State Railroad vs CHINA MAP STACK
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
State Railroad
Build a vast railway network by connecting points on a map. Expand your transportation system, upgrade stations, and manage train length in this engaging strategy game. Experience an exciting adventure as you conquer new lands and connect states with your railway lines.
- Connect map points with railway lines
- Build and upgrade train stations
- Expand transportation system
- Manage train length
- World road connect mechanics
- Simple operation and traffic control
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For all lovers of world roads games - State Railroad: Train Game! It is a dynamic and fascinating road strategy game where you need to connect the points on the map between each other to build a railroad and idle train station connecting all the states. This railroad connection game is very easy to control and incredibly enjoyable to play. You can take over the world! Here you will not only be able to build a large-scale transportation system, but also improve the stations, for the upgrade of which you can make the trains longer. We offer: - An exciting adventure - World road connect mechanics - Simple operation - Beautiful animation and bright colors of the territories - Easy traffic control You will get a lot of new emotions, the opportunity to feel like a real conqueror of new lands, starting the movement with just the connection of two points on the map. Combine stations and expand your map! Take over the world!
CHINA MAP STACK
A physics puzzle game where players stack Chinese states, with an option to play with Japanese maps. It features colorful graphics and simple one-finger controls.
- Physics puzzle gameplay
- Stack Chinese states
- Play with Japanese maps
- Colorful states
- One-finger control
- Free to play
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CHINA MAP STACK is a physics puzzle game! Stack up chinese states as many as possible. You can also play maps of Japan! FEATURES: - Colorful states - One finger control - Free to play
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CHINA MAP STACK at 4.7 against State Railroad's 4.1. CHINA MAP STACK also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4). State Railroad's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 8 months) and ratings volume (1.8K vs 3). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. State Railroad sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. CHINA MAP STACK asks for nothing beyond the download.
CHINA MAP STACK holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: State Railroad has 1.8K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
State Railroad ships an update every 3 weeks, CHINA MAP STACK every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on August 28, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | State Railroad | CHINA MAP STACK |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (1.8K ratings) | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 36.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.8K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 229 MB | 150 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DEVGEIM | YUUTA TAKI |
Customer experience
State Railroad
CHINA MAP STACK
Bugs and requests
State Railroad
Reported bugs
2 issues- Glitches after recent updates
- Purchased ad-free version not working as expected
Requested features
3 requests- More continents and levels to explore
- Ability to connect same-colored routes
- Offline income generation
CHINA MAP STACK
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
State Railroad
- First Pack$0.99
- Second Pack$2.99
- Disable Ads$4.99
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- Super Pack$4.99
CHINA MAP STACK
No in-app purchases
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