googolChooChoo3D vs TrainSet 3D
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 3D model railroad simulation
- Drag-and-drop layout creation
- Customizable track and item placement
- Multiple camera views
- Driver's seat perspective
- Scenery design
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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.
TrainSet 3D
Design and operate your own railway layouts with a virtual steam locomotive. Enjoy a classic simulation experience where you can build intricate track designs and watch your trains run. Minor mishaps are easily fixed with a simple tap.
- Design custom train tracks
- Operate steam locomotives
- In-game repair functionality
- Classic simulation gameplay
- Suitable for all ages
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TrainSet 3D is an homage to that classic HyperCard stack. Design your own tracks and run the steam locomotive around them. If you crash, no worries, repair is just a tap away. Fun for kids of all ages.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: TrainSet 3D at 100% against googolChooChoo3D's 47%. TrainSet 3D also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.6) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). googolChooChoo3D's advantage is price (Free vs $0.99) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 39 months). On device support and iOS requirement 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
googolChooChoo3D is free to download; TrainSet 3D costs $0.99 up front. googolChooChoo3D sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. TrainSet 3D asks for nothing beyond the download.
TrainSet 3D holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: googolChooChoo3D has 70 ratings behind it against 1, 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 100% of TrainSet 3D's.
googolChooChoo3D ships an update every 3 months, TrainSet 3D every 39 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | googolChooChoo3D | TrainSet 3D |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 3.6 (70 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 47.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 70 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 39 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 116 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kouichi Hayashi | Polyhedron Learning Media, Inc. |
Customer experience
googolChooChoo3D
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In-app purchases
googolChooChoo3D
- Remove Ads$1.99
TrainSet 3D
No in-app purchases
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