Comparison

Steam Train, Dream Train vs The Tree That Ate Everything

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

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About

Steam Train, Dream Train

This interactive storybook brings a rhyming tale of a dream train to life with animated pictures and vocabulary learning. Children can record their own narration and explore the story at their own pace, making it a delightful experience for young train enthusiasts.

Highlights
  • Animated pictures
  • Vocabulary learning
  • Recordable narration
  • Interactive story exploration
  • Highlighted narration for literacy
  • Parental controls
Features
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*** From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site *** The dream train pulls into the station. One by one the train cars are loaded—polar bears pack the reefer car with ice cream, elephants fill the tanker cars with paints, tortoises load the autorack with race cars, kangaroos fill the hopper car with balls. Sweet (and silly) dreams are guaranteed for every train enthusiast! Explore animated pictures, learn new vocabulary, and personalize the story with your own narration. With irresistible artwork by best-selling illustrator Tom Lichtenheld and sweet, rhyming text, this book will have train lovers of all ages begging for more. *** Editor's Choice - Children's Technology Review *** *** 100 Noteworthy Apps - Children's Technology Review *** "Steam Train, Dream Train is a beautiful app that will delight young readers" - Geeks With Juniors "With light animation and educational features like touch-to-hear text, Steam Train, Dream Train captures young listeners with a lyrical tale. Immensely re-readable" - Digital Storytime Explore the Story: - ENCOURAGE literacy skills with highlighted narration - LEARN new words by tapping pictures - RECORD your own narration & share it with others - SELECT a scene with easy-to-use navigation - KEEP kids in the story with parental controls Designed for children ages 4-8 ---------------------- We'd Love To Hear From You! - Please share your thoughts in a review! Your experience matters to us. - Need tech support? Contact us at support@omapp.com - Say hello to us on FB! facebook.com/oceanhousemedia Official Chronicle Books LLC licensed App: www.chroniclebooks.com

About

The Tree That Ate Everything

This app uses augmented reality to bring a children's book to life. Characters move, talk, and interact with 3D environments, enhanced by music and voiceovers for an immersive storytelling experience. Designed for all ages, it makes reading magical and engaging.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality book experience
  • Animated characters and 3D environments
  • Music and voiceover narration
  • Interactive storytelling
  • Easy to use for all ages
  • Offline access to content
Features
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"The Tree That Ate Everything" by Bob Feiner and illustrated by Gina Hagen is the story of Jake and Austin, who are twins. Jake has Down syndrome, while Austin is typical. On their birthday, they play with their toys, but a magical tree wants to join them. It also happens to be the tree's birthday. Using augmented reality, the reading experience is redefined by bringing the printed material to life. This enhancement of the learning process is applicable for content designed for both kids and adults. BRING STATIC PRINTED PAGES TO LIFE - Printed pages present a magical experience with augmented media content. Characters from the book move, talk and do things just like the story in the book. Scenarios and environments illustrated in the book are presented in 3D and can be viewed in many different angles. ENJOY THE DRAMA OF THE BOOK WITH MUSIC AND VOICEOVERS -Storytelling is enhanced by voiceovers and music. The app narrates the story alongside the animations and 3D illustrations to truly portray emotions, feelings and drama intended by the author. EASY TO ACCESS ANYTIME & ANYWHERE - Makes it very easy for users to download the app and instantly get started with the experience. It is designed for all age groups. EASY TO USE WITH NO PRIOR EXPERIENCE NEEDED - The user points at the phone at the book and the app does the rest. The animations and sounds auto start as long as the page is open. Turning the page triggers the following page content. So essentially it is no different from reading the book page by page.

Screenshots

Steam Train, Dream Train4 screens
The Tree That Ate Everything4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: The Tree That Ate Everything at Free against Steam Train, Dream Train's $2.99. The Tree That Ate Everything also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 54 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Steam Train, Dream Train's advantage is ratings volume (95 vs 2). On ads, in-app purchases, 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

The Tree That Ate Everything is free to download; Steam Train, Dream Train costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

The Tree That Ate Everything holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Steam Train, Dream Train has 95 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Steam Train, Dream Train ships an update every 54 months, The Tree That Ate Everything every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Steam Train, Dream Train versus The Tree That Ate Everything: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSteam Train, Dream TrainThe Tree That Ate Everything
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (95 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings95 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 54 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size85 MB196 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOceanhouse MediaKAALO

Customer experience

Steam Train, Dream Train

All ratings95 ratings
Positive95.8%
Neutral1.1%
Negative3.2%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

The Tree That Ate Everything

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Steam Train, Dream Train

No in-app purchases

None

The Tree That Ate Everything

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Steam Train, Dream Train free?
Steam Train, Dream Train costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Tree That Ate Everything free?
The Tree That Ate Everything is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Steam Train, Dream Train or The Tree That Ate Everything?
The Tree That Ate Everything is rated higher. Steam Train, Dream Train averages 4.8 out of 5 from 95 ratings, while The Tree That Ate Everything averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Steam Train, Dream Train or The Tree That Ate Everything have ads?
Neither Steam Train, Dream Train nor The Tree That Ate Everything shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Steam Train, Dream Train or The Tree That Ate Everything?
Steam Train, Dream Train ships an update every 54 months, and The Tree That Ate Everything every 4 months. Most recently, Steam Train, Dream Train was updated on October 16, 2026 and The Tree That Ate Everything on October 3, 2026.

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