TrainSet 3D vs googolChooChoo3D2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TrainSet 3D
Design and operate your own railway layouts with a virtual steam locomotive. Enjoy a classic simulation experience where you can build intricate track designs and watch your trains run. Minor mishaps are easily fixed with a simple tap.
- Design custom train tracks
- Operate steam locomotives
- In-game repair functionality
- Classic simulation gameplay
- Suitable for all ages
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TrainSet 3D is an homage to that classic HyperCard stack. Design your own tracks and run the steam locomotive around them. If you crash, no worries, repair is just a tap away. Fun for kids of all ages.
googolChooChoo3D2
Design and build your own 3D model railroad layouts with customizable tracks, structures, and terrain. Experience your creations from various viewpoints, including the driver's seat of a running train.
- 3D model railroad simulation
- Customizable track and structure placement
- Terrain creation and editing
- Multiple viewing perspectives
- Automatic tunnel generation
- Driver's seat view
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googolChooChoo3D2 is a 3D model railroad simulation program. It is easy to make your own layout. You can add tracks and structures freely to the layout. You can also make a terrain on the layout. You can see the layout in 3D from driver's seat of a running train or from several other locations. New features -The terrain has become editable. -A tunnel is automatically generated. System Requirements -iOS 10.0 or later. -64bit CPU. (recommended A8 or higher)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: googolChooChoo3D2 at Free against TrainSet 3D's $0.99. googolChooChoo3D2 also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 39 months) and ratings volume (35 vs 1). TrainSet 3D's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and ads (none vs shown). On in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
googolChooChoo3D2 is free to download; TrainSet 3D costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
TrainSet 3D holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: googolChooChoo3D2 has 35 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of TrainSet 3D's written reviews are positive against 77% of googolChooChoo3D2's.
TrainSet 3D ships an update every 39 months, googolChooChoo3D2 monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TrainSet 3D | googolChooChoo3D2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.0 (35 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 76.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 35 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 39 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 116 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Polyhedron Learning Media, Inc. | Kouichi Hayashi |
Customer experience
TrainSet 3D
googolChooChoo3D2
In-app purchases
TrainSet 3D
No in-app purchases
googolChooChoo3D2
No in-app purchases
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