Train Bandit vs Flying Tank
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Train Bandit
Engage in a fast-paced score attack game where you defend yourself from attackers on a train. React quickly by tapping in the correct direction to kick your opponents and survive.
- Score attack gameplay
- React quickly to attacks
- Unlock new characters
- Battle elite officers
- Become the Most Wanted
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THE LAW!! Looks to be a showdown atop a train. This will be your last fight. Good luck, Train Bandit. WHAT IS THIS GAME? Train Bandit is a simple score attack game. The Law will attack you from both sides. Your weapon is your thumbs. You'll use them to kick the living crap out of the law. React quickly by attacking the correct direction. React...or you're dead. THE FEATURES - Unlock new bandits - Become the Most Wanted? - Battle elite officers - Kick the law's butt
Flying Tank
Pilot a powerful tank to blast aliens and reclaim Earth in this action-packed horizontal shooter. Customize your tank with unique weapons and abilities, and face off against giant bosses across 24 missions. Enjoy offline play and local co-op with a friend.
- 24 action-packed missions
- Tank customization with weapons and bombs
- Unique tank special abilities
- Over 30 upgrades including Bullet-Time and Drones
- Local co-op multiplayer
- Support for game controllers and keyboards
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Slay giant bosses, drop bombs from above and build an arsenal of fun, powerful weapons. Reclaim the stolen Earth in a rich action-packed horizontal shmup! • Embark on 24 missions • Three distinct factions and unique adversaries • Encounter 6 main bosses and 18+ boss fights • Customize your Tank with a variety of Weapons and Bombs • Each Tank comes with a unique special ability • Bullet-Time, Overdrive, Drones, and 30+ other Upgrades • Support for Bluetooth game controllers and keyboards • Team up with a friend for local co-op multiplayer • Premium content with a one-time purchase • The FREE version includes 8 missions • No ads, no microtransactions, offline CREDITS • Artwork by Zsolt Szabo • Sound design by Discofield • Original soundtrack by Kubatko
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Flying Tank at Free against Train Bandit's $0.99. Flying Tank also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.4) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months). Train Bandit's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 9) and review sentiment (85% vs 72%). On ratings volume, 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
Flying Tank is free to download; Train Bandit costs $0.99 up front. Flying Tank sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Train Bandit asks for nothing beyond the download.
Flying Tank holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 138 and 384 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 85% of Train Bandit's written reviews are positive against 72% of Flying Tank's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Train Bandit ships an update every 3 months, Flying Tank every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Train Bandit | Flying Tank |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.4 (138 ratings) | 4.7 (384 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 84.6% of reviews — better | 72.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 138 | 384 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 176 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Rusty Moyher | David Peroutka |
Customer experience
Train Bandit
Flying Tank
User reviews
Train Bandit
From 138 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple and fun
- 🚀 Fast-paced action
- 🤩 Addictive gameplay
- 🎮 Good for killing time
- ✨ Retro/8-bit graphics
Room to improve
- 🥵 Very hard
- 🔄 Gets repetitive
- 😐 Bland, needs excitement
- 🤷♂️ Confusing at times
- 💥 Unfair spawn kills
Flying Tank
From 384 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Smooth performance
- 🎨 Excellent graphics
- 💰 Worth the purchase
- 🛠️ Customizable ships
- 🎮 Fun and simple gameplay
Room to improve
- 🐛 Glitches with tank recovery
- ⏱️ Repetitive tutorial
- 🔫 Weapon overlap issues with controller
- 🎮 Sluggish controls
- 💰 Overpriced full game
Bugs and requests
Train Bandit
Reported bugs
2 issues- Crashes
- Gets boring after a while
Requested features
15 requests- More skins
- More boss levels
- New characters
- New places to fight
- Online multiplayer mode
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- Perks/currency system
- Day and night system
- Millisecond timer for reaction time
- Gun skins
- Levels and more attacks
- Music from other apps while playing
- More work done to the game
- Decorations
- Online mode option
- Semi-transparent UI
Flying Tank
Reported bugs
2 issues- One tank refuses to recover despite full upgrades
- Pilot messages become nonsensical during gameplay
Requested features
5 requests- Add official Backbone app support
- Allow selling or removing purchased equipment
- Make physical changes to ship design with upgrades
- Add ability to toggle between main weapons using gamepad joystick
- Implement Chinese language support
In-app purchases
Train Bandit
No in-app purchases
Flying Tank
- Deluxe Edition (Upgrade)$3.99
- Standard Edition$4.99
- Deluxe Edition (Upgrade)$4.99
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- Standard Edition$5.99
- Deluxe Edition (Upgrade)$5.99
- Deluxe Edition$7.99
- Standard Edition$9.99
- Deluxe Edition$9.99
- Deluxe Edition$14.99
Questions
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