Pocket Trains vs Tiny Space Program
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pocket Trains
Build and manage your own railroad empire by transporting cargo globally. Collect parts to construct a variety of train types, from classic Steamers to modern Diesels. Participate in daily events to unlock unique and imaginative trains.
- Manage multiple railroads
- Haul cargo worldwide
- Collect train parts
- Construct various train types
- Complete daily events
- Unlock special trains
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From the creators of Pocket Planes and Tiny Tower comes Pocket Trains! Manage and grow multiple railroads by hauling important cargo around the world. Collect parts to construct all the different train types from Steamers to Diesels, and complete daily events to unlock special trains beyond imagination! Stop reading and start constructing your railroad empire in Pocket Trains!
Tiny Space Program
Manage your own space agency, from designing and building rockets to launching missions for research, mining, or tourism. Explore planets and moons, establish off-world economies, and advance your technology in this interplanetary simulation.
- Space program management
- Build off-world colonies
- Launch rockets and spaceships
- Research technologies
- Mine resources from celestial bodies
- Astronaut progression
- Simulates orbital mechanics
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Build and run your own space program — like SpaceX, but yours. Launch rockets, manage astronauts, mine planets, and colonize the solar system from the Moon to beyond the Kuiper Belt. WHAT WOULD YOU DO AS A SPACE BILLIONAIRE? Send tourists on a spacewalk? Start a mining operation on Titan? Build a space station around Mars? In Tiny Space Program you manage the early colonization of our solar system — based on real orbital mechanics and ship propulsion. BUILD YOUR SPACE AGENCY - Launch rockets and spaceships into orbit - Build off-world colonies, outposts, and modular space stations - Mine resources on moons, planets, and dwarf planets - Research new technologies and better spacecraft - Level up your astronauts and equip spacesuits - Establish off-world economies and trade A CHILL GAME, NOT A CHORE No forced ads, no daily-streak punishments. Play at your own pace — run an hour-long research expedition, take tourists on a quick tour, then put it down and come back later. Mines keep producing while you're away. MADE BY ONE DEVELOPER Actively updated (space stations, automation, dwarf planets, and vehicles all shipped recently). Join the Discord and help shape what comes next.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Pocket Trains at fortnightly against Tiny Space Program's every 2 months. Tiny Space Program's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Pocket Trains sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Tiny Space Program sells 14 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Pocket Trains holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3.2K and 1.7K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of Pocket Trains's written reviews are positive against 81% of Tiny Space Program's.
Pocket Trains ships an update fortnightly, Tiny Space Program every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.
| Parameter | Pocket Trains | Tiny Space Program |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3.2K ratings) — better | 4.5 (1.7K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 85.5% of reviews — better | 81.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3.2K — better | 1.7K |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 153 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NimbleBit LLC | Jerry Neimann |
Customer experience
Pocket Trains
Tiny Space Program
User reviews
Pocket Trains
From 3.2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Great game
- 👍 Fun and addictive
- 🚂 Trains and train-related content
- 💰 Fair monetization, no need to pay
- 🕰️ Good for short play sessions
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes or bugs
- 🔁 Repetitive gameplay or events
- 🚢 Lack of boat/ship-related content
- 🗺️ Limited map/locations
- 🔄 Trains/cargo disappearing or not showing up
Tiny Space Program
From 1.7K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Awesome game
- 👍 No ads or pay-to-win
- 🚀 Engaging gameplay
- 🚀 Lots of depth and content
- 👍 Great for space enthusiasts
Room to improve
- 🐛 Bugs and glitches
- 🔧 Confusing UI and menus
- 💰 Difficult to earn credits/resources
- 🕰️ Slow progression and long wait times
- 🤔 Unclear tutorials and instructions
Bugs and requests
Pocket Trains
Reported bugs
4 issues- Game crashing on certain actions
- Syncing issues causing lost progress
- UI elements being cut off on newer devices
- Inconsistent ad/reward functionality
Requested features
5 requests- More train types and locomotives
- Ability to customize trains or routes
- Expanded map with more cities and countries
- Improved cloud/save sync across devices
- Minigames or additional gameplay modes
Tiny Space Program
Reported bugs
4 issues- Buttons not working or unresponsive
- Disappearing ships and resources
- Crashes and freezes after updates
- Quests and missions not tracking properly
Requested features
6 requests- Add more planets and moons to explore
- Improve the economy and resource management
- Implement cloud/online save functionality
- Streamline the UI and make it more intuitive
- Expand the research and upgrade trees
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- Add more animations and visual effects
In-app purchases
Pocket Trains
- pack of 100 Bux$0.99
- pack of 10 Crates$0.99
- pack of 25 Crates$1.99
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- pack of 10 Special Crates$1.99
- pack of 25 Special Crates$2.99
- pack of 600 Bux$4.99
- pack of 75 Crates$4.99
- pack of 50 Special Crates$4.99
- Lost & Found$4.99
- pack of 2,000 Bux$9.99
Tiny Space Program
- Supporting the game, thank you$1.99
- Helping out, many thanks$4.99
- Crystal Pack 1$4.99
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- Starter Pack$4.99
- Plasma Space Ship Package$8.99
- You are great! Many thanks$9.99
- Crystal Pack 2$9.99
- Colonizer Pack$9.99
- Experimental Dragon Ships$9.99
- Aerospike space ship pack$9.99
- A big pile of credits$19.99
- Crystal Pack 3$19.99
- Biggest box of credits$49.99
- Crystal Pack 4$49.99
Questions
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