Comparison

Train Maker vs Labo Construction Truck

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

Head to head
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

Labo Construction Truck

Children can design and build various construction trucks using templates or free building. Once created, they can operate these vehicles to complete fun construction tasks and learn about mechanics and physics.

Highlights
  • Template and Free Building Modes
  • Over 60 truck templates
  • 34 types of truck components
  • 100+ construction tasks
  • Share creations online
  • Operate trucks for tasks
Features
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This is a creative game app that inspires children's creativity. In this app, children can quickly assemble various classic engineering trucks, such as excavators, forklifts, road rollers, cranes, bulldozers, drilling rigs, dump trucks, concrete mixers, loaders, and more, using tutorial templates. The app provides a wide range of engineering truck components, basic components, and stickers, allowing children to freely create engineering trucks with unique styles. Once the creation is complete, children can control the engineering trucks to perform actions such as excavation, loading, dumping, running, and crushing, completing various fun construction tasks and experiencing the infinite charm of operating engineering trucks. Features: 1. 2 design modes: Template Mode and Free Building Mode. 2. Over 60 classic engineering truck templates available in Template Mode. 3. Provides 34 types of engineering truck components. 5. 12 different colors of basic parts and truck parts to choose from. 6. A wide selection of car wheels and stickers. 7. Over 100 interesting engineering construction tasks & levels. 8. Share your engineering trucks with other players and browse or download engineering trucks created by others online. - 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. In this game,children can create and control construction vehicles including excavators,bulldozers,concrete mixers,cranes,and forklifts. Operating these vehicles allows children to learn mechanics and physics while unleashing their creativity. The game builds problem-solving skills and sparks interest in engineering and architecture. It also cultivates spatial thinking,computational thinking,design capabilities,and prototype development.

Screenshots

Train Maker4 screens
Labo Construction Truck4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Train Maker at Free against Labo Construction Truck's $4.99. Train Maker also leads on ratings volume (870 vs 13). Labo Construction Truck's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). On rating, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Train Maker is free to download; Labo Construction Truck costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Train Maker against 4.8 for Labo Construction Truck. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Train Maker has 870 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 76% of Train Maker's written reviews are positive against 100% of Labo Construction Truck's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Train Maker ships an update every 3 months, Labo Construction Truck weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Train Maker versus Labo Construction Truck: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrain MakerLabo Construction Truck
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.7 (870 ratings)4.8 (13 ratings) — better
Positive reviews76.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings870 — better13
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size127 MB103 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developermonois Inc.Labo Lado Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

Train Maker

All ratings870 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral3.1%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews88 reviews
Positive76.1%
Neutral11.4%
Negative12.5%

Labo Construction Truck

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Labo Construction Truck

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Train Maker

No in-app purchases

None

Labo Construction Truck

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Train Maker free?
Train Maker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Labo Construction Truck free?
Labo Construction Truck costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Train Maker or Labo Construction Truck?
Labo Construction Truck is rated higher. Train Maker averages 4.7 out of 5 from 870 ratings, while Labo Construction Truck averages 4.8 from 13 ratings.
Do Train Maker or Labo Construction Truck have ads?
Train Maker shows ads; Labo Construction Truck does not.
Which is updated more often, Train Maker or Labo Construction Truck?
Train Maker ships an update every 3 months, and Labo Construction Truck weekly. Most recently, Train Maker was updated on October 24, 2026 and Labo Construction Truck on October 25, 2026.

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