Comparison

Spooky Express vs Terminus

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

Head to head
About

Spooky Express

Manage the Spooky Express, a unique rail service for the undead. Plan routes and lay tracks to transport various monsters to their destinations across over 200 challenging levels. Enjoy a playful puzzler with a spooky theme and delightful surprises.

Highlights
  • Plan routes and lay train tracks
  • Transport undead passengers
  • Over 200 thoughtfully designed levels
  • Unique monster destinations
  • Playful puzzler with spooky theme
  • Haunting soundtrack
Features
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Try before you buy. No ads. A one-time in-app purchase unlocks the full game. Take charge of the Spooky Express; the only rail service willing to carry the undead passengers of deepest, darkest Trainsylvania. In your new role you'll plan routes and lay train tracks to meet your creepy commuters' demands, and create a rail network spanning more than 200 thoughtfully designed levels. Each monster has a home of their own: take the vampires to their coffins and the zombies to their graves, and escort the interloping humans away before they’re snacked upon. There’s only room for one at a time in the passenger car and the track can’t cross itself, so plot your route carefully, lay the tracks, and don't let the train miss its stops. Trainsylvania spans a host of unique locations, with each puzzle forming a cosy diorama, complete with spooky soundtrack. Whether you're puzzling through the Pumpkin Patch, meandering through the Morbid Manor, or investigating the Impish Inferno, you'll find playful touches and surprises around every corner. • An elegant, playful puzzler, jam-packed with monsters and mechanics. • Thoughtfully designed puzzles which expertly balance complexity and approachability. • Created by the award-winning designers of A Monster's Expedition, A Good Snowman Is Hard To Build, Cosmic Express and more. • Featuring several delightful comics from David Hellman and Zac Gorman. • Accompanied by a haunting soundtrack from Priscilla Snow. No generative artificial intelligence (AI) was used in the creation of this game or promotional materials. Draknek & Friends believes in the value of real human labour and inspiration in all of our endeavours.

About

Terminus

Features
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Terminus is a calm logic puzzle about drawing transit maps. Each map is a small city grid. Drag every coloured line from terminus to terminus, serve each station exactly once, and pass straight through the diamond interchanges so two lines cross — one across, one down. When the whole network clicks into place, the line opens. Every map is machine-proven to have exactly one solution. That changes how it feels: you are never guessing, only deducing. If a route seems forced, it is. Follow the logic and the city untangles. Made for the commute it depicts: • One-handed, portrait play. The whole game within a thumb's reach. • Fully offline. Quiet optional sounds; the mute switch always wins. • No ads, no accounts, no tracking — ever. • Stars reward pace; hints are there when you want a nudge, not the answer. • Progress travels with you through iCloud. • Line patterns mode tells lines apart by texture as well as colour. The Ember Line rides free with ten stations, from a gentle 4×4 to a dense 6×7. The Season Ticket opens three further lines — thirty-six more stations up to a severe 7×7 — and every line surveyed in the future. One fare, forever. Mind the gap between you and your station. It is exactly one line wide.

Screenshots

Spooky Express4 screens
Terminus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Spooky Express at daily against Terminus's monthly. Spooky Express also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Spooky Express sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Terminus sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spooky Express ships an update daily, Terminus monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Spooky Express versus Terminus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpooky ExpressTerminus
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (89 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews67.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings89 — better—
Update frequencyDaily — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size420 MB6 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperDraknek LimitedDIMITRIS KONTARIS LIMITED

Bugs and requests

Spooky Express

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashes on startup
  • Track won't finish on second board

Requested features

2 requests
  • Ability to deliver zombies and vampires
  • Fix for level 2 difficulty

Terminus

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Spooky Express

One-time1
  • Unlock Full Game$5.99
1 purchases

Terminus

One-time1
  • Season Ticket$3.99

Questions

Is Spooky Express free?
Spooky Express is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Terminus free?
Terminus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Spooky Express or Terminus have ads?
Neither Spooky Express nor Terminus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Spooky Express or Terminus?
Spooky Express ships an update daily, and Terminus monthly. Most recently, Spooky Express was updated on September 19, 2026 and Terminus on September 24, 2026.

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