Tiny Rails
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Tiny Rails

Tiny Train, Big Adventure!

Trophy Games Canada Inc.

How much does Tiny Rails cost?

Prices are current as of 4 Oct 2026.

1 subscription from $3.99

In the United States, Tiny Rails has 1 subscription priced $3.99. It comes with a 3 days free trial.

SubscriptionPeriodPrice
VIP Gold PassWeeklyTrial: 3 days$3.99

9 one-time purchases from $1.99

In the United States, Tiny Rails has 9 one-time purchases priced $1.99 – 19.99.

ProductPrice
Eurotrip Deal$1.99
Kickstarter Deal$1.99
Booster Deal Pack$4.99
Care Package$4.99
Gems (Tiny)$4.99
Care Package 2$9.99
Gems (Small)$9.99
Care Package 3$19.99
Gems (Medium)$19.99

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Tiny Rails reviews

4.6 out of 5, based on 15,984 reviews.

What people like

  • Very relaxing and chill vibes
  • Adorable pixel art style
  • Fun train collecting mechanics

What they complain about

  • Ads interrupt you constantly
  • Support never actually helps
  • Keeps crashing when you open it
  • Progress gets lost without warning
★★★★★ United States · v2.22.18 · 28 Aug 2026

Pretty good game

I remember playing this when I was younger and really enjoying at the time. I redownloaded it because it popped up and now it’s even better than I remember

— FatBoyFalcon

★☆☆☆☆ Canada · v2.22.18 · 20 Aug 2026

Not fun

It’s hard

— Charlie Matheson

★★★★☆ United States · v2.22.18 · 29 Aug 2026

Amazing game, a few recommendations

First, I want to say this game is very addicting and I’ve spent more time and money than I’d like to mention on it, but with that there are a few things I want to address/recommend, my main thing is the offline money generation. Coming back the next day to 3000 passengers served for only like 3000 gold is insane, when I could make that dropping like 30 passengers on a single trip, oh and for only 5 gems you can multiply it to get what you really should be making in the first place, I think that system should be increased substantially. Lastly, I highly recommend adding some kind of preset system for our trains, ie, if I was wanting to focus on passenger transport, or cargo transport, I would use different cars and engines and so on, so being able to switch between a preset for those would be nice. Again great game and thank you

— Dosebud

★★☆☆☆ Canada · v2.22.18 · 18 May 2026

Measly rewards structure

Filling city resource demands rewards you next to nothing, and the constant ad bombardment is annoying. I would like the game a lot more if there was something worth the effort.

— wynnyase

★★★☆☆ United States · v2.22.18 · 15 Jul 2026

Was great until

I’ve been playing this for almost a month and all of the sudden cannot collect money from the train cars anymore. Including the caboose, which works is the in game vault

— FireWolf14067

★★★★★ United States · v2.22.18 · 18 Aug 2026

OMG OMG this game is so cool 100/100 I’m addicted so much y’all are the best

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

— Miahplazy tiny rails fan

★☆☆☆☆ United States · v2.22.18 · 11 Aug 2026

Doesnt give you your in app purchases

I purchased the VIP subscription which claimed to give 3 free trial days, two gumball rolls upon purchasing and a free gumball roll every four hours among other things. I purchased the subscription, the listing in the store went away so i could not verify the perks I have not received and was charged immediately instead of being given a trial.

— enjoylala

★★★★☆ United States · v2.22.18 · 17 Aug 2026

game is still great butttt

game is still amazing and still how i remembered it but for some reason i can’t get back my old data

— blameuriel

★★☆☆☆ United States · v2.22.18 · 16 Feb 2026

In-app purchases

I am really struggling to understand why there isn’t a one-time purchase to get rid of ads like most other apps have. I would love to have that feature without having to shell out nearly 4 dollars every week.

— adamb122

★★★☆☆ United States · v2.22.18 · 29 May 2026

Can’t reload data from January

I can’t reload my data from January instead the closest is about a year and a half ago.

