Comparison

Train Maker vs Rail World!

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

Rail World!

Experience Japanese railways from multiple perspectives. Drive trains as the engineer, observe them like a miniature diorama, or enjoy the scenery as a passenger. This game offers diverse ways to engage with a virtual train world.

Highlights
  • Drive trains as engineer
  • Diorama view
  • Passenger view
  • Explore 20km routes
  • Future route/vehicle additions
Features
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Drive the train as a driver. Look at the train like a diorama. Look out the train window as a passenger. This is a game that can be enjoyed in many different ways. Currently, you can drive within a 20km area. More routes and vehicles will be added in the future. Look forward to it!

Screenshots

Train Maker4 screens
Rail World!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Train Maker at none against Rail World!'s 1. Train Maker also leads on ratings volume (870 vs 11). Rail World!'s advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months) and rating (4.9 vs 4.7). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Rail World! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Train Maker asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Rail World! holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Train Maker has 870 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of Train Maker's written reviews are positive against 90% of Rail World!'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Train Maker ships an update every 3 months, Rail World! fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Train Maker versus Rail World!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrain MakerRail World!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (870 ratings)4.9 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews76.1% of reviews90.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings870 — better11
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size127 MB529 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developermonois Inc.Katsuya Maezono

Customer experience

Train Maker

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

Rail World!

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews81 reviews
Positive90.1%
Neutral4.9%
Negative4.9%

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

Rail World!

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Train Maker

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Rail World!

One-time1
  • 早朝、夕方シナリオ$2.99

Questions

Is Train Maker free?
Train Maker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Rail World! free?
Rail World! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Train Maker or Rail World!?
Rail World! is rated higher. Train Maker averages 4.7 out of 5 from 870 ratings, while Rail World! averages 4.9 from 11 ratings.
Do Train Maker or Rail World! have ads?
Both Train Maker and Rail World! show ads.
Which is updated more often, Train Maker or Rail World!?
Train Maker ships an update every 3 months, and Rail World! fortnightly. Most recently, Train Maker was updated on October 22, 2026 and Rail World! on October 21, 2026.

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