Train Idle Master vs Prison Guard Tycoon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Train Idle Master
Manage your own train service, fulfilling customer orders and earning money. Upgrade your trains to serve more passengers and expand your business. Experience a simple yet engaging idle simulation game.
- Serve customers
- Earn money
- Upgrade trains
- Idle gameplay
- Train management
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You are the owner of the train. Serve customers and earn money!
Prison Guard Tycoon
Build and manage a profitable prison. Collect money from inmates, sell them goods, and expand your facility by adding more cells. Keep your prisoners contained and manage your growing business.
- Build and expand prison cells
- Collect money from prisoners
- Sell goods to inmates
- Manage prisoner containment
- Grow your prison business
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It's time to make a first-ever profitable prison! Collect money from prisoners and sell them goods. Build more cells to expand your business and fit more bad guys and don't let them slip away. Always remember - be careful with soap in the bathroom...
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Train Idle Master at 3.7 against Prison Guard Tycoon's 3.2. Prison Guard Tycoon's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Train Idle Master holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 5 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 0% and 0% positive.
Train Idle Master ships an update every 3 weeks, Prison Guard Tycoon every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Train Idle Master | Prison Guard Tycoon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better | 3.2 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 169 MB | 109 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Sergey Brashchenko | Andrii Torbenko |
Customer experience
Train Idle Master
Prison Guard Tycoon
In-app purchases
Train Idle Master
No in-app purchases
Prison Guard Tycoon
No in-app purchases
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