Subway Idle vs Idle Civilizations
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.
Idle Civilizations
Build and grow civilizations from the dawn of humanity to the future in this idle strategy game. Earn money, hire workers, and customize your character as you progress through different historical eras. Relax and watch your empire expand without pressure.
- Build and grow civilizations
- Idle progression
- Time travel mechanics
- Resource management
- Character customization
- Tower building
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Welcome to the future! … Or is it the past? You start off your empire building adventure as a worker in the distant future who, thanks to a rather unfortunate mistake, finds themselves thrown back in time all the way to the beginning of humanity. This fun strategy game will test your business acumen and tycoon tendencies as you build the world’s cities and civilizations from the ground up. History in the making After you’re thrown back in time, you’ll need to meet and work with locals to build and grow your way to the top and return to the future – you’ll also need to keep an eye out for time crystals to collect at the end of each level to keep moving through the ages. Experience the evolution of civilization in this fantastic idle style game as you get a feel for history up close and personal. Get your business plan on – At each step of your journey, you’ll need to earn money by selling items or resources to the locals. As you progress through the eras those items will change, evolving as you move up in time to reflect modernization. You’ll need to strike the right balance and find the best strategy to maximize profits while also hiring more workers and expanding your offerings each time to progress as fast as possible. Staycation time – While your character may have been haplessly thrown back in time and is now working in a Medieval town or prehistoric society, you’re able to just sit back and relax all while leveling up, no matter where you are. Chart your rise from your couch, from the train, or even from your work desk (shh, we won’t tell anyone!) – this is a chill game where there’s no crazy pressure to fight off invaders, timers that need to be beat, or anything stressful of the sort. Go down in history – Not only do you get the fun of experiencing different eras of civilization, but you also get to customize your character to enhance their abilities! Along the way, as you fashionably work through time, you’ll also take part in building a fantastic tower – don’t forget to click that build button every time you see it appear so that your momentum and tower keep rising. After all, you want to be remembered in history as the one who got it all done, right? And the rest is history Get ready to take a blast to the past and experience civilization and humanity’s evolution up close and personal – you’re the one leading it! Put Earth on the right path forward and leave your mark on history: Idle Civilizations ticks all the boxes for fun, relaxation, and excitement, so you won’t want to miss it. Privacy Policy: https://say.games/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://say.games/terms-of-use
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Subway Idle at 24K against Idle Civilizations's 3.2K. Subway Idle also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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 Idle Civilizations sells 18 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Subway Idle against 4.7 for Idle Civilizations. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Subway Idle has 24K ratings behind it against 3.2K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 33% and 33% positive.
Subway Idle ships an update every 3 weeks, Idle Civilizations every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Subway Idle | Idle Civilizations |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (24K ratings) | 4.7 (3.2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 32.9% of reviews — better | 32.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 24K — better | 3.2K |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| 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 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 198 MB | 557 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | seven technologies S.L | SayGames LTD |
Customer experience
Subway Idle
Idle Civilizations
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
Idle Civilizations
From 3.2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fast progression
- 👍 Cute graphics and animations
- 🔒 No forced ads
- 🚀 Satisfying gameplay loop
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes and freezes
- 💰 Expensive ad removal
- 🔁 Repetitive progression
- 🤑 Excessive microtransactions
- 🔍 Lack of instructions/tutorials
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
Idle Civilizations
Reported bugs
3 issues- Inability to craft higher rarity event items
- Offline progress not working
- Purchased ad removal not working
Requested features
3 requests- More levels and content updates
- Save/load game progress
- Improved balance and progression
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
Idle Civilizations
- Mini Gem Package$0.99
- Gem Pack$0.99
- Starter Pack$0.99
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- Fortune Wheel Pack 1$0.99
- Better Starter Pack$1.99
- Piggy Bank$2.99
- Welcome pack$2.99
- Skip Ad Tickets Offer$2.99
- Small Gem Package$4.99
- Greatest Starter Pack$4.99
- Piggy Bank 2$4.99
- Fortune Wheel Pack 2$4.99
- Remove ADS$5.99
- Income Boost x2$5.99
- Medium Gem Package$9.99
- Dragon slayer pack$9.99
- Free Rewards Pack$19.99
- Upgraded Epic Pack$19.99
Questions
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