Train Conductor World vs Metro Control
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Train Conductor World
Manage international railway traffic by building rail networks and solving complex puzzles. Drive trains, transport passengers and goods, and navigate challenging terrain. Master the chaos to become the richest rail manager.
- Build rail networks
- Solve railroad puzzles
- Transport passengers and goods
- Control train movements
- Navigate tunnels, mountains, and obstacles
- Experience various weather conditions
- Customize trains
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Master and manage the chaos of international railway traffic as the ultimate railroad tycoon. Build the rail network of your dreams; lay rails to solve the railroad puzzle with branching and forking roads at every turn. Pick your path and become the richest rail manager! Get in the driver's seat and take passengers to their destinations, dropping them at stations, and haul goods to ports and factories. Control and conduct the trains, marshalling them through tunnels, around obstacles and over mountains in this thrilling, fast-paced action arcade videogame. Connect your express trains across the railyard at breakneck speed. Try to avoid crashing, but I bet you can't. You'll need snappy strategy to master the chaos! Be on high-alert for explosive crashes, near-misses and split-second situations. Ring the bell and toot your horn while playing in all types of weather conditions. Find bullet trains, diesel trains, modern electric trains and trams. Customise your trains and pick your favourite train carriage style. It all counts when you're growing the biggest railway in the world. Let the locomotives loose! "Incredibly good looking. Supremely satisfying." - Touch Arcade "A brilliant mashup of genres that's wonderfully addictive." - Pocket Gamer "So tactile and satisfying" - Penny Arcade "A really well thought out puzzle game." - SlideToPlay "Train Conductor is a work of art." - Hittin Crits
Metro Control
Direct trains through a metro network, rerouting them around closed lines and other trains. The challenge increases as lines become busier, testing your ability to prevent crashes. Compete with other players on GameCentre.
- Direct trains on closed lines
- Reroute trains to avoid obstacles
- Increasingly challenging gameplay
- Compete on GameCentre
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Take control of your metro network. Direct trains around closed lines to get them safely to their destinations. Starts easy but prepare for more of a challenge when the lines get busier! Trains must finish on their own coloured lines. While passing through your network they can use other coloured lines to avoid closed lines and other trains. How long can you last without causing a crash!? Download now and compete with other players on GameCentre!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Metro Control at 80% against Train Conductor World's 63%. Metro Control also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Train Conductor World sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Metro Control sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Train Conductor World ships an update every 5 days, Metro Control every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Train Conductor World | Metro Control |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (5K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 62.7% of reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 6 days |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 320 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | THE VOXEL AGENTS PTY. LTD. | Jonathan Meikle |
Customer experience
Train Conductor World
Metro Control
Bugs and requests
Train Conductor World
Reported bugs
4 issues- Tracks not properly registering in the track bar
- Trains spawning in impossible-to-fix situations
- Ads not closing properly, causing game to freeze
- Inconsistent performance on newer devices
Requested features
4 requests- Add more cities and stations beyond Europe
- Implement a track piece trading or crafting system
- Introduce new train types and customization options
- Improve the daily challenge and reward system
Metro Control
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Train Conductor World
- Pack of 12 Wooden Track Tiles$2.49
- Urban Rolling Stock$3.99
- Pack of 12 Mystery Containers$3.99
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- Diesel Trains$3.99
- Royal Aero Express$3.99
- Pack of 8 Iron Track Tiles2 variants$4.99
- Ad Removal Tool + free undos$7.99
- Pack of 8 Iron Track Tiles$9.99
- Pack of 12 Iron Containers$9.99
- Pack of 12 Alloy Containers$29.99
Metro Control
- Pack of 5 Credits$0.99
- Unlock Full Version$0.99
- Remove Ads$2.99
Questions
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