Comparison

Steam Train, Dream Train vs Transformers Rescue Bots

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

Transformers Rescue Bots

Join the Rescue Bots on a thrilling adventure to save missing friends! Transform into powerful dinosaur bots, solve problems, and become a hero in this interactive storybook based on the hit animated series. Features include character transformations, a live narrative, and reading modes for all levels.

Highlights
  • Rescue Bots transform into dinosaur mode
  • Interactive storybook adventure
  • Read to Me and Read Along modes
  • New vocabulary highlighted and sounded out
  • Sight Word practice section
  • Take a picture with Rescue Bots upon mission completion
Features
Currently charting
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“Get ready for some dino-mite Transformers fun”. A fun story for both newcomers and little fans of the series, this is another great production from the team at PlayDate Digital.” ~ App Addict “Many kids will agree that there are few things cooler than dinosaurs and robots, so of course combining them makes for a huge wow-factor.”~ Toy Insider The Rescue Dinos have arrived! Two friends of Griffin Rock Rescue, Professor Baranova and Frankie Greene, have gone missing on a mysterious island, but conniving and greedy Colonel Quarry, the only person who knows where to find them, is refusing to help! The latest TRANSFORMERS RESCUE BOTS interactive storybook app, based on the hit animated series, suits up the reader as the Rescue Team’s newest cadet and puts them at the center of the action, working with the Rescue Bots to save their friends and “roar to the rescue” in their new dinosaur forms! Optimus Prime personally recruits the reader as Griffin Rock’s newest Rescue Team cadet. To complete this rescue mission, the Rescue Bots will need to change into their ‘Dino Bot’ forms, but that may not be enough! Become a hero in this exciting, interactive adventure by helping the Rescue Bots train for their mission, outsmart Colonel Quarry, and work as a team to bring Frankie and Professor Baranova home. Your early and emerging readers will solve problems alongside the Rescue Bots and help a certain helicopter Bot take to the skies in a cool new form. When the going gets tough, the Rescue Bots go ‘Dino Bot!’ Key Features: • Special introduction by Optimus Prime! • Heatwave, Chase, Blades, and Boulder change into dinosaur mode! • Live action ‘play-by-play’ narrative • Interactive TRANSFORMERS RESCUE BOTS action on every page • Read to Me and Read Along modes for all levels of early and emerging readers • AutoPlay Feature brings the story to life • New and advanced vocabulary highlighted and sounded out on each page • Includes a Sight Word practice section • Take your picture with the TRANSFORMERS RESCUE BOTS when you complete the mission Designed to deliver these Learning Goals: Early and emergent literacy • New vocabulary • Expanding early reading skills • Increasing reading comprehension Social-Emotional • Teamwork • Problem-solving with a group

Screenshots

Steam Train, Dream Train4 screens
Transformers Rescue Bots4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Steam Train, Dream Train at 100% against Transformers Rescue Bots's 39%. Steam Train, Dream Train also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.4) and ratings volume (97 vs 7). Transformers Rescue Bots's advantage is update cadence (every 12 months vs every 54 months) and chart position (#131 vs unranked). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Steam Train, Dream Train costs $2.99 and Transformers Rescue Bots $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Steam Train, Dream Train holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Steam Train, Dream Train has 97 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Steam Train, Dream Train's written reviews are positive against 39% of Transformers Rescue Bots's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Steam Train, Dream Train ships an update every 54 months, Transformers Rescue Bots every 12 months. Both last shipped on October 26, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Steam Train, Dream Train versus Transformers Rescue Bots: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSteam Train, Dream TrainTransformers Rescue Bots
Price$2.99$2.99
Rating4.8 (97 ratings) — better4.4 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better39.0% of reviews
Number of ratings97 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 54 monthsEvery 12 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank—#131 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size85 MB926 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOceanhouse MediaPlayDate Digital Inc.

Customer experience

Steam Train, Dream Train

All ratings97 ratings
Positive95.9%
Neutral1.0%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Transformers Rescue Bots

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews41 reviews
Positive39.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative61.0%

In-app purchases

None

Steam Train, Dream Train

No in-app purchases

None

Transformers Rescue Bots

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Steam Train, Dream Train free?
Steam Train, Dream Train costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Transformers Rescue Bots free?
Transformers Rescue Bots costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Steam Train, Dream Train or Transformers Rescue Bots?
Steam Train, Dream Train is rated higher. Steam Train, Dream Train averages 4.8 out of 5 from 97 ratings, while Transformers Rescue Bots averages 4.4 from 7 ratings.
Do Steam Train, Dream Train or Transformers Rescue Bots have ads?
Neither Steam Train, Dream Train nor Transformers Rescue Bots shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Steam Train, Dream Train or Transformers Rescue Bots?
Steam Train, Dream Train ships an update every 54 months, and Transformers Rescue Bots every 12 months. Most recently, Steam Train, Dream Train was updated on October 26, 2026 and Transformers Rescue Bots on October 26, 2026.

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