Ticket to Ride® vs Buzzer Bash
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ticket to Ride®
Embark on a digital train adventure connecting cities across various countries. Compete with players worldwide, friends, or AI in this classic board game adaptation. Enjoy strategic gameplay with multiple modes, including asynchronous play and local couch co-op.
- Online multiplayer with global matchmaking
- Asynchronous play for busy schedules
- Single-player mode against advanced AI
- Local couch play option
- Strategic route building and ticket completion
- Multiple country maps and expansions
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Play the ultimate digital version of the multi-award-winning modern classic board game Ticket to Ride! Journey across various countries, connecting their vibrant cities and exploring their unique gameplay mechanics and bonuses on the way. Ticket to Ride offers a variety of game modes to suit you. Want to get competitive? Head online to challenge other players around the world and climb the leaderboards, or play with friends further afield in a private game. Got a packed schedule? Set up or join an asynchronous game and play across multiple days – we’ll notify you when it is your turn, so you can go at your own pace. Test out new strategies or keep it casual in single-player mode against state-of-the-art AI opponents. You can even make a game night of it with friends and family in couch play! Get to know a cast of unforgettable characters, each bringing their own tales to the table. Add new locomotives and carriages to your fleet with every expansion, and cement your name in railway history on the leaderboard! Become a railway legend in the iconic, fan-favourite modern classic! HOW TO PLAY TICKET TO RIDE®: Players are dealt a number of tickets and must pick a certain number to keep (depending on the map). Players are also dealt four train cards of various colours. This number can also vary depending on the map you’re playing on, but don’t worry – the AI takes care of this! Each turn, players can draw two train cards from the face-up pile, draw two train cards from the face-down pile, draw another ticket to complete, or use their train cards to claim a route! A claimed route is shown by placing train pieces along the route. When a player has three or fewer train pieces left, the last round starts. Whoever has the most points at the end of the game is the winner! FEATURES A TRULY SOCIAL TAKE ON MULTIPLAYER – Play online with friends or enjoy a seamless matchmaking experience when you challenge players from around the world. Alternatively, take on your friend sitting right next to you in couch play – use the free Ticket to Ride Companion App to really boost your couch gaming session! PLAY AROUND YOUR BUSY DAY – Set up a game in async mode and play a game across multiple days. SINGLE-PLAYER MODE DRIVEN BY EXPERT AIs – Powered by an innovative adaptive AI system, single-player mode offers a challenge for new and experienced players alike. AN IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE – Every moment has been brought to life with beautiful graphics that will immerse you in the adventure. STRATEGIC GAMEPLAY – Every game presents fresh challenges, and it’s your mission to work out the most efficient solutions. Collect points by completing tickets, linking destinations and building the longest route. Join the Marmalade Game Studio Discord server to connect with players, organise matches, see the latest news and updates, and take part in events!
Buzzer Bash
A party word game where players describe phrases without saying specific words before a buzzer sounds. It supports pass-and-play or multiple devices joining via a room code, offering various game modes and customizable phrase decks.
- Describe phrases without forbidden words
- Pass-and-play mode
- Multi-device party mode with room codes
- Twelve included phrase decks
- Customizable phrase decks
- Skip phrases with a penalty
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Describe the phrase without saying the words. Beat the buzzer before it goes off in your hands. Buzzer Bash is the party word game for the people already in the room. Pass one phone around the couch, or let everyone join on their own phone with a four-letter room code. No accounts, no ads, no waiting on anyone to sign up. PASS & PLAY One phone, two teams. Describe, guess, pass. When the buzzer sounds, whoever is holding it loses the round. Or play Free for All, where the phrase gets thrown to the next player automatically and it's every player for themselves. PARTY MODE Everyone joins on their own phone with a room code. The host phone becomes the shared scoreboard, so prop it up where the room can see it. TWELVE DECKS INCLUDED Everyday Life, Food & Drink, Entertainment, Animals & Nature, Sports & Games, Sayings & Idioms, Movies & Shows, People & Characters, Music, Tech & Internet, Holidays & Seasons, and an Explicit deck for the late rounds. Every deck has 100+ phrases. Mix as many as you want in one game. THE SKIP RULE Stuck on a phrase? Skip it. It costs you one future Got It, and they stack. Skip twice and you'll feel it. MAKE YOUR OWN The Deck Creator lets you type your own phrases for inside jokes, family legends, and names only your group would ever guess. No ads. No subscriptions. No account. Nothing you type ever leaves your phone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Buzzer Bash at 100% against Ticket to Ride®'s 30%. Buzzer Bash also leads on price (Free vs $4.99) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Ticket to Ride®'s advantage is ratings volume (12K vs 5) and chart position (#4 vs unranked). On update cadence, 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
Buzzer Bash is free to download; Ticket to Ride® costs $4.99 up front. Ticket to Ride® sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Buzzer Bash sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Buzzer Bash holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ticket to Ride® has 12K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 30% of Ticket to Ride®'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Buzzer Bash's.
Ticket to Ride® ships an update monthly, Buzzer Bash every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ticket to Ride® | Buzzer Bash |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (12K ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 30.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 12K — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #4 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 917 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Marmalade Game Studio Limited | ROBERT CHARLES WESTERFELD |
Customer experience
Ticket to Ride®
Buzzer Bash
Bugs and requests
Ticket to Ride®
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game freezing and crashing mid-game
- Incorrect scoring and card distribution
- Inability to rejoin interrupted games
Requested features
5 requests- Offline/local multiplayer mode
- Ranking/progression system
- Customizable UI/color options
- Ability to share purchased expansions
- In-game chat and notifications
Buzzer Bash
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Ticket to Ride®
- 1910 Ticket Pack$3.99
- Ticket to Ride ChristmasBundle$9.99
- San Francisco City Expansion$12.99
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- Europe Map$12.99
- Nordic Expansion$12.99
- Legendary Asia Expansion$12.99
- Europe Expansion$14.99
- Welcome Offer$29.99
- Ticket to Ride Sale Offer$29.99
- Round the World Ticket$49.99
Buzzer Bash
- Office Life$1.99
- Parent Life$1.99
- Wedding Season$1.99
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- True Crime$1.99
- Reality TV$1.99
- Date Night$1.99
- Nerd Culture$1.99
- Family Night$1.99
- Deck Creator$2.99
- Everything Forever$7.99
Questions
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