Comparison

Learn Sushi vs Train Drill

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

Head to head
About

Learn Sushi

Features
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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.

About

Train Drill

Features
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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

Screenshots

Learn Sushi4 screens
Train Drill2 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Learn Sushi versus Train Drill: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLearn SushiTrain Drill
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS6.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKozo TeraiKuromoji LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Learn Sushi

One-time1
  • No Ads for Learn Sushi$0.99
2 purchases

Train Drill

Subscriptions2
  • Mini$0.991 Month
  • Unlimited$1.991 Month

Questions

Is Learn Sushi free?
Learn Sushi is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Train Drill free?
Train Drill is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Learn Sushi or Train Drill have ads?
Neither Learn Sushi nor Train Drill shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Learn Sushi or Train Drill?
Learn Sushi ships an update fortnightly, and Train Drill every 2 months. Most recently, Learn Sushi was updated on October 26, 2026 and Train Drill on October 25, 2026.

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