Subway Idle vs Minecube
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Subway Idle
Build and manage a subway network in a growing city. Connect stations, upgrade your lines, and earn money to expand your metro. Keep the city moving by strategically investing in your network.
- Upgrade and connect subway stations
- Earn money while offline
- Progress through multiple cities
- Expand your metro network
- Strategic cash flow management
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Subway Idle tycoon, the idle metro simulator! Subway Idle is all about upgrading and maintaining a subway map for a growing city. Upgrade and connect stations between other stations and get your trains running. As new stations open, earn more money and upgrade your metro even further! Decide where to use your limited cash flow. Be sure to keep your city moving. • Multiple cities to progress through! • Earn while your offline to advance your metro! • Tons of upgrades to advance your network.
Minecube
Build an army of miners and upgrade them to systematically destroy the entire game map. This idle game offers a satisfying progression of destruction and resource management.
- Buy miners
- Upgrade miners
- Destroy map
- Idle progression
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Buy miners and upgrades them to destroy all the map!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Subway Idle at 4.6 against Minecube's 2.6. Subway Idle also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and review sentiment (33% vs 7%). On price, ads, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Minecube sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Subway Idle asks for nothing beyond the download.
Subway Idle holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Subway Idle has 24K ratings behind it against 491, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Subway Idle's written reviews are positive against 7% of Minecube's.
Subway Idle ships an update every 3 weeks, Minecube every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Subway Idle | Minecube |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (24K ratings) — better | 2.6 (491 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 32.9% of reviews — better | 7.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 24K — better | 491 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 198 MB | 204 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | seven technologies S.L | Yso Corp |
Customer experience
Subway Idle
Minecube
User reviews
Subway Idle
From 24K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fast gameplay
- 👍 Fun and addictive
- 💡 Potential for more content
Room to improve
- 🔍 Too many ads
- ⏱️ Slow progression
- 💰 Expensive premium subscription
Minecube
From 491 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fun game concept
- 💡 Rewarded ads system
- 👍 Potential for improvement
Room to improve
- 🔍 Too many ads
- 🐛 Bugs and crashes
- 🔋 Progress loss on exit
- 💸 Deceptive in-app purchases
Bugs and requests
Subway Idle
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game freezing and crashing
- Progression issues and level locks
- Inconsistent ad experiences
Requested features
3 requests- More subway lines and cities
- Ability to customize subway routes
- Offline progress tracking
Minecube
Reported bugs
3 issues- Progress resets on exit
- Upgrade purchases not working
- Inconsistent performance
Requested features
3 requests- Reduce ads frequency
- Improve save/load functionality
- Provide ad-free purchase option
In-app purchases
Subway Idle
No in-app purchases
Minecube
- 100.000 Coins$1.99
- Remove Ads$2.99
- 1.000.000 Coins$3.99
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- Starter Pack$4.99
- 10.000.000 Coins$7.99
- Witch Pack$7.99
- Golem Pack$14.99
- 100.000.000 Coins$15.99
- Wizard Pack$19.99
- 10.000.000.000 Coins$79.99
