Train Crew Sim 3 (Bus Edition) vs MobileBVE
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Train Crew Sim 3 (Bus Edition)
Experience driving a Japanese route bus on various themed routes. Manage fares, make announcements, and ensure safe stops to support city life. Customize your bus with different paint, designs, and sounds.
- Operate unique Japanese bus routes
- Manage passenger fares and announcements
- Customize bus paint, designs, and sounds
- Score accuracy for stops and driving
- Experience urban, park, and mountain routes
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The latest installment in the Driver Simulator series, celebrating its 5th anniversary since its initial release, is the long-awaited “Route Bus Edition.” Based at the Ushihara Depot, you can operate a variety of uniquely themed routes: * Yumemidai Depot: An urban route passing through a university area and streets shared with trams * Kuchikawa Wharf: A route heading toward the amusement park * Business Park: An office district route behind Kuchikawa Station * Summit Observatory: A challenging route via Peace Park that includes mountainous sections 7 different bus models are available. Using in-game coins or optional purchases, you can customize: * Paint colors (5 types) * Designs (4 types) * Turn signal chimes (4 types) * LED destination sign colors (2 types) * Rear door buzzer sounds (3 types) In the game, safe driving is essential, as well as making proper stop decisions and providing onboard announcements at each bus stop. The bus must stop within the designated area, and your accuracy is scored. Passengers may also request special fares such as “for two people” or “with a student discount.” Operate the settings panel and handle fare adjustments accurately. Have you ever taken a route bus while traveling in Japan? Become a Japanese bus driver and support the daily lives of people in the city! Drive Japan’s unique buses and relive your journey through the scenery and sounds.
MobileBVE
Experience realistic train simulation on your mobile device with direct support for existing routes and trains. Enjoy advanced features and multiplayer capabilities for both online and local LAN play.
- Direct OpenBVE/BVE Trainsim route/train support
- Easy route/train importing
- Accurate train simulation
- Scenery animations
- Online and LAN multiplayer
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Introducing MobileBVE, an effort at porting OpenBVE to Mobile Devices. Took some time, hours of bugfixing and multiple headaches, but hey, it works. You might ask, why install this when Hmmsim exists? Well, it's free. And it's more advanced. Well what are the features anyways and how advanced is it? • Direct OpenBVE/BVE Trainsim 2/4 routes/trains support, no conversion needed • Easy route/train importing • Accurate Train Simulation just like OpenBVE or Hmmsim • Proper Scenery Animations • And much much more There's even support Multiplayer play(which OpenBVE nor Hmmsim has), which allows for Online or Local LAN Network Multiplayer Play. More updates to come.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MobileBVE at none against Train Crew Sim 3 (Bus Edition)'s 6. MobileBVE also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Train Crew Sim 3 (Bus Edition)'s advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and review sentiment (98% vs 80%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Train Crew Sim 3 (Bus Edition) sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. MobileBVE asks for nothing beyond the download.
Train Crew Sim 3 (Bus Edition) holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 21 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 98% of Train Crew Sim 3 (Bus Edition)'s written reviews are positive against 80% of MobileBVE's.
Train Crew Sim 3 (Bus Edition) ships an update every 6 days, MobileBVE weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Train Crew Sim 3 (Bus Edition) | MobileBVE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better | 4.7 (21 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 97.6% of reviews — better | 79.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 21 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 303 MB | 189 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hiromi Hakozaki | co.eggtart.darkchess.app |
Customer experience
Train Crew Sim 3 (Bus Edition)
MobileBVE
In-app purchases
Train Crew Sim 3 (Bus Edition)
- Unlock this stage2 variants$1.99
- Unlock the point unlock system.$1.99
- Ad-Free Play$1.99
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- Unlock vehicle design change.$1.99
- Unlock ReiwaA Bus$1.99
MobileBVE
No in-app purchases
Questions
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