Comparison

Mini Motorways vs Outlanders 2

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

Outlanders 2

Experience a charming and challenging town-builder with a character-driven campaign and daily challenges. Explore distinct biomes with unique buildings and survival strategies. Enjoy revamped graphics and a deep, approachable progression system.

Highlights
  • Revamped graphics and terrain generation
  • Character-driven campaign
  • Daily Challenges with leaderboards
  • Distinct biomes with unique elements
  • Deep resource and building progression
  • Outlands charm: animations, sound, music
Features
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Welcome to the Outlands - a land of charm, challenge, and surprising discoveries. This is the next evolution of the beloved town-builder that continues to captivate players, blending imaginative design, satisfying complexity, and a dash of offbeat humor. Featuring: - Fully revamped graphics and terrain generation that add height, depth, and atmosphere to every map. - A character-driven campaign starring a cast of lovable Leaders whose stories intertwine and branch off in unexpected ways. - Daily Challenges with rotating level types and dedicated leaderboards to test your skills. - Distinct biomes, with their own buildings, survival strategies, and environmental twists. - Deep but approachable progression of resources and buildings, made easy to explore through the Outlands Field Guide. - The signature Outlanders charm: expressive animations, crisp sound design, an atmospheric soundtrack, and clean, vibrant visuals.

Screenshots

Mini Motorways4 screens
Outlanders 24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Outlanders 2 at 4.8 against Mini Motorways's 4.1. Mini Motorways's advantage is review sentiment (63% vs 55%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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

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

Outlanders 2 holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7K and 12K respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 63% of Mini Motorways's written reviews are positive against 55% of Outlanders 2's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mini Motorways ships an update every 3 weeks, Outlanders 2 monthly. Both last shipped on September 24, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Mini Motorways versus Outlanders 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMini MotorwaysOutlanders 2
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (7K ratings)4.8 (12K ratings) — better
Positive reviews63.4% of reviews — better54.6% of reviews
Number of ratings7K12K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TViPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size193 MB1.7 GB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperDinosaur Polo ClubPomelo Games

Customer experience

Mini Motorways

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

Outlanders 2

All ratings11,520 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral2.9%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews1,091 reviews
Positive54.6%
Neutral18.3%
Negative27.0%

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

Outlanders 2

From 12K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Improved graphics and animations
  • 👍 Intuitive and easy-to-use UI
  • 👍 Helpful tutorials for new players
  • 🚀 Streamlined building and resource management
  • 👍 Enjoyable and relaxing gameplay

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and performance issues
  • 🔋 Drains device battery quickly
  • 🐛 Buggy mechanics (e.g. workers getting stuck, resources not registering)
  • 🐛 Inconsistent or unexplained game logic
  • 👎 Mandatory tutorial levels before accessing sandbox mode

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

Outlanders 2

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Orchards not functioning properly
  • Warehouses not storing all necessary resources
  • Villagers getting stuck and unable to perform tasks
  • Saved sandbox games becoming unloadable

Requested features

5 requests
  • Allow listening to external audio while playing
  • More customization options for sandbox mode
  • Ability to recycle or remove placed trees and fields
  • Improved pathfinding and AI for workers
  • Difficulty settings for campaign levels

In-app purchases

None

Mini Motorways

No in-app purchases

None

Outlanders 2

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mini Motorways free?
Mini Motorways is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Outlanders 2 free?
Outlanders 2 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mini Motorways or Outlanders 2?
Outlanders 2 is rated higher. Mini Motorways averages 4.1 out of 5 from 7K ratings, while Outlanders 2 averages 4.8 from 12K ratings.
Do Mini Motorways or Outlanders 2 have ads?
Neither Mini Motorways nor Outlanders 2 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mini Motorways or Outlanders 2?
Mini Motorways ships an update every 3 weeks, and Outlanders 2 monthly. Most recently, Mini Motorways was updated on September 24, 2026 and Outlanders 2 on September 24, 2026.

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