Comparison

Train Station vs Subway School Simulator

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

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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

Subway School Simulator

Experience the life of a subway train driver, transporting students to and from school. Manage train speed, ensure timely arrivals, and upgrade to modern electric trains. Immerse yourself in realistic 3D graphics and detailed environments.

Highlights
  • Realistic train control mechanics
  • Modern 3D graphics
  • Detailed environment
  • Cockpit view immersion
  • Passenger transport gameplay
  • Train upgrades
Features
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Metro School Simulator - build a career as a subway train driver. Do you like to manage different techniques? Then this simulator is for you! Carry their parents from home to school and back. Remember - you are responsible for the lives of the passengers you carry! Smoothly accelerate and slow down, without disturbing the comfort of transported people. Stopping at the stations, make sure that all people enter, no one should be late for lessons! Get experience points and change to more modern electric trains! Open all the presented locomotives for a more successful passage of the game. Metro is one of the fastest modes of transport, capable of transporting passengers to destinations without any traffic jams in a very short time! On the straight sections of the route, accelerate to the maximum speed. Come to the cabin of the train! - Modern 3D graphics will give a lot of unforgettable impressions. - The mechanics of the electric train control is as close as possible to the real one. - A detailed environment will please even experienced players! - View from the cockpit will allow you to immerse yourself in the gameplay. - Qualitative soundtrack will create the atmosphere of the metro. Share your comments and leave ratings! Start playing now!

Screenshots

Train Station4 screens
Subway School Simulator3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Train Station at 63% against Subway School Simulator's 0%. Train Station also leads on rating (4.5 vs 1.8) and ratings volume (2.9K vs 5). Subway School Simulator's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 14) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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

Both are free to download. Train Station sells 14 one-off in-app purchases. Subway School Simulator asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Train Station holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Train Station has 2.9K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Train Station's written reviews are positive against 0% of Subway School Simulator's.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Train Station versus Subway School Simulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrain StationSubway School Simulator
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2.9K ratings) — better1.8 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews62.8% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2.9K — better5
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.06.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size161 MB302 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperPixel Federation GamesIrina Ivanova

Customer experience

Train Station

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

Subway School Simulator

All ratings5 ratings
Positive20.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative80.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

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

Subway School Simulator

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

Subway School Simulator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Train Station free?
Train Station is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Subway School Simulator free?
Subway School Simulator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Train Station or Subway School Simulator?
Train Station is rated higher. Train Station averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2.9K ratings, while Subway School Simulator averages 1.8 from 5 ratings.
Do Train Station or Subway School Simulator have ads?
Train Station shows ads; Subway School Simulator does not.

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