Mini Metro vs Pocket City 2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mini Metro
Design and manage a subway system for a growing city. Draw lines, start trains, and adapt your network as new stations open. Strategically use limited resources to keep the city moving and achieve the highest score.
- Design subway maps
- Draw lines between stations
- Manage train routes
- Adapt to random city growth
- Utilize limited resources
- Over two dozen real-world cities
- Variety of upgrades
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Mini Metro, the sublime subway simulator, now on iPhone and iPad. • Included in the App Store Best of 2016 • Mac Game of the Year in over 30 countries • BAFTA-nominated • IGF award-winning • IGN Mobile Game of the Year nominee • Included in Gamespot's Best Mobile Games of 2016 Mini Metro is a game about designing a subway map for a growing city. Draw lines between stations and start your trains running. As new stations open, redraw your lines to keep them efficient. Decide where to use your limited resources. How long can you keep the city moving? • Random city growth means each game is unique. • Over two dozen of real-world cities to test your planning skills. • A variety of upgrades so you can tailor your network. • Normal mode for quick scored games, Endless to relax, or Extreme for the ultimate challenge. • Build your metro exactly how you want to with the Creative mode. • Compete against the world every day in the Daily Challenge. • Colorblind and night modes. • Responsive soundtrack created by your metro system, engineered by Disasterpeace. "If you love the city-planning aspect of Sim City but can't handle the pressure of playing god, then you may have just found your new favorite time-waster." - Ashley Feinberg, Gizmodo "Take my word for it that a game about mass-transit system design can be a tense, white-knuckle thriller." - Owen Faraday, Pocket Tactics "Mini Metro: fun game simulates planning and running public transit system." - Cory Doctorow, Boing Boing
Pocket City 2
Construct and explore a vibrant 3D metropolis, managing zones, landmarks, and special buildings. Live the life of a mayor, from building your own house to surviving disasters and hosting events. Enjoy a dynamic world with seasons, a day-night cycle, and engaging minigames.
- Build unique cities with zones and special buildings
- Explore your city as an avatar
- Dynamic environment with seasons and day/night cycle
- Play minigames like street racing and plane flying
- Survive disasters and host fun events
- Customize avatar and become a homeowner
- Collaborate on cities in real-time
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Build and explore your own city in this 3D sequel to the original Pocket City! Create using roads, zones, landmarks, and special buildings. Drop your avatar into the world and roam freely. Buy your own house, host events, survive disasters, and live the life of a successful mayor! No microtransactions or long wait times, everything is unlocked and rewarded through gameplay! FEATURES - Build a unique city by creating zones and new special buildings - Explore your city by controlling your avatar directly - Enjoy a dynamic environment with seasons and a day night cycle - Play minigames like street racing, plane flying, and much more - Trigger fun events like block parties, or disasters like tornadoes - Complete quests to earn XP and money - Customize your avatar with clothing and tools - Become a homeowner and furnish your own house - Visit buildings in your city to buy items and find loot - Invest and build long-term mega projects - Encounter and help NPCs around your city - Spend research points to gain valuable perks - Invite a friend to collaborate on your city in real-time - Unlock special rewards by competing against rival towns - Unleash your creative side in Sandbox Mode - Play in both landscape and portrait mode
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Pocket City 2 at weekly against Mini Metro's every 2 months. Mini Metro's advantage is ratings volume (32K vs 808) and rating (4.9 vs 4.6). On ads, in-app purchases, chart position 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
Mini Metro costs $3.99 and Pocket City 2 $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Mini Metro holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mini Metro has 32K ratings behind it against 808, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of Mini Metro's written reviews are positive against 80% of Pocket City 2's.
Mini Metro ships an update every 2 months, Pocket City 2 weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mini Metro | Pocket City 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.9 (32K ratings) — better | 4.6 (808 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 88.8% of reviews — better | 79.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 32K — better | 808 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #19 — better | #36 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 191 MB | 304 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Dinosaur Polo Club | Codebrew Games Inc. |
Customer experience
Mini Metro
Pocket City 2
User reviews
Mini Metro
From 32K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Simple and relaxing gameplay
- 🎨 Beautiful minimalist design
- ⏱️ Addictive and time-killing
- 🌐 Wide variety of cities to play
- 💰 Good value for money
Room to improve
- 🐛 Trains skipping stations
- 🤯 Overwhelming difficulty at times
- 🔍 Lack of clear instructions
- 🔀 Difficulty removing/rerouting lines
- 🕰️ No ability to save progress
Pocket City 2
From 808 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Exceptional city builder
- 👍 Immersive free roam mode
- 🔒 No ads or microtransactions
- 💡 Ability to explore and interact with city
- 👍 Smooth gameplay and great graphics
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
- 🐛 Graphical issues and performance problems
- 🐛 Repetitive city design
- 🐛 Minigames can be frustrating
- 🐛 Difficulty balancing and progression issues
Bugs and requests
Mini Metro
Reported bugs
3 issues- Leaderboard issues with daily challenges
- Crashes and compatibility problems on certain devices
- Unexpected behavior when trains skip stations
Requested features
5 requests- Undo/redo functionality
- Ability to create branching lines
- More detailed statistics and analytics
- Additional game modes (e.g. career, scenarios)
- Integration with real-world transit data
Pocket City 2
Reported bugs
5 issues- Crashes when entering certain buildings
- Graphical glitches and disappearing elements
- Freezing and performance issues with larger cities
- Bugs with regional city and money transfer features
- Issues with road building and placement
Requested features
6 requests- More building styles and architectural variety
- Improved traffic management and transportation options
- Expanded regional city functionality
- Mayor customization and more interactive features
- Better save/load and cross-device syncing
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- Optimization for older devices
In-app purchases
Mini Metro
No in-app purchases
Pocket City 2
No in-app purchases








