Comparison

Tractor Ted TV vs RailMaker

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

Head to head
About

Tractor Ted TV

Join farm adventures with Tractor Ted and Midge the dog, exploring life on the farm and countryside. Discover tractors, machines, and how farm animals are cared for. It's a busy and exciting world on the farm.

Highlights
  • Farm and countryside adventures
  • Learn about tractors and machines
  • Discover farm animal care
  • Content for children
  • Unlimited access on all devices
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Join Tractor Ted and Midge the dog on their adventures where they discover and learn about life on the farm and in the countryside. There are amazing tractors and machines at work and they see how different farm animals are looked after too. It is always so busy on the farm with so much to see and do. It’s Tedtastic! Our app offers auto-renewing subscriptions. You'll receive unlimited access to content on all your devices. Payment is charged to your account at confirmation of purchase. Pricing varies by location and is confirmed prior to purchase. Subscription automatically renews each month unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period, or the trial period (when offered). Cancel anytime in Account Settings. Terms of service: https://tractorted.com/policies/terms-of-service Privacy policy: https://tractorted.com/pages/faqs

About

RailMaker

Features
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Draw a line. Get a railway. Sketch a loop with your finger or Apple Pencil and RailMaker lays real wooden track along it, using only the pieces in your box. Cross your line and the road gets a bridge. Touch it with a second stroke and it gets a branch. Then follow the numbered steps and build it on the floor. RailMaker works with IKEA LILLABO and with the BRIO-compatible family: BRIO, Hape, Bigjigs, Lidl Playtive and other classic wooden track. Piece sizes were measured from the makers' own 3D models and photos, so a loop that closes on screen closes on the floor. YOUR BOX • Add the sets you own with a tap: LILLABO 20, 10, 5, 45 and 50-piece sets, BRIO 33028, 33401, 33402, 33307 and 33772, Hape Figure 8 and E3700, Playtive track and switch sets. Or count loose pieces by hand. • One box per place you build in: home, grandma's, the summer house. Each keeps its own pieces and its own floor. • Set the longest side of your rug or room, and nothing built will be bigger than that. DRAW IT • One stroke becomes a closed loop or an open route with sidings. • A crossing becomes a bridge with two ramps. A second stroke that touches the road becomes a branch with two splitters. • RailMaker tells you what your box can afford before it builds, and never shows a crossing without a bridge. OR LET RAILMAKER INVENT ONE • Tap Create and get a spread of layouts, from the biggest circuit down to a simple oval, all from your pieces. • A closed loop for a train that runs forever, or an open route from A to B with stops. • Toddler-friendly: no crossings, no switches. • Must-use pieces: pick a ramp and every layout gets a real bridge. BUILD BY HAND • A track editor where every piece clicks onto the red dot, and nothing goes where it would not really fit. • Close the loop: the fewest pieces that join the two ends. • Pieces you don't have are marked with a basket and go on a shopping list. • Undo, redo, flip, a grid, and save to the Gallery with instructions. THEN ASSEMBLE IT • Every plan comes with numbered steps: which piece, how many to take from the bin, where it goes. • A dark, full-screen build mode for the floor, one step at a time. • "Pieces you'll need" shows what the plan uses against what you own. • Simplify: rounder corners and fewer pieces from the same drawing. • Share the steps as text, or export the layout as a file. GALLERY • 30 ready-made layouts for both track families: figure eights, viaducts, double-track loops, switchyards, terminals. Each one is matched against your box. • Your saved railways, with their steps. Open a layout file a friend sent you. FREE, AND WHAT PREMIUM ADDS Drawing, generating, the editor and the assembly steps are free, without a counter. Free keeps 3 saved plans and opens 6 ready-made layouts. RailMaker Premium opens the whole gallery, keeps every plan, and adds layout files in and out, plus turning a built track back into a drawing. Choose monthly, yearly with a free week, or a one-time lifetime unlock. All three support Family Sharing. No account, no ads, no tracking. Everything stays on your device and works offline. For iPhone and iPad, in English, German, French, Spanish and Polish. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel them in Settings › Apple Account › Subscriptions. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://yevgenii.dev/projects/railmaker/privacy RailMaker is an independent app. It is not made by, or affiliated with, IKEA, BRIO, Hape, Bigjigs or Lidl. Their names are used only to say which track the app works with.

Screenshots

Tractor Ted TV3 screens
RailMaker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Tractor Ted TV at 4 against RailMaker's 2. Tractor Ted TV also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.2). On price, ads 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. Tractor Ted TV sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month and RailMaker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
Tractor Ted TV versus RailMaker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTractor Ted TVRailMaker
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTractor TedYevgenii Kryzhanivskyi

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Tractor Ted TV

Subscriptions1
  • (In-Apps) Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$2.991 Month
3 purchases

RailMaker

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium$2.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium3 Days trial$17.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime premium$24.99

Questions

Is Tractor Ted TV free?
Tractor Ted TV is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RailMaker free?
RailMaker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Tractor Ted TV or RailMaker have ads?
Neither Tractor Ted TV nor RailMaker shows ads.

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