Comparison

Train Station vs Model Railways

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

Model Railways

Build and expand your dream model railway system. Collect and merge trains to level up, earn money, and unlock new track layouts. Experience the joy of creating your own miniature world.

Highlights
  • Build model railway systems
  • Collect and merge trains
  • Level up trains
  • Earn in-game money
  • Unlock new layouts
Features
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Fulfill your childhood dream of building a wonderful model railways system! This is the game you’ve been waiting for the whole time! Add trains, merge them to level up, make tons of money and unlock magnificent railways layouts! What are you waiting for?

Screenshots

Train Station4 screens
Model Railways4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Train Station at 63% against Model Railways's 24%. Model Railways's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and rating (4.7 vs 4.5). On price, ratings volume, 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 Model Railways sells 15 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Model Railways holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.9K and 2.4K respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 63% of Train Station's written reviews are positive against 24% of Model Railways'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, Model Railways every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on September 23, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Train Station versus Model Railways: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrain StationModel Railways
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2.9K ratings)4.7 (2.4K ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.8% of reviews — better24.3% of reviews
Number of ratings2.9K — better2.4K
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
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 MB444 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperPixel Federation GamesLinh Vu Pham

Customer experience

Train Station

All ratings2,883 ratings
Positive89.5%
Neutral4.4%
Negative6.2%
Written reviews1,062 reviews
Positive62.8%
Neutral8.6%
Negative28.6%

Model Railways

All ratings2,351 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral4.0%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive24.3%
Neutral21.6%
Negative54.1%

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

Model Railways

From 2.4K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Good game
  • 🚀 Lovely game to play

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Lots of bugs
  • 🔒 Ads not removed despite purchase
  • 🐛 Unable to unlock third area/track
  • 🐛 Rewards not granted after watching ads

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

Model Railways

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Unable to unlock third area/track
  • Rewards not granted after watching ads
  • Inconsistent progression and maxed out trains
  • Game crashes after unlocking second track

Requested features

3 requests
  • More levels/areas
  • Fix bugs and issues
  • Improve progression and unlock system

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
15 purchases

Model Railways

One-time15
  • Engineer of Train$0.99
  • Engineer of Roller Coaster$0.99
  • Accountant of Train$0.99
Show 12 more
  • Accountant of Roller Coaster$0.99
  • Money Pack 1$0.99
  • CEO of Train$1.99
  • CEO of Roller Coaster$1.99
  • Super Deal of Train$2.99
  • Epic Deal of Roller Coaster$2.99
  • Super Deal of Roller Coaster$2.99
  • Epic Deal of Train$2.99
  • Coin Pack 3$3.99
  • Money Pack 3$3.99
  • No Ads$4.99
  • Coin Pack 6$14.99

Questions

Is Train Station free?
Train Station is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Model Railways free?
Model Railways is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Train Station or Model Railways?
Model Railways is rated higher. Train Station averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2.9K ratings, while Model Railways averages 4.7 from 2.4K ratings.
Do Train Station or Model Railways have ads?
Both Train Station and Model Railways show ads.
Which is updated more often, Train Station or Model Railways?
Train Station ships an update every 2 months, and Model Railways every 2 weeks. Most recently, Train Station was updated on September 23, 2026 and Model Railways on September 23, 2026.

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