Mex Train vs DominoDotCounter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mex Train
A digital adaptation of the popular family domino game. Compete against three AI opponents, strategically arranging your dominoes to build the best train. Utilize hints to guide your moves and optimize your gameplay.
- Play against three computer opponents
- Drag and arrange dominoes
- Flip dominoes before play
- Build your perfect train
- Get play hints
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Favorite family domino game. Play against three computer opponents. Drag ten dominoes to your home area to start each round. Before play, you can double-tap a domino to flip it around, and arrange your perfect train. Tap the question mark for a play hint (doesn't show, if no play available).
DominoDotCounter
Effortlessly score domino games like Mexican Train and Chickenfoot by taking a photo of your tiles. The app automatically counts pips and updates scores for any number of players, eliminating manual calculations and paper scorecards.
- Automatic pip counting via camera
- Fast score entry and tracking
- Supports any number of players
- Optimized for Mexican Train and Chickenfoot
- Save, edit, and continue games
- Intuitive design for quick play
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Count domino dots automatically and keep perfect scores! Domino Dot Counter makes scoring games like Mexican Train and Chickenfoot fast, accurate, and stress-free. Just take a quick photo of your domino tiles—the app instantly counts the pips and updates everyone’s scores automatically. Key Features • Automatic pip (dot) counting from your camera • Fast score entry and tracking for every round • Supports any number of players • Optimized for Mexican Train and Chickenfoot • Also great for other round-based games—no more paper scorecards! • Save, edit, and continue games anytime • Clean, intuitive design made for quick play Domino Dot Counter is the easiest way to score your domino nights—no math, no mess, just play!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Mex Train at Free against DominoDotCounter's $3.99. Mex Train also leads on ratings volume (26 vs 7) and iOS requirement (12.4 vs 17.6). DominoDotCounter's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 16 months) and review sentiment (83% vs 56%). On ads, in-app purchases 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
Mex Train is free to download; DominoDotCounter costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
DominoDotCounter holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 26 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of Mex Train's written reviews are positive against 83% of DominoDotCounter's.
Mex Train ships an update every 16 months, DominoDotCounter every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mex Train | DominoDotCounter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 3.5 (26 ratings) | 3.9 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 56.3% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 26 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 16 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #41 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Phil Stern | Gary Wayne Root |
Customer experience
Mex Train
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In-app purchases
Mex Train
No in-app purchases
DominoDotCounter
No in-app purchases
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