Comparison

Train Game Assistant vs Hyrule Compendium

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

Head to head
About

Train Game Assistant

This utility app simplifies playing the board games Rail Baron and Boxcars. It provides quick lookups for trip payoffs and new destinations, and helps manage player information like names, colors, and home cities.

Highlights
  • Trip payoff lookup
  • New destination lookup
  • Player name tracking
  • Player color tracking
  • Home city tracking
  • Player status tracking
Features
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Train Game Assistant helps with the board game Rail Baron® and apparently Boxcars®. It makes it quick and easy to: • Look up the payoff for trips between two cities • Look up new destinations • Keep track of the players' names, colors, home cities, and status in a game (Rail Baron is a registered trademark of Intersystem Concepts, Inc.) (Boxcars is a registered trademark of Rio Grande Games, Inc.)

About

Hyrule Compendium

This app serves as a comprehensive guide for completing your in-game compendium. It helps you discover rare creatures, items, and explore the entire map with detailed location information. A checklist feature allows you to track your progress effectively.

Highlights
  • Creature and item details
  • Progress checklist
  • Detailed map with locations
  • Treasure finding
  • Unlockable features
Features
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Do you need a little help completing your Hyrule Compendium? Want to explore the entire map, find all the treasures, unlock the most valuable features? This app will help you to find all rare creatures or items. It is an indispensable pocket companion for your fun times. Features that the app offers: - Details of all creatures, equipment, creatures and so on - A checklist to keep track of your progress - A map with detailed location *Some items are only unlocked after purchase. Hyrule Compendium is a third party App. The developer of this software is not affiliated with Nintendo Co. Ltd. in any way. However, the creation and maintenance is permitted until withdrawal from Nintendo.

Screenshots

Train Game Assistant4 screens
Hyrule Compendium4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Train Game Assistant at 100% against Hyrule Compendium's 46%. Train Game Assistant also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Hyrule Compendium's advantage is ratings volume (421 vs 1) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 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. Hyrule Compendium sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Train Game Assistant asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Train Game Assistant holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hyrule Compendium has 421 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Train Game Assistant's written reviews are positive against 46% of Hyrule Compendium's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Train Game Assistant ships an update every 2 months, Hyrule Compendium fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Train Game Assistant versus Hyrule Compendium: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrain Game AssistantHyrule Compendium
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.5 (421 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better45.7% of reviews
Number of ratings1421 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB66 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStasis Software LLCFelipe Braunger Valio Desenvolvimento de Sistemas Ltda

Customer experience

Train Game Assistant

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Hyrule Compendium

All ratings412 ratings
Positive87.4%
Neutral3.9%
Negative8.7%
Written reviews46 reviews
Positive45.7%
Neutral15.2%
Negative39.1%

Bugs and requests

Train Game Assistant

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Hyrule Compendium

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Unable to purchase
  • Data copied and pasted, inaccurate
  • Numbering is wrong
  • Text doesn't fit properly
  • Blue moblins don't have 3000 health
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  • Cannot add things to compendium

Requested features

8 requests
  • Add tips section
  • Add enter button
  • Add TOTK health, defense, durability, damage
  • Add Spanish language option
  • Make everything free
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  • Unlock all sections at once
  • Fix text fitting on screen
  • Add a button that says enter

In-app purchases

None

Train Game Assistant

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Hyrule Compendium

One-time1
  • Full version$0.99

Questions

Is Train Game Assistant free?
Train Game Assistant is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hyrule Compendium free?
Hyrule Compendium is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Train Game Assistant or Hyrule Compendium?
Train Game Assistant is rated higher. Train Game Assistant averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Hyrule Compendium averages 4.5 from 421 ratings.
Do Train Game Assistant or Hyrule Compendium have ads?
Neither Train Game Assistant nor Hyrule Compendium shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Train Game Assistant or Hyrule Compendium?
Train Game Assistant ships an update every 2 months, and Hyrule Compendium fortnightly. Most recently, Train Game Assistant was updated on November 1, 2026 and Hyrule Compendium on November 7, 2026.

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