Comparison

Rails & Trains vs Comet Lander

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

Head to head
About

Rails & Trains

Build and operate your own virtual model railroads. Solve challenging puzzle levels by delivering cars to their correct destinations, or create and run your own layouts in freeform mode. Enjoy realistic train mechanics and compete for high scores.

Highlights
  • Build railroads with track segments, switches, and signals
  • Operate trains, toggle switches, and manage cars
  • Solve 100+ puzzle levels with color-coded delivery goals
  • Freeform mode for unlimited railroad creation
  • Realistic train physics and operation
  • Level creator and sharing in full version
Features
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Rails & Trains is a virtual model railroad for iPhone and iPad. Build and run your own railroads, or solve a hundred challenging puzzle levels! • Build railroads from track segments, switches, cars, locomotives and signals • When your railroad is ready, run it: drive trains, toggle switches, operate signals, couple and decouple cars PUZZLE MODE: • Cars and rails come in several colors: deliver every car to rails of its own color • Watch out not to crash your trains or derail them at the switches • Most levels have a timer: finish fast to earn points, Game Center achievements and a place on the leaderboards FREEFORM MODE: • Build your own railroad, with as many switches, trains and signals as you like • Run it however you like, just don't crash FREE VERSION: • 10 tutorial levels • 12 sample levels - 3 in the style of each of the 4 packs in the full version • Freeform mode demo FULL VERSION (a single in-app purchase): + 4 more level packs, 20 levels each + Unlimited track, trains and signals in freeform mode + Level creator: save your freeform layouts and share them Demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeMl-e7LC80 NOTE: Railroads in this game behave close to reality, and you control a lot of elements. If you like trains, you'll love it - but it isn't simple. To start playing quickly, watch the short demo video (linked from the game's help), then continue with the in-game tutorial.

About

Comet Lander

Guide a space probe to a gentle landing on a comet's surface, managing fuel and avoiding debris across 36 challenging physics-based levels. Compete for high scores on a global leaderboard in this retro arcade experience.

Highlights
  • Physics-based gameplay
  • 36 challenging levels
  • Intuitive controls
  • Fuel management
  • Comet debris avoidance
  • Global high score leaderboard
  • Save game progress
Features
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• Your mission: To gently land a Space Probe on a flat surface of a comet before running out of fuel and avoiding any comet debris • 36 levels of fun filled action for all ages • Easy and intuitive game controls and gameplay, yet challenging and engaging as you embark on ever more difficult missions • Physics based gameplay • Cool and original sound effects • Use your thrusters to fight the comet's gravity and to navigate so you can gently land on a small flat landing surface • On higher levels, navigate through comet debris and be on the lookout for unpredictable comet debris ejections • Use your fuel wisely as it is limited. On higher levels make sure you have some leftover fuel to get bonus fuel for the next level • A completely new terrain on every mission. Even if you master all 36 levels, you will never be playing the same game. • Submit your High Scores to the Game Center Worldwide Leaderboard and see where you are ranked. Share your High Score with your friends! • Save your game to continue playing later. • One-time purchase. Never an in-app purchase! Comet Lander: a minimalist retro arcade style game for casual gamers. For any questions or comments please contact Azul 3D Apps at: azul3dapps@gmail.com

Screenshots

Rails & Trains4 screens
Comet Lander4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Rails & Trains at Free against Comet Lander's $0.99. Rails & Trains also leads on ratings volume (78 vs 18). Comet Lander's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On review sentiment, update cadence, ads 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

Rails & Trains is free to download; Comet Lander costs $0.99 up front. Rails & Trains sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Comet Lander asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Comet Lander holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 78 and 18 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Rails & Trains's written reviews are positive against 78% of Comet Lander's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Rails & Trains versus Comet Lander: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRails & TrainsComet Lander
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.0 (78 ratings)4.6 (18 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.0% of reviews77.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings78 — better18
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.014.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSergey IlyevskyFernando Morales

Customer experience

Rails & Trains

All ratings77 ratings
Positive68.8%
Neutral13.0%
Negative18.2%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive70.0%
Neutral15.0%
Negative15.0%

Comet Lander

All ratings18 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral5.6%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral11.1%
Negative11.1%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Rails & Trains

One-time1
  • Full Version$1.99
None

Comet Lander

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Rails & Trains free?
Rails & Trains is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Comet Lander free?
Comet Lander costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Rails & Trains or Comet Lander?
Comet Lander is rated higher. Rails & Trains averages 4.0 out of 5 from 78 ratings, while Comet Lander averages 4.6 from 18 ratings.
Do Rails & Trains or Comet Lander have ads?
Neither Rails & Trains nor Comet Lander shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Rails & Trains or Comet Lander?
Rails & Trains ships an update every 3 months, and Comet Lander every 3 months. Most recently, Rails & Trains was updated on November 1, 2026 and Comet Lander on November 2, 2026.

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