Labo Train(4+) vs Train Go for iPad
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Labo Train(4+)
Design, decorate, and drive your own trains. Fix bumpy roads with various materials to ensure your trains and cargo reach their destination safely. Features include drawing tools, templates, and multiple game levels.
- Draw and decorate custom trains
- Use templates for drawing and coloring
- Multiple train templates and colors
- Fix broken roads with wood and rocks
- 24 physical levels across 4 scenes
- Save unlimited trains to garage
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* Best New Apps & Games! Featured by iTunes in 112 countries Labo Train is a creative game for kids 3-7. In this game, kids can create(design & decorate) & drive their own trains, and fix the broken roads with wood and rocks to help the trains & apples reach the destination safely! [VIDEO]: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLfl-WtyZ1A The roads are bumpy, be careful of your apples! - Features: 1. Free to draw trains; 2. Or follow the templates to draw & color; 3. 14 colors, 46 creativity and interesting train templates; 4. 15 exquisite tires, 20 beautiful stickers; 5. 4 scenes(daytime, night, rain, snow), 24 fun-filled physical levels; 6. 40+ broken roads need to be fixed; 7. Save trains to garage, unlimited. - About Labo Lado: We are a small team focus on developing creative and imaginative apps for kids. We do not collect any personal information or include any third-party advertising. For more information, please see our Privacy Policy: http://www.labolado.com/apps-privacy-policy.html Join our Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/labo.lado.7 Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/labo_lado - We value your feedback Feel free to rate and review our app or feedback to our email: laboladoapp@gmail.com. - Need Help Contact us 24/7 with any questions or comments: laboladoapp@gmail.com
Train Go for iPad
Design and build your own railway networks with various track types, stations, and tunnels. Then, bring your creations to life by adding trains and controlling their movement through your custom-designed landscapes.
- Lay various rail types
- Create elevated tracks and forks
- Add train stations and tunnels
- Place buildings and trees
- Select and control trains
- Switch train directions at forks
- Adjust camera zoom and angle
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Select the desired rail and connect it. Just tap to lay rails. Create a railway with elevated rails, forking rails, etc., as you want. Create a railway for your favorite train or bullet train and exercise your imagination and creativity. Great fun to run a train on a railway you created, and a great sense of accomplishment! Add train stations and tunnels to customize it. Then run trains on it! Instructions Tap the screen to add the desired rail. Tap the arrow in the direction you want to lay the rail. Very easy to lay rails. Tap on a background part to add buildings and trees wherever you want. After building the railway, tap on the Put Train button and select a train! You can add and delete trains and change the running direction. After you are done, tap the Start Train button to start running the train. When the train approaches a fork, use the following Fork button to switch the train's direction. Camera Mode Press "+" to zoom in. Press "-" to zoom out. Press the arrow to change the camera angle. Train tracking: Press ON to track a train.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Train Go for iPad at 4.6 against Labo Train(4+)'s 3.4. Train Go for iPad also leads on review sentiment (68% vs 44%) and ratings volume (708 vs 11). Labo Train(4+)'s advantage is ads (none vs shown) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Labo Train(4+) sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Train Go for iPad sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Train Go for iPad holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Train Go for iPad has 708 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of Labo Train(4+)'s written reviews are positive against 68% of Train Go for iPad's.
Labo Train(4+) ships an update every 5 weeks, Train Go for iPad every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Labo Train(4+) | Train Go for iPad |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (11 ratings) | 4.6 (708 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 44.4% of reviews | 68.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11 | 708 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 89 MB | 230 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Labo Lado Co., Ltd. | monois Inc. |
Customer experience
Labo Train(4+)
Train Go for iPad
Bugs and requests
Labo Train(4+)
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Train Go for iPad
Reported bugs
5 issues- Disappearing controls when placing certain track pieces
- Inability to delete/remove placed track
- Trains randomly stopping during operation
- Inconsistent save/load functionality
- Crashes and freezes when performing certain actions
Requested features
9 requests- Add more train models (especially steam trains and international trains)
- Implement train connection/coupling functionality
- Expand map/build area size
- Add roads, cars, and pedestrians
- Introduce day/night cycle and weather
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- Implement train schedule/timetable system
- Add more station/building types
- Allow manual train control/driving
- Improve cat behavior and interactions
In-app purchases
Labo Train(4+)
- All Levels$1.99
Train Go for iPad
- Railroad crossing$0.99
- Elevated station$0.99
- 10 Buildings Pack$0.99
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- 10 Buildings Pack2$0.99
- 3 Bridges Pack$0.99
- Local Station$0.99
- City station$0.99
- Train Pack 1$1.99
- 5 Trains Pack 14$1.99
- 5 Trains Pack 16$1.99
- 5 Trains Pack 18$1.99
Questions
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