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All aboard! Take control of your model railroad with this elegantly designed app that brings vintage charm to modern model train control. Whether you're a seasoned engineer or just starting your journey in model railroading, ThrottleCard delivers powerful features wrapped in a beautiful, easy-to-use interface. Hear what the community is saying: "FINALLY! The BEST Model Railroad Mobile App for IPhone?" - DIY and Digital Railroad YouTube Channel KEY FEATURES: * Control multiple trains simultaneously with intuitive multi-throttle support * Beautiful vintage-inspired gauges and controls with realistic animations * Game Controller Support! Easily drive your Trains with a PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, or MFi Game Controller with pre-mapped buttons * Landscape mode on iPhone is optimized for excellent compatibility with handheld MFi Game Controllers. * Easily create consists on the fly right from within the app * Automatic command station discovery * Comprehensive locomotive function control * Full turnout (switch) control * Routes Support * Fast Clock Support * Supports WiThrottle and DCC-EX Protocols * Roster with locomotive images * A variety of classic railroad inspired themes * Haptic Feedback for intuitive responsiveness and operation * Mirror-Mode mode for comfortable operation in either hand * Multiple classic railroad-inspired themes * iPad support * Apple Watch Support With many more exciting features in the roadmap! To use ThrottleCard, simply connect to any WiThrottle Protocol enabled command station including JMRI, DCC-EX, and various commercial offerings. ThrottleCard can be used for free without a subscription to control the speed, direction, and functions of a single locomotive at a time, throw turnouts, and change to any of the railroad inspired themes. Subscribe to Premium for $0.99/Month or $9.99/Year - 16% off - to unlock the ability to control multiple trains (cards), multiple locomotives in a consist, game controllers, routes, locomotive programming* and to support the future development of additional, exciting features! We’ll even give you a week free to try it out. ThrottleCard Watch will mirror the throttles you have setup on your phone and will allow for remote control of speed with the Digital Crown as well as light, horn, and bell control right from your wrist. For best results, change the "Return to Clock" settings for ThrottleCard watch to "After 1 Hour" by going to Settings (on watch or watch iOS app) > General > Return To Clock > ThrottleCard > Choose "Custom" > Choose "After 1 Hour" below. This will keep ThrottleCard open on your watch longer while it's in the foreground. We’re committed to making the best tools possible for the model railroad community and would love to hear your feedback on the features you’d like to see next. Get started with the latest in model railroading today! *DCC-EX Command Station is required for locomotive programming. The ‘WiThrottle protocol’ is a communications protocol developed by Brett Hoffman. ‘WiThrottle’ is a trademark owned by Brett Hoffman. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://throttlecard.com/privacy.html
What's New
Version 3.0.1 • Jan 9, 2026
Version 3.0 is available now! This update is JAM PACKED with new features, bug fixes, and quality of life improvements! Some of the many new features include: * Consists can be created and saved directly in the roster * Roster and settings data are now synced across devices via iCloud automatically - simply toggle cloud sync on in the settings menu * Each Locomotive can be customized individually with a unique theme, control type, and speed display * Users of DCC-EX Command Stations can now control up to 15 trains simultaneously * Rosters on DCC-EX Command Stations are now displayed directly within the ThrottleCard Roster * New Knob Control View offers an intuitive way to easily control a train and all its functions * Every view has been refined and optimized to look beautiful on a variety of device types and display sizes. Wherever you use ThrottleCard - iPhone, iPad, Mac - it will deliver a consistent, intuitive experience to control your model railroad empire * The all-new Quick Actions Bar allows you to quickly control and navigate the most frequently used items - accessories, routes, programming, iPhone orientation switching, the flashlight, and more! * For DCC-EX users, multiple accessory types are now controllable and can be added directly within the accessory menu in the app. * Support for ChooChooVision Cameras has been added - now you can control your trains with a first person view directly in ThrottleCard! * The Primary Control Interface has been redesigned and is easier to use than ever * A variety of bug fixes and performance improvements including server based throttle parsing fixes All this and more is available now! Check out ThrottleCard v3.0 today!
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