Playing Train vs Lionel Cab3
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
Lionel Cab3
Control your Lionel model trains directly via Bluetooth or by connecting to the Base3 command system. Experience enhanced control and unlock the full capabilities of your locomotives.
- Bluetooth locomotive control
- One-to-one pairing
- Base3 system interface
- Unlock full train potential
- Direct locomotive control
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This APP allows you to control your Lionel engines in two different ways. 1. Connect to Lionel Bluetooth-equipped locomotives in a one-to-one pairing, controlling them without the need of a command base. 2. Interface with Lionel's Base3 to unlock all the potential your Lionel model trains have to offer.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Playing Train at 5.0 against Lionel Cab3's 3.7. Lionel Cab3's advantage is ratings volume (41 vs 2). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Playing Train holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lionel Cab3 has 41 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Playing Train ships an update every 2 weeks, Lionel Cab3 every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Playing Train | Lionel Cab3 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 3.7 (41 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 27.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 41 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 | 9.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 134 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shoichi Namba | Lionel, LLC |
Customer experience
Playing Train
Lionel Cab3
In-app purchases
Playing Train
No in-app purchases
Lionel Cab3
No in-app purchases
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