Metro Connect vs Metro Idle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
Metro Idle
Manage New York's metro system to generate revenue and expand your network. Build and optimize your subway lines to become a successful transit tycoon.
- Manage metro system
- Generate revenue
- Build and expand network
- Idle gameplay mechanics
- Subway line optimization
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New York's metro system is under your management, so go and make money to build the Metro!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Metro Idle at none against Metro Connect's 4. Metro Idle also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.5). Metro Connect's advantage is rating (3.4 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (235 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Metro Connect sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Metro Idle asks for nothing beyond the download.
Metro Connect holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Metro Connect has 235 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Metro Connect ships an update every 3 months, Metro Idle every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Metro Connect | Metro Idle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (235 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 17.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 235 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.5 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 269 MB | 167 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DEVGEIM | 妮 赵 |
Customer experience
Metro Connect
Metro Idle
Bugs and requests
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
Metro Idle
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Metro Connect
- First Pack$0.99
- Second Pack$2.99
- Disable Ads$4.99
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- Super Pack$4.99
Metro Idle
No in-app purchases
Questions
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