Comparison

Train Out vs Herding Cats

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

Head to head
About

Train Out

Guide trains of matching colors through a grid to pick up passengers. Once full, the train can exit through its tunnel. Plan your moves carefully to solve increasingly complex puzzles.

Highlights
  • Color-matching puzzles
  • Train pathfinding
  • Passenger pickup
  • Grid-based strategy
  • Increasing difficulty
  • Tunnel escape
Features
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Train Out is a clever and colorful puzzle game where you guide trains through a grid to pick up passengers of the same color. Once a train is full, the matching barrier opens, allowing the train to escape through its tunnel. Drag each train across the grid carefully, avoid getting stuck, and plan your moves wisely. As levels progress, the layouts become more challenging, requiring sharper thinking and smarter strategies.

About

Herding Cats

Gently gather wandering cats back into their cozy boxes in this relaxing puzzle game. Explore storybook-inspired rooms with sleepy kittens and playful chaos, designed for unwinding with satisfying, calm gameplay.

Highlights
  • 100 cozy handcrafted levels
  • Relaxing gameplay at your own pace
  • Adorable cats with playful personalities
  • Cozy chapter progression
  • Gentle sound design and calming atmosphere
  • Designed for short relaxing play sessions
Features
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Welcome to Herding Cats. The cats have wandered all over the house again, and it is your job to gently gather them back into their cozy little boxes. Explore warm storybook-inspired rooms filled with sleepy kittens, playful chaos, and relaxing puzzle gameplay designed to help you slow down and unwind. Herding Cats is a calm, cozy puzzle experience focused on atmosphere, comfort, and simple satisfying gameplay. No timers forcing you to rush. No stressful mechanics. Just soft music, warm rooms, and a house full of cats with personalities of their own. FEATURES • 100 cozy handcrafted levels • Warm storybook-inspired art • Relaxing gameplay at your own pace • Adorable cats with playful personalities • Cozy chapter progression through a growing home • Gentle sound design and calming atmosphere • Simple intuitive controls • Designed for short relaxing play sessions Each chapter introduces new rooms, moods, and cozy spaces to explore as you move deeper into the house. Some cats are sleepy. Some are curious. Some refuse to stay where they belong. And somehow… it always becomes your job to gather them home. This first release is only the beginning. More rooms, chapters, cats, and cozy surprises are already planned for future updates. Thank you for spending a little time in our cozy little world.

Screenshots

Train Out4 screens
Herding Cats4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Train Out at none against Herding Cats's 1. Train Out also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (24 vs 1). Herding Cats's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, ads 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. Herding Cats sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Train Out asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Herding Cats holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Train Out has 24 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Train Out ships an update every 11 days, Herding Cats every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 3 level
Train Out versus Herding Cats: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrain OutHerding Cats
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (24 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings24 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size126 MB88 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperSamet ErsanLUCIN DIGITAL SERVICES LLC

Customer experience

Train Out

All ratings20 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative0.0%

Herding Cats

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Train Out

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Herding Cats

One-time1
  • Support the Cats$2.99

Questions

Is Train Out free?
Train Out is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Herding Cats free?
Herding Cats is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Train Out or Herding Cats?
Herding Cats is rated higher. Train Out averages 4.7 out of 5 from 24 ratings, while Herding Cats averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Train Out or Herding Cats have ads?
Both Train Out and Herding Cats show ads.
Which is updated more often, Train Out or Herding Cats?
Train Out ships an update every 11 days, and Herding Cats every 2 months. Most recently, Train Out was updated on October 24, 2026 and Herding Cats on October 21, 2026.

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