Comparison

Dominos vs ChirperMexTrain

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

Head to head
About

Dominos

A digital dominoes game where players match tiles to an exposed chain. Score points by creating sums divisible by five and for remaining opponent pips. The first to 150 points wins.

Highlights
  • Match tiles by number of pips
  • Draw tiles from boneyard
  • Score points for sums divisible by five
  • Score points for opponent's remaining pips
  • First to 150 points wins
Features
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Place tiles which have a number of pips that matches one of the exposed ends of the chain. If you have no such tiles you have to draw from the boneyard one tile at a time until new one may be played. After placement player will get points if the sum of pips at the exposed ends of the chain is a multiple of five (5,10,15,20,etc). At the end of the round player also scores points for all the pips remaining in the opponent's hand rounded to the nearest multiple of five. Winner is the first player who reach the score of 150 points.

About

ChirperMexTrain

Experience the classic dominoes game with a Mexican Train twist. Enjoy a digital version of this popular board game on your iPad. Simple to learn and fun for all ages.

Highlights
  • Mexican Train dominoes gameplay
  • Digital board game
  • iPad support
  • Free to play
  • Suitable for ages 4+
Features
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Chirper Mex Train Dominoes Game

Screenshots

Dominos3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Dominos at 81% against ChirperMexTrain's 0%. Dominos also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.0) and ratings volume (165K vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dominos holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dominos has 165K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Dominos's written reviews are positive against 0% of ChirperMexTrain's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Dominos versus ChirperMexTrain: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDominosChirperMexTrain
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (165K ratings) — better2.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews81.3% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings165K — better1
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVintolo LtdJames Dodd

Customer experience

Dominos

All ratings163,468 ratings
Positive94.0%
Neutral3.6%
Negative2.4%
Written reviews907 reviews
Positive81.3%
Neutral7.9%
Negative10.8%

ChirperMexTrain

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Dominos

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Computer sometimes plays dominos out of order
  • Scoring not always accurate, points missing
  • Dominos sometimes get stuck in incorrect positions

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to choose different domino game variants
  • Option to turn off AI hints and suggestions
  • Zoom/resize functionality for domino tiles
  • Multiplayer mode to play against friends

ChirperMexTrain

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Dominos

No in-app purchases

None

ChirperMexTrain

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dominos free?
Dominos is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ChirperMexTrain free?
ChirperMexTrain is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Dominos or ChirperMexTrain?
Dominos is rated higher. Dominos averages 4.7 out of 5 from 165K ratings, while ChirperMexTrain averages 2.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Dominos or ChirperMexTrain have ads?
Neither Dominos nor ChirperMexTrain shows ads.

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