Train Counter vs Randomice
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Train Counter
This utility app streamlines the process of tallying train scores for the board game 'Ticket to Ride'. It offers fast, error-free counting with a validation feature to prevent re-counts and audible feedback for easy input verification.
- Fast train score counting
- Error-free tallying
- Validation check for re-counts
- Distinct audible button sounds
- Tracks total train cars used
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A utility for quickly counting up your train scores in the board game 'Ticket to Ride'. If you play the game like we do, then you're probably used to tallying up everyone's trains at the end of the game to get the final score. This app allows you to do that super-fast, and error-free. Includes a validation check that allows you to avoid re-counts (by comparing the train cars counted, to those used), and distinct audible sounds for each button making it simple for the person doing the counting — and those around them — to validate the input as it's happening. Together these features mean you'll never have to do a re-count. --- How to use the validation check (completely optional): once you're done counting, the app tells you the total number of train cars used in addition to your score (e.g. 44 cars). On the standard board each person has 48 cars. Simply deduct the number counted (in this example, 44), from the starting number (i.e. 48), and compare the result with how many cars you didn't use (so in this example, there should be 4 unused car). If the number doesn't match, you need to count it up again (or, your set is missing a piece!). Please Note: neither the app Train Counter, nor the publisher is affiliated with Days of Wonder or Ticket to Ride in any way. This is just an app made by one fan, to help all the other fans out there.
Randomice
This utility app generates random numbers with options for repeating or non-repeating sequences. It offers a clean, minimalist interface and allows users to view their number history. Users can also undo previous actions, making it a straightforward tool for random number generation.
- Repeating or non-repeating number selection
- View number history
- Order history by time or value
- Undo previous actions
- Minimalist design
- No ads
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Random Number Generator - Choose Repeating or Non-repeating numbers - View number history, ordered by time or numerical - Undo previous actions - Minimalist design - No Ads - No In App Purchases (IAP)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Randomice at 5.0 against Train Counter's 4.3. Randomice also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (100% vs 73%). Train Counter's advantage is ratings volume (16 vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Train Counter sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Randomice asks for nothing beyond the download.
Randomice holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Train Counter has 16 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of Train Counter's written reviews are positive against 100% of Randomice's.
Train Counter ships an update every 2 months, Randomice every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and June 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Train Counter | Randomice |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (16 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 73.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Geospike Pty Ltd | Richie Zirbes |
Customer experience
Train Counter
Randomice
In-app purchases
Train Counter
- Remove Ads$0.99
Randomice
No in-app purchases
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