Comparison

SpeedTrains vs Design & Run Train

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

Head to head
About

SpeedTrains

Navigate a train through intricate tracks, collecting diamonds to progress. Strategically switch junctions and flip trains to control direction. Avoid collisions with incorrect switches as you ascend through increasingly complex levels.

Highlights
  • Drive the SpeedTrain
  • Collect diamonds
  • Switch junction points
  • Flip trains
  • Use TrainLifters
  • 45 challenging levels
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Drive the SpeedTrain around the train tracks and collect all the diamonds to advance through levels! Control the path of the SpeedTrain by switching the junction points, and by flipping the trains to go either backwards or forwards. Go up and down levels with the super TrainLifters! Don't crash into a incorrectly switched junction point! 45 levels! Each level gets more and more complex and difficult. The controls are very simple to operate. SpeedTrains is easy to play, but not so easy to master....

About

Design & Run Train

Design and build custom trains from various parts and templates. Then, drive your creations on tracks, controlling speed, horns, and switches while experiencing realistic station announcements.

Highlights
  • Design and build custom trains
  • Control train speed and horns
  • Use railroad switches
  • Experience realistic station announcements
  • Add and remove train wagons
  • Craft train parts from brick pieces
Features
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Design & run train games allow you to play and learn everything about train craft and driving. You will learn how to control a train as it goes around a track, activate different horns, control speed, add and remove wagons, use railroad switches, listen to real train station announcements, and train riding around tracks. Design & craft all the parts of the train to ride on railway tracks. You can build unique trains by putting together pieces of colorful bricks like a puzzle. You can select from multiple varieties of classical locomotive templates, which range from old steam train to powerful diesel locomotive to modern high-speed train. Optionally, they can create entirely new designs using various brick styles and train parts. Once a train has been built, you can thus go on the railway and experience exciting train riding adventures.

Screenshots

SpeedTrains4 screens
Design & Run Train4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SpeedTrains at 4.1 against Design & Run Train's 1.8. SpeedTrains also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (33% vs 0%). Design & Run Train's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8). On price, ratings volume 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. SpeedTrains sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Design & Run Train asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SpeedTrains holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 23 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of SpeedTrains's written reviews are positive against 0% of Design & Run Train's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SpeedTrains ships an update every 6 weeks, Design & Run Train every 47 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
SpeedTrains versus Design & Run Train: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpeedTrainsDesign & Run Train
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (16 ratings) — better1.8 (23 ratings)
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1623 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 47 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size360 MB72 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKathrin BrockFarrukh Ahmad

Customer experience

SpeedTrains

All ratings16 ratings
Positive68.8%
Neutral6.3%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

Design & Run Train

All ratings20 ratings
Positive15.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative75.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

8 purchases

SpeedTrains

One-time8
  • No Ads$0.99
  • Extra Life$0.99
  • Extra Missiles$0.99
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  • NuclearMissiles$1.99
  • Infinite Missiles$3.99
  • Access All Levels$3.99
  • Infinite Life$3.99
  • Everything!$5.99
None

Design & Run Train

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SpeedTrains free?
SpeedTrains is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Design & Run Train free?
Design & Run Train is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SpeedTrains or Design & Run Train?
SpeedTrains is rated higher. SpeedTrains averages 4.1 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while Design & Run Train averages 1.8 from 23 ratings.
Do SpeedTrains or Design & Run Train have ads?
Design & Run Train shows ads; SpeedTrains does not.
Which is updated more often, SpeedTrains or Design & Run Train?
SpeedTrains ships an update every 6 weeks, and Design & Run Train every 47 months. Most recently, SpeedTrains was updated on October 20, 2026 and Design & Run Train on October 24, 2026.

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