Comparison

Easy Train Game vs Auctorium

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

Head to head
About

Easy Train Game

Design your own city and railway system by drawing tracks and placing buildings and trees. Experience being a train conductor with interactive driving controls and multiple camera views.

Highlights
  • Draw and create railway tracks
  • Place buildings, trees, and puddles
  • Drive trains with accelerator and brake
  • Multiple camera angles
  • Switch between normal, driver, and camera modes
  • Undo last creation
Features
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You can make the regular trains and bullet trains run with simple controls. Driver mode makes you feel like a conductor! If you drag along the screen it will create rails that a train will start to run on. If you touch the screen buildings, trees and puddles will appear. Touch and drag along the screen and create your own city! It's also fun to see what happens when the train bumps into buildings, trees and puddles. When you press the “Drive” button it changes to conductor mode where you feel just like you're really there. Use the accelerator and the brake to drive the train!! If you touch up, down, left or right on the screen while driving you will be able to look at the other trains that are running from different angles!! In camera mode you can follow the trains from many different angles. Enjoy checking out your own personal city!! ****How to Play**** Normal Mode -Create rails by dragging along the screen and a train selection list will appear. (You can also choose auto-select from the menu.) -the train will start to run once You choose a train. -If you tap the screen, buildings, trees and puddles will be placed. (Change with the bottom left “placement” button.) -Adjust the camera in 4 levels with the “Larger” and “Smaller” buttons. -If you press the “Drive” button it will switch into conductor mode. -If you press the “Camera” button it will switch into camera mode. -If you press the “Trash” button it will remove the last railway and object you created. Conductor Mode -Change the speed with the “Break” and “Accelerator” buttons. -If You press up, down, left or right on the screen You can Change the camera angle. -The ”Change Train” button will change the train to another train. -The “Larger” and “Smaller” buttons will adjust the camera to 4 different levels. -The “Return” button returns to normal mode. Camera Mode -Follow the trains from various perspectives. -the camera will Change If You tap the screen. -The “Change Train” button will change the train to another. -The “Return” button will return you to normal mode.

About

Auctorium

Features
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Auctorium is a native workspace for academic researchers to manage the full publication lifecycle: track submissions, organize venues, stay ahead of deadlines, and keep your research work structured across devices. Whether you are writing your next paper, waiting on reviews, preparing camera-ready files, or planning a conference trip, Auctorium centralizes the workflow that usually lives across spreadsheets, email threads, and scattered reminders. KEY FEATURES Submission Tracking • Track papers from Idea to Published with dedicated academic statuses • Associate submissions with venues (conferences, journals, workshops, special issues, preprints) • Store titles, abstracts, tags, coauthors, notes, and attachments • Keep multiple deadlines per submission (abstract, full paper, notification, camera-ready, presentation, and more) Venue Management • Build a clean database of your target venues • Save dates, locations, websites, notes, and important deadlines • Favorite venues and quickly filter/search by type, year, or location • Reduce duplicates with smarter venue organization (series + year) Deadlines and Reminders • Create timezone-aware reminders for any deadline • Multiple reminders per deadline (days/weeks/months ahead) • Local notifications, deep links to the exact item, and a clear overview of what is coming next Dashboard and Focus • At-a-glance view of active submissions, pending reviews, and upcoming deadlines • Recent activity feed for status changes and updates • Fast search across submissions and venues iCloud Sync • Optional iCloud sync powered by CloudKit + SwiftData • Your data stays in your iCloud account and syncs across your devices Widgets and Deep Links • Home Screen widgets for upcoming deadlines and status awareness • Tap a widget to open the exact context in-app via deep linking Unlimited Access (Included) • Unlimited submissions and venues • Bulk import (CSV) and advanced workflows • Included for all users (no subscription required) PRIVACY Auctorium is designed to be privacy-first. Your core data is stored locally and (if enabled) in your personal iCloud account. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Easy Train Game4 screens
Auctorium4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Easy Train Game at Free against Auctorium's $4.99. Easy Train Game also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.2). Auctorium's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 5 months). On in-app purchases 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

Easy Train Game is free to download; Auctorium costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Easy Train Game ships an update every 5 months, Auctorium every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Easy Train Game versus Auctorium: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEasy Train GameAuctorium
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.5 (308 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews90.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings308 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size194 MB57 MB
Age rating4+17+
Developermonois Inc.Ezequiel Santos

In-app purchases

None

Easy Train Game

No in-app purchases

None

Auctorium

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Easy Train Game free?
Easy Train Game is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Auctorium free?
Auctorium costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Easy Train Game or Auctorium have ads?
Easy Train Game shows ads; Auctorium does not.
Which is updated more often, Easy Train Game or Auctorium?
Easy Train Game ships an update every 5 months, and Auctorium every 5 days. Most recently, Easy Train Game was updated on October 13, 2026 and Auctorium on October 9, 2026.

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