Comparison

Subway Simulator 2D vs Idle Subway Tycoon

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

Idle Subway Tycoon

Manage train stations, upgrade trains, and unlock new levels to build your subway empire. Earn currency, manage crowds, and become a railway tycoon in this incremental clicker game.

Highlights
  • Manage train stations
  • Upgrade trains and stations
  • Unlock new levels and routes
  • Earn in-game currency
  • Incremental clicker gameplay
  • Build a subway empire
Features
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Idle Subway Tycoon has simple gameplay to manage your train stations, where you can earn currency and unlock new levels. In the train, manager simulator upgrades your level for more profit and completes the idle game for the incremental game! Earn more and more and unlock a new train station in train idle recreation game! Once you've revealed trains you will be able to open through tap tycoon for time management & money. Manage your train station, and raise profits. Increase trains earn by upgrading more idle subway station. Idle Subway tycoon is for railway lovers, who love idle tycoon games! It’s time to put your train sim on the station and build an idle subway empire. Become a railway tycoon and enjoy train simulation incremental clicker game 2019. Idle metro tycoon is all about upgrading and maintaining subway growing money. Upgrade and connect more stations to get new Idle Subways, earn more money and upgrade your metro! Manage the idle subway crowd system in Idle Subway game 2019. Simply tap tap increase your balance in idle subway tycoon game. Drop off your passengers all at destination in railway empire idle station. Upgrade trains, to build and manage an Idle Subway tourism empire and become the biggest railway tycoon in the Idle Subway station tycoon. Train clicker tycoon is a unique idle game which travels from one station to another collect coins, earn dollars, and upgrade your train tycoon business. In Idle Subway tycoon, you can open new trains route for passenger demand. Idle Subway tycoon is an addictive idle game where you will manage all your platforms and station master as idle subway business tycoon. Idle click tycoon game assigns your earnings and upgrades your platforms & station effectively!

Screenshots

Subway Simulator 2D4 screens
Idle Subway Tycoon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Subway Simulator 2D at 73% against Idle Subway Tycoon's 13%. Subway Simulator 2D also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.3). Idle Subway Tycoon'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. Idle Subway Tycoon asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Subway Simulator 2D holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 23 and 10 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of Subway Simulator 2D's written reviews are positive against 13% of Idle Subway Tycoon's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Subway Simulator 2D versus Idle Subway Tycoon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSubway Simulator 2DIdle Subway Tycoon
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (23 ratings) — better3.3 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews72.7% of reviews — better12.5% of reviews
Number of ratings23 — better10
Update frequencyEvery 6 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.49.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size124 MB309 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaniel ViktorinSablo Studio

Customer experience

Subway Simulator 2D

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

Idle Subway Tycoon

All ratings10 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive12.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative75.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Subway Simulator 2D

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

Idle Subway Tycoon

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Subway Simulator 2D free?
Subway Simulator 2D is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Idle Subway Tycoon free?
Idle Subway Tycoon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Subway Simulator 2D or Idle Subway Tycoon?
Subway Simulator 2D is rated higher. Subway Simulator 2D averages 4.5 out of 5 from 23 ratings, while Idle Subway Tycoon averages 3.3 from 10 ratings.
Do Subway Simulator 2D or Idle Subway Tycoon have ads?
Subway Simulator 2D shows ads; Idle Subway Tycoon does not.

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