control modes with multiple camera views.

Highlights
  • Custom train building
  • Diverse 3D landscapes
  • Manual and auto control modes
  • Multiple camera views
  • Coin collection for upgrades
  • Interactive environments
Features
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Various trains, including Shinkansen and local trains, run through diverse landscapes such as railroad crossings, tunnels, bridges, depots, stations, elevated tracks, snowy mountains, autumn foliage, and cherry blossom-lined roads, all in a cute, slightly deformed style. Collect coins to get new train cars and create your own favorite train You can freely combine and link Shinkansen and regular trains to run your custom train. Enjoy two modes: the Mascon mode, where you manually control the speed using the master controller, and the Auto mode, where trains run automatically. As the train departs from the station, it passes through crossings, bridges, tunnels, depots, and more. Trains run through a variety of beautiful sceneries. Use Joy-Con and zoom buttons to enjoy different camera angles. You can also switch between three camera views: driver’s seat, window view, and rear-view camera. Use coins and hearts collected during the run to open Train Boxes and collect new train cars. Freely link the cars you’ve collected and run them. The "Random Change Button" allows your train to temporarily transform into a formation including cars you don’t yet own. This is a train game where you can freely connect trains like Shinkansen and local trains. The 3rd and 4th cars can be connected face-to-face by linking a front car and a rear car. There are various scenes including crossings, tunnels, bridges, depots, track junctions, stations, and elevated rails. Trains travel through various sceneries including cities, countryside, snowy mountains with falling snow, autumn mountains with falling leaves, cherry blossom roads with petals floating in the air, mountains, seaside, and riverside landscapes. Tap giant landmarks such as towers and Buddha statues in town to get coins. Not only trains, but roads are also filled with various vehicles such as sedans, sports cars, mini cars, trucks, dump trucks, and heavy machinery. Tap them to get coins. In the sea, there are boats, whales, sharks, dolphins, and even monsters. Tap them to collect coins. People and animals appear along the station and roads—tap them too for coins. Try tapping various objects Complete a loop from the starting station to earn hearts, especially by stopping at many stations. At junctions, you can freely switch tracks. There are 10 stations, and depending on your path, you can stop at up to 8. Get a special bonus based on how many stations you stop at in a full loop. Enjoy exploring many different courses During the train’s journey, the “Random Change Button” will appear. Tap it to randomly change your train’s formation temporarily. There are three types: “Complete Shinkansen,” “Complete Local Train,” and “Mixed.” You can view trains that include cars not in your collection. Sometimes tapping the button will also earn you coins. Coins and hearts will pop out of the train—make sure to grab them We also plan to add cargo trains, steam locomotives, and maglev trains in the future. All types of train cars in the Train Box—whether front, middle, or rear—are randomly selected with equal probability. We will continue adding new cars, so please look forward to future updates You can earn coins to open Train Boxes via login bonuses, arriving at stations, or watching ad videos. Complete a loop around the course to earn hearts based on the number of stations stopped at. Hearts can be exchanged for coins. Hearts and coins pop out from trains and float around the tracks, so don’t miss them. There are still many ideas we plan to implement—please look forward to more updates

Screenshots

Train Maker4 screens
TrainLand4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Train Maker at 863 against TrainLand's 14. TrainLand's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TrainLand holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Train Maker has 863 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 76% of Train Maker's written reviews are positive against 70% of TrainLand's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Train Maker ships an update every 3 months, TrainLand every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 2, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Train Maker versus TrainLand: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrain MakerTrainLand
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (863 ratings)5.0 (14 ratings) — better
Positive reviews76.1% of reviews — better70.0% of reviews
Number of ratings863 — better14
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size127 MB317 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developermonois Inc.hiroyuki uchida

Customer experience

Train Maker

All ratings863 ratings
Positive92.8%
Neutral3.1%
Negative4.1%
Written reviews88 reviews
Positive76.1%
Neutral11.4%
Negative12.5%

TrainLand

All ratings14 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive70.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative20.0%

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

TrainLand

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Train Maker

No in-app purchases

None

TrainLand

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Train Maker free?
Train Maker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TrainLand free?
TrainLand is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Train Maker or TrainLand?
TrainLand is rated higher. Train Maker averages 4.7 out of 5 from 863 ratings, while TrainLand averages 5.0 from 14 ratings.
Do Train Maker or TrainLand have ads?
Both Train Maker and TrainLand show ads.
Which is updated more often, Train Maker or TrainLand?
Train Maker ships an update every 3 months, and TrainLand every 3 weeks. Most recently, Train Maker was updated on October 2, 2026 and TrainLand on October 2, 2026.

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