Comparison

Rail Maze vs Build & Decor Train Simulator

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 100+ puzzles
  • Build railroads
  • Use bombs
  • Escape pirate trains
  • Global online scoreboards
  • 4 game modes
Features
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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

About

Build & Decor Train Simulator

Build and drive your own trains in a virtual world. This game lets kids customize locomotives and tracks, offering matching activities to spark imagination. Enjoy exciting railway adventures, transporting passengers and goods.

Highlights
  • Customize locomotives and tracks
  • Virtual building environment
  • Transport passengers and goods
  • Matching activities for toddlers
  • 2D railroad gameplay
  • Impressive train selection
Features
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Do you love locomotive, buggies, and railway stations? This is an amazing train building & driving game that allows boys & girls to customize their bogies and the train tracks. It’s mainly designed for you in which you can learn matching activities that can stimulate your toddler’s imagination and creativity. If you love to play railway transportation games. It’s an excellent train-building game that provides a virtual environment where you can freely build and play with brick trains. Take your friends & family on an exciting adventure with this building & crafting train simulator: 2d railroad game. You have an impressive list of trains at the level selection. Just tap the screen and add the desired bogy. After you are done, tap the start the train button to start riding a locomotive. Carry passengers and their goods on your buggies and drop them at their destination.

Screenshots

Rail Maze4 screens
Build & Decor Train Simulator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Build & Decor Train Simulator at none against Rail Maze's 10. Build & Decor Train Simulator also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Rail Maze's advantage is ratings volume (2.9K vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Rail Maze sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Build & Decor Train Simulator asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Build & Decor Train Simulator holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rail Maze has 2.9K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rail Maze ships an update every 2 months, Build & Decor Train Simulator every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Rail Maze versus Build & Decor Train Simulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRail MazeBuild & Decor Train Simulator
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (2.9K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.9K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 6 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB201 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSpooky House Studios UG (haftungsbeschraenkt)Qamar Nawaz

Customer experience

Rail Maze

All ratings2,861 ratings
Positive88.4%
Neutral6.4%
Negative5.2%
Written reviews1,539 reviews
Positive87.2%
Neutral6.0%
Negative6.8%

Build & Decor Train Simulator

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Build & Decor Train Simulator

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Rail Maze

One-time10
  • Labyrinth Pro Level Pack$1.99
  • Snake Grame Mode$1.99
  • Longest Rail Road Game Mode$1.99
Show 7 more
  • 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
None

Build & Decor Train Simulator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Rail Maze free?
Rail Maze is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Build & Decor Train Simulator free?
Build & Decor Train Simulator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Rail Maze or Build & Decor Train Simulator?
Build & Decor Train Simulator is rated higher. Rail Maze averages 4.6 out of 5 from 2.9K ratings, while Build & Decor Train Simulator averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Rail Maze or Build & Decor Train Simulator have ads?
Both Rail Maze and Build & Decor Train Simulator show ads.
Which is updated more often, Rail Maze or Build & Decor Train Simulator?
Rail Maze ships an update every 2 months, and Build & Decor Train Simulator every 6 months. Most recently, Rail Maze was updated on November 4, 2026 and Build & Decor Train Simulator on November 3, 2026.

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