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Build A Train Lite – Education Game Review
Build A Train Lite is a Education/Family game from Playtend Apps LLP, first launched in 12th March 2011.
It’s rated 4+ and currently has 528+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes Build A Train Lite Stand Out
Build A Train Lite is the perfect virtual train set for your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch. It includes the following features:
»»» Select the engine for your train.
Choose from a variety of styles, colors and design.
»»» Select the cars for your train.
Configure your train as desired — easy drag-to-reorder functionality gives you full control of your train. Test drive your train in a city environment.
»»» Launch game mode and drive your train across a full train set map. Control the switches on the track to determine where your train goes. Control the speed of your train. Pick-up cargo and collect points.
»»» Night mode feature lets you drive your train at night
»»» Additional levels available via in-app purchase.
»»» Import Custom Engines & Train Cars. Use Design A Train to create your own personal train and then import engines and cars into Build A Train Lite. Endless customizability!
»»» Child lock feature lets you disable all sharing, other apps promotions and in-app purchases.
Build A Train Lite is a universal app and will work on your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch.
This Education game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, Build A Train Lite is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 27th September 2013
Recent improvements include:
Improved child lock feature.
Download & Availability
Build A Train Lite is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
Get Build A Train Lite on App Store
Requirements: Requires iPhone 5s / iPad Air / iPad Air (Cellular) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina, Cellular) / iPhone 6 / iPhone 6 Plus / iPad Air 2 / iPad Air 2 (Cellular) / iPad Mini 3 or later.
Compatible with iPhone and iPad devices.
Player Experience Highlights
Community Insight:
Pls update we want to play this awesome game again.
Its December 2019 so we dont remember much but we liked it.
We love this game about trains graphics are good and you deserve 5 stars.
It is a fun game!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:).
Our preschoolers can't get enough of choosing their trains and problem solving how to move them through the track to pick up the cargo.
A great low-tech pleasure that's fun to play with for its. Ages.
You guys who made this app 10 out of 10 we love it.
We download apps for ourselves. Like another review said, this app is for any age. Feels and looks like a real train. We don't know if it sounds like a real train. But anyway, you made the right train app for this 14 year old. It seems like almost everyone enjoys it. Nice job.
Our three year old loves this app. We like how it isn't obnoxious and loud and it makes him think about how to use the switches to make the train go where he wants.
Really fun! Our son loves this game.
Our kids seem to love this game. Not sure that we totally get it but they love trains and it's a solid non-violent game to play with.
Our four year old LOVES this game.
We love that it's not just a train going around a track. The kids have to flip the switches on the tracks to move the trains to other tracks & pick stuff up.
Our son loves this game it is the best.
Our 3 yr old son loves trains and can't seem to get enough of this app.
Our son plays this game for hours, he loves it.
Our son loves trains and he loves this app.
Our 3 year old son absolutely loves this game. They should make it where you can build your own tracks.
This game keeps us entertained we love turning on and off the lights.
Our son likes trains, so this app is a hit.
We love Train Games! Becomes they so good.
Am really having fun. Reminds us of playing with our Lionel set. And this one is portable.
Our 3 year old son loves building wooden train tracks and building long trains to go on them. This app is perfect for him to play when those aren't available. He loves watching the long trains he builds go around while also being able to control the speed, track changes, and scenery.
This is our son's favorite game.
We're a train lover and we love this app. It's simple but enjoyable.
If your one of the people who reads reviews before getting an app, you will want this.
Our kids love this app and are motivated to better behavior in order to have a chance to play. It's a constructive game too.
Our son loves putting the different trains together.
Lots of fun and great graphics.
Love the horn button sounds, parental locks to make extra purchases. Our 3 year old loves it.
This is our nephews favorite ap.
Our son loves this game. Wish you could pick up passengers and drop them off, but he does not seem to care.
When we were 3 years old we played this with this app a lot but since we had new apps we deleted it now we gone into Playtend Apps LLP s collection and we found out that it needs to be updated so if you can update this we will be so happy.
This train simulator is nothing fancy, but it's fun. It reminds us of playing with train sets when we were a kid.
Looking forward to playing this with our little ones. Choo choo.
Our son loves the app! He loves trains, so this is perfect for him.
Good children's lock and variety in the lite version. Our son loves this app.
Our 5 year old loves this game.
Our 2 1/2 year old loves this game. He like flying airplanes at the Airport map. New maps can be earned by gaining points, not sure how many points it takes, but it's fun.
Our son loves this app. Writing a review to earn a map.
Great little train app for the little ones.
Our boys love to play this and think it is a video game. Thank you.
Kind of boring to us, but our three-year-old will play it for hours if given the opportunity.
Our 2.5 year old loves making the trains and then seeing them drive by in the intro.
Had to experiment to figure out how to use the app but once engaged it is fun! Clearly stated directions would be helpful.
The game needs some pause or end points, something to engage kids after they figure out how to switch the lights.
The Trains are cute but they are Way Too Long for the Track they are riding on. The engines and cars look as if they are going to De-Rail at each turn. If the trains could be better proportioned and made a bit smaller to fit the tracks, it would be adorable. But the app is very easy to use and a lot of fun.
We just (maybe we're not seeing something here) we think that it gets boring. All you do, is hit the stop light, and then go around the track one more time. (To do the same thing!) Maybe it just needs CLEARLY STATED DIRECTIONS SO THE PURCHASER KNOWS HOW TO PLAY.
Where is the latest update for this app? Our son has been waiting for months now.
Plz fix…… Ot does not work on iOS 11 FIX PLZ AND we WILL RATE FIVE S.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 7.10
- Size: 54.24 MB
- iOS: 4.3 or later
- Languages: EN, FR, DE, JA, RU, ZH, ES
- Content Advisory:
- Developer: Playtend Apps LLP
Last updated: 27th September 2013 | Genre: Education, Family | Developer: Playtend Apps LLP