Comparison

googolChooChoo3D vs Train Go for iPad

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

Head to head
About

googolChooChoo3D

Create and explore 3D model railroad layouts with ease. Design your own tracks and scenery by dragging and dropping elements. Experience your creations from various viewpoints, including the driver's seat of a moving train.

Highlights
  • 3D model railroad simulation
  • Drag-and-drop layout creation
  • Customizable track and item placement
  • Multiple camera views
  • Driver's seat perspective
  • Scenery design
Features
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googolChooChoo 3D is a 3D model railroad simulation program. It is easy to make your own layout by dragging and dropping track items, or other items, on your layout. You can see the layout in 3D from driver's seat of a running train or from several other locations.

About

Train Go for iPad

Design and build your own railway networks with various rail types, stations, and tunnels. Then, bring your creations to life by running trains on them and customizing the camera views. It's a creative sandbox for train enthusiasts.

Highlights
  • Lay rails with simple taps
  • Create elevated rails and forking junctions
  • Add stations, tunnels, buildings, and trees
  • Select and run various train models
  • Customize camera angles and track trains
  • Free play mode
Features
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Select the desired rail and connect it. Just tap to lay rails. Create a railway with elevated rails, forking rails, etc., as you want. Create a railway for your favorite train or bullet train and exercise your imagination and creativity. Great fun to run a train on a railway you created, and a great sense of accomplishment! Add train stations and tunnels to customize it. Then run trains on it! Instructions Tap the screen to add the desired rail. Tap the arrow in the direction you want to lay the rail. Very easy to lay rails. Tap on a background part to add buildings and trees wherever you want. After building the railway, tap on the Put Train button and select a train! You can add and delete trains and change the running direction. After you are done, tap the Start Train button to start running the train. When the train approaches a fork, use the following Fork button to switch the train's direction. Camera Mode Press "+" to zoom in. Press "-" to zoom out. Press the arrow to change the camera angle. Train tracking: Press ON to track a train.

Screenshots

googolChooChoo3D4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Train Go for iPad at 4.6 against googolChooChoo3D's 3.6. Train Go for iPad also leads on review sentiment (68% vs 47%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). 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. googolChooChoo3D sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Train Go for iPad sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Train Go for iPad holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Train Go for iPad has 708 ratings behind it against 70, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 47% of googolChooChoo3D's written reviews are positive against 68% of Train Go for iPad's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

googolChooChoo3D ships an update every 3 months, Train Go for iPad every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
googolChooChoo3D versus Train Go for iPad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametergoogolChooChoo3DTrain Go for iPad
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (70 ratings)4.6 (708 ratings) — better
Positive reviews47.5% of reviews68.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings70708 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPad
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB252 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKouichi Hayashimonois Inc.

Customer experience

googolChooChoo3D

All ratings69 ratings
Positive59.4%
Neutral5.8%
Negative34.8%
Written reviews59 reviews
Positive47.5%
Neutral6.8%
Negative45.8%

Train Go for iPad

All ratings708 ratings
Positive88.3%
Neutral5.2%
Negative6.5%
Written reviews145 reviews
Positive68.3%
Neutral14.5%
Negative17.2%

Bugs and requests

googolChooChoo3D

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Train Go for iPad

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Disappearing controls when placing certain track pieces
  • Inability to delete/remove placed track
  • Trains randomly stopping during operation
  • Inconsistent save/load functionality
  • Crashes and freezes when performing certain actions

Requested features

9 requests
  • Add more train models (especially steam trains and international trains)
  • Implement train connection/coupling functionality
  • Expand map/build area size
  • Add roads, cars, and pedestrians
  • Introduce day/night cycle and weather
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  • Implement train schedule/timetable system
  • Add more station/building types
  • Allow manual train control/driving
  • Improve cat behavior and interactions

In-app purchases

1 purchases

googolChooChoo3D

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
10 purchases

Train Go for iPad

One-time10
  • Railroad crossing$0.99
  • Elevated station$0.99
  • 10 Buildings Pack$0.99
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  • 10 Buildings Pack2$0.99
  • 3 Bridges Pack$0.99
  • Local Station$0.99
  • City station$0.99
  • Train Pack 1$1.99
  • 5 Trains Pack 14$1.99
  • 5 Trains Pack 18$1.99

Questions

Is googolChooChoo3D free?
googolChooChoo3D is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Train Go for iPad free?
Train Go for iPad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, googolChooChoo3D or Train Go for iPad?
Train Go for iPad is rated higher. googolChooChoo3D averages 3.6 out of 5 from 70 ratings, while Train Go for iPad averages 4.6 from 708 ratings.
Do googolChooChoo3D or Train Go for iPad have ads?
Both googolChooChoo3D and Train Go for iPad show ads.
Which is updated more often, googolChooChoo3D or Train Go for iPad?
googolChooChoo3D ships an update every 3 months, and Train Go for iPad every 3 weeks. Most recently, googolChooChoo3D was updated on November 6, 2026 and Train Go for iPad on November 6, 2026.

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