Comparison

TrainLand vs ModelRailway Millionaire Light

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

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About

TrainLand

Build and operate custom 3D trains through diverse landscapes. Collect coins to unlock new train cars and freely combine them to create unique Shinkansen and local train formations. Enjoy manual or automatic control modes with multiple camera views.

Highlights
  • Custom train building
  • Diverse 3D landscapes
  • Manual and auto control modes
  • Multiple camera views
  • Coin collection for upgrades
  • Interactive environments
Features
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Various trains, including Shinkansen and local trains, run through diverse landscapes such as railroad crossings, tunnels, bridges, depots, stations, elevated tracks, snowy mountains, autumn foliage, and cherry blossom-lined roads, all in a cute, slightly deformed style. Collect coins to get new train cars and create your own favorite train You can freely combine and link Shinkansen and regular trains to run your custom train. Enjoy two modes: the Mascon mode, where you manually control the speed using the master controller, and the Auto mode, where trains run automatically. As the train departs from the station, it passes through crossings, bridges, tunnels, depots, and more. Trains run through a variety of beautiful sceneries. Use Joy-Con and zoom buttons to enjoy different camera angles. You can also switch between three camera views: driver’s seat, window view, and rear-view camera. Use coins and hearts collected during the run to open Train Boxes and collect new train cars. Freely link the cars you’ve collected and run them. The "Random Change Button" allows your train to temporarily transform into a formation including cars you don’t yet own. This is a train game where you can freely connect trains like Shinkansen and local trains. The 3rd and 4th cars can be connected face-to-face by linking a front car and a rear car. There are various scenes including crossings, tunnels, bridges, depots, track junctions, stations, and elevated rails. Trains travel through various sceneries including cities, countryside, snowy mountains with falling snow, autumn mountains with falling leaves, cherry blossom roads with petals floating in the air, mountains, seaside, and riverside landscapes. Tap giant landmarks such as towers and Buddha statues in town to get coins. Not only trains, but roads are also filled with various vehicles such as sedans, sports cars, mini cars, trucks, dump trucks, and heavy machinery. Tap them to get coins. In the sea, there are boats, whales, sharks, dolphins, and even monsters. Tap them to collect coins. People and animals appear along the station and roads—tap them too for coins. Try tapping various objects Complete a loop from the starting station to earn hearts, especially by stopping at many stations. At junctions, you can freely switch tracks. There are 10 stations, and depending on your path, you can stop at up to 8. Get a special bonus based on how many stations you stop at in a full loop. Enjoy exploring many different courses During the train’s journey, the “Random Change Button” will appear. Tap it to randomly change your train’s formation temporarily. There are three types: “Complete Shinkansen,” “Complete Local Train,” and “Mixed.” You can view trains that include cars not in your collection. Sometimes tapping the button will also earn you coins. Coins and hearts will pop out of the train—make sure to grab them We also plan to add cargo trains, steam locomotives, and maglev trains in the future. All types of train cars in the Train Box—whether front, middle, or rear—are randomly selected with equal probability. We will continue adding new cars, so please look forward to future updates You can earn coins to open Train Boxes via login bonuses, arriving at stations, or watching ad videos. Complete a loop around the course to earn hearts based on the number of stations stopped at. Hearts can be exchanged for coins. Hearts and coins pop out from trains and float around the tracks, so don’t miss them. There are still many ideas we plan to implement—please look forward to more updates

About

ModelRailway Millionaire Light

Design and manage a miniature railway empire. Build intricate track layouts, populate them with detailed 3D models, and develop a thriving economy to expand your holdings. This free version offers a taste of the full simulation experience.

Highlights
  • Customizable terrain editing
  • Extensive 3D model library
  • Intuitive track layout creation
  • Automated train operations
  • City building and population management
  • Economic simulation and resource management
Features
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This game is a mix of model railway and economic simulation. You can select the size of your layout and edit the terrain by painting it using different textures and creating hills, rivers, lakes, platforms, slopes, or select different premade terrain types. Then populate the layout with beautiful 3D models of engines, wagons, buildings, plants etc., but only as you wallet - which is limited in is this free version - enables to buy the new items. It is very important to build a working economics from the beginning, so that your money resources never run out. Creating the track layout is very easy with the self explaining menus, which offer always only the possible actions during the use. The track can climb up to the hills or go through them with tunnels. The length of the track is practically unlimited. You can add as many switches as you want, only your fantasy limits the complexity. Put engines and wagons on the built track and just push them with your finger, and they start to move. They will travel the prepared track and stop automatically at the placed industrial buildings and stations. The trains will deliver automatically food, steel and oil to the city stations, and if your cities are big enough you can transport passengers between them. If you build big cities, deliver enough food, steel and oil, and offer transportation to the city inhabitants, your game money may increase till the limits of this free version.

Screenshots

TrainLand4 screens
ModelRailway Millionaire Light4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: TrainLand at 5.0 against ModelRailway Millionaire Light's 3.5. TrainLand also leads on review sentiment (70% vs 55%). ModelRailway Millionaire Light's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TrainLand holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 21 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of TrainLand's written reviews are positive against 55% of ModelRailway Millionaire Light's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
TrainLand versus ModelRailway Millionaire Light: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrainLandModelRailway Millionaire Light
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (14 ratings) — better3.5 (21 ratings)
Positive reviews70.0% of reviews — better54.5% of reviews
Number of ratings1421 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size317 MB223 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerhiroyuki uchidarbskft

Customer experience

TrainLand

All ratings14 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive70.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative20.0%

ModelRailway Millionaire Light

All ratings14 ratings
Positive57.1%
Neutral7.1%
Negative35.7%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive54.5%
Neutral18.2%
Negative27.3%

In-app purchases

None

TrainLand

No in-app purchases

None

ModelRailway Millionaire Light

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TrainLand free?
TrainLand is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ModelRailway Millionaire Light free?
ModelRailway Millionaire Light is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TrainLand or ModelRailway Millionaire Light?
TrainLand is rated higher. TrainLand averages 5.0 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while ModelRailway Millionaire Light averages 3.5 from 21 ratings.
Do TrainLand or ModelRailway Millionaire Light have ads?
TrainLand shows ads; ModelRailway Millionaire Light does not.

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