Comparison

Tiny Trains vs Junction Nine

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

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About

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.

Highlights
  • Build rail networks
  • Guide trains to stations
  • Split and merge train colors
  • Solve logic puzzles
  • Handcrafted levels
  • Route planning mechanics
Features
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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.

About

Junction Nine

A logic puzzle game based on a mathematical principle where you spin sections of a 3x3 grid to connect tiles. Challenge yourself to solve each puzzle in the fewest possible moves, with every puzzle having a proven minimum solution.

Highlights
  • Spin grid sections 180 degrees
  • Solve puzzles with proven minimum spins
  • No ads or timers
  • Light and dark themes
  • Optional haptic feedback and sound
  • Multiple puzzle collections
Features
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Behind Junction Nine is a published mathematical result: in a 3×3 grid where any rectangle can be spun 180 degrees, every arrangement can be returned to order - and never in more than nine spins. We designed the puzzles and independently calculated the fewest spins each one takes. See if you can match the minimum. HOW IT WORKS Spin any rectangular section of the grid 180°. Remember - squares count as rectangles. A move can shift several pieces at once, so fixing one connection can disrupt another. Rotate tiles until every connection lines up. Then keep going: can you match the fewest possible spins? Every puzzle has a proven minimum. ORIGIN — FREE Start with Origin, a collection that introduces the mechanic and builds from simple puzzles to genuinely tricky ones. TRANSFER Unlock a second collection with a new set of puzzles to master. DESIGNED FOR THINKING - No ads - No timers or penalties - Optional haptic feedback and sound - Light and dark themes - More puzzle packs planned Quick to learn. Surprisingly hard to perfect.

Screenshots

Tiny Trains4 screens
Junction Nine4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Tiny Trains at none against Junction Nine's shown. Tiny Trains also leads on ratings volume (12 vs 3). Junction Nine's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.6). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. Tiny Trains sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Junction Nine sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Junction Nine holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tiny Trains ships an update every 3 days, Junction Nine every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Tiny Trains versus Junction Nine: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTiny TrainsJunction Nine
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (12 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB57 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMurat YilmazBricks and Chips, LLC

Customer experience

Tiny Trains

All ratings12 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Junction Nine

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Tiny Trains

One-time1
  • Full Puzzle Pack$3.99
2 purchases

Junction Nine

One-time2
  • Transfer Puzzles$2.99
  • Interchange Puzzles$2.99

Questions

Is Tiny Trains free?
Tiny Trains is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Junction Nine free?
Junction Nine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tiny Trains or Junction Nine?
Junction Nine is rated higher. Tiny Trains averages 4.7 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while Junction Nine averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Tiny Trains or Junction Nine have ads?
Junction Nine shows ads; Tiny Trains does not.
Which is updated more often, Tiny Trains or Junction Nine?
Tiny Trains ships an update every 3 days, and Junction Nine every 5 days. Most recently, Tiny Trains was updated on September 27, 2026 and Junction Nine on October 1, 2026.

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