Comparison

Train Maker vs Bombsquad Game

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

Bombsquad Game

A daily logic puzzle game where you deduce the location of hidden bombs using numbered clues. Compete globally, build streaks, and chase personal bests with fresh puzzles each day.

Highlights
  • Daily logic puzzles
  • Deduction and pattern recognition
  • Global leaderboards
  • Streak building
  • Personal best tracking
  • Escalating difficulty levels
Features
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5 new puzzles. Every single day. Bombsquad is a daily logic puzzle game that challenges you to locate hidden bombs using deduction and pattern recognition. Start your morning ritual, build an unbreakable streak, and see how you stack up against players worldwide. Simple to learn. Deeply satisfying to master. HOW IT WORKS Each day brings 5 fresh puzzles across escalating difficulty levels. Use the numbered clues to deduce where bombs are hidden—and where they can't be. No guessing required. Every puzzle has a clean, logical solution. Complete all 5 to lock in your daily time and claim your spot on the global leaderboard. DAILY COMPETITION Global Leaderboards — Race against the clock and compete with players worldwide. Finish all 5 puzzles to see where you rank today. Puzzle Leaderboards — Compare your time on each individual puzzle size. Track who's fastest on 5×5, 6×6, all the way up. Top 10 Celebrations — Crack the top 10 and get the recognition you deserve. BUILD YOUR STREAK Show up every day. Watch your streak grow. Hit milestone celebrations at 7, 14, 30, 50, 100, and 365 days. Your streak is your commitment made visible—don't break the chain. CHASE PERSONAL BESTS Your stats dashboard shows your progress across all puzzles—total solved, average times, best day, and best times by size.

Screenshots

Train Maker4 screens
Bombsquad Game3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Bombsquad Game at none against Train Maker's shown. Bombsquad Game also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 months) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Train Maker's advantage is ratings volume (872 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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

Bombsquad Game holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Train Maker has 872 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Train Maker ships an update every 3 months, Bombsquad Game every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Train Maker versus Bombsquad Game: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrain MakerBombsquad Game
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (872 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews76.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings872 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size127 MB78 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developermonois Inc.Matthew Kearney

Customer experience

Train Maker

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

Bombsquad Game

All ratings1 ratings
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

Bombsquad Game

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Train Maker

No in-app purchases

None

Bombsquad Game

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Train Maker free?
Train Maker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bombsquad Game free?
Bombsquad Game is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Train Maker or Bombsquad Game?
Bombsquad Game is rated higher. Train Maker averages 4.7 out of 5 from 872 ratings, while Bombsquad Game averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Train Maker or Bombsquad Game have ads?
Train Maker shows ads; Bombsquad Game does not.
Which is updated more often, Train Maker or Bombsquad Game?
Train Maker ships an update every 3 months, and Bombsquad Game every 3 days. Most recently, Train Maker was updated on November 7, 2026 and Bombsquad Game on November 5, 2026.

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