Playing Train vs NYC Subway Sounds
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Playing Train
A simple and casual train game for children. Players can easily connect and customize train cars, drive them on the railway, and build structures by tapping. Save and load your favorite train designs.
- Connect and customize train cars
- Drive trains on the railway
- Build structures by tapping
- Save and load train patterns
- Simple tap controls for children
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This is simple and casual train game. Children can play by easy tapping. You can connect trains and Shinkansen as your free. Feel like train driver and drive train. Button's function - Change head body - Add center body - Change tail body - Remove all center bodies Touch to generate buildings. You can save train pattern. If you created favorite pattern, save and load anytime! LICENSE https://godotengine.org/license
NYC Subway Sounds
Relive the iconic sounds of the New York City subway from anywhere. This app offers a collection of authentic subway audio, including announcements and track noises, perfect for enthusiasts or those nostalgic for the commute. Enjoy ambient loops, iMessage stickers, and customizable icons.
- Authentic subway sounds
- Train ambience loop
- iMessage stickers
- Customizable app icon
- 43 unique sounds
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Haven’t ridden the subway in a while? Miss the soothing screech noises of the subway tracks? Well now you can “STAND CLEAR OF THE CLOSING DOORS PLEASE” from the comfort of your own home! The NYC Subway Sounds app is the perfect app for both train enthusiasts and future gentrifiers alike. Currently there are 43 unique sounds with more coming soon (it’s just delayed) And the train doesn’t stop there: - There’s a “Train Ambience” sound you can play on a loop. Perfect if you want to feel like you’re falling asleep on the express line again - iMessage stickers so you can rant about the 4/5 being delayed in your group chat - Customizable app icon so you can rep your favorite subway line
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Playing Train at none against NYC Subway Sounds's 3. Playing Train also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). NYC Subway Sounds's advantage is ratings volume (516 vs 2). On price, ads 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. NYC Subway Sounds sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Playing Train asks for nothing beyond the download.
Playing Train holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NYC Subway Sounds has 516 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Playing Train ships an update every 2 weeks, NYC Subway Sounds every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Playing Train | NYC Subway Sounds |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.8 (516 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 97.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 516 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shoichi Namba | Later Creative LLC |
Customer experience
Playing Train
NYC Subway Sounds
Bugs and requests
Playing Train
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
NYC Subway Sounds
Reported bugs
2 issues- Crashes on iPhone 15 Pro Max
- Some sounds are not clear/high quality
Requested features
4 requests- Add more station announcements and sound effects
- Allow users to submit their own sounds
- Add ability to download sounds as ringtones
- Expand to other transit systems (e.g. LIRR)
In-app purchases
Playing Train
No in-app purchases
NYC Subway Sounds
- Bread-sized tip$1.99
- Peanut Butter-Sized Tip$2.99
- Jam-Sized Tip$3.99
Questions
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