Rail Maze vs Train Maker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rail Maze
Navigate intricate railroad puzzles, build tracks, and overcome obstacles. Escape pirate trains and enjoy over 100 unique challenges. Compete globally with high scores.
- 100+ puzzles
- Build railroads
- Use bombs
- Escape pirate trains
- Global online scoreboards
- 4 game modes
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Rail Maze is a hit game by Spooky House Studios - creators of big hits: Bubble Explode and Pumpkin Explode. Solve 100+ of challenging and unique puzzles, build railroads, bomb through obstacles, escape PIRATES on rails. Have a lot of fun with this new and unique puzzle game. Features: * 100+ puzzles * Tunnels * Bombs * PIRATE trains * Super long trains * Global online scoreboards by Scoreloop * 4 game modes: LABYRINTH - Puzzle, BUILD RAILROAD - Action, SNAKE - Action, LONGEST RAILROAD - Puzzle Action Get Rail Maze now! PRESS REVIEWS: “Rail Maze is an amazing puzzle game that will give you so many different options, youll be busy playing it for hours” – AppAdvice.com “The biggest one is the change of art style, which – as you can see from the comparison screens below – is more honed and cowboy-like”- PocketGamer.com "Rail Maze, with over 100 levels and thousands of downloads, certainly seems to be one of the hotter casual games out there at the moment." - Gamezebo.com “If puzzle games are your thing, you wont want to miss this one” – App Advice.com
Train Maker
Design and assemble your own unique trains by combining various carriages. Watch your creations travel through diverse landscapes, tunnels, and crossings, experiencing the journey with vibration feedback. Collect new trains and explore different camera angles for an immersive railway adventure.
- Freely combine train carriages
- Eight diverse stages to travel through
- Switchable camera views
- Adjustable train speed and stopping
- Earn track miles and use train roulette for new trains
- Train collection and organization
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Create your own trains by freely uniting the carriages of bullet trains and regular trains in any way you want! The trains you create will travel through tunnels and railway crossings. You can experience the bumpy experience with the vibration feature once your train gets going. This is the perfect game app for anyone who loves trains. User feedback "It's really cool that so many trains are united with the rail yard!" "It's so fun to unite the white bullet train with the yellow bullet train!" "It's exciting to see the carriages of the united bullet trains moving up slopes!" Features of this app *You are free to unite your own choice of "leading carriages," "middle carriages," and "tail carriages" of bullet trains and trains. *You can choose from eight different stages that your train will travel through: "a mountain and a tunnel", "lots of railway crossings", "a big river and a railway bridge", "highway route","Japanese scenery","Jet coaster","Inbound and outbound" and "Pass through many". *You can switch between camera views and watch your running train from your favorite angle. *You can use the "UP" and "DOWN" buttons to change the speed of your train or stop it. *You can get new trains by accumulating "track miles," which you earn according to the distance you have traveled, and by turning the train roulette. How to play 1. The game begins at the rail yard. First, tap the "Create" button to create your train. 2. After selecting your first train, tap the "+" button to select the next train. 3. You can tap the "-" button to remove carriages. 4. When you are done, tap the "Finish" button in the top right corner to return to the rail yard. The train you have created will be shown at the top. 5. Tap the "GO" button on the right and select your preferred stage in the stage selection screen. 6. On the play screen, you can adjust the speed of your train using the bottom left button, change the camera distance with the bottom right button, focus the camera on your choice of carriage using the top right button, and freely adjust the camera position by dragging the area outside of the train. Give it a go and find the coolest angle! 7. You can tap and hold to stop the camera. It is also exciting to wait for a passing train to come back. 8.Tap the arrow button on the upper left to return to the railroad yard from the play screen. You can then check how many "Track miles" you've earned for the distance you've traveled. 9.100 Track Miles lets you play Train Roulette one time. You can link up the trains you win in Train Roulette to have more fun. 10.Check your Train Collection to see the trains you've collected so far. (You can check your Train Collection from the rail yard screen.) 11. You can tap the "Organizing" button at the rail yard to change the order of trains or delete trains that you do not want. 12. From the Settings button on the title screen, you can also toggle settings such as music, sound effects, image quality, vocal effects, and vibration mode.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Train Maker at none against Rail Maze's 10. Rail Maze's advantage is ratings volume (2.9K vs 863) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Rail Maze sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Train Maker asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Rail Maze against 4.7 for Train Maker. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.9K and 863 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 77% of Rail Maze's written reviews are positive against 76% of Train Maker's.
Rail Maze ships an update every 2 months, Train Maker every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rail Maze | Train Maker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (2.9K ratings) | 4.7 (863 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.4% of reviews — better | 76.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2.9K — better | 863 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 127 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Spooky House Studios UG (haftungsbeschraenkt) | monois Inc. |
Customer experience
Rail Maze
Train Maker
User reviews
Rail Maze
From 2.9K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Addictive gameplay
- 🤔 Challenging puzzles
- 🎨 Appealing graphics
- 👍 Fun for all ages
- 🧠 Stimulates the mind
Room to improve
- 🔍 Lack of level selection
- 🔋 Battery draining
- 📢 Intrusive ads
- 🐛 Crashes and freezes
- 🕰️ Timed levels frustrating
Train Maker
From 863 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and enjoyable game
- 🚀 Great gameplay experience
- 💡 Lots of trains to play with
Room to improve
- 🐛 Bugs and glitches
- 💡 Requests for more features and trains
- 🔧 Need for improvements and updates
Bugs and requests
Rail Maze
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game crashing on startup
- Levels not loading properly
- Incorrect level progression
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to select specific levels
- Option to remove ads for a fee
- Customizable train designs
- Difficulty settings or modes
Train Maker
Reported bugs
3 issues- Trains switching order at the end of the line
- Limited to 16 carriages per train
- Restricted to 180-degree turns instead of 360 degrees
Requested features
5 requests- Add more trains (Hikari RailStar, Avlo, Amtrak Acela, etc.)
- Ability to create custom tracks and layouts
- Add more camera views and driving modes
- Implement sound effects and animations (horn, lights, doors, etc.)
- Allow multiple trains on a single line
In-app purchases
Rail Maze
- Labyrinth Pro Level Pack$1.99
- Snake Grame Mode$1.99
- Longest Rail Road Game Mode$1.99
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- 3 Solutions$1.99
- 100 Tickets$1.99
- 10 Solutions$3.99
- Unlock All 50% OFF$3.99
- Rail Maze Ad Free$4.99
- 25 Solutions$5.99
- Unlock All$7.99
Train Maker
No in-app purchases
Questions
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