Idle Explorer vs Train Invasion
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Idle Explorer
Become a settler and discover new lands in this idle simulation game. Hire workers, gather resources, and earn money to upgrade your team and skills. Enjoy a super easy-to-play experience focused on exploration and profit.
- Explore new lands
- Hire and upgrade workers
- Gather resources
- Earn in-game currency
- Upgrade skills
- Become a settler
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Always wanted to become a settler, discover new lands, AND take profit on it? Welcome to Idle Explorer! Idle Explorer is an Idle game, super easy to play, where you dock on a new land, and hire worker to find ressources to earn tons of money! Select your dream team, upgrade its skill, and become the best settler. We hope you will have fun playing our game! We put a lot of passion in it, do not hesitate to let us some feedback! Enjoy :)
Train Invasion
Defend a runaway train from relentless zombie hordes in this action-packed defense game. Upgrade your character with powerful perks and unique builds to survive increasingly challenging waves and deadly boss battles. Every run offers a new roguelite experience with stylized visuals and immersive gameplay.
- Dynamic zombie wave battles
- Perk-based upgrade system
- Roguelite progression
- Stylized visuals
- Train defense gameplay
- Boss battles
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Train Invasion – Defend. Upgrade. Survive. All aboard… the apocalypse has arrived. In Train Invasion, you are the last hope for a runaway train hurtling through a world overrun by zombies. Intense combat zones, mysterious lucky rooms, deadly boss battles, and more. Survive relentless zombie waves Equip your character, fight off hordes, and protect the train at all costs. Lose the train, and it’s game over. Activate powerful perks Level up and unlock perks of different rarities. Combine them to create unstoppable builds and crush the undead with style. Key Features Dynamic zombie wave battles Perk-based upgrade system with rarity tiers Roguelite progression – every run counts Stylized visuals and immersive train defense gameplay Ready to protect the last train on Earth? Jump in now!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Train Invasion at none against Idle Explorer's 6. Idle Explorer's advantage is ratings volume (283 vs 2) and rating (4.3 vs 4.0). On price, review sentiment, 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. Idle Explorer sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Train Invasion asks for nothing beyond the download.
Idle Explorer holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Idle Explorer has 283 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 24% and 25% positive.
Idle Explorer ships an update fortnightly, Train Invasion every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Idle Explorer | Train Invasion |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (283 ratings) — better | 4.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 24.1% of reviews | 25.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 283 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 174 MB | 201 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MADBOX | Kiwert |
Customer experience
Idle Explorer
Train Invasion
Bugs and requests
Idle Explorer
Reported bugs
8 issues- Cannot go to the next world/island
- Stuck on islands/levels
- App doesn't open (gray screen)
- Game crashes, especially with ad boosters
- Progress reset after update
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- Difficulty getting maps from chests
- Cannot level up past a certain point
- Force you to watch ads even when declining
Requested features
6 requests- Add music and sound effects
- Option to buy ad freedom
- More content/features
- Fix progress reset bug
- Improve map collection rate
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- Add a storyline
Train Invasion
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Idle Explorer
- Small profit boost$0.99
- Small speed boost$0.99
- Large speed boost$3.99
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- Large profit boost$3.99
- Enormous profit boost$9.99
- Enormous speed boost$9.99
Train Invasion
No in-app purchases
Questions
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