Comparison

TrainCanCan vs Monte Puzzles

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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

About

Monte Puzzles

Engage in a variety of color and shape-based mini-games with no strict rules or goals. As you play, a virtual tree grows, and you can revisit saved moments. Designed for all ages, it offers a relaxing and creative experience.

Highlights
  • Color sorting puzzles
  • Color arrangement activities
  • Shapes fitting puzzles
  • Matching pair games
  • Sticker placement
  • Color clip fastening
  • Growing virtual tree
  • Photo and time saving
Features
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Since you can freely play in any stage, there are no particular rules nor goals to attain. When you feel satisfied, press the "End" button to go to the next activity. Monte-chan characters looking like plant seeds will be your guides. The more you play, the bigger Monte-chan's tree will grow. Recommendations for Playing 1. Color sorting Sort the many colorful candy-like balls into boxes according to their color: yellow, blue, green, and pink. People who like to be organized will enjoy putting the same-color balls into one box. 2. Color arrangement Put 100 balls into 100 lattice spaces. There are 20 balls in each of the five colors. Use the balls to create a picture or arrange them into a regular pattern. Arrange the balls any way you want. 3. Shapes Puzzle Fit the pieces into the simple, matching shapes. After finishing, press the "Again" button to see more different shapes. You can keep playing for a long time. 4. Matching pair Fit two shapes into each hole. Feels good when it snaps into place. You can keep playing this for a long time. 5. Sticking stickers Stick on stickers that keep appearing. There are also gold and silver stickers. You can use it on special spots, or stick on all gold and silver. 6. Fastening color clip There is a piece of paper and one clothespin in the same color. Feels good to pin paper in the same color. Or create your own color combinations. App Features *App for all ages. Six virtual homes to play in for free. *The longer you play, the bigger Monte-chan's tree grows. (Grows after 12 minutes.) *With "Looking Back" on the title screen, you can see the photos and time randomly saved for that day. *The "Looking Back" activity record and growth of Monte-chan's tree will be reset once a day. *On the Settings screen, you can set the background music and sound effects.

Screenshots

TrainCanCan4 screens
Monte Puzzles3 screens

Verdict

The call

TrainCanCan and Monte Puzzles both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 89% of TrainCanCan's written reviews are positive against 21% of Monte Puzzles's. TrainCanCan also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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

Both are free to download. Monte Puzzles sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. TrainCanCan asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for TrainCanCan against 4.4 for Monte Puzzles. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 27 and 15 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 89% of TrainCanCan's written reviews are positive against 21% of Monte Puzzles's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TrainCanCan ships an update every 3 weeks, Monte Puzzles every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
TrainCanCan versus Monte Puzzles: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrainCanCanMonte Puzzles
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (27 ratings)4.4 (15 ratings)
Positive reviews88.9% of reviews — better21.4% of reviews
Number of ratings27 — better15
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size256 MB128 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerhiroyuki uchidamonois Inc.

Customer experience

TrainCanCan

All ratings27 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral3.7%
Negative7.4%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive88.9%
Neutral11.1%
Negative0.0%

Monte Puzzles

All ratings15 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral13.3%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive21.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative78.6%

In-app purchases

None

TrainCanCan

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Monte Puzzles

One-time1
  • Ad-free Pack$0.99

Questions

Is TrainCanCan free?
TrainCanCan is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Monte Puzzles free?
Monte Puzzles is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, TrainCanCan or Monte Puzzles?
TrainCanCan and Monte Puzzles are both rated 4.4 out of 5 on the App Store, from 27 and 15 ratings respectively.
Do TrainCanCan or Monte Puzzles have ads?
Both TrainCanCan and Monte Puzzles show ads.
Which is updated more often, TrainCanCan or Monte Puzzles?
TrainCanCan ships an update every 3 weeks, and Monte Puzzles every 4 months. Most recently, TrainCanCan was updated on October 2, 2026 and Monte Puzzles on October 10, 2026.

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