Comparison

Train Station vs Toy Train 3D

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

Head to head
About

Train Station

Manage your own train station, collect thousands of real-life trains, and fulfill cargo contracts. Build and decorate your station, compete with friends, and discover train stories. Enjoy regular updates and seasonal events.

Highlights
  • Collect thousands of real-life trains
  • Manage and build your train station
  • Fulfill cargo contracts and earn rewards
  • Compete with friends and global leaderboards
  • Participate in seasonal events
  • Learn real-life train stories
Features
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Join hundreds of thousands train dispatchers, collect thousands of trains and learn real-life stories about them. Manage your station, earn resources by managing transport of passengers and gain various materials with freight trains. Use them to build up your train station and to purchase more passenger and cargo trains! Become a railway magnate in this awesome train simulator, finish hundreds of achievements, ship cargo to contract partners to gain awesome rewards. Cooperate with your friends to become a railroad tycoon, or compete with them in leaderboards to show off the power of your train fleet. Explore the largest collection of steam, diesel, electric, maglev and hyperloop trains from manufacturers all over the world, including Northern America, Germany, India, Australia and more. TrainStation Features: ▶ Enjoy regular weekly updates full of wonderful content ▶ Discover new achievements, contract partners and trains in seasonal events ▶ Find new friends among train enthusiasts from all over the world ▶ Build your station to gain bonuses for your freight trains ▶ Send passengers to various destinations and earn gold ▶ Collect real life locomotives, learn about them through information about them in museum ▶ Compete with people from all around the world, your country or friends in leaderboards ▶ Challenge yourself in strategic planning ▶ Explore the world of railway trade ▶ Show your unique station to the world Personalize your station with colorful railroad themes like Western, San Francisco, Orient, London, New York and many more. Engage in fascinating story based quests provided by numerous contract partners and earn experience points and awesome rewards in return. Build hundreds of different buildings and decorations and create your dream station, let your friends admire it and visit their own stations for inspiration, Collect real-life trains and learn about them in your Museum. Enjoy many events throughout the year, including spring, Halloween and Christmas events, each containing unique achievements, seasonal contract partners and themed locomotives, buildings and decorations. PLEASE NOTE! TrainStation is an online free simulation game to download and play that requires a network connection to play. Some in-game items can also be purchased for real money. if you don't want to use this feature please disable in-app purchases in your device's settings. Do you have any suggestions or problems in your train station? Our caring community managers would love to hear from you, visit https://care.pxfd.co/trainstation! Terms of Use: http://pxfd.co/eula Privacy Policy: http://pxfd.co/privacy Do you enjoy our train simulator game? Follow @TrainStation on social media to get the latest news and updates.

About

Toy Train 3D

Experience the joy of operating a miniature railway with this model railroad simulator. Design and build your own unique train layouts to bring your railway dreams to life.

Highlights
  • Model railroad simulation
  • Train operation gameplay
  • Customizable layout creation
  • Realistic toy train experience
  • Intuitive design tools
Features
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Toy Train 3D is a model railroad simulator. You can enjoy running a train. You can create the original layout.

Screenshots

Train Station4 screens
Toy Train 3D4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Toy Train 3D at none against Train Station's 14. Toy Train 3D also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 63%). Train Station's advantage is ratings volume (2.9K vs 10) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Train Station sells 14 one-off in-app purchases. Toy Train 3D asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Train Station against 4.5 for Toy Train 3D. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Train Station has 2.9K ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 63% of Train Station's written reviews are positive against 75% of Toy Train 3D's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Train Station ships an update every 2 months, Toy Train 3D every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Train Station versus Toy Train 3D: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrain StationToy Train 3D
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2.9K ratings) — better4.5 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews62.8% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.9K — better10
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size161 MB22 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperPixel Federation GamesKouichi Hayashi

Customer experience

Train Station

All ratings2,897 ratings
Positive89.5%
Neutral4.3%
Negative6.2%
Written reviews1,064 reviews
Positive62.8%
Neutral8.6%
Negative28.7%

Toy Train 3D

All ratings10 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Train Station

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Lost progress and saved data
  • Login and connectivity issues
  • Freezing and performance problems

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to customize train consists
  • More social features and multiplayer
  • Improved tutorial and onboarding
  • Offline mode or reduced internet dependency

Toy Train 3D

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

14 purchases

Train Station

One-time14
  • Beginners Package$2.99
  • Special Pack I$2.99
  • Special Pack II$3.99
Show 11 more
  • Special Pack XIII$4.99
  • Daily Gems - 30 Days$4.99
  • Special Pack III$7.99
  • Starter Bundle$9.99
  • Special Pack XIV$9.99
  • Special Pack IV$11.99
  • Special Pack V$17.99
  • Economy Pack$19.99
  • Special Pack VI$19.99
  • Business Kit$49.99
  • Corporate Package$99.99
None

Toy Train 3D

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Train Station free?
Train Station is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Toy Train 3D free?
Toy Train 3D is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Train Station or Toy Train 3D?
Train Station is rated higher. Train Station averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2.9K ratings, while Toy Train 3D averages 4.5 from 10 ratings.
Do Train Station or Toy Train 3D have ads?
Both Train Station and Toy Train 3D show ads.
Which is updated more often, Train Station or Toy Train 3D?
Train Station ships an update every 2 months, and Toy Train 3D every 6 weeks. Most recently, Train Station was updated on October 29, 2026 and Toy Train 3D on October 24, 2026.

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