Comparison

Tram Tycoon vs Train Maniac

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

Head to head
About

Tram Tycoon

Manage a city's tram network to transport citizens efficiently before time runs out. Strategically buy, upgrade, and sell tram vehicles and stations to grow your transit empire. Experience a historical journey from 1960 to 2020 with dynamic city growth, weather, and day phases.

Highlights
  • Time management strategy
  • Tram vehicle management
  • City station building and upgrades
  • Historical progression (1960-2020)
  • Dynamic city growth
  • Day/night cycles and weather effects
Features
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Tram Tycoon is a city railway transportation time management strategy game in which you have to transport as many citizens as possible before the time runs out (do not let them travel by a taxi). It is necessary to regularly buy new tram vehicles (electric city train vehicles), send them to an appropriate rail line, and sell them to replace old ones (accident prevention) to grow your pocket rapid transit business. Tram stops are also an indispensable part of the game. You will be responsible for building, repairing, and upgrading each city train station and of course for the budget of your virtual transport empire. Earn as many experience points as possible on each level before the time runs out. Every tram car has a different capacity and will give you a different amount of experience points for every transported passenger during service, so choose wisely what train to buy before each contract. GAME FEATURES: - 60 absolutely free levels to choose from - 14 tram models (from historic to modern) - Growing cities with many types of buildings - Go through tramway history from 1960 to 2020 - Day phases and different weather conditions - A quick, accessible, well explaining tutorial Set all cities in motion with trams and become a successful traffic giant!

About

Train Maniac

Manage a busy train station by assisting commuters with their needs before they catch their train. Navigate multiple levels of increasing complexity in this engaging simulation game.

Highlights
  • Train station management
  • Assist commuters
  • Multiple levels
  • Increasing complexity
  • Game Center enabled
Features
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Immerse yourself in this thrilling journey across several train stations based on real UK train stations. Manage a commuter trying to get to his/her morning train or ticket or coffee or pastry or baguette or burger or shopping or sushi or … and the list goes on. A train game made mostly whilst travelling on a train! - Multiple levels with increasing complexity - Made exclusively for iOS via SpriteKit - Game Center enabled © 2019 Cake Lovers Studio Ltd

Screenshots

Tram Tycoon4 screens
Train Maniac3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Train Maniac at 3.7 against Tram Tycoon's 3.0. Train Maniac also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 33%) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price 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

Both are free to download. Tram Tycoon sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Train Maniac asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Train Maniac holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Tram Tycoon's written reviews are positive against 75% of Train Maniac's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tram Tycoon ships an update every 4 months, Train Maniac every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Tram Tycoon versus Train Maniac: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTram TycoonTrain Maniac
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)3.7 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings26 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.210.3 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB115 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaniel ViktorinCake Lovers Studio Ltd

Customer experience

Tram Tycoon

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%

Train Maniac

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Tram Tycoon

One-time1
  • DISABLE ADS FOREVER$3.99
None

Train Maniac

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tram Tycoon free?
Tram Tycoon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Train Maniac free?
Train Maniac is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tram Tycoon or Train Maniac?
Train Maniac is rated higher. Tram Tycoon averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Train Maniac averages 3.7 from 6 ratings.
Do Tram Tycoon or Train Maniac have ads?
Tram Tycoon shows ads; Train Maniac does not.
Which is updated more often, Tram Tycoon or Train Maniac?
Tram Tycoon ships an update every 4 months, and Train Maniac every 5 days. Most recently, Tram Tycoon was updated on October 8, 2026 and Train Maniac on October 29, 2026.

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