Comparison

Mini Metro vs AVARA Discover

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

AVARA Discover

Experience the planet through stunning 3D augmented reality environments. This app brings stories, art, and interactive experiences to life, transforming your world into an immersive canvas. New projects are continuously added for fresh exploration.

Highlights
  • Immersive 3D augmented reality environments
  • Interactive storytelling and art experiences
  • Constantly evolving with new projects
  • Offline AR marker downloads available
  • Gateway to sophisticated AR experiences
Features
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AVARA Discover brings interactive 3D stories, wildlife encounters, science journeys and immersive environmental worlds to your mobile devices. Explore the planet in a whole new way as AR animals, landscapes, cultural stories and climate experiences come to life around you. With AVARA Discover you can: • Bring full-scale wildlife into your space • Explore interactive Great Lakes and climate stories • Discover Indigenous-guided Biinaagami experiences • Step inside immersive 3D worlds from exhibitions and events • Learn through short, visual AR experiences built for curiosity • Capture and share unforgettable AR moments • Unlock new premium experiences and collections as they are added AVARA Discover is designed for families, educators, students, museums, nature lovers and anyone who wants to experience storytelling beyond the screen. From rainforest creatures and Earth science to water, pollution, wildlife and the future of our planet, AVARA Discover transforms your surroundings into a living canvas for exploration. Look for the AVARA Discover logo at exhibitions, events and partner locations, or open the in-app AVARA Store to discover AR experiences you can launch wherever you are. Download AVARA Discover and step into a new world of AR.

Screenshots

Mini Metro4 screens
AVARA Discover4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: AVARA Discover at Free against Mini Metro's $3.99. Mini Metro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 14) and review sentiment (89% vs 56%). On rating, update cadence, ads 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

AVARA Discover is free to download; Mini Metro costs $3.99 up front. AVARA Discover sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Mini Metro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Mini Metro against 5.0 for AVARA Discover. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mini Metro has 32K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 89% of Mini Metro's written reviews are positive against 56% of AVARA Discover's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 27, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Mini Metro versus AVARA Discover: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMini MetroAVARA Discover
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.9 (32K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews88.8% of reviews — better55.6% of reviews
Number of ratings32K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#11 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size191 MB312 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDinosaur Polo ClubAVARA Media

Customer experience

Mini Metro

All ratings31,792 ratings
Positive97.4%
Neutral1.2%
Negative1.3%
Written reviews1,509 reviews
Positive88.8%
Neutral4.5%
Negative6.7%

AVARA Discover

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive55.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative44.4%

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

AVARA Discover

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Mini Metro

No in-app purchases

11 purchases

AVARA Discover

One-time11
  • Goliath Spider$0.99
  • Biinaagami - Urban Pollution2 variants$1.99
  • Biinaagami - Green Tide2 variants$1.99
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  • Brita - Drink Like You Care2 variants$1.99
  • Moose Encounter$1.99
  • Biinaagami - Urban Pollution$2.99
  • Biinaagami - Green Tide$2.99
  • Biinaagami - Urban Pollution$3.99
  • Biinaagami - Green Tide$3.99
  • Planet Earth$3.99
  • Great Lakes Depth$3.99

Questions

Is Mini Metro free?
Mini Metro costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is AVARA Discover free?
AVARA Discover is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Mini Metro or AVARA Discover?
AVARA Discover is rated higher. Mini Metro averages 4.9 out of 5 from 32K ratings, while AVARA Discover averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Mini Metro or AVARA Discover have ads?
Neither Mini Metro nor AVARA Discover shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mini Metro or AVARA Discover?
Mini Metro ships an update every 2 months, and AVARA Discover every 2 months. Most recently, Mini Metro was updated on October 27, 2026 and AVARA Discover on October 27, 2026.

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