Comparison

Subway Simulator 2D vs San Francisco Tram

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

Head to head
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
Read full description

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

San Francisco Tram

Experience a tram driving simulation game set in San Francisco. Transport passengers across the city, pick them up from stations, and drop them off safely. Drive carefully to avoid derailment and unlock new levels by completing journeys on time.

Highlights
  • Steer tram trolley on railroad
  • Incredible 3D graphics
  • Smooth controls
  • Pick & drop passengers in real time
  • Engaging tram simulator game
Features
Read full description

Do you like tram trains game? Start transport passengers across the San Francisco city and learn to drive real tram in this simulation game. Play the newest tram driving game and enjoy driving train across city. Pick up all passengers from tram station and drive the coolest tram in San Francisco city to drop passengers on their stations. Drive the tram carefully and don’t let it derail. Transport people in time to unlock multiple new levels. Features: - Steer tram trolley on railroad - Incredible 3D graphics - Smooth controls drive tram-rail - Pick & drop passengers in real time - Engaging tram simulator game for all

Screenshots

Subway Simulator 2D4 screens
San Francisco Tram4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Subway Simulator 2D at 73% against San Francisco Tram's 0%. Subway Simulator 2D also leads on rating (4.5 vs 2.8) and update cadence (every 6 months vs every 27 months). San Francisco Tram's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. San Francisco Tram asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Subway Simulator 2D holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.8. 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 0% of San Francisco Tram's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Subway Simulator 2D ships an update every 6 months, San Francisco Tram every 27 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Subway Simulator 2D versus San Francisco Tram: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSubway Simulator 2DSan Francisco Tram
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (23 ratings) — better2.8 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews72.7% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings23 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 6 months — betterEvery 27 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.411.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size124 MB117 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaniel ViktorinMunaim Shah

Customer experience

Subway Simulator 2D

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

San Francisco Tram

All ratings6 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Subway Simulator 2D

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

San Francisco Tram

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Subway Simulator 2D free?
Subway Simulator 2D is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is San Francisco Tram free?
San Francisco Tram is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Subway Simulator 2D or San Francisco Tram?
Subway Simulator 2D is rated higher. Subway Simulator 2D averages 4.5 out of 5 from 23 ratings, while San Francisco Tram averages 2.8 from 8 ratings.
Do Subway Simulator 2D or San Francisco Tram have ads?
Both Subway Simulator 2D and San Francisco Tram show ads.
Which is updated more often, Subway Simulator 2D or San Francisco Tram?
Subway Simulator 2D ships an update every 6 months, and San Francisco Tram every 27 months. Most recently, Subway Simulator 2D was updated on November 2, 2026 and San Francisco Tram on November 3, 2026.

Other comparisons