— Can’t reload correct data

★★★★★ United States · v2.22.18 · 7 Aug 2026

Love it

I love the game. I just wish that when you were choosing a cart from like the gumball machine, you got like three choices or like more options to choose from or like an option to buy train cars for coins and more variety because I wanna stick with certain themes sometimes and not like have mixed up stuff but good game

— jkhntdhuobnohdfg

★☆☆☆☆ Canada · v2.22.18 · 13 Jul 2026

No Audio

No audio on iPhone 17

— Skalra7117

★★★★☆ United States · v2.22.18 · 25 Jul 2026

Please improve the language

I fall in love with the game,it’s very great for myself. I’m very interested in trains.The game is partly good,but the language in Simplified Chinese was not well than before. I hope you can repair the problem.

— 凯文lou

★★☆☆☆ United States · v2.21.18 · 28 Jan 2026

Glitched

Fun game but the main quest glitched and skipped ahead 2 chapters instantly. I missed the story and all the rewards. Total loss of interest after spending money on it. Oh well

— Razor7gt

★★★☆☆ United States · v2.22.18 · 3 May 2026

Great but missing stuff

Over all the game is super fun but mobile needs to have a menu screen button. The trains are super cool as well but it would be cool if we had some higher booster/buff benefits of those trains or train combos. New more modern trains would be awesome as well. To top it off it would be so cool for Iceland to have spot on the map with missions and as well as the north and doubt poles yeah it’s not realistic doesn’t have to be that’s the fun part of a animated fun train game.

— ..NG40..

★★★★★ United States · v2.22.18 · 24 Jul 2026

Started playing its fun af and chill to play on roadtrips and at home

The best game

— Hot wheels man121

★☆☆☆☆ United States · v2.22.18 · 3 Jul 2026

Really?

3.99 a week for no random ads? I would’ve been fine with even a option for 30 dollars to remove ads entirely but at that, I don’t care how good your game is.

— RelasTarkun

★★★★☆ United States · v2.22.18 · 12 Jul 2026

PLEASE ADD A FEATURE TO ADD SAVE SLOTS!

6/10

— Ilovetrainslol35

★★☆☆☆ Canada · v2.21.18 · 28 Dec 2025

Vault doesn’t work

Every time I log in after about multiple hours of not being in, my vault is empty and it only fills up when I’m online and playing.Also, it doesn’t fill up quickly at all.

— Fernsjsl

★★★☆☆ United Kingdom · v2.17.18 · 22 Sept 2025

Good game but not for everyone.

Only thing to say is get ready for the grind.

— Danlolol123

★★★★★ United States · v2.22.18 · 24 Jul 2026

:)

Great game but can you please add behemoth coal car

— I like steam trains

★☆☆☆☆ United States · v2.22.18 · 26 Apr 2026

Story line?

I’ve played up to the point where the story line doesn’t continue. Waiting for an update so I can keep expanding and find out what happens next. Wrote an email and was told there is no timeline or expectation for this to happen. Yet, events keep getting updated. I’ve stopped playing, no point now. Huge waste of time to not even be able to finish the story. Please work on expanding the main story line!

— TooTired210

★★★★☆ United States · v2.22.18 · 26 May 2026

Great game, change the app icon though!

Please make a better icon for this app!! Maybe use some pixel art from the game! The aesthetic is great :)

— eXaFcrash

★★☆☆☆ United Kingdom · v2.14.18 · 6 Mar 2025

Abandoned game

Games clearly not finished and it seems the developer refuse to fix the issue with it anymore, I don't get money from arriving at any stations and there's so much bugs it's sad, it was such a good game with an amazing art style and feature. How the mighty have fallen :(

— Tayooo05

★★★☆☆ Canada · v2.17.18 · 1 Aug 2025

Why isn’t Banff forested?

Banff is known for its forests and clear lakes. Why is it a city? Calgary doesn’t look right either!!! Where’s the city????

— Banff doesn’t look right

★★★★★ United States · v2.22.18 · 20 Jul 2026

Love it

I love the game so much I unlocked a new country called Canada but there is one thing missing: More trains. Add more trains to almost all checklists in the game, daily rewards, and even the shop. I love the game so much that you guys should add more train cars, locomotives, and cabooses

— Qing Yi

★☆☆☆☆ Canada · v2.22.18 · 31 Mar 2026

Vault not working offline

I cannot seem to collect more than $7,000 in my vault when the game is running all night. It will say something like 100 stations and such but will only make a couple thousand. I have auto depart on and have tried setting a way point and not but neither seems to make a difference. I cannot find a way to contact the developer about this .

