SteamTrains vs Blunami Classic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SteamTrains
Watch 3D trains race on scenic landscapes and interact with them. Features simple driving games for younger children and collection challenges for older ones, offering a realistic train play experience.
- 3D train simulation
- Multiple camera angles
- Simple train driving game
- Wagon collection game
- Interactive railroad junctions
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SteamTrains Junior is a fun new app for kids aged from 3- 10. Small kids can watch the trains race around the railroad! Its all made in 3D so you can see everything from all angles. Its just like playing with the real thing ! The SteamTrains have properly functioning wheel mechanisms and race around the scenic landscape at high speed. It can all be viewed from different positions just by clicking the camera button. There are very simple games for small kids which involves driving a train around a railroad. The train can be driven as fast as you like and its course can be changed by clicking on the junction points matching buttons. For older kids there are more difficult games that involves trying to collect as many wagons as possible from around the traintrack. Loads of fun for kids !
Blunami Classic
Control your model train locomotives equipped with specific DCC decoders. This app is compatible with SoundTraxx Blunami, BlueRailDCC, Bachmann E-Z App, and Blue Horse boards.
- Locomotive control
- DCC decoder compatibility
- SoundTraxx Blunami support
- BlueRailDCC integration
- Bachmann E-Z App compatibility
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The Blunami train control app by BlueRail Trains let's you control any locomotive equipped with a SoundTraxx Blunami DCC decoder. Also works with BlueRailDCC by Tam Valley, Bachmann E-Z App and Blue Horse boards.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Blunami Classic at 88% against SteamTrains's 37%. Blunami Classic also leads on rating (4.3 vs 3.5). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Blunami Classic holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 76 and 26 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 37% of SteamTrains's written reviews are positive against 88% of Blunami Classic's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SteamTrains | Blunami Classic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (76 ratings) | 4.3 (26 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 36.7% of reviews | 87.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 76 — better | 26 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 9.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 287 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kathrin Brock | BlueRail Trains LLC |
Customer experience
SteamTrains
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In-app purchases
SteamTrains
No in-app purchases
Blunami Classic
No in-app purchases
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