Comparison

Tokyo Train! vs Dungeon Merge!

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

Head to head
About

Tokyo Train!

Manage train schedules and passenger flow to maximize revenue. This brain game requires strategic timing and resource management to transport customers efficiently. Enjoy a focused gameplay experience without interruptions.

Highlights
  • Train dispatch simulation
  • Passenger transport management
  • Revenue maximization
  • Strategic timing
  • Resource management
  • Brain game mechanics
Features
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Run Japan's trains! No railroad knowledge is required to play "Tokyo Train!". This game is a brain game with simple rules but requires a lot of brain power. Customers are waiting at the station for the trains to arrive to take them to their destinations. Start the trains and transport your customers. You will earn money for every passenger who boards a train. Adjust the interval between runs and the number of cars to achieve the highest revenue. Departing trains costs money. If you send out too many trains and the boarding rate drops, you will lose your revenue. The operation method is very easy and the rules are simple. All you have to do is adjust the number of train cars and make the trains depart at the best time. As the game progresses, express fares will also appear. No technical knowledge is required at all. Both people who like trains and people who like games can quickly understand and enjoy the game. There are no in-app purchases. There are no ads. Please concentrate on the game. Share your operating results on social media.

About

Dungeon Merge!

Embark on a turn-based deckbuilding roguelite adventure where each run offers a unique hero, strategy, and ending. Combine diverse skill cards and powerful relics to overcome challenging enemies and bosses in procedurally generated dungeons.

Highlights
  • Turn-based deckbuilding strategy
  • Unique heroes with distinct playstyles
  • Diverse skill cards and relics
  • Challenging enemies and bosses
  • Procedurally generated dungeons
  • Customizable difficulty with Seal System
Features
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Dominate the dungeon. Or let it dominate you. A turn-based deckbuilding roguelite — Dungeon Merge! Every run, a different strategy. A different hero. A different ending. ■ Unique Heroes — Not just different stats. A completely different way to play. Assassin: Double damage to a single target. Pick one. Make it count. Engineer: Stack shields, then unleash devastating area attacks. Defense is offense. Gambler: Free level-up rerolls. When luck becomes strategy. Noble: +1 level-up choice, gold-powered leveling at shrines. Money is your weapon. …Every hero demands a different strategy. ■ Diverse Skill Cards — Not collection. Combination. Your deck is your strategy. Chain Lightning: Hit up to 3 enemies in a chain Double Cast: Trigger the same skill twice in a row Replicate: Copy any card in your deck on the spot Skill grades: Common → Rare → Epic → Legendary Upgrade cards mid-combat and discover powerful combinations. ■ Powerful Relics — Sometimes a single relic changes everything. Chalice: Revive once with 50% HP upon death Shard of Collapse: For the next 3 battles, all non-boss enemies start with 1 HP Shackles of Binding: +1 mana per turn, but shop prices increase by 25% Sanctuary Lantern: Fully restore HP whenever you enter a shop ■ Distinct Enemies — Every battle is a new puzzle. Read the pattern or die. Treasure Goblin: Escapes after 7 turns if you fail to defeat it Snowman: Freezes you for 1 turn Crow: Forces you to discard a random card from your hand Face powerful bosses with unique attack patterns and multiple phases. ■ Seal System — The real challenge starts here. Normal mode is only the beginning. As you unlock more Seals, increasingly brutal challenges await. Combine Trials and Contracts to design your own difficulty. Only a handful of players will conquer the hardest combinations. ■ Challenge Mode — New rules. New competition. Every week. Face rotating Grand Pacts and Trials each week. Discover powerful builds under unfamiliar rules where old strategies may no longer work. Compete with other players for the highest score and climb the weekly rankings. Clear the final region of a Challenge to unlock Endless Battle. How long can you survive against enemies that never stop growing stronger? ■ Endless Replayability 3 regions × 11 floors — procedurally generated every run Battle, Event, Elite, Shrine, Shop — diverse room types Different maps, enemy combinations, and card rewards every time Even with the same hero, no two adventures are alike. ■ Features Turn-based strategy + deckbuilding roguelite Unique heroes, skills, relics, and enemies Seal System — customize difficulty with Trials and Contracts Challenge Mode — weekly rules and competitive rankings Endless Battle — push your limits against endless enemies Procedurally generated dungeons Multiple languages supported Cloud save Tear the dungeon apart with your own strategy. One run is never enough.

Screenshots

Tokyo Train!3 screens
Dungeon Merge!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Dungeon Merge! at $0.29 against Tokyo Train!'s $9.99. Dungeon Merge! also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly). Tokyo Train!'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 12) and review sentiment (100% vs 74%). On ratings volume, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Tokyo Train! costs $9.99 and Dungeon Merge! $0.29 up front. Dungeon Merge! sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Tokyo Train! asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dungeon Merge! holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Tokyo Train!'s written reviews are positive against 74% of Dungeon Merge!'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tokyo Train! ships an update fortnightly, Dungeon Merge! every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Tokyo Train! versus Dungeon Merge!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTokyo Train!Dungeon Merge!
Price$9.99$0.29 — better
Rating4.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better74.2% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17
Further details — not scored
Size155 MB292 MB
Age rating4+12+
Developermasahiro gotoBrilbox

Customer experience

Tokyo Train!

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Dungeon Merge!

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews89 reviews
Positive74.2%
Neutral11.2%
Negative14.6%

In-app purchases

None

Tokyo Train!

No in-app purchases

12 purchases

Dungeon Merge!

One-time12
  • Diamond Starter$0.99
  • Starter Pack 1$1.99
  • 50 Diamonds$1.99
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  • 70 Diamonds$2.99
  • 120 Diamonds$3.99
  • 145 Diamonds$8.99
  • 330 Diamonds$9.99
  • 700 Diamonds$19.99
  • 16 Base Heroes Unlock Pack$39.99
  • 1500 Diamonds$69.99
  • 4000 Diamonds$99.99
  • True Fan$99.99

Questions

Is Tokyo Train! free?
Tokyo Train! costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dungeon Merge! free?
Dungeon Merge! costs $0.29, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tokyo Train! or Dungeon Merge!?
Dungeon Merge! is rated higher. Tokyo Train! averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Dungeon Merge! averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Tokyo Train! or Dungeon Merge! have ads?
Neither Tokyo Train! nor Dungeon Merge! shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tokyo Train! or Dungeon Merge!?
Tokyo Train! ships an update fortnightly, and Dungeon Merge! every 3 days. Most recently, Tokyo Train! was updated on October 27, 2026 and Dungeon Merge! on October 25, 2026.

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