Comparison

Megapolis vs Train Builder Virtual Pet Sim

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

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About

Megapolis

Design and build your dream metropolis in this economic simulation game. Make strategic decisions to grow your city, manage resources, and construct iconic landmarks and infrastructure. Compete with others and unlock new opportunities for urban development.

Highlights
  • Design your own city
  • Economic simulation gameplay
  • Build famous landmarks
  • Develop urban infrastructure
  • Advance scientific knowledge
  • Develop industrial complexes
  • Compete in state contests
Features
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Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Megapolis - a city building simulator where you can build the world's best metropolis. A true economic simulation game based on the rules of the market, Megapolis allows you to design your own city to your heart's content! Megapolis is fun for all the family - it doesn't matter how old you are or what type of player you are. Every decision is yours to make, as your peaceful town grows into a sprawling Megapolis. Once you start developing your own strategy, you'll be unstoppable! Make clever business decisions to keep your citizens happy and design your skyline. It’s all there for you to enjoy! Become the most creative tycoon the world's ever seen - and the best builder, too! Build, expand, plan your strategy - Megapolis is in your hands! You'll never be bored in Megapolis - there are plenty of opportunities to grow! Build a bridge to unlock new areas and create perfect urban infrastruсture; advance scientific knowledge by founding a research center; expand your mining industry for natural resources; become a true oil tycoon and much more... the sky's the limit in your urban simulation! Create realistic buildings and monuments Ever wanted to see Stonehenge, the Eiffel Tower and the Statue of Liberty - all on the same street? Well, now you can! Build hundreds of famous buildings and landmarks that look exactly the same as their real-world counterparts. Build houses, skyscrapers, parks and choose the monuments you'd like to add to your skyline. Build a bridge to connect your districts, and place buildings strategically to keep the taxes flowing and your city growing. There’s always something fresh and exciting to make your town unique! Build urban infrastructure Megapolis is constantly growing! Create one of the busiest transport hubs ever seen and provide your citizens with all the blessings of modern civilization. Construct infrastructure such as a Ring Road for vehicular traffic, a railroad and train stations for cargo and passenger trains, airports with fleets of airplanes to send flights all over the world, and much more! Advance scientific knowledge To progress faster and conquer the galaxy, your Megapolis will definitely need a research center! Discover new materials, advance engineering skills and build a spaceport to fire rockets into space. Don't forget to invest in high-tech equipment, such as survey boats, atmospheric sounders, deep-submergence research vehicles and much more! Develop an industrial complex Develop your own manufacturing system strategy in the industrial simulator. Develop deposits, collect and process resources, build factories, extract and refine oil, and more. Choose your own path and become a true industrial tycoon! Compete in state contests Cooperate with other Mayors and compete in the fast-paced state contests. Once the weekly contest starts, earn as many points as you can to get rewards and climb the ranks to advance through Leagues. Compete in seasonal contests to get even more valuable prizes - become a top State and get a unique state emblem and rewards to upgrade and beautify your city! Featuring... - Real-life buildings and monuments - Research center: advance scientific knowledge to progress faster - Industrial complex: collect and process resources - Infrastructure upgrades: railway, airport, ring road, ships and more - Military base: develop new weapons and enter the arms race - State contests: Create your own state and join the contests Love urban life simulation in your building simulator! Please note: Megapolis is free to play, but some game items can also be purchased for real money - if you'd prefer, you can earn these items for free by simply playing the game: watching ads, winning contests, logging in every day, trading with other players and much more. An internet connection is required to play Megapolis to download the latest updates, autosave your progress and communicate with your teammates in this city construction simulation game.

About

Train Builder Virtual Pet Sim

Build and customize your own trains in this engaging virtual pet game. Pack luggage for animal passengers and embark on exciting rail journeys. Collect valuable resources like gold and diamonds as you play.

Highlights
  • Build and customize trains
  • Pack luggage for animal passengers
  • Collect gold, diamonds, and iron
  • Fill coal for steam engine
  • Fun for toddlers and young kids
Features
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Play most amazing virtual pet train builder game, help the little pet animal to build train and pack their luggage to start a fun journey by rail road. This little animal game is fun for toddlers and young kids to play along. Assemble engine parts and build your train then check the luggage of other animals. Collect gold, diamonds and iron mineral in your train cargo cart. Fill coal in steam engine to run train or railway track. Enjoy best fun train builder game specially designed for little toddlers and kids.

Screenshots

Megapolis4 screens
Train Builder Virtual Pet Sim4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Megapolis at 4.6 against Train Builder Virtual Pet Sim's 2.7. Megapolis also leads on ratings volume (28K vs 3). Train Builder Virtual Pet Sim's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 13) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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. Megapolis sells 13 one-off in-app purchases. Train Builder Virtual Pet Sim asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Megapolis holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Megapolis has 28K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Megapolis versus Train Builder Virtual Pet Sim: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMegapolisTrain Builder Virtual Pet Sim
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (28K ratings) — better2.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews58.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings28K — better3
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size331 MB251 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSocial QuantumAamir Javaid

Customer experience

Megapolis

All ratings27,593 ratings
Positive89.4%
Neutral5.1%
Negative5.5%
Written reviews2,404 reviews
Positive58.7%
Neutral10.9%
Negative30.4%

Train Builder Virtual Pet Sim

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

Bugs and requests

Megapolis

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Glitches with territory expansion
  • Inconsistent performance after updates
  • Login issues and account resets
  • Disappearing/relocated buildings

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add 360-degree city view
  • Improve material/resource acquisition
  • Provide more free ways to earn premium currency
  • Allow moving buildings between islands/districts

Train Builder Virtual Pet Sim

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

13 purchases

Megapolis

One-time13
  • Some megabucks$1.99
  • Simple City Building Pack$1.99
  • Citizen Pack$1.99
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  • A few City Megabucks$4.99
  • Megapolis Golden Pass$4.99
  • Special City Building Pack$6.99
  • Citizen Pack$7.99
  • Golden Pass$9.99
  • Megapolis Golden+ Pass$9.99
  • Stack of City Megabucks$9.99
  • Wonderful City Building Pack$15.99
  • Sim Citizen Pack$16.99
  • Pile of City Megabucks$19.99
None

Train Builder Virtual Pet Sim

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Megapolis free?
Megapolis is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Train Builder Virtual Pet Sim free?
Train Builder Virtual Pet Sim is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Megapolis or Train Builder Virtual Pet Sim?
Megapolis is rated higher. Megapolis averages 4.6 out of 5 from 28K ratings, while Train Builder Virtual Pet Sim averages 2.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Megapolis or Train Builder Virtual Pet Sim have ads?
Megapolis shows ads; Train Builder Virtual Pet Sim does not.

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