Comparison

Train Station vs Indonesian Train Simulator

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

Indonesian Train Simulator

Experience realistic train simulation with dynamic track changing and a functional signaling system. Navigate a self-sufficient railroad environment, manage AI trains, and enjoy detailed Indonesian stations and passengers. Choose from various modes like Drive, Play Now, and Career.

Highlights
  • Dynamic track changing
  • Fully functional signaling system
  • Realistic AI train management
  • Multiple game modes (Drive, Play Now, Career)
  • Detailed Indonesian stations and passengers
  • Multiple camera angles
  • High-quality graphics
Features
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Indonesian Train Simulator is another high quality train simulation game from the stable of Highbrow Interactive, the creators of the mega-successful “Euro Train Simulator" and the path-breaking "Indian Train Simulator". Indonesian Train Simulator features “Track Changing” and fully functional “Signalling System”. The game boasts a self-sufficient railroad environment where all trains coexist and operate just like in the real world. Dynamic track-changing and sophisticated path selection systems enable all the AI trains to function smartly without stepping on each others’ paths. Since players will now rely entirely on signalling and track changing switches, the paths they take will be one among an exponential set of possibilities. This means they will find themselves stopping their trains on any of the platforms available at each station. “Drive” - where the player can design a scenario to their preference “Play Now” - users will instantly begin a simulation put together with randomized preferences “Career” - features uniquely designed missions FEATURES: 1. Track Change: A fully realized track changing functionality has been implemented, for the first time in a mobile train simulator. 2. Signal: Indonesian Train Sim makes use of fully functional signalling system. While waiting for the signal to turn Green, players will be able to see which other trains are currently occupying their path. 3. A Message System is in place to notify user of every activity happening within the game, offering suggestions when deemed necessary to information about penalty and bonus. The categories are Speed, Station, Track Switch, Route, Signal. 4. Multiple weather and time options. 5. Passengers: Special attention has been given to create passengers who look and dress like Indonesians. 6. Stations: The stations were designed to capture the feel of being in any Indonesian railway station. From the kiosks to the advertisement boards, the attention to detail is extreme. 7. Types of locomotives: GE U18C, GE U20C, GE CC206 8. Types of coaches: Passenger and Freight coaches 9. Sound design has been carefully crafted keeping the hustle and bustle of modern Indonesia in mind. The train sounds are best in class. 10. Camera angles: multiple, interesting camera angles have been provided: Driver, Cabin, Overhead, Drone, Reverse, Signal, Orbit and Passenger. 11. High quality graphics: The level of graphics has been pushed to new levels and anyone familiar with Indonesian routes will tell you how realistic the design is. 12. Available stations: Gambir, Karawang, Purwakarta, Bandung. We already have a lot of new features planned ourselves for the upcoming updates, but feel free to suggest your own ideas in the comments section and the ones getting most number of responses will be made available very soon. If you have any issue with the game, feel free to write to us and we assure you we will resolve them in an update. You do not have to give us a low rating to get our attention. As always, we are listening! Like our official Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/HighbrowInteractive/

Screenshots

Train Station4 screens
Indonesian Train Simulator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Train Station at every 2 months against Indonesian Train Simulator's every 6 months. Train Station also leads on ratings volume (2.9K vs 246) and review sentiment (63% vs 51%). Indonesian Train Simulator's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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 10 one-off in-app purchases and Indonesian Train Simulator sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Train Station against 4.6 for Indonesian Train Simulator. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Train Station has 2.9K ratings behind it against 246, 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 51% of Indonesian Train Simulator's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Train Station ships an update every 2 months, Indonesian Train Simulator every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Train Station versus Indonesian Train Simulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrain StationIndonesian Train Simulator
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2.9K ratings)4.6 (246 ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.9% of reviews — better51.1% of reviews
Number of ratings2.9K — better246
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 6 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size161 MB337 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperPixel Federation GamesHighbrow Interactive

Customer experience

Train Station

All ratings2,897 ratings
Positive89.5%
Neutral4.3%
Negative6.2%
Written reviews1,067 reviews
Positive62.9%
Neutral8.5%
Negative28.6%

Indonesian Train Simulator

All ratings237 ratings
Positive91.1%
Neutral3.8%
Negative5.1%
Written reviews90 reviews
Positive51.1%
Neutral8.9%
Negative40.0%

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

Indonesian Train Simulator

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Train Station

One-time10
  • Beginners Package$2.99
  • Special Pack I$2.99
  • Special Pack XIII$4.99
Show 7 more
  • Daily Gems - 30 Days$4.99
  • Starter Bundle$9.99
  • Special Pack XIV$9.99
  • Economy Pack$19.99
  • Special Pack VI$19.99
  • Business Kit$49.99
  • Corporate Package$99.99
10 purchases

Indonesian Train Simulator

One-time10
  • BB 300$0.99
  • CC 201$0.99
  • CC 205$0.99
Show 7 more
  • U18C$0.99
  • 40 Gem Pack$1.99
  • 90 Gem Pack$3.99
  • Remove Ad$3.99
  • 180 Gem Pack$5.99
  • 240 Gem Pack$8.99
  • 375 Gem Pack$13.99

Questions

Is Train Station free?
Train Station is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Indonesian Train Simulator free?
Indonesian Train Simulator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Train Station or Indonesian Train Simulator?
Indonesian Train Simulator is rated higher. Train Station averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2.9K ratings, while Indonesian Train Simulator averages 4.6 from 246 ratings.
Do Train Station or Indonesian Train Simulator have ads?
Both Train Station and Indonesian Train Simulator show ads.
Which is updated more often, Train Station or Indonesian Train Simulator?
Train Station ships an update every 2 months, and Indonesian Train Simulator every 6 months. Most recently, Train Station was updated on November 11, 2026 and Indonesian Train Simulator on November 6, 2026.

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