Comparison

Build A Train 2 vs ModelRailway Millionaire Light

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

Head to head
About

Build A Train 2

Design custom trains and build your own maps to drive them on. This sequel allows kids to create unique engines and cars, then explore their creations. Future content updates are included free.

Highlights
  • Customize train engines and cars
  • 64 color options for trains
  • Map builder with terrain and track layout
  • Configure trains with up to 8 cars
  • Drive trains on custom maps
  • Unlockable content through gameplay
Features
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Build A Train 2 is the sequel to the top train app Build A Train! MILLIONS of little train-lovers have enjoyed the original Build A Train, and many have asked us to be able to create their own maps. Well now you can! Build A Train 2 lets kids design their own custom train engines and cars, build their own maps, and then drive their trains on their maps. It is the the perfect one-stop train adventure for your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch. It's also a universal app – buy once, play on any of your devices. Even better, all future content updates are included FREE in the full version of Build A Train 2. 

 PLEASE NOTE: Designed for kids aged 1-6.
 
Build A Train 2 includes the following features:
 • Customize your train engines and cars Choose from dozens of train templates to mix and match train bodies, windows, wheels, and more! • 64 fun colors available Color the perfect train. Literally thousands of possible trains will be at your child’s fingertips! • Map builder Design truly custom maps by selecting a terrain, a track layout, choosing the stations and even adding extras for flourish! • Configure your train Add up to 8 train engines and cars to your train configuration. Swipe through your train galleries, tap your favorites and drag them into place. Simply double tap to delete or drag a new one on top to replace. • Drive your train on a map Control the switches on the track to determine where your train goes. Control the speed of your train. Pick-up cargo and collect points. NEW! Drag your control panel to the left, right or bottom of the screen! 
• Unlockable content Start with a few map elements and unlock items through gameplay, by driving on the maps and picking up cargo. Watch your child’s face light up as he or she earns new items! Available in English, Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish! If you enjoy Build A Train 2, please let us know by giving us a rating or review on the App Store! We also appreciate direct feedback and bug reports, which we will address within 1-2 business days. Email us at support@playtend.com Enjoy!

About

ModelRailway Millionaire Light

Design and manage a miniature railway empire. Build intricate track layouts, populate them with detailed 3D models, and develop a thriving economy to expand your holdings. This free version offers a taste of the full simulation experience.

Highlights
  • Customizable terrain editing
  • Extensive 3D model library
  • Intuitive track layout creation
  • Automated train operations
  • City building and population management
  • Economic simulation and resource management
Features
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This game is a mix of model railway and economic simulation. You can select the size of your layout and edit the terrain by painting it using different textures and creating hills, rivers, lakes, platforms, slopes, or select different premade terrain types. Then populate the layout with beautiful 3D models of engines, wagons, buildings, plants etc., but only as you wallet - which is limited in is this free version - enables to buy the new items. It is very important to build a working economics from the beginning, so that your money resources never run out. Creating the track layout is very easy with the self explaining menus, which offer always only the possible actions during the use. The track can climb up to the hills or go through them with tunnels. The length of the track is practically unlimited. You can add as many switches as you want, only your fantasy limits the complexity. Put engines and wagons on the built track and just push them with your finger, and they start to move. They will travel the prepared track and stop automatically at the placed industrial buildings and stations. The trains will deliver automatically food, steel and oil to the city stations, and if your cities are big enough you can transport passengers between them. If you build big cities, deliver enough food, steel and oil, and offer transportation to the city inhabitants, your game money may increase till the limits of this free version.

Screenshots

Build A Train 24 screens
ModelRailway Millionaire Light4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ModelRailway Millionaire Light at Free against Build A Train 2's $2.99. Build A Train 2's advantage is rating (3.8 vs 3.5) and review sentiment (67% vs 55%). On ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

ModelRailway Millionaire Light is free to download; Build A Train 2 costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Build A Train 2 holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 24 and 21 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Build A Train 2's written reviews are positive against 55% of ModelRailway Millionaire Light's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Build A Train 2 versus ModelRailway Millionaire Light: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBuild A Train 2ModelRailway Millionaire Light
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating3.8 (24 ratings) — better3.5 (21 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews — better54.5% of reviews
Number of ratings24 — better21
Update frequencyEvery 46 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size100 MB223 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPlaytend Apps LLPrbskft

Customer experience

Build A Train 2

All ratings24 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

ModelRailway Millionaire Light

All ratings14 ratings
Positive57.1%
Neutral7.1%
Negative35.7%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive54.5%
Neutral18.2%
Negative27.3%

In-app purchases

None

Build A Train 2

No in-app purchases

None

ModelRailway Millionaire Light

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Build A Train 2 free?
Build A Train 2 costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is ModelRailway Millionaire Light free?
ModelRailway Millionaire Light is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Build A Train 2 or ModelRailway Millionaire Light?
Build A Train 2 is rated higher. Build A Train 2 averages 3.8 out of 5 from 24 ratings, while ModelRailway Millionaire Light averages 3.5 from 21 ratings.
Do Build A Train 2 or ModelRailway Millionaire Light have ads?
Neither Build A Train 2 nor ModelRailway Millionaire Light shows ads.

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