Comparison

Mini Motorways vs Mini Metro+

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

Head to head
About

Mini Motorways

Design road networks to manage traffic in a growing city. Strategically build roads, manage upgrades, and adapt to evolving urban demands to keep traffic flowing. Explore unique maps and unlock new challenges.

Highlights
  • Draw roads in dynamic, growing cities
  • Explore unique maps inspired by global cities
  • Manage road upgrades like highways and roundabouts
  • Creative Mode for unlimited city design
  • Endless Mode for relaxed gameplay
  • Expert Mode for ultimate challenges
  • Colorblind and night modes
Features
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Have you ever been stuck in traffic and wished you could do something to fix it? In Mini Motorways, the city’s traffic problems are in your hands. From the makers of Mini Metro, Mini Motorways is a game about drawing the roads that drive a growing city. Build a road network, one road at a time, to create a bustling metropolis. Redesign your city to keep the traffic flowing, and carefully manage upgrades to meet the changing demands. How long can you keep the cities of the world moving? Features: • Draw roads in dynamic cities that grow and change—every game is unique! • Explore stunning maps inspired by cities all around the world. • Choose from a variety of upgrades to meet the demands of your ever-expanding road network: highways, roundabouts, and more! • Build without limits in Creative Mode—design your dream city exactly how you want it with unlimited upgrades and editing tools. • Stress-free Endless Mode offers you a relaxing gameplay experience, plus you can continue building your city after Game Over. • Tackle our Expert Mode, which features twists such as permanent roads and limited upgrades for the ultimate challenge. • Select different color palettes on every map including colorblind and night modes. • Relax to a responsive soundtrack from Disasterpeace that grows along with your city. • Unlock new maps and achievements as you achieve mastery. • Export GIFs of your city layouts to share with your friends. • Compete against other players in Daily and Weekly Challenges. • Compatible with Siri Remote, Bluetooth and MFi controllers.

About

Mini Metro+

Design subway maps for a growing city by drawing lines between stations and managing trains. Adapt your network as new stations appear and strategically use limited resources to keep the city moving. Enjoy unique gameplay with random city growth and various modes.

Highlights
  • Design subway maps
  • Draw lines between stations
  • Manage train routes
  • Random city growth
  • Twenty real-world cities
  • Network upgrades
  • Creative mode
Features
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Mini Metro is a game about designing a subway map for a growing city. Draw lines between stations and start your trains running. As new stations open, redraw your lines to keep them efficient. Decide where to use your limited resources. How long can you keep the city moving? • Random city growth means each game is unique. • Twenty real-world cities will test your planning skills. • A variety of upgrades so you can tailor your network. • Normal mode for quick scored games, Endless to relax, or Extreme for the ultimate challenge. • Build your metro exactly how you want to with the all-new Creative mode. • Compete against the world every day in the Daily Challenge. • Colorblind and night modes. • Responsive soundtrack created by your metro system, engineered by Disasterpeace.

Screenshots

Mini Motorways4 screens
Mini Metro+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Mini Motorways at every 3 weeks against Mini Metro+'s every 4 months. Mini Motorways also leads on ratings volume (7K vs 415). Mini Metro+'s advantage is rating (4.3 vs 4.1). On price, review sentiment, ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mini Metro+ holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mini Motorways has 7K ratings behind it against 415, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Mini Motorways's written reviews are positive against 68% of Mini Metro+'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mini Motorways ships an update every 3 weeks, Mini Metro+ every 4 months. Both last shipped on October 2, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Mini Motorways versus Mini Metro+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMini MotorwaysMini Metro+
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (7K ratings)4.3 (415 ratings) — better
Positive reviews63.4% of reviews67.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7K — better415
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TViPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size193 MB190 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDinosaur Polo ClubDinosaur Polo Club

Customer experience

Mini Motorways

All ratings7,014 ratings
Positive75.5%
Neutral12.4%
Negative12.1%
Written reviews1,848 reviews
Positive63.4%
Neutral16.6%
Negative20.0%

Mini Metro+

All ratings415 ratings
Positive80.7%
Neutral7.5%
Negative11.8%
Written reviews251 reviews
Positive67.7%
Neutral14.7%
Negative17.5%

User reviews

Mini Motorways

From 7K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fun game
  • 👍 Relaxing and addictive
  • 🚀 Quick and easy gameplay
  • 👍 Great graphics and sound design
  • 👍 Accessibility features for colorblind users

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Car routes are inefficient
  • 🐛 Traffic lights are ineffective
  • 🐛 Game can be too difficult and frustrating
  • 🐛 Progress and scores not saving properly
  • 🔋 Game drains battery quickly

Mini Metro+

From 415 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Challenging and addictive gameplay
  • 👍 Minimalist and relaxing design
  • 💎 Beautiful and calming audio
  • 🎨 Visually appealing maps and graphics

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches (e.g. game freezing, progress loss)
  • 🤯 Frustratingly difficult and unforgiving at times
  • 🔍 Lack of visibility and information (e.g. train/station counts)
  • 🤖 Questionable AI and station placement decisions

Bugs and requests

Mini Motorways

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Bridge icon not working
  • Game freezing and crashing on newer iOS versions
  • Cars getting stuck at intersections

Requested features

5 requests
  • Sandbox/free play mode to build cities
  • Ability to move/rotate building entrances
  • More infrastructure options like roundabouts, one-way roads
  • Difficulty settings or casual mode
  • Ability to pause and resume games

Mini Metro+

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game freezing or crashing when notifications appear
  • Leaderboard and progress tracking issues
  • Inconsistent behavior when interacting with stations and tracks

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more city maps and locations
  • Implement controller support
  • Introduce difficulty settings or customization options
  • Allow saving and loading of games
  • Provide more detailed performance tracking and statistics

In-app purchases

None

Mini Motorways

No in-app purchases

None

Mini Metro+

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mini Motorways free?
Mini Motorways is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mini Metro+ free?
Mini Metro+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mini Motorways or Mini Metro+?
Mini Metro+ is rated higher. Mini Motorways averages 4.1 out of 5 from 7K ratings, while Mini Metro+ averages 4.3 from 415 ratings.
Do Mini Motorways or Mini Metro+ have ads?
Neither Mini Motorways nor Mini Metro+ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mini Motorways or Mini Metro+?
Mini Motorways ships an update every 3 weeks, and Mini Metro+ every 4 months. Most recently, Mini Motorways was updated on October 2, 2026 and Mini Metro+ on October 2, 2026.

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