— Ihod123

★★★★☆ United States · v2.22.18 · 13 Mar 2026

Almost perfect

I honestly love the game so much, amazing mechanics. Its just difficult to progress when the money just doesnt collect. You log in after how ever long and your balance just doesnt change. So its extremely difficult to progress. But I want to keep playing none the less because I love the story, the mechanics, and the quaint little graphics. To the devs: I hope you can fix that because this is a great game.

— DimontDev

★★☆☆☆ Australia · v2.13.18 · 15 Dec 2024

Don’t like it now because of update 2.10.11

In update 2.10.11 you changed a lot of thing and some of those things you changed I don’t like the change I don’t know how to describe what changes I don’t like but 1 I can say is I can’t get the mega gift box now for ads like I could before 2 now I don’t get 50 gems for the tasks of the country now which I don’t like because now it’s hard to get gems and cars because I need gems to get cars. So can you change it back plz

— Belly5695

★★★☆☆ United Kingdom · v2.10.17 · 1 Jan 2024

Cool game, some frustrating bugs tho

Really like the chill vibes of the game, but I got the reoccurring bug that if I leave the game running in the background, the in-game time will not go ahead and I get no progress. Also some UI elements do not show properly with newer iPhones with rounded corners and notches.

— (+ 1 1)

★★★★★ United States · v2.22.18 · 17 Jul 2026

fun

fun game 👍

— yah boom

★☆☆☆☆ United States · v2.22.18 · 2 Mar 2026

Fun pixel train slideshow

Very Addicted to this but then I drop my phone and Broke my PhOne 😦

— Whyevenbotherforanickname

★★★★☆ United States · v2.21.18 · 23 Dec 2025

The game

Overall the game is good but the only thing that I don’t like is the obstructions they are annoying because they don’t let you skip to your destination.

— kbij8g

★★☆☆☆ Canada · v2.10.16 · 14 May 2023

Ripped off

I previously gave this game 5 stars but after i purchased one of the express packs i have to give only 2. The pack showed i would get 1000 wheat and 300 uranium but I didn’t get anything.

— Krichardson92

★★★☆☆ United Kingdom · v2.10.16 · 12 Aug 2023

BRITIAN

Could use more British train

— class43HST253051

★★★★★ United States · v2.22.18 · 11 Jul 2026

Love this game.

It’s so relaxing! I am usually watching videos while I collect cargo but watching the train move along is peaceful for me. Ads are optional but I’m always clicking on them for extra gems etc. I truly enjoy the relaxing vibes.

— SL_Wulff

★☆☆☆☆ United States · v2.22.18 · 23 Feb 2026

Worst Game

You have to spend gems to progress. The devs will respond and say you don’t but clearly they have not played the game which is even sadder. You need gems to level up and have to buy gems or watch about 1000+ adds to get enough gems to level a few times. Also their don’t pay out tapjoy rewards so don’t even waste your time.

— Balake42114468

★★★★☆ Canada · v2.18.18 · 15 Oct 2025

Great game, lack of support

I’ve been regularly playing this game for a long time, and had lots of fun. My only complaint is that when there are glitches, they can end up wasting huge amounts of time and effort, and there is zero, and I mean zero, recourse to get anything fixed. So enjoy, but beware that very occasionally you will lose days or even weeks of progress and have no process to get anything fixed.

— TheJaice

★★☆☆☆ Australia · v2.10.15 · 9 Feb 2023

Inappropriate Ads!

Love the game, but many of the ads automatically open a link in the App Store or a browser… which I’m pretty sure they are not supposed to do. The ads are also not appropriate for children, so this game should not be rated as 4+.

