Comparison

googolChooChoo3D vs Kids Train Sim

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

Kids Train Sim

Explore a world of trains with this engaging simulator designed for young children. Drive various train types, manage speed and signals, and even create custom environments with towns and stations.

Highlights
  • Drive 20 train types
  • Play in 6 pre-made scenes
  • Build custom environments
  • Control speed and signals
  • Switch between train types
  • Drop off passengers
Features
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Kids Train Sim is a fun Train Game for kids. Choose from 17 fun Trains and drive them in many fun kid friendly scenarios. From the creators of Train Sim; comes Kids Train Sim; a train simulator designed for kids. Kids Train Sim features many of the same features of our Train Simulator however it is a bit simpler to use and features cartoon & kid friendly graphics. Activate the horn or bell, control speed. Stop and stations, switch between passenger, steam and freight trains. Pan/Zoom around the train and drop off passengers at Train stations. New; Create Custom Environments for your Trains, build Towns, Stations Roads be creative and design your own Train World. FEATURES: 20 Train Types 6 Pre-made Scenes Build Custom Environments

Screenshots

googolChooChoo3D4 screens
Kids Train Sim4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: googolChooChoo3D at Free against Kids Train Sim's $1.99. googolChooChoo3D also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 7 months). Kids Train Sim's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 3.6) and review sentiment (87% vs 47%). On ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

googolChooChoo3D is free to download; Kids Train Sim costs $1.99 up front. googolChooChoo3D sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Kids Train Sim asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Kids Train Sim holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 70 and 39 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 47% of googolChooChoo3D's written reviews are positive against 87% of Kids Train Sim's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

googolChooChoo3D ships an update every 3 months, Kids Train Sim every 7 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
googolChooChoo3D versus Kids Train Sim: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametergoogolChooChoo3DKids Train Sim
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating3.6 (70 ratings)4.4 (39 ratings) — better
Positive reviews47.5% of reviews86.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings70 — better39
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 7 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.611.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB132 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKouichi Hayashi1788918 Alberta Ltd

Customer experience

googolChooChoo3D

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

Kids Train Sim

All ratings39 ratings
Positive87.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.8%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive86.7%
Neutral6.7%
Negative6.7%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

googolChooChoo3D

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
None

Kids Train Sim

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is googolChooChoo3D free?
googolChooChoo3D is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Kids Train Sim free?
Kids Train Sim costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, googolChooChoo3D or Kids Train Sim?
Kids Train Sim is rated higher. googolChooChoo3D averages 3.6 out of 5 from 70 ratings, while Kids Train Sim averages 4.4 from 39 ratings.
Do googolChooChoo3D or Kids Train Sim have ads?
googolChooChoo3D shows ads; Kids Train Sim does not.
Which is updated more often, googolChooChoo3D or Kids Train Sim?
googolChooChoo3D ships an update every 3 months, and Kids Train Sim every 7 months. Most recently, googolChooChoo3D was updated on November 1, 2026 and Kids Train Sim on November 1, 2026.

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