Threadline vs Tiny Trains
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Threadline
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Connect, untangle, solve. 500 elegant flow puzzles in your pocket — from breezy 4×4 grids to mind-bending 15×15 challenges. Free to play, no Wi-Fi required. Threadline is a relaxing brain-training puzzle game where you draw paths to connect matching colored nodes. Lines can't cross. Every level has exactly one solution — find the flow. ► 500 LEVELS, ONE SOLUTION EACH Every level from Easy through Godlike has been verified by an external SAT solver to have exactly one valid path layout. No guessing, no shortcuts — find the intended solution and the puzzle clicks. ► ELEVEN DIFFICULTY PACKS From a gentle Tutorial through Easy, Medium, Hard, Expert, Master, Insane, Nightmare, Legendary, Mythic, and Godlike. Each pack ramps up grid size, pair count, and wall density. ► DAILY CHALLENGE + STREAKS A new puzzle every single day. Build a streak. Compete with friends. ► SMART HINTS WHEN YOU'RE STUCK Out of ideas? Tap Hint — see one solved path for 5 seconds. Long enough to memorize, short enough to keep the satisfaction yours. Watch a quick ad for a free hint. ► SKIP TOKENS A level just won't click? Spend a Skip and move on. The next level unlocks — your stars stay honest. ► STAR RATINGS Every level scores 1–3 stars based on moves and time. Replay to chase 3-star runs across all 500 levels. ► GLOBAL LEADERBOARD Climb the Threadline ranks. Track total stars, levels completed, and points across the world. ► DARK, FOCUSED VISUALS A calm dark theme with vivid thread colors. No pop-ups, no clutter, no distractions — just you and the puzzle. ► OFFLINE-READY The full game works without internet. Play on flights, commutes, or anywhere quiet. HOW TO PLAY 1. Tap a colored dot and drag to its matching pair. 2. Paths can't cross or overlap. 3. Paths can't grid-touch themselves — no doubling back next to your own line. 4. Use Undo, Hint, or Skip when you need a hand. DIFFICULTY PACKS • Tutorial — 5 levels to learn the rules • Easy — 15 levels, 5×5 grids • Medium — 30 levels, 6–7 wide • Hard — 50 levels, more walls and pairs • Expert, Master, Insane — 60 levels each • Nightmare, Legendary — for serious puzzlers • Mythic, Godlike — only the brave finish 500/500 Perfect for fans of flow puzzles, untangle games, daily brain teasers, and zen logic challenges. No timers, no pressure — just satisfying flow. Free to play with optional in-app purchases for hints, skips, and ad removal. Designed by JK Global Gaming.
Tiny Trains
A relaxing logic puzzle game where you build rail networks to guide trains to their destinations. Solve increasingly complex levels by splitting, merging, and routing trains, with a Pro upgrade unlocking 100 handcrafted levels.
- Build rail networks
- Guide trains to stations
- Split and merge train colors
- Solve logic puzzles
- Handcrafted levels
- Route planning mechanics
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TRY BEFORE YOU BUY. Tiny Trains is a calm railway logic game about drawing tracks, planning routes, and guiding every colorful train to the right station. Start with simple connections, then master shared tracks, switches, color mixing, painters, splitters, obstacles, and precise timing. BUILD A WORKING RAILWAY Every level is a compact railway system waiting to be completed. Study the starting points, stations, colors, and special pieces. Draw the tracks, connect the network, and press Play to see your plan come to life. There is no single path you must copy: experiment, rebuild, and discover a route that works. MASTER COLOR LOGIC Stations accept only the correct trains, so every connection matters. Merge trains to create new colors, use splitters to send one train along two routes, pass through painters to change colors, and build around obstacles. Later puzzles combine these rules and ask you to coordinate several trains across the same network. PLAN THE ROUTE AND THE TIMING A railway can look perfect and still fail when two trains arrive in the wrong order. Think ahead, decide which tracks should be shared, and control when trains meet. Pause the simulation, move through time step by step, and watch exactly where your design needs to change. Undo and redo make it easy to refine the tracks without starting over. LEARN WITHOUT THE RUSH Guided, hands-on tutorials introduce each mechanic while you play. The difficulty grows naturally from short connections to layered networks with color changes, merges, splits, and carefully timed arrivals. There are no countdowns or reflex challenges. Take as long as you need and enjoy the satisfying moment when the entire railway finally works. SAVE AND IMPROVE YOUR SOLUTIONS Your unfinished board is saved automatically, so you can leave a puzzle and continue later. Completed routes are saved too, making it easy to revisit an elegant solution, try a completely different design, or share your finished railway. PLAY WITH CLARITY Clean visuals keep tracks, trains, and stations easy to read. Optional letters and symbols distinguish colors without relying on color alone. Larger Text and Reduced Motion support help you adjust the experience to the way you play. FEATURES • A full campaign of handcrafted logic puzzles • Permanent unlock with one purchase, no subscription • No ads • Guided, hands-on tutorial levels • Saved unfinished boards and completed solutions • Game Center achievements • Accessibility options including letters and symbols for colors, Larger Text, Reduced Motion, and play that does not rely on color alone MADE FOR PUZZLE FANS Tiny Trains is a great fit for players who enjoy railway puzzles, route planning, network games, color-matching challenges, brain teasers, and calm strategy. Levels are easy to begin and rewarding to master, whether you solve one puzzle during a short break or settle in to perfect a complicated network. Inspired by the route-planning spirit of classic train puzzles such as Trainyard, Tiny Trains offers its own levels, visual style, progression, and mechanics. Tiny Trains is an independent game and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the creators of Trainyard. Build the tracks. Match the colors. Solve the network.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Tiny Trains at every 3 days against Threadline's fortnightly. Threadline's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.6). 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
Both are free to download. Threadline sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Tiny Trains sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Threadline ships an update fortnightly, Tiny Trains every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Threadline | Tiny Trains |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.7 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 12 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Joel King | Murat Yilmaz |
In-app purchases
Threadline
- Easy Pack$0.99
- 10 Hints$0.99
- Medium Pack$1.99
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- 5 Skip Tokens$1.99
- Hard Pack$2.99
- Expert Pack$4.99
- Master Pack$7.99
- Legendary Pack$19.99
- Mythic Pack$19.99
- Godlike Pack$24.99
Tiny Trains
- Full Puzzle Pack$3.99
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