Comparison

Train Simulator vs Rail Lands

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Train Simulator

Experience realistic train driving with simple one-touch controls. Transport various cargo through diverse landscapes, manage speed and timing, and unlock new challenges. Enjoy endless replayability with fresh contracts and route variations.

Highlights
  • One-touch train controls
  • Modern and classic train selection
  • Diverse cargo transport missions
  • Beautiful landscape environments
  • Signal and traffic management
  • Unlockable challenges and upgrades
Features
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Train Simulator: Cargo Journey puts you in control of modern and classic trains with simple one-touch gameplay that anyone can enjoy. Drive through beautiful jungle landscapes, busy city routes, and open desert tracks while managing speed, timing, and precision. Each run offers new cargo contracts and route variations, keeping gameplay fresh and engaging. Transport logs, oil, coal, and containers while reacting to signals, crossings, and traffic. Earn coins as you play, unlock new challenges, and improve your driving skills over time. Designed for quick sessions and endless replayability, Train Simulator delivers a smooth and relaxing experience with just the right amount of challenge. Whether you enjoy casual driving or mastering perfect timing, every journey is a chance to become a better train driver.

About

Rail Lands

Build and manage your own railway empire in this idle simulation game. Collect resources, construct buildings, and expand your network to become a tycoon. Enjoy a relaxing train journey with simple, one-touch controls.

Highlights
  • Idle empire building
  • Resource collection (gold, wood, stone)
  • Train station development
  • One-hand control
  • Hundreds of buildings and levels
  • Territory exploration
Features
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Rail Lands is one of the idle games, where you need to explore all about trains and developing your own business! Become a railway tycoon and enjoy a beautiful train simulator journey! Develop your city train station with city & train buildings and produce various products. You need to collect gold, wood and stone, spread the railway. After connecting to the railway, the train will start passing and run. You can get your revenue. To start to build your idle empire and become a tycoon capitalist, you need only one finger! Touch the screen and manage pocket tiny capitalist builder. He helps you to develop your railroad and all management game. Get gold and stones, chop trees, send your idle train from the platform and expand your lands! Rail Lands game tycoon features: - Simple and intuitive gameplay - One-hand control - Nice graphics - Hundreds of buildings and levels - Interesting game mechanics Explore new territories, establish your own railway station empire, coordinate and transport your trains according to your own simulator strategy! If you are a fan of idle management games, you’ll definitely fall for Rail Lands!

Screenshots

Train Simulator4 screens
Rail Lands4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Train Simulator at 100% against Rail Lands's 39%. Train Simulator also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Rail Lands's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months). On price, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Train Simulator sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Rail Lands asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Train Simulator holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rail Lands has 1.1K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Train Simulator's written reviews are positive against 39% of Rail Lands's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Train Simulator ships an update every 5 months, Rail Lands every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Train Simulator versus Rail Lands: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrain SimulatorRail Lands
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (9 ratings) — better4.7 (1.1K ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better39.4% of reviews
Number of ratings91.1K — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size163 MB140 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperAsif NaeemAI Games FZ

Customer experience

Train Simulator

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Rail Lands

All ratings1,095 ratings
Positive90.8%
Neutral5.4%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews71 reviews
Positive39.4%
Neutral18.3%
Negative42.3%

Bugs and requests

Train Simulator

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Rail Lands

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • New level not available
  • Ads cause game to crash
  • Progression resets to beginning

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add option to remove ads
  • Implement a mini-map
  • Improve sync/cloud save functionality
  • Add graphics/performance options

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Train Simulator

One-time5
  • Remove ads$0.99
  • Coins Bundle$0.99
  • Shield Bundle$0.99
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  • Boost Bundle$0.99
  • 100000 Coins$4.99
None

Rail Lands

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Train Simulator free?
Train Simulator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Rail Lands free?
Rail Lands is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Train Simulator or Rail Lands?
Train Simulator is rated higher. Train Simulator averages 5.0 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Rail Lands averages 4.7 from 1.1K ratings.
Do Train Simulator or Rail Lands have ads?
Rail Lands shows ads; Train Simulator does not.
Which is updated more often, Train Simulator or Rail Lands?
Train Simulator ships an update every 5 months, and Rail Lands every 3 weeks. Most recently, Train Simulator was updated on November 3, 2026 and Rail Lands on November 3, 2026.

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