Comparison

Train Simulator & Maker Games vs Twisty Rails

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

Head to head
About

Train Simulator & Maker Games

Design, build, and test your own custom trains with a wide variety of parts. This app offers a fun and educational experience, enhancing spatial reasoning and mechanical understanding through creative train crafting.

Highlights
  • Build custom trains with various parts
  • Test trains on a 2D test track
  • Kid-friendly interface
  • Enhances spatial reasoning and mechanical understanding
  • Variety of train parts and upgrades
  • Driving sound effects and simulation
Features
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>> Train Maker is the perfect metal construction app for all gamers ages 3 to 103! >> In Train Maker you have to prove yourself as an accomplished master train builder! >> Professionally designed and brilliantly created train making app! Great for all who enjoy train crafting!! Build your train through a simple to use interface that will allow you to build the train of your dreams. Use a variety of different parts to build your ride. Add brakes, smokestacks, wheels, engines, headlights and more. There is no limit to what you can build! Test your train on the test track in a beautiful 2D environment. Use the gas pedal, acceleration and brakes while cruising down the rail.  The best part is, this game is not just fun, it can also help increase your I.Q. Train Maker can give you a greater sense of spatial-relationships, mechanical understanding, and the physics of machinery. FEATURES: - Kid friendly interface - Amazing learning potential - Simple and fun train building mechanics - Build your own trains and test them in the app - Cool graphics and game animations that totally rock - A variety of parts to add to your train, beautiful and fun 2D graphics - Awesome train upgrades to power up make your trains even cooler - Driving sound effects, simulation of gas pedals, acceleration and brakes - Fantastic in game test track to push your trains to the limits of your engineering skills You don’t have to be an auto maker to build trains, just this app!

About

Twisty Rails

Build and expand a marble run track to earn in-game currency. Merge colored balls to create new colors and increase your earnings. Rotate your view to admire your creation from different angles.

Highlights
  • Build marble run tracks
  • Earn in-game money
  • Expand toy by extending path
  • Merge colored balls
  • Create new colors
  • Rotate screen for different views
Features
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You will be addicted! Earn money as the marbles roll and enlarge your toy by extending the path in the desired direction. Create new colors by merging colored balls and earn more money with new colors. Rotate the screen to watch your toy from various angles.

Screenshots

Train Simulator & Maker Games4 screens
Twisty Rails4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Twisty Rails at 4.7 against Train Simulator & Maker Games's 3.7. Twisty Rails also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (16K vs 830). Train Simulator & Maker Games's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (52% vs 33%). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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. Train Simulator & Maker Games sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Twisty Rails sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Twisty Rails holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Twisty Rails has 16K ratings behind it against 830, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 52% of Train Simulator & Maker Games's written reviews are positive against 33% of Twisty Rails's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Train Simulator & Maker Games ships an update every 5 months, Twisty Rails every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Train Simulator & Maker Games versus Twisty Rails: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrain Simulator & Maker GamesTwisty Rails
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (830 ratings)4.7 (16K ratings) — better
Positive reviews52.5% of reviews — better32.6% of reviews
Number of ratings83016K — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS7.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB164 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRaymond NGUpperpik Oyun Yazilim ve Pazarlama Ticaret Anonim Sirketi

Customer experience

Train Simulator & Maker Games

All ratings830 ratings
Positive65.2%
Neutral7.7%
Negative27.1%
Written reviews162 reviews
Positive52.5%
Neutral1.9%
Negative45.7%

Twisty Rails

All ratings10,526 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral3.3%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews264 reviews
Positive32.6%
Neutral7.6%
Negative59.8%

User reviews

Train Simulator & Maker Games

From 830 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Engaging and creative gameplay
  • 🎨 Colorful and visually appealing design
  • 🧠 Helps develop thinking and creativity

Room to improve

  • 🚫 Excessive and intrusive ads
  • 💰 Paywall to access full game features
  • 🔍 Difficulty accessing the actual game

Twisty Rails

From 16K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Satisfying gameplay
  • 💡 Unique marble track concept
  • 🚀 Rewarding ad-watching

Room to improve

  • 🔥 Excessive ads
  • 🐛 Progress reset issues
  • 🔨 Buggy UI and functionality

Bugs and requests

Train Simulator & Maker Games

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Game freezes or crashes frequently
  • Ads overlapping and disrupting gameplay

Requested features

3 requests
  • Reduce frequency of ads
  • Offer a paid ad-free version
  • Improve accessibility for younger players

Twisty Rails

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Disappearing balls and buttons
  • Constant game resets
  • Paid ad-free option not working

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to build custom tracks
  • More levels and content
  • Improved ad-free experience

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Train Simulator & Maker Games

One-time1
  • Full Version$2.99
10 purchases

Twisty Rails

One-time10
  • Engineer$2.99
  • Financier$2.99
  • Manager$2.99
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  • Mega Bundle 50%$4.49
  • No Ads$4.99
  • 50 Tickets$4.99
  • 30 Tickets & No Ads$5.99
  • Bundle Pack$5.99
  • Mega Bundle$8.99
  • Ultra Bundle$12.99

Questions

Is Train Simulator & Maker Games free?
Train Simulator & Maker Games is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Twisty Rails free?
Twisty Rails is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Train Simulator & Maker Games or Twisty Rails?
Twisty Rails is rated higher. Train Simulator & Maker Games averages 3.7 out of 5 from 830 ratings, while Twisty Rails averages 4.7 from 16K ratings.
Do Train Simulator & Maker Games or Twisty Rails have ads?
Twisty Rails shows ads; Train Simulator & Maker Games does not.
Which is updated more often, Train Simulator & Maker Games or Twisty Rails?
Train Simulator & Maker Games ships an update every 5 months, and Twisty Rails every 10 days. Most recently, Train Simulator & Maker Games was updated on November 6, 2026 and Twisty Rails on November 9, 2026.

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