Model Railroad Set vs Toy Train 3D
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Model Railroad Set
Experience the nostalgic joy of a virtual model train set. Drive trains on pre-made or shared layouts, control speed, honk the horn, and operate switches. Capture and share snapshots of your railway adventures.
- Drive trains on built-in layouts
- Operate switches and control speed
- Multiple camera angles
- Take and share snapshots
- Build custom train layouts
- Share layouts via email
- Animated scenery elements
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Relive the childhood joy of playing with a virtual model train set. Free version allows driving the train on our several built-in layouts or any that you receive via email from friends. Move the train forwards and backwards, faster or slower. Honk the horn. Operate upcoming switches. Instantly change between multiple camera angles to view and follow the train. Easily take in game snapshots to share via text, email, or social media. Purchase the optional Train Builder Kit to build your own train layout and share it via email with your friends. Others only need the free version and your email. Create your own model railroad from our extensive menu of train cars, track pieces, roadways, automobiles, rivers, buildings, trees and other items. Automobiles automatically follow the roadway, and stop at train crossings. Windmills and Merry Go Rounds are animated. Purchase the Train Builder Kit as an In-App purchase on either iOS or Apple TV and use on both. Layouts are stored in the cloud and accessible from both. Email your layout (using iOS version) to a friend and they can easily download the free version to play. They can later purchase the Train Builder Kit to add additional features themselves. Fun for all ages. Universal App - supports all iPhone and iPad models, including standard and Retina displays. Works with iOS 6, 7, 8 or 9.
Toy Train 3D
Experience the joy of operating a miniature railway with this model railroad simulator. Design and build your own unique train layouts to bring your railway dreams to life.
- Model railroad simulation
- Train operation gameplay
- Customizable layout creation
- Realistic toy train experience
- Intuitive design tools
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Toy Train 3D is a model railroad simulator. You can enjoy running a train. You can create the original layout.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Toy Train 3D at 75% against Model Railroad Set's 11%. Toy Train 3D also leads on rating (4.5 vs 2.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Model Railroad Set's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (74 vs 10). On price and update cadence 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. Model Railroad Set sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Toy Train 3D asks for nothing beyond the download.
Toy Train 3D holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Model Railroad Set has 74 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 11% of Model Railroad Set's written reviews are positive against 75% of Toy Train 3D's.
Model Railroad Set ships an update every 5 weeks, Toy Train 3D every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Model Railroad Set | Toy Train 3D |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (74 ratings) | 4.5 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 11.1% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 74 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | Magnin & Associates | Kouichi Hayashi |
Customer experience
Model Railroad Set
Toy Train 3D
Bugs and requests
Model Railroad Set
Reported bugs
10 issues- Won't take to the actual game
- Zoomed in, out of shape, glitched
- Buttons off screen
- Freezes phone
- Cannot be shut down, requires reboot
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- Items disappear when playing
- Tracks don't meet
- Purchase button does nothing
- Crashes frequently
- Tracks don't always connect
Requested features
8 requests- Make the game free to build
- Connect roads, waterways, and railways
- Better overall design
- Improve graphics
- Make own track functionality
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- Add hills
- List add-on details and prices clearly
- Combine building bits for custom creations
Toy Train 3D
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Model Railroad Set
- Train Builder Kit$3.99
Toy Train 3D
No in-app purchases
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