Comparison

Win vs Faller Car System Digital

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

Head to head
About

Win

Control your model train setup remotely from your iPhone or iPad. Manage locomotives, switches, routes, and more with this companion app for Win-Digipet Premium Edition.

Highlights
  • Locomotive control
  • Function decoder control
  • Track layout management
  • Switching routes and tours
  • Solenoid device control
  • Emergency off state control
Features
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Win Digipet-Mobile is the iPhone App that you have always wanted for the popular model train software Win-Digipet. Prerequisite for the use is the operation of Win-Digipet Premium Edition version 2009.4b (2009.5 for switching routes and tours) in your home network. The win-Digipet computer must be reachable via WiFi. The app provides the following functions: -locomotive control (locomotive pictures in list) -function decoder control -Track layout for switching solenoids/counters and blockings -switching routes and tours within the track layout -solenoid-device control e.g. turnouts/signals -display/control/release of the current emergency off state (WDP 2012 required) -place train on train number labels or remove them (WDP 2012 required) -driving direction indication in the train number labels (WDP 2015 required) -logbook (WDP 2018 required) -central clock (WDP 2018 required) -universal app for iPhone/iPod touch and iPad

About

Faller Car System Digital

Features
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This app enables you to connect with the PC-software, and lets you interact with your cars. With the app you can control everything directly from your mobile device like the speed, direction and functions of your vehicles, the state of your signals and turns, and you can start and stop automations on the computer. The app is built around a plug-and-play principle, and thus no setup is needed! The application searches your local network and presents a list of possible connections to you. All you have to do is pressing connect. Users can browse a 3D animation of the track equipped with 3D models of signals, turns and vehicles using intuitive finger gestures. Two modes are offered: 1) A bird's eye view of your track, where you can see your entire track and all objects on it, and 2) A vehicle view, where you can sit back and enjoy the ride from the view of one of your model vehicles. You can control all objects on your track at all times. Features: - Control the state of signals and direction of turns on your model track. - Control the speed and direction of your vehicles, or activate one of the functions on your vehicles. - Start and stop automations. - View and navigate around in a 3D model of your model track, equipped with signals, turns and real-time localization of your vehicles. The app does not provide any functionality without a computer on the local network running the software "Faller Car System Digital" with the licence type "Premium".

Screenshots

Win3 screens
Faller Car System Digital3 screens

Verdict

The call

Win and Faller Car System Digital are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Win versus Faller Car System Digital: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWinFaller Car System Digital
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 18 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB72 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarkus HerzogGebr. Faller GmbH Fabrik fur Qualitatsspielwaren

In-app purchases

None

Win

No in-app purchases

None

Faller Car System Digital

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Win free?
Win is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Faller Car System Digital free?
Faller Car System Digital is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Win or Faller Car System Digital have ads?
Neither Win nor Faller Car System Digital shows ads.

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