Comparison

The Marble Age vs Sid Meier’s Railroads!

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

Head to head
About

The Marble Age

Lead a Greek civilization from a small village to a world-dominating city-state over 4000 years. Manage population, technology, buildings, trade, exploration, and warfare while navigating historical events.

Highlights
  • Turn-based strategy
  • Civilization development
  • Technology invention
  • City building
  • Trade and exploration
  • Warfare management
  • Historical events
Features
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Turn-based historical simulation strategy. Develop the Greek civilization from the small village to the great city-state when it will dominate the world! **Pocket Gamer - Bronze Award ** During the 4000 years (from 3000 BC to 1000 AD), you will have to: • Raise the population • Invent technologies • Construct buildings • Trade goods • Explore world • Found new cities • Start and end wars with neighbors • Survive through the hundred real historical events. The key to victory is choosing the right development priorities, allocating resources and managing the foreign policy. Mechanics of the game is a mix of old-school game designs.

About

Sid Meier’s Railroads!

Become a railroad tycoon by building and managing intricate railway networks. Optimize routes, transport goods and passengers, and grow your profits through shrewd business decisions and innovation. Compete with historical figures to become the greatest rail baron.

Highlights
  • Lay tracks and design routes
  • Transport freight and passengers
  • Acquire patents and trade stocks
  • Build or buy industries
  • Compete with historical figures
  • Collect 40 famous trains
  • Train Table Mode for creative building
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Become history’s greatest rail baron in Sid Meier’s Railroads!, a classic of the tycoon genre now available for iPhone and iPad. In this captivating mix of model train set and railway management simulator, lay tracks and optimise routes to establish lucrative networks of cities and industries, transporting passengers, raw materials and goods across continents. Grow profits through efficiency, innovation, and shrewd business decisions as you acquire valuable patents, trade stocks, and build or buy industries. Compete with world leaders and industrial titans to achieve the ultimate goal — becoming the greatest railroad tycoon of the age! === TRY BEFORE YOU BUY Lay the foundations of your railroad empire during the Gold Rush, then unlock the full game for more maps, trains, and 16 charming scenarios spanning the golden age of rail. CREATE AN EMPIRE OF THE RAILS Carefully lay tracks and design routes to transport freight and passengers, refining and improving operations until your railroad runs like clockwork. STEAM ACROSS 16 CHALLENGING SCENARIOS Test your entrepreneurial mettle in a mix of historical and fictional scenarios, each with a distinctive map and unique objectives. Establish the first passenger line in 1830s Great Britain, stitch together the American West during the Gold Rush, or help Santa with the Christmas rush at the North Pole! COMPETE WITH HISTORY’S BEST Take on world leaders and captains of industry. Grow your business by acquiring industries and railroad-revolutionising patents, or play the stock market and buy out the competition. BRING 40 FAMOUS TRAINS TO LIFE Play with historically important engines from early steam locomotives like Stephenson’s Planet, to the high-speed French TGV, and many iterations and innovations in between. BUILD THE MODEL RAILROAD OF YOUR DREAMS Take the pressure off in Train Table Mode. No competition, time limits, or financial constraints — just all you need to create a railroad that’s as fun to watch as it is satisfying to build. === We recommend playing Sid Meier's Railroads! on iOS 15.5 or later. You need 1.7GB of free space on your device, though we recommend at least double this to avoid initial installation issues. Supported iPhones: • iPhone 6S / 6S Plus and later • Any iPhone SE • iPod Touch (7th generation, 2019) Supported iPads: • iPad mini (5th generation, 2019) and later • iPad Air (3rd generation, 2019) and later • iPad (5th generation, 2017) and later • Any iPad Pro • If you require assistance, please contact our support team at support@feralinteractive.com © 2006-2024 Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. Originally developed by Firaxis Games. Sid Meier’s Railroads!, Firaxis Games, 2K, Take-Two Interactive Software and their respective logos are trademarks of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. All rights reserved. Developed for and published on iOS by Feral Interactive. iOS and the iOS logo are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. Feral and the Feral logo are trademarks of Feral Interactive Ltd. All other trademarks, logos and copyrights are property of their respective owners. All rights reserved.

Screenshots

The Marble Age4 screens
Sid Meier’s Railroads!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Sid Meier’s Railroads! at Free against The Marble Age's $2.99. Sid Meier’s Railroads! also leads on ratings volume (1.4K vs 81). The Marble Age's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 5 months) and review sentiment (76% vs 59%). On rating, 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

Sid Meier’s Railroads! is free to download; The Marble Age costs $2.99 up front. The Marble Age sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Sid Meier’s Railroads! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for The Marble Age against 4.7 for Sid Meier’s Railroads!. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sid Meier’s Railroads! has 1.4K ratings behind it against 81, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 76% of The Marble Age's written reviews are positive against 59% of Sid Meier’s Railroads!'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Marble Age ships an update every 5 weeks, Sid Meier’s Railroads! every 5 months. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
The Marble Age versus Sid Meier’s Railroads!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Marble AgeSid Meier’s Railroads!
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (81 ratings) — better4.7 (1.4K ratings)
Positive reviews76.3% of reviews — better59.4% of reviews
Number of ratings811.4K — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6.1 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size86 MB1.6 GB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperMIKHAIL VASILEV18619964037Feral Interactive Ltd

Customer experience

The Marble Age

All ratings81 ratings
Positive95.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.9%
Written reviews139 reviews
Positive76.3%
Neutral7.9%
Negative15.8%

Sid Meier’s Railroads!

All ratings1,304 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral2.7%
Negative4.1%
Written reviews187 reviews
Positive59.4%
Neutral16.0%
Negative24.6%

Bugs and requests

The Marble Age

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Sid Meier’s Railroads!

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Disappearing tracks
  • Routing issues and inability to connect stations
  • Map freezing and becoming unresponsive

Requested features

5 requests
  • Larger maps
  • More scenarios and campaigns
  • Multiplayer mode
  • Ability to buy/sell shares
  • More train and engine variety

In-app purchases

1 purchases

The Marble Age

One-time1
  • Civilization points pack$0.99
1 purchases

Sid Meier’s Railroads!

One-time1
  • Full Game Unlock$12.99

Questions

Is The Marble Age free?
The Marble Age costs $2.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Sid Meier’s Railroads! free?
Sid Meier’s Railroads! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, The Marble Age or Sid Meier’s Railroads!?
The Marble Age is rated higher. The Marble Age averages 4.7 out of 5 from 81 ratings, while Sid Meier’s Railroads! averages 4.7 from 1.4K ratings.
Do The Marble Age or Sid Meier’s Railroads! have ads?
Neither The Marble Age nor Sid Meier’s Railroads! shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Marble Age or Sid Meier’s Railroads!?
The Marble Age ships an update every 5 weeks, and Sid Meier’s Railroads! every 5 months. Most recently, The Marble Age was updated on October 29, 2026 and Sid Meier’s Railroads! on October 29, 2026.

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