Comparison

Airplane! vs Train And Rail Yard Simulator

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

Head to head
About

Airplane!

Pilot your own aircraft, delivering cargo and passengers between airports. Experience the thrill of flight without extensive training. Unlock all game content with a premium subscription.

Highlights
  • Pilot your own plane
  • Deliver cargo and passengers
  • Fly between airports
  • Unlock full game content
  • Multiple languages supported
Features
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Ding... the pilot has turned on the Fasten Seat Belt sign! Things are going to get dicey! Whoa Ho! Someone left the engines running and now you get to pilot your own plane! Airplane! lets you have all the fun the big boys have by flying your plane from airport to airport delivering cargo and passengers. No need to spend days in flight school. We now offer a subscription option. Premium Membership allows users to unlock the full game (all maps, environments and aircraft) through a monthly subscription. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to iTunes Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Translated into English, German, Italian, French, Portuguese (Brazil), Chinese (Simplified), Spanish, Russian, Korean and Japanese. Privacy Policy http://www.beepbeepgo.com/privacy Terms of Service http://www.beepbeepgo.com/terms

About

Train And Rail Yard Simulator

Experience life as a train engineer. Drive powerful locomotives, deliver freight cars to various yards, and manage your trains by coupling and decoupling cars. Navigate complex rail yards using switches.

Highlights
  • Drive locomotives
  • Deliver freight cars
  • Couple and decouple cars
  • Operate railroad switches
  • Navigate rail yards
Features
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Train and rail yard simulator lets you step into the shoes of a train engineer. Climb into a cab of a powerful locomotive and deliver freight cars to different yards around the map. Split and build your trains by coupling and decoupling rail cars and engines. Operate railroad switches to navigate your trains around yards and through junctions.

Screenshots

Airplane!4 screens
Train And Rail Yard Simulator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Airplane! at none against Train And Rail Yard Simulator's shown. Airplane! also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 27 months) and ratings volume (5.5K vs 777). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Airplane! sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Train And Rail Yard Simulator sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Airplane! against 4.4 for Train And Rail Yard Simulator. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Airplane! has 5.5K ratings behind it against 777, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 76% of Airplane!'s written reviews are positive against 81% of Train And Rail Yard Simulator's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Airplane! ships an update every 3 months, Train And Rail Yard Simulator every 27 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Airplane! versus Train And Rail Yard Simulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAirplane!Train And Rail Yard Simulator
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (5.5K ratings)4.4 (777 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.9% of reviews80.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5.5K — better777
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 27 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size380 MB191 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperQuantum Design GroupBlumentals Solutions SIA

Customer experience

Airplane!

All ratings5,468 ratings
Positive82.7%
Neutral5.8%
Negative11.6%
Written reviews1,470 reviews
Positive75.9%
Neutral8.0%
Negative16.1%

Train And Rail Yard Simulator

All ratings756 ratings
Positive85.6%
Neutral5.8%
Negative8.6%
Written reviews329 reviews
Positive80.9%
Neutral7.6%
Negative11.6%

User reviews

Airplane!

From 5.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fast and addictive gameplay
  • 👍 Variety of aircraft to fly
  • ✨ Nostalgic and fun experience

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and glitches
  • 💰 Excessive in-app purchases required
  • 🛫 Unrealistic flight mechanics and physics

Train And Rail Yard Simulator

From 777 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great game
  • 🚀 Fun and free
  • 🚀 Awesome graphics
  • 👍 Best train game ever
  • 👍 Realistic simulation

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Needs more updates
  • 🐛 Controls are difficult
  • 🐛 Crashes and glitches
  • 🐛 Lack of new content
  • 🐛 Outdated graphics

Bugs and requests

Airplane!

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Airports disappearing from the map
  • Planes exploding on landing
  • Restore purchases not working

Requested features

4 requests
  • More free or unlockable aircraft
  • Improved graphics and visual effects
  • Realistic landing and takeoff mechanics
  • Ability to fly between different locations

Train And Rail Yard Simulator

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Inability to update the game on iOS
  • Trains flying off the tracks at high speeds
  • Cars not behaving as expected in certain scenarios
  • Coupler and light issues on some locomotives
  • Difficulty controlling the player's movement

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more trains and locomotives
  • Implement a passenger mode
  • Allow building custom tracks and routes
  • Improve physics and derailment system
  • Add more detailed environments and scenery

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Airplane!

One-time10
  • 737 Passenger$0.99
  • B2 Spirit$0.99
  • X45 UAV$0.99
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  • F18 Hornet$1.99
  • Harrier$1.99
  • Mig29$1.99
  • 747 Passenger$3.99
  • Storm level$4.99
  • Military Pack$9.99
  • Unlock All Aircraft$21.99
1 purchases

Train And Rail Yard Simulator

One-time1
  • Premium$4.99

Questions

Is Airplane! free?
Airplane! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Train And Rail Yard Simulator free?
Train And Rail Yard Simulator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Airplane! or Train And Rail Yard Simulator?
Train And Rail Yard Simulator is rated higher. Airplane! averages 4.3 out of 5 from 5.5K ratings, while Train And Rail Yard Simulator averages 4.4 from 777 ratings.
Do Airplane! or Train And Rail Yard Simulator have ads?
Train And Rail Yard Simulator shows ads; Airplane! does not.
Which is updated more often, Airplane! or Train And Rail Yard Simulator?
Airplane! ships an update every 3 months, and Train And Rail Yard Simulator every 27 months. Most recently, Airplane! was updated on November 11, 2026 and Train And Rail Yard Simulator on November 12, 2026.

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