Comparison

Mini Metro vs Geometry Derby

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

Geometry Derby

Engage in a unique demolition game where you break down opponent shields to collect fruit and advance through levels. Manage your shields carefully, as any damage can lead to failure. Customize your character with various shapes, colors, and icons.

Highlights
  • Break down opponent shields
  • Collect fruit to advance
  • Manage and refresh shields
  • Customize character shapes and colors
  • Unlock new icons
  • Offline gameplay
Features
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You have been captured by aliens and forced to entertain them by making fruit salad. Well, that seems a bit too simply, right? In order to collect the fruit you have to use break down the shields of the other players in order to steal their fruit. Once you collect the required fruit, you can then move onto the next level. While you play, you'll find that some items don't work in the current recipe. These items will also be collected and can be eaten in order to refresh your shields. You can also collect already collected fruit if you need a bit more of a boost to your shield. Be careful, your shields are also damaged by any hits. Each sides shield is independant, so you can use that to your advantage, but if any one side is destroyed, you will die - not only losing the game, but also failing at the simple task of making fruit salad. You can also modify yourself to several included shapes, colors and even your Icons. As you complete levels, you will earn additional icons.

Screenshots

Mini Metro4 screens
Geometry Derby4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Mini Metro at 32K against Geometry Derby's 1. Mini Metro also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months) and chart position (#15 vs unranked). Geometry Derby's advantage is price ($2.99 vs $3.99). On rating, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Mini Metro costs $3.99 and Geometry Derby $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

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 Geometry Derby. 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mini Metro ships an update every 2 months, Geometry Derby every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Mini Metro versus Geometry Derby: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMini MetroGeometry Derby
Price$3.99$2.99 — better
Rating4.9 (32K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews88.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings32K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#15 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better14.2
Further details — not scored
Size191 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDinosaur Polo ClubDucky Planet LLC

Customer experience

Mini Metro

All ratings31,792 ratings
Positive97.4%
Neutral1.2%
Negative1.3%
Written reviews1,511 reviews
Positive88.8%
Neutral4.5%
Negative6.7%

Geometry Derby

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Geometry Derby

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Mini Metro

No in-app purchases

None

Geometry Derby

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mini Metro free?
Mini Metro costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Geometry Derby free?
Geometry Derby costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mini Metro or Geometry Derby?
Geometry Derby is rated higher. Mini Metro averages 4.9 out of 5 from 32K ratings, while Geometry Derby averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Mini Metro or Geometry Derby have ads?
Neither Mini Metro nor Geometry Derby shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mini Metro or Geometry Derby?
Mini Metro ships an update every 2 months, and Geometry Derby every 5 months. Most recently, Mini Metro was updated on October 31, 2026 and Geometry Derby on October 6, 2026.

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