Comparison

Metro Connect vs Underline

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 manage your own subway empire by designing intricate lines, connecting stations, and upgrading them for efficiency. Experience satisfying gameplay with numerous trains and explore dozens of states in this city-building simulation.

Highlights
  • Build and upgrade metro networks
  • Optimize train routes and passenger flow
  • Connect stations strategically
  • Satisfying display of long trains
  • Dozens of states to explore
  • Simple and intuitive controls
Features
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Welcome to Metro Connect: Train Simulator! Immerse yourself in the captivating world of subway station management and train operation. Build, connect and upgrade your very own metro network, transforming stations into bustling hubs of transportation excellence. Your strategic thinking and management skills will be put to the test as you optimize routes, enhance stations, and keep the trains running smoothly. Design intricate subway lines that weave through New York City. Link stations strategically to ensure efficient passenger flow and create a seamless transit experience. Embark on an exhilarating journey of city-building and transportation management in Metro Connect: Train Simulator! Download now and start crafting the ultimate metro experience. Giving connection is very easy and impressively enjoyable to play. To build train track- just slide you finger from one station to another and the highway will build! Do not forget to upgrade your stations for longer trains and earn more money. Game features: - Satisfying display of a large number of long trains moving at the same time - Addictive gameplay - Dozens of states to explore - Simple and intuitive controls - Relaxing music to keep you calm More than a 50 states to unlock and even more subways. Create a subway system in the city that connects every state territory! Download Metro Connect and play this stress free idle train management game for free.

About

Underline

Features
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Underline is a metro builder set in real cities. Pick a city and draw lines across it. Every station you place sits somewhere real, and the passengers who use it are where people actually live and work — the map is built from real population and employment data, so demand isn't invented. Put a station where nobody is, and nobody rides. Choose how each stretch gets built. Tunnel under expensive ground, run elevated, or stay on the surface where there is room. Set how often trains run and how long they are, then watch people find their way across your network — and watch the crowding when you have got it wrong. • 35 cities across five continents, from London to Tokyo to São Paulo • Demand modelled from real population and employment data • Tunnel, elevated and surface track, each with its own cost • Ridership, crowding, revenue and running costs tracked day by day • 110 commissions to complete, from straightforward to genuinely hard • No account, no ads, no tracking, and it works entirely offline Five cities — one on each continent — are free, along with fifty of the commissions. A single payment unlocks every other city, the commissions set in them, and unlimited budget if you would rather just build.

Screenshots

Metro Connect4 screens
Underline4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Metro Connect at none against Underline's 1. Metro Connect also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). Underline's advantage is ads (none vs shown). 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. Underline sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Metro Connect asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Metro Connect versus Underline: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMetro ConnectUnderline
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size107 MB815 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPlaynoobHarry Attenborough

In-app purchases

None

Metro Connect

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Underline

One-time1
  • Unlock Everything$4.99

Questions

Is Metro Connect free?
Metro Connect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Underline free?
Underline is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Metro Connect or Underline have ads?
Metro Connect shows ads; Underline does not.

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