Comparison

Train Station vs Rail Lands

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

Rail Lands

Build and manage your own railway empire in this idle simulation game. Collect resources, construct buildings, and expand your network to become a tycoon. Enjoy a relaxing train journey with simple, one-touch controls.

Highlights
  • Idle empire building
  • Resource collection (gold, wood, stone)
  • Train station development
  • One-hand control
  • Hundreds of buildings and levels
  • Territory exploration
Features
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Rail Lands is one of the idle games, where you need to explore all about trains and developing your own business! Become a railway tycoon and enjoy a beautiful train simulator journey! Develop your city train station with city & train buildings and produce various products. You need to collect gold, wood and stone, spread the railway. After connecting to the railway, the train will start passing and run. You can get your revenue. To start to build your idle empire and become a tycoon capitalist, you need only one finger! Touch the screen and manage pocket tiny capitalist builder. He helps you to develop your railroad and all management game. Get gold and stones, chop trees, send your idle train from the platform and expand your lands! Rail Lands game tycoon features: - Simple and intuitive gameplay - One-hand control - Nice graphics - Hundreds of buildings and levels - Interesting game mechanics Explore new territories, establish your own railway station empire, coordinate and transport your trains according to your own simulator strategy! If you are a fan of idle management games, you’ll definitely fall for Rail Lands!

Screenshots

Train Station4 screens
Rail Lands4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Rail Lands at none against Train Station's 10. Rail Lands also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Train Station's advantage is review sentiment (63% vs 39%). On price, rating, ratings volume 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 10 one-off in-app purchases. Rail Lands asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Rail Lands holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.9K and 1.1K respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 63% of Train Station's written reviews are positive against 39% of Rail Lands's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Train Station ships an update every 2 months, Rail Lands every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Train Station versus Rail Lands: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrain StationRail Lands
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2.9K ratings)4.7 (1.1K ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.9% of reviews — better39.4% of reviews
Number of ratings2.9K — better1.1K
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size161 MB140 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperPixel Federation GamesAI Games FZ

Customer experience

Train Station

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

Rail Lands

All ratings1,095 ratings
Positive90.8%
Neutral5.4%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews71 reviews
Positive39.4%
Neutral18.3%
Negative42.3%

User reviews

Train Station

From 2.9K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Addictive gameplay
  • 👍 Detailed train models
  • 🚂 Variety of trains and eras
  • 🕰️ Relaxing time-based gameplay

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 💰 Expensive in-app purchases
  • 🕰️ Slow progression without spending
  • 🤖 Repetitive and grindy

Rail Lands

From 1.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great game concept
  • 🕹️ Fun gameplay loop
  • 💎 Cute graphics

Room to improve

  • 🔍 Lack of new levels
  • 💰 Excessive ads
  • 🐛 Buggy and crashes frequently

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

Rail Lands

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • New level not available
  • Ads cause game to crash
  • Progression resets to beginning

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add option to remove ads
  • Implement a mini-map
  • Improve sync/cloud save functionality
  • Add graphics/performance options

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Train Station

One-time10
  • Beginners Package$2.99
  • Special Pack I$2.99
  • Special Pack XIII$4.99
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  • 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
None

Rail Lands

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Train Station free?
Train Station is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Rail Lands free?
Rail Lands is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Train Station or Rail Lands?
Rail Lands is rated higher. Train Station averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2.9K ratings, while Rail Lands averages 4.7 from 1.1K ratings.
Do Train Station or Rail Lands have ads?
Both Train Station and Rail Lands show ads.
Which is updated more often, Train Station or Rail Lands?
Train Station ships an update every 2 months, and Rail Lands every 3 weeks. Most recently, Train Station was updated on November 13, 2026 and Rail Lands on November 12, 2026.

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