Subway Simulator 2D vs Train Crew Sim【Monorail/Tram】
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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!
Train Crew Sim【Monorail/Tram】
Experience the roles of a monorail driver or conductor, or a tram operator. Engage in cooperative online play as a driver and conductor, or manage doors and passenger safety in single-player modes.
- Monorail driver and conductor roles
- Cooperative online multiplayer
- Tram operation with door management
- Passenger safety and emergency stops
- One-man operator mode
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Be a Monorail, and Tram Driver or Crew! In the monorail mode, you can play both "driver" and "conductor" modes. The monorail version includes an online mode where two players, the driver and the conductor, can cooperate with each other. In the tram version, you drive the tram while opening and closing the doors for the passenger and the rear car, and aim for the end of the line. ・In the "Conductor Mode," you will open and close doors and check for safety as you drive the tram to the end of the line. If the train is about to collide with a passenger, you can arrange for an emergency stop without hesitation. ・In "Driver Mode," you drive the monorail to the end of the line. The doors are opened and closed by the conductor. ・In "One-man Operator Mode," you are in charge of operating the doors in addition to driving the train.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Train Crew Sim【Monorail/Tram】 at fortnightly against Subway Simulator 2D's every 6 months. Subway Simulator 2D's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 4.3). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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
Both are free to download. Subway Simulator 2D sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Train Crew Sim【Monorail/Tram】 sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Subway Simulator 2D holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 23 and 12 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 73% of Subway Simulator 2D's written reviews are positive against 74% of Train Crew Sim【Monorail/Tram】's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Subway Simulator 2D ships an update every 6 months, Train Crew Sim【Monorail/Tram】 fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Subway Simulator 2D | Train Crew Sim【Monorail/Tram】 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (23 ratings) — better | 4.3 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 72.7% of reviews | 73.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 23 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 124 MB | 516 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Daniel Viktorin | Hiromi Hakozaki |
Customer experience
Subway Simulator 2D
Train Crew Sim【Monorail/Tram】
In-app purchases
Subway Simulator 2D
- STANDARD PACK$3.99
- PREMIUM PACK$7.99
Train Crew Sim【Monorail/Tram】
- Monorail Series 5000 Unlocked$1.99
- Ad-Free Play$1.99
- Unlock the Gohara ~ Nankō$1.99
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- Unlock the Nankō 〜 Gohara$1.99
- モノレール編ポイント解放制をアンロック$1.99
- 医療センター線上り$1.99
- 医療センター線下りダイヤ$1.99
- type3500$1.99
- 路面電車編ポイント解放制をアンロック$1.99
Questions
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