Comparison

Train Station vs RailRunner DCC WiFi Throttle

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

RailRunner DCC WiFi Throttle

Control your digital model railway with this universal WiFi throttle. Manage layouts, locomotives, and accessories, and program decoders directly from your device. Supports multiple DCC command station protocols for seamless operation.

Highlights
  • Universal DCC WiFi throttle
  • Supports WiThrottle, Z21, ECoS, LocoNet, XpressNet
  • Manage layouts, locomotives, accessories
  • Intuitive interface for driving trains
  • Decoder programming (programming track & POM)
  • RailCom support
Features
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YouChoos RailRunner - the easy way to run your digital model railway. Universal DCC WiFi Throttle talks to many DCC command stations over WiThrottle, Z21, ECoS, LocoNet and XpressNet protocols. Manage your model railway layouts, track plans, locomotives and accessories, and drive them all easily, with RailRunner's intuitive interface. Provides decoder programming via programming track and POM (programming on the main), as well as RailCom on DCC systems that support it.

Screenshots

Train Station4 screens
RailRunner DCC WiFi Throttle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Train Station at Free against RailRunner DCC WiFi Throttle's $14.99. Train Station also leads on ratings volume (2.9K vs 2). RailRunner DCC WiFi Throttle's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 63%) and in-app purchases (none vs 10). On device support and iOS requirement 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

Train Station is free to download; RailRunner DCC WiFi Throttle costs $14.99 up front. Train Station sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. RailRunner DCC WiFi Throttle asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

RailRunner DCC WiFi Throttle holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Train Station has 2.9K ratings behind it against 2, 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 100% of RailRunner DCC WiFi Throttle's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Train Station ships an update every 2 months, RailRunner DCC WiFi Throttle every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Train Station versus RailRunner DCC WiFi Throttle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrain StationRailRunner DCC WiFi Throttle
PriceFree — better$14.99
Rating4.5 (2.9K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.9K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size161 MB34 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperPixel Federation GamesJohn Gymer

Customer experience

Train Station

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

RailRunner DCC WiFi Throttle

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
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

RailRunner DCC WiFi Throttle

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
None

RailRunner DCC WiFi Throttle

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Train Station free?
Train Station is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RailRunner DCC WiFi Throttle free?
RailRunner DCC WiFi Throttle costs $14.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Train Station or RailRunner DCC WiFi Throttle?
RailRunner DCC WiFi Throttle is rated higher. Train Station averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2.9K ratings, while RailRunner DCC WiFi Throttle averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Train Station or RailRunner DCC WiFi Throttle have ads?
Train Station shows ads; RailRunner DCC WiFi Throttle does not.
Which is updated more often, Train Station or RailRunner DCC WiFi Throttle?
Train Station ships an update every 2 months, and RailRunner DCC WiFi Throttle every 3 weeks. Most recently, Train Station was updated on November 12, 2026 and RailRunner DCC WiFi Throttle on November 8, 2026.

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