Train shunting vs Train Transporter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Train shunting
A simple, logic-based game where players use a joystick to drive a locomotive and assemble trains by ordering cars. It focuses on intellectual challenge over reaction time, with minimal graphics to reduce addiction potential.
- Onscreen joystick controls
- Train car assembly
- Turnout toggles
- Decoupler activation
- Logical thought gameplay
- Minimalist graphics
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*No personal data collection. *No micro-payments. *Simple graphics: Minimize addiction by not using flashy animations. *Intellectual: Game are more about logical thought than reaction times. *Use onscreen joystick to drive the locomotive. *Assemble the train ordering cars. *Touch toggles to turnout. *Touch triangles to activate decouplers. *For an additional challenge, leave all three blank cars in the third siding.
Train Transporter
Navigate your train to various stations to collect all the cargo. Plan your routes carefully to pick up goods at the right time and deliver them to the exit station for victory. Enjoy a smooth ride as you complete each level.
- Cargo collection gameplay
- Train navigation
- Route planning
- Station-based levels
- Smooth ride to victory
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As a train driver, are you ready to collect all the cargo? Navigate your train to the stations where cargo awaits. Tap on a station to send your train rolling down the tracks. Go to the right stations at the right time to pick up every piece of cargo. Once you've gathered it all, head to the exit station and enjoy a smooth ride to victory!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Train Transporter at 4.1 against Train shunting's 3.0. Train Transporter also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (25 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Train Transporter holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Train Transporter has 25 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Train shunting ships an update every 3 months, Train Transporter every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Train shunting | Train Transporter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 4.1 (25 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 25 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 206 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ramon Palacios Saez | Bahadir Yerdelen |
Customer experience
Train shunting
Train Transporter
In-app purchases
Train shunting
No in-app purchases
Train Transporter
No in-app purchases
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