Subway Idle vs Metro Connect
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.
Metro Connect
Build and expand your own subway system in a famous metropolis. Connect points with tunnels, launch trains, and transport residents to discover new regions and earn money. Upgrade your trains and stations to manage growing passenger flow.
- Build metro lines
- Upgrade trains and stations
- Transport residents
- Discover new regions
- Fascinating gameplay
- Excellent graphics and music
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Metro Connect - Train Control - exciting puzzle game for building up metro lines! Start an exciting adventure of launching and improving your own subway system! You have to become a great mayor and build your own subway line based on the map of the famous metropolis - New York. You start moving by connecting the points with tunnels, and you will be able to launch trains, transport residents and discover new regions! The flow of passengers is growing and you need to build up new metro lines, increase number of stations and add new trains. As you discover new regions, you can earn more money and improve your metro even more! What awaits for you: - Fascinating gameplay - Improvement of trains and stations - Excellent graphics and music
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Subway Idle at 4.6 against Metro Connect's 3.4. Subway Idle also leads on ratings volume (24K vs 235) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Subway Idle sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Metro Connect sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Subway Idle holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Subway Idle has 24K ratings behind it against 235, 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 17% of Metro Connect's.
Subway Idle ships an update every 3 weeks, Metro Connect every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Subway Idle | Metro Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (24K ratings) — better | 3.4 (235 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 32.9% of reviews — better | 17.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 24K — better | 235 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 12.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 198 MB | 269 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | seven technologies S.L | DEVGEIM |
Customer experience
Subway Idle
Metro Connect
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
Metro Connect
From 235 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🤩 Relaxing gameplay
- 🔥 Addictive and engaging
- 👍 Simple and intuitive interface
Room to improve
- 💸 Excessive ads interrupting gameplay
- 🐢 Slow progression and lack of content updates
- 🤯 Frustrating when unable to connect tracks
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
Metro Connect
Reported bugs
2 issues- Game getting stuck at certain levels
- Inconsistent track connectivity issues
Requested features
3 requests- More cities/maps to unlock and explore
- Ability to customize and control track layout
- Reduced ad frequency or ad-free option
In-app purchases
Subway Idle
- Gem Pack 1$1.99
- Ad Free$2.99
- Limited Deal$3.99
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- Gem Pack 2$4.99
- Starter Pack$4.99
- Holiday Pack$5.99
- Gem Pack 3$9.99
- Gem Pack 4$19.99
- Gem Pack 5$49.99
- Gem Pack 6$99.99
Metro Connect
- First Pack$0.99
- Second Pack$2.99
- Disable Ads$4.99
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- Super Pack$4.99
Questions
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