TrainDesign vs camp
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.
camp
This app automatically extracts and organizes information from your screenshots using AI. It intelligently categorizes content like song recommendations, outfits, or text, making them easily searchable and accessible. Upgrade to unlock advanced AI features and unlimited parsing.
- AI-powered content detection
- Automatic information extraction
- Fast search functionality
- Share sheet integration
- Unlimited screenshot parsing (Pro)
- Custom icons (Pro)
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Meet Camp, your new home for screenshots. Camp is back and it's smarter than ever. With AI powered content detection, Camp can guess why you took a screenshot and will extract only the most relevant information for you. Screenshots of that one song recommendation doesn't have to die in your Photos library. Capture what inspires you and let Camp extract, sort, and organize it for you, automatically. Camp is a subscription-based service. We are always improving our AI technology to make the app a joy to use. We offer a 1-week free trial for you to give it a try and see how much the app changes the way you think about screenshots. Why Camp? * Automatic Screenshot Content Detection: You don't have to type or search for anything. Camp will know you screenshotted that screen to save a song / place / outfit / text / etc and will serve it to you automatically * Share to find out: Use Camp from the share sheet to extract information you want from the screenshot without ever context switching * Search through the pile: What was that one song again? Search through your screenshots with Camp's blistering fast search * Unlock the Full Power with Camp Pro: Ready for an elevated experience? Upgrade to Camp Pro and unleash the full potential of our AI capabilities. Enjoy advanced features, unlimited screenshot parsing, custom icons, and access to beta features. Capture what inspires you. Learn more at: https://getcamp.xyz Terms of Service: https://getcamp.xyz/terms Privacy Policy: https://getcamp.xyz/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: camp at Free against TrainDesign's $1.99. camp also leads on rating (4.0 vs 2.3) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 4 months). TrainDesign's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ratings volume, ads 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
camp is free to download; TrainDesign costs $1.99 up front. camp sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. TrainDesign asks for nothing beyond the download.
camp holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 10 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of TrainDesign's written reviews are positive against 50% of camp's.
TrainDesign ships an update every 4 months, camp every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TrainDesign | camp |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.3 (15 ratings) | 4.0 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kind of Blue | Studiolanes LLC |
Customer experience
TrainDesign
camp
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
camp
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
TrainDesign
No in-app purchases
camp
- Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
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