Comparison

Design & Run Train vs MugenCards

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

Head to head
About

Design & Run Train

Design and build custom trains from various parts and templates. Then, drive your creations on tracks, controlling speed, horns, and switches while experiencing realistic station announcements.

Highlights
  • Design and build custom trains
  • Control train speed and horns
  • Use railroad switches
  • Experience realistic station announcements
  • Add and remove train wagons
  • Craft train parts from brick pieces
Features
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Design & run train games allow you to play and learn everything about train craft and driving. You will learn how to control a train as it goes around a track, activate different horns, control speed, add and remove wagons, use railroad switches, listen to real train station announcements, and train riding around tracks. Design & craft all the parts of the train to ride on railway tracks. You can build unique trains by putting together pieces of colorful bricks like a puzzle. You can select from multiple varieties of classical locomotive templates, which range from old steam train to powerful diesel locomotive to modern high-speed train. Optionally, they can create entirely new designs using various brick styles and train parts. Once a train has been built, you can thus go on the railway and experience exciting train riding adventures.

About

MugenCards

Features
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MugenCards is a simple card game that can be played endlessly. The player is presented with two to six cards. Pick a red card and your coins will increase. Pick a blue card and your coins will decrease. You can pick a card simply by pressing one of the cards shown on the screen. After picking a card, you will then proceed to the next round. Try to keep playing for as long as you can by avoiding the blue cards! If your coins reaches zero, then it's game over. As long as you still have some coins left after picking a card, you will be able to proceed to the next round. The speed at which the blue card switches with a red card will increase as you proceed to higher rounds. The coins you can earn/lose from the cards will increase with each round, thus both the risk and reward of playing another round will increase with each round you decide to play. Try to pick a red card each round!

Screenshots

Design & Run Train4 screens
MugenCards4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Design & Run Train at Free against MugenCards's $1.99. On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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

Design & Run Train is free to download; MugenCards costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Design & Run Train ships an update every 47 months, MugenCards every 39 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Design & Run Train versus MugenCards: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDesign & Run TrainMugenCards
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating1.8 (23 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings23 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 47 monthsEvery 39 months — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFarrukh AhmadShota Kogge

In-app purchases

None

Design & Run Train

No in-app purchases

None

MugenCards

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Design & Run Train free?
Design & Run Train is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MugenCards free?
MugenCards costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Design & Run Train or MugenCards have ads?
Both Design & Run Train and MugenCards show ads.
Which is updated more often, Design & Run Train or MugenCards?
Design & Run Train ships an update every 47 months, and MugenCards every 39 months. Most recently, Design & Run Train was updated on November 3, 2026 and MugenCards on November 3, 2026.

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