Comparison

Metro Connect vs Don't Pop IT

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Build metro lines
  • Upgrade trains and stations
  • Transport residents
  • Discover new regions
  • Fascinating gameplay
  • Excellent graphics and music
Features
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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

About

Don't Pop IT

Navigate a balloon through a treacherous circus filled with obstacles and surprises. The goal is simple: don't let the balloon pop. Compete for a spot on the global leaderboard and test your reflexes in this fast-paced arcade challenge.

Highlights
  • Fast-paced arcade gameplay
  • Simple touch controls
  • Challenging obstacle course
  • Personal best tracking
  • Global Top 10 leaderboard
  • Playable offline
Features
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Think you can keep the balloon intact? Don't Pop IT: Nightmare Circus is a fast-paced arcade challenge where one simple rule matters most: DON'T POP IT! Guide your balloon through a dangerous nightmare circus filled with obstacles, eerie surprises, and a steadily increasing challenge. Survive as long as you can, beat your personal best, and fight your way onto the global Top 10 leaderboard. FEATURES • Fast-paced arcade gameplay • Simple touch controls • Challenging obstacle course • Personal best tracking • Global Top 10 leaderboard • Atmospheric music and sound effects • Creepy nightmare circus theme • Playable offline, with internet required only for leaderboard features How long can you keep the balloon alive? One mistake is all it takes. DON'T POP IT!

Screenshots

Metro Connect4 screens
Don't Pop IT4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Don't Pop IT at 5.0 against Metro Connect's 3.4. Don't Pop IT also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). Metro Connect's advantage is ratings volume (235 vs 2) and iOS requirement (12.5 vs 15.0). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Metro Connect sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Don't Pop IT asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Don't Pop IT holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. 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.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Metro Connect versus Don't Pop IT: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMetro ConnectDon't Pop IT
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (235 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews17.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings235 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.5 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size269 MB7 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperDEVGEIMJavier Bravo Rivera

Customer experience

Metro Connect

All ratings235 ratings
Positive57.4%
Neutral6.8%
Negative35.7%
Written reviews167 reviews
Positive17.4%
Neutral12.0%
Negative70.7%

Don't Pop IT

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Don't Pop IT

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Metro Connect

One-time4
  • First Pack$0.99
  • Second Pack$2.99
  • Disable Ads$4.99
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  • Super Pack$4.99
None

Don't Pop IT

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Metro Connect free?
Metro Connect is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Don't Pop IT free?
Don't Pop IT is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Metro Connect or Don't Pop IT?
Don't Pop IT is rated higher. Metro Connect averages 3.4 out of 5 from 235 ratings, while Don't Pop IT averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Metro Connect or Don't Pop IT have ads?
Metro Connect shows ads; Don't Pop IT does not.

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