Comparison

Subway Master vs TidyShelf

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

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About

Subway Master

Features
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Think you know the next stop? Subway Master is a fast-paced metro station quiz game built around real subway lines from major cities around the world. Choose a country, city, and line, then identify the next station as your train moves across a clean schematic map. EXPLORE GLOBAL METRO NETWORKS Play across 37 cities in the United States, Canada, Korea, Japan, China, Taiwan, France, Spain, the United Kingdom, and Germany. Practice familiar routes or discover new transit systems. TEST YOUR STATION KNOWLEDGE Each question gives you three station choices. Pick the correct next stop and complete the line as quickly as you can. Wrong answers add time, so accuracy matters. PLAY YOUR WAY โ€ข Select a country, city, and subway line โ€ข Learn station order through visual route progression โ€ข Replay lines to improve speed and accuracy โ€ข Track completed lines in Achievements โ€ข Leaderboard rankings supported. โ€ข View station names in English, Korean, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, or Traditional Chinese Whether you are a metro enthusiast, transit map fan, traveler, geography learner, or quiz player, Subway Master turns subway routes and station names into quick, focused challenges. Master the map. Remember the stops. Complete every line. METRO MAP QUIZZES ACROSS CITIES From Seoul and Tokyo to New York, Toronto, London, Paris, and Berlin, learn station names and stop order along each city's metro map. Get familiar with station names before a trip or challenge yourself on a route you already use. BEAT YOUR PERSONAL BEST After completing a line, check your best time and recent completion records. Compare times on monthly leaderboards for each city and line, and track the routes you have finished in Achievements. PLAY IN YOUR LANGUAGE The interface supports English, Korean, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, French, and Spanish. Station names are available in five languages, separately from the interface language. Made with love in Canada.

About

TidyShelf

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TidyShelf is a sorting puzzle about the quiet satisfaction of putting things where they belong. Every level is a shelf of jumbled objects โ€” mugs, jars, tools, ornaments. Group the matching ones together in as few moves as you can. That is the whole rule. What changes is what is on the shelf, and how much it wants to stay a mess. 26,000 LEVELS ACROSS 26 THEMES Start in a cozy home kitchen and work through the pantry, the garage, the craft room and the garden shed. Thirteen themes are free. Seasonal shelves โ€” Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Winter, Easter, Fourth of July โ€” arrive as the year turns. FOUR WAYS TO PLAY ยท Campaign โ€” a thousand levels per theme, every one checked by playing it ยท Zen โ€” no timer, no score, no stars, no failing. Just a shelf and as long as you like ยท Daily Puzzle โ€” one new shelf every day ยท Catch & Sort โ€” objects drift past and you place them as they come PUT THE ROOMS BACK IN ORDER Spend the stars you earn on restoring six rooms, one small repair at a time. Sweep the pantry floor, fix the sagging shelf, hang the little lamp. None of it is required. All of it is yours. BUILT TO BE KIND ยท Plays completely offline. No account, no sign-in, no sign-up ยท Never loses your progress to a timer you did not notice ยท Try Again is always free, and always the first thing offered ยท Adverts are optional and rewarded โ€” you choose to watch one, or you never do 903 objects, drawn one at a time. A shelf that ends up straight.

Screenshots

Subway Master4 screens
TidyShelf4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Subway Master at none against TidyShelf's 10. On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. TidyShelf sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Subway Master asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 6 level
Subway Master versus TidyShelf: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSubway MasterTidyShelf
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 4 days
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.4 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size45 MB170 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJisu JungJohn Kusion

In-app purchases

None

Subway Master

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

TidyShelf

One-time10
  • Fall Theme$2.99
  • Fourth of July Theme$2.99
  • Game Day Theme$2.99
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  • Halloween Theme$2.99
  • St Patrick's Day Theme$2.99
  • Spring Easter Theme$2.99
  • Thanksgiving Theme$2.99
  • Summer Beach Theme$2.99
  • Valentine's Day Theme$2.99
  • Winter Theme$2.99

Questions

Is Subway Master free?
Subway Master is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TidyShelf free?
TidyShelf is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Subway Master or TidyShelf have ads?
Both Subway Master and TidyShelf show ads.
Which is updated more often, Subway Master or TidyShelf?
Subway Master ships an update every 4 days, and TidyShelf every 4 days. Most recently, Subway Master was updated on October 21, 2026 and TidyShelf on October 11, 2026.

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