Comparison

Subway Simulator 2D vs Drive 3D Tram Simulator

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

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About

Subway Simulator 2D

Experience the life of a subway train driver in a vast city metro system. Transport passengers across 21 lines and 89 stations, managing speed, signals, and stops. Unlock new lines, upgrade trains, and customize their appearance as you explore over 100 km of tracks.

Highlights
  • Explore 89 stations on 21 metro lines
  • Drive underground, overground, and underwater rails
  • Upgrade train speed, acceleration, and brakes
  • Learn real subway signaling system
  • Customize train paint
  • Realistic train and ambient sounds
Features
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Become a subway train driver and explore the whole metro system of the city (89 unique stations on 21 lines) which contains more than 100 kilometers of underground, overground, and underwater rails. Experience what it takes to be a subway train operator in this railroad driving simulation game and transport as many passengers as you can across the rapid transit system. Learn a real subway signaling system, drive the train at an appropriate speed, stop carefully at the end of each station, pick up all passengers, and get to the final station as soon as possible. There are a lot of things to do in the game. Earn coins by transporting fully animated passengers to unlock new metro lines and useful train upgrades, get huge rewards by discovering new stations, change the look of any train to your liking, study the city map to get better knowledge of the whole metro system, enjoy driving in the opposite direction, beat your time records, or just enjoy realistic sounds you have never heard in any subway simulator during driving a train. Subway Simulator 2D features: - Explore the giant city with 89 unique stations on 21 lines - Drive through 3 types of railroad (underground, overground, underwater) - Upgrade the maximal speed, acceleration, and brakes of your trains to progress faster - Upgrade your stamina to explore new areas and get closer to the final station - Learn the real subway signaling system (traffic lights) in a progressive and simple tutorial - Visit a mini paint shop to change the paint of your trains to your liking - Meet trains going in the opposite direction across the metro system - Simple game controls (power button, brake button, door button) - Real train and ambient sounds There is no time to waste, driver! Get into the cabin and enjoy driving in the Subway Simulator 2D, the biggest world of subways you have ever seen in one game!

About

Drive 3D Tram Simulator

Experience the challenges of being a tram driver in a realistic city environment. Transport passengers between stops, navigate dangerous rails, and compete with friends to set new records. Unlock a variety of tram vehicles as you master the role.

Highlights
  • Realistic city tram driving
  • Passenger transport missions
  • Dangerous rail navigation
  • Unlockable vehicle fleet
  • Friend record competition
  • 3D simulation environment
Features
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Drive 3D Tram Simulator Driving 3D Simulator Tram - Always wanted to visit the place of a tram driver in a real city? Smot on the tram driver and you think it's easy, and he would be able to? It seems that the driver just presses one button and zoom? Try yourself in the role of the driver tram driver! Driving a tram is not easier than the train or subway! Bring up people from one stop to the other! Be very careful and neat, the rails are dangerous! Beat the record of friends, drove all passengers faster than others! Unlock the entire vehicle fleet Tram cars! We look forward to your feedback, help me find the error and we will make the game even better! Thank you for playing with us!

Screenshots

Subway Simulator 2D4 screens
Drive 3D Tram Simulator3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Subway Simulator 2D at 73% against Drive 3D Tram Simulator's 14%. Subway Simulator 2D also leads on rating (4.5 vs 1.8). Drive 3D Tram Simulator's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume 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. Subway Simulator 2D sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Drive 3D Tram Simulator asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Subway Simulator 2D holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 23 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of Subway Simulator 2D's written reviews are positive against 14% of Drive 3D Tram Simulator's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Subway Simulator 2D versus Drive 3D Tram Simulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSubway Simulator 2DDrive 3D Tram Simulator
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (23 ratings) — better1.8 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews72.7% of reviews — better14.3% of reviews
Number of ratings23 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 6 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.46.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size124 MB166 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaniel ViktorinAlina Sapolgina

Customer experience

Subway Simulator 2D

All ratings23 ratings
Positive87.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative13.0%
Written reviews44 reviews
Positive72.7%
Neutral6.8%
Negative20.5%

Drive 3D Tram Simulator

All ratings8 ratings
Positive12.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative87.5%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive14.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative85.7%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Subway Simulator 2D

One-time2
  • STANDARD PACK$3.99
  • PREMIUM PACK$7.99
None

Drive 3D Tram Simulator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Subway Simulator 2D free?
Subway Simulator 2D is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Drive 3D Tram Simulator free?
Drive 3D Tram Simulator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Subway Simulator 2D or Drive 3D Tram Simulator?
Subway Simulator 2D is rated higher. Subway Simulator 2D averages 4.5 out of 5 from 23 ratings, while Drive 3D Tram Simulator averages 1.8 from 8 ratings.
Do Subway Simulator 2D or Drive 3D Tram Simulator have ads?
Subway Simulator 2D shows ads; Drive 3D Tram Simulator does not.

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