Pasta Machine vs Train
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pasta Machine
Engage in a relaxing ASMR idle and clicker game where you shape dough, slice it precisely, and build your pasta production. Enjoy satisfying animations and realistic sounds with simple one-tap controls for endless fun.
- ASMR idle and clicker gameplay
- Dough shaping and slicing mechanics
- Pasta production line growth
- Satisfying animations and realistic sounds
- Easy one-tap controls
- Relaxing and endless fun
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Pasta Machine is the ultimate ASMR idle & clicker experience! Shape the dough, slice with precision, create your pasta, and grow your production line. With satisfying animations, realistic sounds, and easy one-tap controls, this game offers endless relaxing fun. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Train
Engage employees with bite-sized, game-based lessons for corporate training. This platform is designed to capture attention, offer rewards, and enhance learning retention through short, interactive content segments.
- Game-based lessons
- Short content segments
- Employee engagement
- Reward system
- Maximized attention spans
- Microlearning platform
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Train-E is a microlearning platform for corporate training with game-based lessons and short content segments designed to engage, reward, and maximize attention spans.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Train at 100% against Pasta Machine's 16%. Train also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). Pasta Machine's advantage is ratings volume (8.8K vs 2). On price, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Pasta Machine sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Train asks for nothing beyond the download.
Train holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pasta Machine has 8.8K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 16% of Pasta Machine's written reviews are positive against 100% of Train's.
Pasta Machine ships an update fortnightly, Train every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pasta Machine | Train |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (8.8K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 15.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8.8K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 338 MB | 293 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Lumos Games Teknoloji Yazilim ve Pazarlama Anonim Sirketi | Extra Works |
Customer experience
Pasta Machine
Train
Bugs and requests
Pasta Machine
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game freezes after completing level 2
- Daily rewards not working as intended
- Progress resets when leveling up
Requested features
3 requests- More variety in pasta types and visuals
- Improved progression and leveling system
- Ability to play offline
Train
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Pasta Machine
- Remove Ad Subscription$2.997 Days
- VIP Pass 1 Week$6.997 Days
- Starter Bundle Subscription$8.997 Days
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- Speed Bundle Subscription$19.997 Days
- Endless Skip Subscription$49.997 Days
- Skip-it 25$2.99
- Gem 3$6.99
- Remove Ad$6.99
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- Special Offer 1$6.99
- Pack Starter$8.99
Train
No in-app purchases
