Japanese Train Drive Sim 2 vs Split Flap Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Japanese Train Drive Sim 2
Experience realistic train and subway operation, managing doors, and enjoying diverse routes with changing weather and times of day. Encounter random events and engage in shunting tasks for an immersive simulation.
- One-man train operation
- Door control
- Multiple vehicle types
- Variable weather and time of day
- Scenic routes
- Random accident events
- Coupling and shunting
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Drive local railway trains and municipal subways to support the city’s infrastructure! Since this is a "one-man operation," you will open and close the doors by yourself. You can also change viewpoints to see inside the train or outside scenery. Various types of vehicles appear. In the railway edition, nostalgic trolley cars, MT54 motor-equipped trains, and even EF-type electric locomotives for freight make an appearance. Enjoy the thrilling motor sounds and speed with a top speed of about 80 km/h. The railway edition offers a variety of driving environments such as different weather like rain, and times of day like morning, noon, and night. There are many sights along the line, including bridges and temples. Enjoy a nostalgic scenery throughout the entire line. Random accidents like people or cars entering the tracks may occur. There are also stages involving coupling and shunting. In the subway edition, you can operate a modern subway featuring platform screen doors at some stations and external monitoring cameras to observe passengers.
Split Flap Mobile
Experience the nostalgic charm of a split-flap display on your mobile device. Customize timetables and use your own images for departure boards, bringing a classic visual element to your phone.
- Split-flap display simulation
- Customizable timetables
- Use personal images for departure boards
- Nostalgic visual experience
- Offline play
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Split-Flap Display was often seen at train stations and airports. However, they have been replaced by electronic bulletin boards, and we have less opportunities to see them. Please play with Split-Flap Display in your phone to your heart's content. Also, you can edit the timetables and use your images for the departure boards.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Japanese Train Drive Sim 2 at fortnightly against Split Flap Mobile's every 4 months. Japanese Train Drive Sim 2 also leads on review sentiment (85% vs 67%). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Japanese Train Drive Sim 2 sells 14 one-off in-app purchases and Split Flap Mobile sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Japanese Train Drive Sim 2 against 5.0 for Split Flap Mobile. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 6 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 85% of Japanese Train Drive Sim 2's written reviews are positive against 67% of Split Flap Mobile's.
Japanese Train Drive Sim 2 ships an update fortnightly, Split Flap Mobile every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Japanese Train Drive Sim 2 | Split Flap Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 84.7% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 356 MB | 127 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hiromi Hakozaki | Eiji Shimada |
Customer experience
Japanese Train Drive Sim 2
Split Flap Mobile
In-app purchases
Japanese Train Drive Sim 2
- Unlock Limited Express timetable$1.99
- Unlocke "Mizumaki – Nagaremachi”$1.99
- 1700形車両を開放$1.99
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- 1100形車両を開放$1.99
- Unlock trains with points$1.99
- Unlock stages with points$1.99
- Unlock H-Ohdori〜Gobara route$1.99
- Unlock Series 200 train$1.99
- Unlock Nanko〜Depot route$1.99
- Unlock coupling operation$1.99
- Unlock Series 3000 train$1.99
- Unlock Coin-Based Restrictions$1.99
- Unlock Normal Stages$1.99
- Ad-Free Play$2.99
Split Flap Mobile
- Remove Ads$0.99
Questions
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