Comparison

American Trainworks vs Power Train

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

Head to head
About

American Trainworks

Experience a realistic steam engine simulation with historical American railroads. Manage a railroad crew, learn engine operation, and build a thriving business. Expand with new locomotives, maps, and upgrades.

Highlights
  • Realistic steam engine simulation
  • Historical American railroads
  • Railroad crew management
  • Engine operation learning
  • Business building
  • Locomotive and map expansions
  • Engine upgrades and fuel tracking
Features
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Full steam ahead with this realistic steam engine simulation, American Trainworks. Free to download and now start off with $50,000 in railroad gold and a brand new locomotive straight from the factory! New fully staffed railroad crew. Engineer, fireman, switchman, conductor and station master will help you learn basic steam engine operation and how to build a booming railroad business. American Trainworks features some of the most famous and greatest railroads America has ever known including: the Crescent Limited, the Southern Railway & the New York Central. Other routes and railroads pay homage to the great Southern Pacific and the Missouri Kansas Texas Railroads. I drove my first steam engine at 19 years old. It takes knowledge and skills to start and stop your train, but you can do it with practice. Expansion Options: Five Railroads - locomotives, whistles, railcars and maps Workshop - allows engine upgrades and fuel tracking Advanced Controls - hop on hop off, pano-cam , train locator and more Railroad Gold – sometimes it takes money to make money

About

Power Train

Control a virtual train to navigate tracks and reach destinations. This simulation game offers increasingly challenging levels that require careful planning and smooth operation to avoid accidents. Experience realistic physics and a beautiful interface as you test your driving skills.

Highlights
  • Train driving simulation
  • Realistic physics
  • Challenging levels
  • Track navigation
  • Beautiful interface
Features
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Power train is a free fun mobile games, in front of the checkpoint is relatively simple, the later stages more difficult, you need to start your brain, by controlling the player inside the controller to make the train successfully reach the destination, if there is a problem train track will appear accidents, so you have to repeatedly check the patency of the road, especially in the latter part of the level. You play the role of a real locomotive drivers an exciting train driving game. Control a train, because it goes around the track. Waiting for the starting signal and return. The way you may encounter some unexpected things, require players to operate smoothly and finally reach the end, start your train it. Power train features: Beautiful interface, Realistic physics simulation. Not even dream of driving a real train! The first attempt a virtual simulation trains. Test your driving skills and accuracy exciting train simulator pro!

Screenshots

American Trainworks3 screens
Power Train4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Power Train at none against American Trainworks's 10. American Trainworks's advantage is ratings volume (480 vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. American Trainworks sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Power Train asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.1 for American Trainworks against 4.0 for Power Train. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: American Trainworks has 480 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

American Trainworks ships an update every 7 months, Power Train every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
American Trainworks versus Power Train: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAmerican TrainworksPower Train
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (480 ratings) — better4.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews64.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings480 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 7 months — betterEvery 12 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAtom Media国财 胡

Customer experience

American Trainworks

All ratings457 ratings
Positive76.8%
Neutral7.7%
Negative15.5%
Written reviews161 reviews
Positive64.6%
Neutral14.9%
Negative20.5%

Power Train

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

Bugs and requests

American Trainworks

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game crashes when accessing certain features
  • Screen layout issues on newer iPhones
  • Purchased content not properly unlocked
  • Inconsistent performance and frequent freezes

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more steam locomotive varieties
  • Introduce freight and diesel trains
  • Improve scenery and background details
  • Implement a day/night cycle and weather effects
  • Add railroad crossings and other interactive elements

Power Train

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

American Trainworks

One-time10
  • $5,000 in Railroad Gold$0.99
  • Crescent Limited$1.99
  • New York Central$1.99
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  • Missouri & Texas$1.99
  • Southern Railway$1.99
  • Advanced Controls$1.99
  • Workshop - fuel & repair$1.99
  • $17,500 in Railroad Gold$2.99
  • Railroads Coast to Coast$4.99
  • $100,000 in Railroad Gold$14.99
None

Power Train

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is American Trainworks free?
American Trainworks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Power Train free?
Power Train is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, American Trainworks or Power Train?
American Trainworks is rated higher. American Trainworks averages 4.1 out of 5 from 480 ratings, while Power Train averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do American Trainworks or Power Train have ads?
Neither American Trainworks nor Power Train shows ads.
Which is updated more often, American Trainworks or Power Train?
American Trainworks ships an update every 7 months, and Power Train every 12 months. Most recently, American Trainworks was updated on October 20, 2026 and Power Train on October 18, 2026.

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