Comparison

車掌Sim 私鉄編 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

車掌Sim 私鉄編

Become a conductor on a local railway line. Manage passenger boarding and alighting, operate doors safely, and signal the driver to depart. Aim for on-time arrivals at the final station.

Highlights
  • Door opening and closing
  • Departure signaling
  • On-time arrival management
  • Safe passenger boarding
  • Local railway setting
Features
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ここは縦山急行線。地域を支える4両編成の私鉄電車が毎日走っています。このゲームでは、車掌さんになってドアの開け閉めなどをし、安全が確認出来たら電車を発車させます。安全に運行し、最終駅により定時に到着させよう! [操作方法] ・駅についたらドアを開けよう。 ・乗降が完了し、出発信号が点灯したらドアを閉めよう。人を挟まないように注意しよう。 ・ドアランプが消え、黄色い線の外側に人がいないことを確認したら、ブザーを押して運転士に出発合図を送ろう。

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

車掌Sim 私鉄編4 screens
Rail World!4 screens

Verdict

The call

車掌Sim 私鉄編 and Rail World! both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 90% of Rail World!'s written reviews are positive against 70% of 車掌Sim 私鉄編's. 車掌Sim 私鉄編's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. 車掌Sim 私鉄編 sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Rail World! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for 車掌Sim 私鉄編 against 4.9 for Rail World!. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 11 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 70% of 車掌Sim 私鉄編's written reviews are positive against 90% of Rail World!'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

車掌Sim 私鉄編 ships an update every 3 weeks, Rail World! fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
車掌Sim 私鉄編 versus Rail World!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter車掌Sim 私鉄編Rail World!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (4 ratings)4.9 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.0% of reviews90.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings411 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size203 MB529 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperHiromi HakozakiKatsuya Maezono

Customer experience

車掌Sim 私鉄編

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive70.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative20.0%

Rail World!

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

In-app purchases

2 purchases

車掌Sim 私鉄編

One-time2
  • 広告なしプレイ$1.99
  • ポイントが必要なステージと車両を開放$1.99
1 purchases

Rail World!

One-time1
  • 早朝、夕方シナリオ$2.99

Questions

Is 車掌Sim 私鉄編 free?
車掌Sim 私鉄編 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Rail World! free?
Rail World! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, 車掌Sim 私鉄編 or Rail World!?
Rail World! is rated higher. 車掌Sim 私鉄編 averages 4.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Rail World! averages 4.9 from 11 ratings.
Do 車掌Sim 私鉄編 or Rail World! have ads?
Both 車掌Sim 私鉄編 and Rail World! show ads.
Which is updated more often, 車掌Sim 私鉄編 or Rail World!?
車掌Sim 私鉄編 ships an update every 3 weeks, and Rail World! fortnightly. Most recently, 車掌Sim 私鉄編 was updated on September 14, 2026 and Rail World! on September 22, 2026.

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