Train Simulator & Maker Games vs SketchRide!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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!
SketchRide!
Design and build your own 3D vehicles with various parts like wheels and boosters. Then, use your creations to navigate and conquer challenging levels in this drawing adventure.
- Design custom 3D cars
- Add wheels, boosters, and wings
- Conquer challenging levels
- Drawing adventure gameplay
- Vehicle customization
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Get ready for a drawing adventure with SketchRide! Sketch your own 3D cars, add wheels, boosters, wings and more, and conquer challenging levels. Download now and start rolling!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SketchRide! at 4.5 against Train Simulator & Maker Games's 3.7. SketchRide! also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 months). Train Simulator & Maker Games's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (830 vs 8). 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
Both are free to download. Train Simulator & Maker Games sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and SketchRide! sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
SketchRide! holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Train Simulator & Maker Games has 830 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Train Simulator & Maker Games ships an update every 5 months, SketchRide! every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Train Simulator & Maker Games | SketchRide! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (830 ratings) | 4.5 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 52.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 830 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 242 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | Raymond NG | PLAYCUS LIMITED |
Customer experience
Train Simulator & Maker Games
SketchRide!
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
SketchRide!
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Train Simulator & Maker Games
- Full Version$2.99
SketchRide!
- VIP Access (No Ads)$4.991 Month
Questions
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