Comparison

Subway Simulator 2D vs Traffic Brains 2

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

Traffic Brains 2

Optimize traffic flow by programming traffic light patterns and strategically placing road signs. Manage traffic logic in advance to prevent jams and ensure efficient movement of cars and buses through cities. Aim for high traffic efficiency in various challenging levels.

Highlights
  • Program traffic light patterns
  • Place road signs and traffic lights
  • Block roads to divert traffic
  • Manage car and bus movement
  • Prevent car crashes
  • 28 unique levels
  • 4 gameplay modes
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You will need to optimize traffic flow. Preprogram traffic light patterns, place road signs to divert or block traffic, increase speed where necessary, hit GO, and watch the traffic flow. You will have to reach the target TRAFFIC EFFICIENCY. You are the traffic manager. You will decide which and when the traffic light should turn green. You will have to spot problematic places, where traffic jams occur and divert traffic using road signs. This is not a real-time action game. You must decide and prepare traffic logic in advance and program it. Prepare green lanes for best traffic performance and throughput and watch them flow. - Program traffic light patterns; - Place road signs and traffic lights on the budget. - Block roads to divert traffic; - Cars drive around the city to the parking lots and back home; - Buses drive on their route. - Watch out for car crashes; - 28 unique levels with beautiful cities. - 8 mega cities levels - 6 traffic growth maps. - 4 gameplay modes.

Screenshots

Subway Simulator 2D4 screens
Traffic Brains 24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Traffic Brains 2 at none against Subway Simulator 2D's shown. Traffic Brains 2 also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 6 months). Subway Simulator 2D's advantage is review sentiment (73% vs 50%). On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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 and Traffic Brains 2 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Subway Simulator 2D against 4.5 for Traffic Brains 2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 23 and 47 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 73% of Subway Simulator 2D's written reviews are positive against 50% of Traffic Brains 2's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Subway Simulator 2D ships an update every 6 months, Traffic Brains 2 every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Subway Simulator 2D versus Traffic Brains 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSubway Simulator 2DTraffic Brains 2
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (23 ratings) — better4.5 (47 ratings)
Positive reviews72.7% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2347 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS12.412.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size124 MB454 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaniel ViktorinLucky Loot

Customer experience

Subway Simulator 2D

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

Traffic Brains 2

All ratings47 ratings
Positive89.4%
Neutral4.3%
Negative6.4%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral16.7%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Subway Simulator 2D

One-time2
  • STANDARD PACK$3.99
  • PREMIUM PACK$7.99
1 purchases

Traffic Brains 2

One-time1
  • Unlock full game$1.99

Questions

Is Subway Simulator 2D free?
Subway Simulator 2D is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Traffic Brains 2 free?
Traffic Brains 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Subway Simulator 2D or Traffic Brains 2?
Subway Simulator 2D is rated higher. Subway Simulator 2D averages 4.5 out of 5 from 23 ratings, while Traffic Brains 2 averages 4.5 from 47 ratings.
Do Subway Simulator 2D or Traffic Brains 2 have ads?
Subway Simulator 2D shows ads; Traffic Brains 2 does not.
Which is updated more often, Subway Simulator 2D or Traffic Brains 2?
Subway Simulator 2D ships an update every 6 months, and Traffic Brains 2 every 5 days. Most recently, Subway Simulator 2D was updated on September 22, 2026 and Traffic Brains 2 on September 9, 2026.

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