Desert Golfing vs Railbound
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Desert Golfing
Experience an endless desert golf course with unique challenges. Navigate sandy landscapes and discover new holes with every play. This game offers a relaxing yet engaging golfing adventure.
- Infinite procedurally generated courses
- Unique desert environments
- Relaxing gameplay
- Simple controls
- Score tracking
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To see a world in a bunker of sand And a heaven in a wild cactus, Hold infinity in the pocket of your shorts, And eternity in Desert Golfing.
Railbound
A cozy puzzle game where you guide two dogs on a global train adventure. Bend and connect railways to help carriages reach the locomotive safely, navigating over 240 unique challenges across diverse landscapes. Enjoy a relaxing experience with charming visuals and a soothing soundtrack.
- Bend and connect railways
- Over 240 clever puzzles
- Train-inspired mechanics (tunnels, barriers, switches)
- Comic-book-inspired visuals
- Relaxing original soundtrack
- Pick up cute friends
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Railbound is a comfy track-bending puzzle game about a pair of dogs on a train journey around the world. Connect and sever railways across different landscapes and help everyone reach their homes. Solve over 240 clever puzzles ranging from gentle slopes to twisted passageways. BEND RAILS TO MAKE THE TRAIN GO ‘CHOO-CHOO' Place, remove and reroute connections so that carriages safely connect to the locomotive. But be careful and don’t make them run into each other! 240+ PUZZLES TO COMPLETE Our main levels will take you through a variety of locations at a relaxed pace. Forks along the road will lead you to spicy brainteasers that’ll please even the most demanding players! TRAIN-INSPIRED MECHANICS Use tunnels to cover vast distances in an instant. Delay trains using well-timed railway barriers. Switch tracks to reroute cars in different directions. Pick up cute friends on the way and encounter even more challenges on your journey! ART AND MUSIC FULL OF WHOLESOME VIBES Across the game’s world enjoy our comic-book-inspired visuals and a relaxing original soundtrack by the team behind Golf Peaks and inbento.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Railbound at every 3 days against Desert Golfing's every 2 weeks. Railbound also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.6). Desert Golfing's advantage is price ($1.99 vs $4.99) and ratings volume (652 vs 119). On review sentiment, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Desert Golfing costs $1.99 and Railbound $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Railbound holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Desert Golfing has 652 ratings behind it against 119, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 82% of Desert Golfing's written reviews are positive against 80% of Railbound's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Desert Golfing ships an update every 2 weeks, Railbound every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Desert Golfing | Railbound |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.6 (652 ratings) | 4.8 (119 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 81.8% of reviews — better | 80.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 652 — better | 119 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #64 | #63 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 229 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Captain Games Inc. | Afterburn Lukasz Spierewka |
Customer experience
Desert Golfing
Railbound
Bugs and requests
Desert Golfing
Reported bugs
3 issues- Certain holes are physically impossible to complete
- Ball behavior can be inconsistent and unpredictable
- Game freezes or crashes on some devices
Requested features
5 requests- Add a reset/restart option
- Introduce more varied obstacles and hazards
- Provide statistics and progress tracking
- Add support for syncing progress across devices
- Implement a night mode or color customization
Railbound
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Desert Golfing
No in-app purchases
Railbound
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Desert Golfing free?
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