Comparison

Bus Blast 3D vs Words on a Train

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

Head to head
About

Bus Blast 3D

Features
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Fill up the buses and send the people waiting on their way! How many levels can you complete?

About

Words on a Train

Spell valid English words using letters from passing train cars. The game speeds up as you progress, offering a challenge with ten-letter words. Share your high scores and compete with friends.

Highlights
  • Spell words from passing train cars
  • Increasing speed and challenge
  • Ten-letter word opportunities
  • High score sharing
  • Challenge friends
Features
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All Aboard! Welcome to "Words on a Train". After you tap on your screen, a train will pass by with four letters on each car. You can pick only letter per car. You don't have to tap on a letter on every car, but you must spell out a valid English word before the train passes you by. Succeed, and you get another attempt! Keep going! The trains get faster, the action gets more frantic, and every train contains four ten-letter winners! Share your high scores and challenge your friends! Word list provided by the good people at Infochimps.

Screenshots

Bus Blast 3D4 screens
Words on a Train4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Words on a Train at none against Bus Blast 3D's shown. Words on a Train also leads on update cadence (daily vs weekly). Bus Blast 3D's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.2). On price, 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bus Blast 3D ships an update weekly, Words on a Train daily. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Bus Blast 3D versus Words on a Train: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBus Blast 3DWords on a Train
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size100 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMicrodose OyMichael O’Brien

In-app purchases

None

Bus Blast 3D

No in-app purchases

None

Words on a Train

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bus Blast 3D free?
Bus Blast 3D is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Words on a Train free?
Words on a Train is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bus Blast 3D or Words on a Train have ads?
Bus Blast 3D shows ads; Words on a Train does not.
Which is updated more often, Bus Blast 3D or Words on a Train?
Bus Blast 3D ships an update weekly, and Words on a Train daily. Most recently, Bus Blast 3D was updated on October 25, 2026 and Words on a Train on October 24, 2026.

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