— Shellybelles

★★★☆☆ United Kingdom · v2.10.16 · 10 Apr 2023

A slight slip from its former greatness

What use to be a brilliant game has been poisoned via adverts. It’s style was incredibly unique and stood out in the store. However recent changes have led to more ads and less chances for gems. Billboards ruin the aesthetic of the game and the offer to spend gems to speed up travel time is annoyingly constantly in front of your face and can not be taken down which can ruin a previous nice view. Ads previously were a nice boost of support but now seem required to grow. I also understand the fact this game is free and some level of ads needs to be in the game for a profit. But with less gems being available from them and more of them being around it’s lost it’s spark. VIP seems like an interesting idea I would be tempted by IF it was a single one time purchase not £4 a month! I would rather buy myself a coffee in the morning from Starbucks. It also feels like you constantly get pop ups to buy one thing or another which you can’t get out of your face! Furthermore I’ve had an offer for £9.99 that says it had less then a minute left as if pressuring you to buy….then comes back a minute later saying it can be bought for another 12 minutes before the cycle continues! It just feels it has lost itself and become a generic game instead of the individual it once was! It’s still enjoyable but nothing special as it was before! A disappointing betrayal to loyal fans.

— Meateo

★★★★★ United States · v2.22.18 · 11 Jul 2026

Amazing game!!

I lava this game so much

— Keelan3517

★☆☆☆☆ United States · v2.22.18 · 8 Feb 2026

Lost all my progress

I just lost all of my progress and I cant get it back. I tried hitting the “restore data” option but it will not put my progress back. I was over a level 115. All the trains I have acquired and bought with real money are gone. Please help me.

— whamit

★★★★☆ Canada · v2.13.18 · 19 Dec 2024

Why

Why did you change the games icon to ai?

— ilovedtinyrailsbeforetheaiicon

★★☆☆☆ Canada · v2.10.15 · 8 Feb 2023

Bundles not available

Game’s good, but resentful I found the train packs on the left side of the shop shows shadowed and not available any more. Plus, the new advertising and gem purchasing scheme is awfully terrible.

— Stain233

★★★☆☆ United Kingdom · v2.10.06 · 14 Aug 2021

Game glitch

I was going to play the game but it glitches and I can’t play so fix it plz

— Gabriel Chacin

★★★★★ United States · v2.22.18 · 11 Jul 2026

Continue!

A very healing game ,I played it six years ago .I really like the type of this game !Please go for it

— EYuu8071

★☆☆☆☆ United States · v2.21.18 · 28 Dec 2025

3/4的画面空间用于广告显示

太夸张了

— 苏打热狗

★★★★☆ Canada · v2.12.18 · 3 Nov 2024

I think there’s something wrong

The game has been working fine for about four months but yesterday I clicked on the game and it crashed and now every time I click on the game, it opens for a second and then immediately crashes

— @sidewinder2100

★★☆☆☆ United Kingdom · v2.10.11 · 1 Aug 2022

Recent update

Completely ruined the game with the last update. The gem system worked well, until it was changed completely, shame really.

— jh@n*>

★★★☆☆ United Kingdom · v2.10.04 · 22 Feb 2021

Okay game

The game is good but I have two main problems. The checklists, some of the objectives are fun to do (visit stations). others, are a piss take. Especially level up cars as it relies on you getting duplicates The second problem links and it is the slow levelling up time.

— anlth1

Tiny Rails price by country

A one-time purchase costs $4.70 in Pakistan and $12.23 in Malaysia — 3× more for the same thing. Below is the going rate for each plan in every country that sells it — the middle price of what the app charges there, in the country's own currency with the dollar equivalent beneath it.

