TrainCanCan vs Flappy Gus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TrainCanCan
Engage in fun train simulations with various locomotive types, including bullet trains and maglevs. Interact with the environment by tapping icons to trigger events like crossings, tunnels, and scenery changes. Special items offer unique gameplay enhancements.
- Multiple train types (bullet, maglev, steam)
- Interactive environment elements (crossings, tunnels, bridges)
- Special item power-ups
- Manual and automatic train control modes
- Scenery and vehicle variety
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You can have fun running various trains, including bullet trains, regular trains, steam locomotives, and maglev trains. Simply tap the icons to easily switch between different types of trains and enjoy! Icons will appear from the bottom left, so try tapping them. You can transform into various trains, and crossings, tunnels, and bridges will also appear. Freight trains and trams will also make an appearance. In addition, various vehicles will appear on the screen, so try tapping them! Something fun might happen! Icon Descriptions - Maglev Train Icon: Transforms into a maglev train for a limited time. - Regular Train Icon: Changes into various types of regular trains. - Bullet Train Icon: Transforms into a bullet train for a limited time. - Steam Locomotive Icon: Transforms into a steam locomotive for a limited time. - Railroad Crossing Icon: Displays a railroad crossing. - Tunnel Icon: Displays a tunnel. - Bridge Icon: Displays a bridge. - Station Icon: Automatically stops at stations. (In manual mode, you must stop at the station yourself.) - Scenery Change Icon: Changes the scenery to a different route. - Horn Icon: Sounds the train's horn. There are four special item buttons (single-tap version) that can be used without consuming hearts. Pressing the unlimited special item button at the top of the screen consumes 5 hearts and allows you to use special items freely for 60 seconds. The special items are: 1. "Big Button": Makes the train grow bigger in two stages. 2. "Railroad Crossing": Allows you to place railroad crossings as much as you like. 3. "Freight Train": Makes a freight train pass by. 4. "Tram": Makes a tram appear. Hearts regenerate over time. In manual mode, you can control the train manually. Many working vehicles, police cars, ambulances, fire trucks, buses, construction vehicles, sports cars, compact cars, and minivans will also appear, so look forward to them
Flappy Gus
Guide a character through a forest by tapping to make them jump over obstacles. Challenge yourself to achieve the highest score possible in this simple, engaging game.
- Tap to jump gameplay
- Navigate through trees
- Avoid hitting obstacles
- High score tracking
- Simple one-touch controls
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Embark on your journey through the woods with Flappy Gus! Tap the screen to make Gus jump through the trees, but be careful not to hit any of them! See how far you can go, can you beat your high score?!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Flappy Gus at 5.0 against TrainCanCan's 4.4. Flappy Gus also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). TrainCanCan's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 128 months) and ratings volume (27 vs 2). On price 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Flappy Gus holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TrainCanCan has 27 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
TrainCanCan ships an update every 3 weeks, Flappy Gus every 128 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TrainCanCan | Flappy Gus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (27 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 88.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 27 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 128 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 256 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | hiroyuki uchida | Danielle Sears |
Customer experience
TrainCanCan
Flappy Gus
In-app purchases
TrainCanCan
No in-app purchases
Flappy Gus
No in-app purchases
