Comparison

Mini Motorways vs Sid Meier's Civilization® VII

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

Sid Meier's Civilization® VII

Build the greatest empire in this authentic strategy game experience. Rule as legendary leaders, shape your civilization's lineage, and expand your territory through technological breakthroughs and strategic decisions. Enjoy solo or multiplayer modes on your Apple devices.

Highlights
  • Build cities and wonders
  • Research technological breakthroughs
  • Conquer or cooperate with rivals
  • Rule as legendary leaders
  • Intuitive touch and controller support
  • Solo and online multiplayer
Features
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Sid Meier's Civilization® VII is now available on Apple Arcade, empowering you to build the greatest empire the world has ever known! This is the authentic Civilization VII base game experience, bringing the latest entry in the award-winning strategy franchise to your Apple devices including Mac, iPhone, and iPad. In Civilization VII, your strategic decisions shape the unique cultural lineage of your evolving empire. Rule as one of many legendary leaders from throughout history and steer the course of your story by choosing a new civilization to represent your empire in each Age of human advancement. • Construct cities and architectural wonders to expand your territory, improve your civilization with technological breakthroughs, and conquer or cooperate with rival civilizations as you explore the far reaches of the unknown world. • Expand your territory and command your armies using intuitive touch controls on handheld devices, or take advantage of mouse and controller support for both MacOS and iOS. • Pursue prosperity in an immersive solo experience or test your strategic mettle in online multiplayer with up to seven other Apple Arcade players.* Whether you choose to follow a path rooted in history or reimagine possibilities to chart your own way forward, build something you believe in and create a legacy that echoes through the Ages in Civilization VII. Civilization VII: Arcade Edition is an exclusive version and will vary from other commercially available versions. Check out the FAQs at civilization.2k.com/civ-vii/faq/ for more information about Civilization VII Arcade Edition. *Online multiplayer requires an Internet connection, an Apple Account, and an Apple Arcade subscription. Online multiplayer with other Apple Arcade players only; cross-play with Civilization VII on other platforms is not supported. Up to eight players supported on Standard maps. Do Not Sell My Personal Information: https://www.take2games.com/ccpa

Screenshots

Mini Motorways4 screens
Sid Meier's Civilization® VII4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Sid Meier's Civilization® VII at 4.7 against Mini Motorways's 4.1. Sid Meier's Civilization® VII also leads on monetization model (free vs paid). Mini Motorways's advantage is review sentiment (63% vs 43%) and ratings volume (7K vs 1.9K). On price, update cadence, 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

Sid Meier's Civilization® VII holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7K and 1.9K respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 63% of Mini Motorways's written reviews are positive against 43% of Sid Meier's Civilization® VII'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, Sid Meier's Civilization® VII every 4 weeks. Both last shipped on October 27, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Mini Motorways versus Sid Meier's Civilization® VII: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMini MotorwaysSid Meier's Civilization® VII
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (7K ratings)4.7 (1.9K ratings) — better
Positive reviews63.4% of reviews — better42.5% of reviews
Number of ratings7K — better1.9K
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size193 MB3.5 GB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperDinosaur Polo Club2K

Customer experience

Mini Motorways

All ratings7,014 ratings
Positive75.5%
Neutral12.4%
Negative12.1%
Written reviews1,872 reviews
Positive63.4%
Neutral16.4%
Negative20.2%

Sid Meier's Civilization® VII

All ratings1,738 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral2.8%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews487 reviews
Positive42.5%
Neutral10.1%
Negative47.4%

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

Sid Meier's Civilization® VII

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Mini Motorways

No in-app purchases

None

Sid Meier's Civilization® VII

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mini Motorways free?
Mini Motorways is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sid Meier's Civilization® VII free?
Sid Meier's Civilization® VII is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mini Motorways or Sid Meier's Civilization® VII?
Sid Meier's Civilization® VII is rated higher. Mini Motorways averages 4.1 out of 5 from 7K ratings, while Sid Meier's Civilization® VII averages 4.7 from 1.9K ratings.
Do Mini Motorways or Sid Meier's Civilization® VII have ads?
Neither Mini Motorways nor Sid Meier's Civilization® VII shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mini Motorways or Sid Meier's Civilization® VII?
Mini Motorways ships an update every 3 weeks, and Sid Meier's Civilization® VII every 4 weeks. Most recently, Mini Motorways was updated on October 27, 2026 and Sid Meier's Civilization® VII on October 27, 2026.

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