Comparison

TrainDesign vs iPlay File Manager

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

iPlay File Manager

Manage all your files with this comprehensive tool. It supports numerous formats for viewing, editing, and playing media, with easy organization and sharing capabilities. Create folders, playlists, and import files from other applications.

Highlights
  • Supports all known file formats
  • Play videos and listen to songs
  • Edit text files
  • View images
  • Create and organize folders
  • Zip and unzip files
  • Import files from other apps
Features
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File Manager is a strong file editor It support all known file formats You can play your videos Listen your songs Edit your text files View your images You can create folders easily Order your files just drag & drop Create playlists from your media You can import files from other apps You can share You can zip & unzip Code support Html Support

Screenshots

iPlay File Manager4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: iPlay File Manager at Free against TrainDesign's $1.99. iPlay File Manager also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months) and review sentiment (50% vs 33%). TrainDesign's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and rating (2.4 vs 2.0). On ratings volume and 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

iPlay File Manager is free to download; TrainDesign costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TrainDesign holds the better App Store score, 2.4 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 5 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 33% of TrainDesign's written reviews are positive against 50% of iPlay File Manager's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TrainDesign ships an update every 4 months, iPlay File Manager monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and August 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
TrainDesign versus iPlay File Manager: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrainDesigniPlay File Manager
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating2.4 (14 ratings) — better2.0 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings14 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB165 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKind of BlueCigdem Akalin

Customer experience

TrainDesign

All ratings14 ratings
Positive28.6%
Neutral14.3%
Negative57.1%
Written reviews57 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral17.5%
Negative49.1%

iPlay File Manager

All ratings5 ratings
Positive20.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative80.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

TrainDesign

No in-app purchases

None

iPlay File Manager

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TrainDesign free?
TrainDesign costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is iPlay File Manager free?
iPlay File Manager is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TrainDesign or iPlay File Manager?
TrainDesign is rated higher. TrainDesign averages 2.4 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while iPlay File Manager averages 2.0 from 5 ratings.
Do TrainDesign or iPlay File Manager have ads?
iPlay File Manager shows ads; TrainDesign does not.
Which is updated more often, TrainDesign or iPlay File Manager?
TrainDesign ships an update every 4 months, and iPlay File Manager monthly. Most recently, TrainDesign was updated on September 21, 2026 and iPlay File Manager on August 12, 2026.

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