Country WeeklyOne-time
Afghanistan — $4.99
Albania $4.79 $5.99
Algeria — $4.99
Angola — $4.99
Anguilla — $4.99
Antigua And Barbuda — $4.99
Argentina $3.99 $4.99
Armenia — $5.99
Australia A$6.49$4.51 A$7.99$5.55
Austria €4.49$5.05 €5.99$6.74
Azerbaijan $3.99 $5.99
Bahamas — $4.99
Bahrain $3.99 $4.99
Barbados $3.99 $5.99
Belarus $3.99 $5.99
Belgium €4.49$5.05 €5.99$6.74
Belize — $4.99
Benin — $5.99
Bermuda — $4.99
Bhutan — $4.99
Bolivia $3.99 $4.99
Bosnia & Herzegovina — €5.99$6.74
Botswana — $4.99
Brazil R$15.90$3.10 R$29.90$5.83
British Virgin Islands — $4.99
Brunei Darussalam — $4.99
Bulgaria €4.29$4.83 €5.99$6.74
Burkina Faso — $4.99
Cambodia $3.99 $4.99
Cameroon — $5.99
Canada CA$5.49$3.87 CA$6.99$4.92
Cape Verde — $4.99
Cayman Islands — $4.99
Chad — $4.99
Chile CLP 2,900$2.95 CLP 5,990$6.10
Colombia COP 15,900$4.80 COP 24,900$7.52
Congo — $5.99
Congo, Democratic Republic — $4.99
Costa Rica $3.99 $4.99
Cote Divoire — $5.99
Croatia €4.38$4.93 €5.99$6.74
Cyprus €4.49$5.05 €5.99$6.74
Czech Republic CZK 109.00$5.02 CZK 129.00$5.94
Denmark DKK 35.00$5.26 DKK 39.00$5.86
Dominica — $4.99
Dominican Republic $3.99 $4.99
Ecuador $3.99 $4.99
Egypt EGP 74.99$1.44 EGP 249.99$4.79
El Salvador $3.99 $9.99
Estonia €4.49$5.05 €5.99$6.74
Fiji — $4.99
Finland €4.49$5.05 €5.99$6.74
France €4.49$5.05 €5.99$6.74
Gabon — $4.99
Gambia — $4.99
Georgia — $5.99
Germany €4.49$5.05 €5.99$6.74
Ghana — $5.99
Greece €4.49$5.05 €5.99$6.74
Grenada — $4.99
Guatemala $3.99 $4.99
Guinea-bissau — $4.99
Guyana — $4.99
Honduras $3.99 $4.99
Hong Kong HK$33.00$4.21 HK$88.00$11.22
Hungary HUF 1,490$4.55 HUF 1,990$6.08
Iceland $4.95 $11.99
India ₹319.00$3.31 ₹499.00$5.18
Indonesia IDR 59,000$3.30 IDR 99,000$5.53
Iraq — $4.99
Ireland €4.49$5.05 €5.99$6.74
Israel ₪13.90$4.56 ₪29.90$9.80
Italy €4.49$5.05 €5.99$6.74
Jamaica $3.99 $4.99
Japan ¥450$2.91 ¥800$5.18
Jordan — $4.99
Kazakhstan KZT 1,550.00$3.49 KZT 2,990.00$6.73
Kenya $3.99 $5.99
Kosovo — €5.99$6.74
Kuwait $3.99 $4.99
Kyrgyzstan $3.99 $4.99
Lao Peoples Democratic Republic — $4.99
Latvia €4.49$5.05 €5.99$6.74
Lebanon — $4.99
Liberia — $4.99
Libya — $4.99
Lithuania €4.49$5.05 €5.99$6.74
Luxembourg €4.49$5.05 €5.99$6.74
Macao $3.99 $4.99
Macedonia $3.99 $4.99
Madagascar — $4.99
Malawi — $9.99
Malaysia MYR 16.90$4.14 MYR 49.90$12.23
Maldives — $4.99
Mali — $4.99
Malta €4.49$5.05 €5.99$6.74
Mauritania — $4.99
Mauritius — $5.99
Mexico MX$79.00$4.34 MX$99.00$5.44
Micronesia — $4.99
Moldova $3.99 $5.99
Mongolia — $4.99
Montenegro — €4.99$5.61
Montserrat — $4.99
Morocco — $5.99
Mozambique — $4.99
Myanmar — $4.99
Namibia $3.99 $4.99
Nauru — $4.99
Nepal — $5.99
Netherlands €4.49$5.05 €5.99$6.74
New Zealand NZ$6.99$3.93 NZ$9.99$5.61
Nicaragua $3.99 $4.99
Niger — $4.99
Nigeria NGN 1,400.00$1.05 NGN 7,900.00$5.94
Norway NOK 44.00$4.57 NOK 59.00$6.13
Oman $3.99 $4.99
Pakistan — PKR 1,300$4.70
Palau — $4.99
Panama $3.99 $4.99
Papua New Guinea — $4.99
Paraguay $3.99 $4.99
Peru PEN 13.90$4.04 PEN 22.90$6.66
Philippines ₱209.00$3.34 ₱299.00$4.78
Poland PLN 18.99$4.88 PLN 24.99$6.42
Portugal €4.49$5.05 €9.99$11.24
Qatar QAR 14.99$4.12 QAR 19.99$5.49
Romania RON 19.99$4.22 RON 29.99$6.33
Russia RUB 329.00$3.94 RUB 449.00$5.38
Rwanda — $4.99
Sao Tome & Principe — $9.99
Saudi Arabia SAR 15.99$4.26 SAR 19.99$5.33
Senegal — $5.99
Serbia — €5.99$6.74
Seychelles — $4.99
Sierra Leone — $4.99
Singapore SGD 5.48$4.28 SGD 6.98$5.45
Slovakia €4.49$5.05 €5.99$6.74
Slovenia €4.49$5.05 €5.99$6.74
Solomon Islands — $4.99
South Africa ZAR 64.99$3.90 ZAR 99.99$6.00
South Korea ₩5,000$3.71 ₩7,700$5.71
Spain €4.49$5.05 €5.99$6.74
Sri Lanka — $4.99
St. Kitts and Nevis — $4.99
St. Lucia — $4.99
St. Vincent & The Grenadines — $4.99
Suriname — $4.99
Swaziland — $4.99
Sweden SEK 49.00$4.88 SEK 69.00$6.87
Switzerland CHF 4.50$5.43 CHF 4.00$4.83
Taiwan NT$140.00$4.40 NT$150.00$4.71
Tajikistan — $4.99
Tanzania — TZS 14,900.00$5.63
Thailand — THB 399.00$11.89
Tonga — $4.99
Trinidad and Tobago — $4.99
Tunisia — $4.99
Turkey TRY 27.99$0.57 TRY 249.99$5.09
Turkmenistan — $4.99
Turks and Caicos — $4.99
Uganda $3.99 $5.99
Ukraine $3.99 $5.99
United Arab Emirates AED 14.99$4.08 AED 19.99$5.45
United Kingdom £3.99$5.28 £4.99$6.60
United States $3.99 $4.99
Uruguay $3.99 $4.99
Uzbekistan $3.99 $4.99
Vanuatu — $4.99
Venezuela — $4.99
Vietnam ₫95,000$3.66 ₫149,000$5.74
Yemen — $4.99
Zambia — $5.99
Zimbabwe — $5.99

