TrainDesign vs Vectron Documentation (VASD)
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TrainDesign
Design and plan your model railroad tracks with ease. This app allows you to create custom layouts, modify track segments, and adjust curves to your specifications. Unleash your creativity and build intricate routes with intuitive touch controls.
- Plan model railroad tracks
- Create custom track lines
- Modify track segments (orient, stretch, shrink)
- Adjust curve width, angle, and radius
- Determine track altitude
- Intuitive touch controls
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TrainDesign is born with the purpose to plan your model railroad track. In a few minutes you can create lines of any kind. Using a set of tracks you can choose the type of binary-to-use, orient, stretch or shrink it. The curves can be modified to width angle and radius of curvature. TrainDesign stands out for its ease of use and the versatility, giving space for creativity. You will learn that it is very easy to edit lines, determine the altitude, change every single piece in an intuitive and simple manner. With only the use of your fingers, you can create small or large tracks, focus on building a single part using the touch or see the route as a whole.
Vectron Documentation (VASD)
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The Vectron Advanced Service Documentation App provides an additional way to access the standard service documentation that we supply with Vectron locomotives. The documentation is hosted in the cloud and the iOS-Apps provide a simple way to access the content and features.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Vectron Documentation (VASD) at Free against TrainDesign's $1.99. Vectron Documentation (VASD) also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On 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
Vectron Documentation (VASD) is free to download; TrainDesign costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | TrainDesign | Vectron Documentation (VASD) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.4 (14 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | — |
| Ads | No | — |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPad — better | — |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kind of Blue | Siemens AG |
Bugs and requests
TrainDesign
Reported bugs
18 issues- App locks up after selecting first track
- Saving changes to existing layouts results in original disappearing
- Cannot move selected track
- Rotate icon greys out after one rotation
- App crashes on load
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- Editor does not work, cannot rotate pieces
- Cannot place track where desired
- Small graphics on black background make components hard to see
- Zooming is sketchy, losing track
- Cannot switch red dot to continue with different track
- Pinch gesture sends track work out of view, becomes unselectable
- Turntable not available as shown in demo
- App keeps freezing
- Switches are not calibrated correctly
- Layout limited to about 5’ X 5’ for movement
- Zooming in/out is problematic outside the 5x5 zone
- Flex track shaping is difficult
- Simple oval has misaligned track pieces
Requested features
11 requests- Add more track libraries (e.g., Rokuhan Z, Hornby, Lionel Fastrack, Realtrax, Fleishmann profi ho)
- Improve track connection and alignment
- Fix rotation and movement issues for track pieces
- Add a 'save as' function for layouts
- Include inch/feet measurement options
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- Add a tutorial or help screens
- Allow using track from multiple manufacturers in one plan
- Add models of coaches to visualize train appearance on curves
- Improve zooming and panning functionality
- Add print function for plans and parts lists
- Support for Mac
Vectron Documentation (VASD)
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
TrainDesign
No in-app purchases
Vectron Documentation (VASD)
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is TrainDesign free?
Is Vectron Documentation (VASD) free?
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