Comparison

Terminus vs MiniMuses

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

Head to head
About

Terminus

Features
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Terminus is a calm logic puzzle about drawing transit maps. On iPhone Duo, Terminus plays on the outer display as it does on any other iPhone. Open iPhone Duo like a book and a station becomes two pages: the board on one, and on the other a service brief with each line’s progress, every rule on the board and the moves you have made. The gap between the pages sits on the fold, so nothing you touch lies along the crease. The map screen opens out like a book too: Today’s Service on one page, the route map on the other. When iPhone Duo lies flat, the board is at its biggest, with the brief in a column of its own beside it. Fold it, open it or lay it flat mid-station and you carry on from the same move while the clock keeps running. Each map is a small city grid. Drag every coloured line from terminus to terminus, serve each station exactly once, and pass straight through the diamond interchanges so two lines cross, one across and one down. When the whole network clicks into place, the station opens. Every map is machine-proven to have exactly one solution. That changes how it feels: you are never guessing, only deducing. If a route seems forced, it is. Follow the logic and the city untangles. The network keeps changing the rules of the road. The early lines teach the grammar. The later lines each introduce a new working: stations closed for engineering, depots that serve one line only, yards where every train must turn, services of an exact length, tunnels that dive beneath the grid, one-way track, and timetabled stops that must be called in order. The Grand Union Line then brings several of them together on the same board. Every day the network also runs one extra route: Today’s Service. Solve it and stamp the day in your album. Miss a day and nothing is lost. There are no streaks on this railway, only stamps. Made for the commute it depicts: • One-handed, portrait play on iPhone, with the whole game within a thumb’s reach. • On iPad, a poster-sized board when held upright, and the board beside its service brief when turned on its side. • Fully offline. Quiet optional sounds; the mute switch always wins. • No ads, no accounts and no tracking, ever. • Stars reward pace; hints are there when you want a nudge, not the answer. • Progress travels with you through iCloud. • Line patterns mode tells lines apart by texture as well as colour. • Game Center achievements and leaderboards if you want them; the game never depends on them. The Ember Line rides free with ten stations, from a gentle 4×4 to a dense 6×7. The Season Ticket opens thirteen further lines, 156 more stations rising to severe 7×7 networks, and every line surveyed in the future. One fare, forever. Mind the gap between you and your station. It is exactly one line wide.

About

MiniMuses

Design unique characters with extensive customization options, including over 1,500 assets and custom color palettes. Bring your creations to life in Studio Mode by setting scenes, adding props, and building stories. Save your work directly on your device without needing an account.

Highlights
  • Extensive character customization
  • Over 1,500 design assets
  • Custom color palettes and patterns
  • Import custom assets
  • Studio Mode for scene creation
  • Story building with chat bubbles and text
  • On-device saving
Features
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Your Muse, Your Story. MiniMuse is a character creator where every detail is yours to design. Build your characters, style them from a wardrobe of over 1,500 assets, and bring them to life in Studio Mode. CREATE YOUR MUSE - Customise everything tied to your muse: hair, eyes, limbs, accessories and more - Colour every layer with custom palettes, patterns, and saved colours - Add as many assets as you'd like, and reorder layers to create looks unique to your tastes - Import your own assets to use in your designs DIRECT YOUR STORY - Set the scene with backgrounds and props, add chat bubbles and text - Save your scenes and build your stories No account needed. Your characters are saved on your device.

Screenshots

Terminus4 screens
MiniMuses3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MiniMuses at none against Terminus's 1. MiniMuses also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.0). Terminus's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence 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. Terminus sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. MiniMuses asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Terminus ships an update every 9 days, MiniMuses every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Terminus versus MiniMuses: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTerminusMiniMuses
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.6 (2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews—84.6% of reviews
Number of ratings—2K — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 8 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB456 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDIMITRIS KONTARIS LIMITEDStudio Sirenia

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Terminus

One-time1
  • Season Ticket$3.99
None

MiniMuses

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Terminus free?
Terminus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MiniMuses free?
MiniMuses is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Terminus or MiniMuses have ads?
MiniMuses shows ads; Terminus does not.
Which is updated more often, Terminus or MiniMuses?
Terminus ships an update every 9 days, and MiniMuses every 8 days. Most recently, Terminus was updated on October 31, 2026 and MiniMuses on November 10, 2026.

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