Bus Simulator vs Train And Rail Yard Simulator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bus Simulator
Step into the driver's seat and transport passengers across a vibrant, detailed city in officially licensed buses. Complete missions to unlock new vehicles, routes, and districts, and build your own public transport empire.
- Officially licensed buses from famous manufacturers
- Detailed and lively city map inspired by Northern Europe
- Campaign missions to unlock content
- Build and manage a transport company
- Variety of bus types (electric, articulated, double-decker)
- Immersive cockpit experience
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Take the driver’s seat as you transport passengers around a lively city in officially licensed buses from famous manufacturers: Alexander Dennis, Blue Bird, BYD, IVECO BUS, MAN, Mercedes-Benz, Scania, Setra, Volvo, and Vicinity Motor Corp. Drive routes and complete campaign missions to unlock even more buses, districts, and routes. Climb the career ladder and build a public transport network for your city. YOUR BUS. YOUR CITY. IN YOUR HANDS. 10 ORIGINAL BUSES FROM WORLD FAMOUS MANUFACTURERS Original, licensed buses are waiting for you! Drive 10 buses from 10 world-renowned manufacturers – from electric buses to articulated or double decker buses. Featuring manufacturers such as Mercedes-Benz, Volvo, IVECO BUS, and BYD, there is plenty of variety of buses. With detailed cockpits, you can take the driver’s seat and experience real bus driving immersion while driving YOUR BUS. TRANSPORT PEOPLE AROUND A LIVELY CITY Explore the game's very detailed and lively map! The city of Havensburg is inspired by cities in northern Europe and offers you a variety of eye-catching buildings and landscapes, including the harbor warehouse district, harbor, old town, and surrounding countryside. In such a vibrant city, people want to get around and drink coffee with friends in the old town district or visit the harbor with their family. Transporting passengers never gets boring – and perhaps they'll even share some stories with you. Now it’s your job to connect the people of YOUR CITY. MANAGE YOUR TRANSPORT COMPANY Prove your driving skills: Make it to the top and build a successful bus transport company. Progressing through the campaign unlocks even more buses, districts, and routes. Build out your transport network by driving routes to earn more Credits, purchasing more buses, and assigning more and more buses to your routes. The success of the company is IN YOUR HANDS!
Train And Rail Yard Simulator
Experience life as a train engineer. Drive powerful locomotives, deliver freight cars to various yards, and manage your trains by coupling and decoupling cars. Navigate complex rail yards using switches.
- Drive locomotives
- Deliver freight cars
- Couple and decouple cars
- Operate railroad switches
- Navigate rail yards
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Train and rail yard simulator lets you step into the shoes of a train engineer. Climb into a cab of a powerful locomotive and deliver freight cars to different yards around the map. Split and build your trains by coupling and decoupling rail cars and engines. Operate railroad switches to navigate your trains around yards and through junctions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Train And Rail Yard Simulator at Free against Bus Simulator's $3.99. Train And Rail Yard Simulator also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.9) and review sentiment (81% vs 54%). Bus Simulator's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (monthly vs every 27 months). On in-app purchases, 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
Train And Rail Yard Simulator is free to download; Bus Simulator costs $3.99 up front. Bus Simulator sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Train And Rail Yard Simulator sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Train And Rail Yard Simulator holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Train And Rail Yard Simulator has 773 ratings behind it against 49, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of Bus Simulator's written reviews are positive against 81% of Train And Rail Yard Simulator's.
Bus Simulator ships an update monthly, Train And Rail Yard Simulator every 27 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bus Simulator | Train And Rail Yard Simulator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.9 (49 ratings) | 4.4 (773 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 54.0% of reviews | 80.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 49 | 773 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 27 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.2 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 806 MB | 191 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | astragon Entertainment GmbH | Blumentals Solutions SIA |
Customer experience
Bus Simulator
Train And Rail Yard Simulator
Bugs and requests
Bus Simulator
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Train And Rail Yard Simulator
Reported bugs
5 issues- Inability to update the game on iOS
- Trains flying off the tracks at high speeds
- Cars not behaving as expected in certain scenarios
- Coupler and light issues on some locomotives
- Difficulty controlling the player's movement
Requested features
5 requests- Add more trains and locomotives
- Implement a passenger mode
- Allow building custom tracks and routes
- Improve physics and derailment system
- Add more detailed environments and scenery
In-app purchases
Bus Simulator
- Some Credits$0.99
- Small Package$1.99
- Lots of Credits$2.99
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- Medium Package$5.99
- Large Package$7.99
- Financial Freedom$7.99
- All-in-one Package$12.99
Train And Rail Yard Simulator
- Premium$4.99
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