Tiny Rails FAQ

Is Tiny Rails free?
Yes. The app and its basic features are free, in all 174 countries it sells in. Premium features are paid: they start from $3.99 (US), across 1 subscription and 9 one-time purchases.
Does Tiny Rails have a free trial?
Yes — a 3 days free trial (US).
Where is Tiny Rails cheapest?
A one-time purchase costs PKR 1,300 (≈$4.70) in Pakistan and MYR 49.90 (≈$12.23) in Malaysia, its cheapest and dearest countries.
What are the best alternatives to Tiny Rails?
TAP! DIG! MY MUSEUM! (4.8 from 88,422 reviews, premium from $0.99), Tiny Tower: Tap Idle Evolution (4.7 from 87,627 reviews, premium from $0.99) and Don't get fired! (4.5 from 41,216 reviews, premium from $0.99).

Tiny Rails download

Last updated 8 months ago.

Tiny Rails sells in 174 countries. It was released 9 years and 9 months ago, on 13 Dec 2016. It holds a 4.6 rating from 15,984 reviews.

Supports 7 languages: English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Spanish.

How much does Tiny Rails make?

Third-party estimates for the last 30 days, worldwide — not the store's own figures, which Apple publishes for nobody.

Revenue $9K
Downloads < 5,000
Products on sale 41

Revenue by plan

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Revenue by country

  • United States
  • Canada
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