Learn Sushi vs Train Drill
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Learn Sushi
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Learn how you call the sushi in both English and Japanese, using hiragana, katakana, romaji for Japanese ways of describing.The app looks like the touch panel at sushi restaurants. You can also learn how to pronounce the sushi in Japanese, just push each sushi, and you can hear how to pronounce it. Use this app to just simply enjoy sushi, or learn about sushi at sushi restaurants. There is also a mini game, Brain Train. Brain Train is an escape game. You can escape the room solving the puzzles.
Train Drill
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Learn addition and subtraction through train coupling and uncoupling. Two trains couple with a satisfying "clunk!" — how many cars in all? Cars uncouple from the consist — how many are left? The coupling and uncoupling animations turn numbers into something you can see and count, so arithmetic sinks in through play. ■ Features - Adventure map with 9 routes: forest, mountains, sea, and the stars - Clear every addition route to unlock Subtraction mode - Train collection: stainless, two-tone liveries, and special cars - Special showcase: Shinkansen, steam locomotive, and a luxury cruise train - Rank up as you answer: Trainee -> Local -> Express -> Limited Express -> Shinkansen Driver - Parents' dashboard: weekly play counts and tricky problems - Built-in daily limits (Free: 3 stages/day) - No ads, all data stays on the device ■ Plans - Free: 3 stages/day - Mini: 10 stages/day + Subtraction mode - Unlimited: unlimited + Subtraction mode ■ Terms & Privacy - Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ - Privacy Policy: https://kuromojilabs.github.io/traindrill-site/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Learn Sushi at fortnightly against Train Drill's every 2 months. Learn Sushi also leads on iOS requirement (6.0 vs 15.1). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Learn Sushi sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Train Drill sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Learn Sushi ships an update fortnightly, Train Drill every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Learn Sushi | Train Drill |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kozo Terai | Kuromoji LLC |
In-app purchases
Learn Sushi
- No Ads for Learn Sushi$0.99
Train Drill
- Mini$0.991 Month
- Unlimited$1.991 Month
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