Comparison

Japanese Train Drive Sim 2 vs MobileBVE

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • One-man train operation
  • Door control
  • Multiple vehicle types
  • Variable weather and time of day
  • Scenic routes
  • Random accident events
  • Coupling and shunting
Features
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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.

About

MobileBVE

Experience realistic train simulation on your mobile device with direct support for existing routes and trains. Enjoy advanced features and multiplayer capabilities for both online and local LAN play.

Highlights
  • Direct OpenBVE/BVE Trainsim route/train support
  • Easy route/train importing
  • Accurate train simulation
  • Scenery animations
  • Online and LAN multiplayer
Features
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Introducing MobileBVE, an effort at porting OpenBVE to Mobile Devices. Took some time, hours of bugfixing and multiple headaches, but hey, it works. You might ask, why install this when Hmmsim exists? Well, it's free. And it's more advanced. Well what are the features anyways and how advanced is it? • Direct OpenBVE/BVE Trainsim 2/4 routes/trains support, no conversion needed • Easy route/train importing • Accurate Train Simulation just like OpenBVE or Hmmsim • Proper Scenery Animations • And much much more There's even support Multiplayer play(which OpenBVE nor Hmmsim has), which allows for Online or Local LAN Network Multiplayer Play. More updates to come.

Screenshots

Japanese Train Drive Sim 24 screens
MobileBVE4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MobileBVE at none against Japanese Train Drive Sim 2's 10. MobileBVE also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (61 vs 7). Japanese Train Drive Sim 2's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On price, review sentiment, device support and iOS requirement 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. Japanese Train Drive Sim 2 sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. MobileBVE asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Japanese Train Drive Sim 2 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MobileBVE has 61 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of Japanese Train Drive Sim 2's written reviews are positive against 79% of MobileBVE's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Japanese Train Drive Sim 2 ships an update fortnightly, MobileBVE weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Japanese Train Drive Sim 2 versus MobileBVE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJapanese Train Drive Sim 2MobileBVE
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (7 ratings) — better4.6 (61 ratings)
Positive reviews84.7% of reviews — better79.2% of reviews
Number of ratings761 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size356 MB189 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperHiromi Hakozakico.eggtart.darkchess.app

Customer experience

Japanese Train Drive Sim 2

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews59 reviews
Positive84.7%
Neutral11.9%
Negative3.4%

MobileBVE

All ratings21 ratings
Positive90.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.5%
Written reviews48 reviews
Positive79.2%
Neutral10.4%
Negative10.4%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Japanese Train Drive Sim 2

One-time10
  • Unlock Limited Express timetable$1.99
  • Unlock trains with points$1.99
  • Unlock stages with points$1.99
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  • Unlock H-Ohdori〜Gobara route$1.99
  • Unlock Series 200 train$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
None

MobileBVE

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Japanese Train Drive Sim 2 free?
Japanese Train Drive Sim 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MobileBVE free?
MobileBVE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Japanese Train Drive Sim 2 or MobileBVE?
Japanese Train Drive Sim 2 is rated higher. Japanese Train Drive Sim 2 averages 5.0 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while MobileBVE averages 4.6 from 61 ratings.
Do Japanese Train Drive Sim 2 or MobileBVE have ads?
Japanese Train Drive Sim 2 shows ads; MobileBVE does not.
Which is updated more often, Japanese Train Drive Sim 2 or MobileBVE?
Japanese Train Drive Sim 2 ships an update fortnightly, and MobileBVE weekly. Most recently, Japanese Train Drive Sim 2 was updated on November 3, 2026 and MobileBVE on November 5, 2026.

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