Comparison

Mini Metro vs Sudoku

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

Sudoku

This logic puzzle game offers four unique modes, including classic Sudoku, a special portal mode, a timed rush, and a survival challenge. Compete on leaderboards, solve daily puzzles, and utilize smart tools to enhance your gameplay experience.

Highlights
  • Four unique game modes
  • Daily puzzle challenges
  • Global leaderboards
  • Clean Solve badges
  • Notes and hint tools
  • Dark and light themes
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Sudoku Remix takes the world's most popular logic puzzle and adds exciting new ways to play. Master four distinct game modes, compete on leaderboards, and challenge yourself with a new daily puzzle every day — all wrapped in a sleek, modern design. FOUR GAME MODES Classic The timeless Sudoku experience. Fill every row, column, and 3x3 box with the numbers 1 through 9 using pure logic. No tricks, no timers — just you and the puzzle. Completely free to play with unlimited games. Portals A Sudoku Remix original. Certain cells are secretly linked together — place a number in one portal cell and it instantly appears in all connected cells. But be careful: if any linked cell conflicts, the move counts against you. Discover portal connections by selecting cells and think spatially to solve the puzzle. Rush Race the clock. You start with a countdown timer and every correct placement adds 15 seconds, while mistakes cost you 30. Can you solve the puzzle before time runs out? Four difficulty levels mean four different starting times to master. Survival Three lives. Zero hints. Every wrong number costs a life, and when they're gone, it's game over. No timer means you can think carefully, but there's no safety net. The ultimate test of Sudoku accuracy. DAILY PUZZLE Every day, all players get the same puzzle. Solve it, post your time, and see how you stack up. A fun reason to open the app every single day. LEADERBOARDS Track your best times, clean solves, and total completions across every mode and difficulty. A podium showcases the top 3, and your personal entries are highlighted so you can always find your scores. CLEAN SOLVES Finish a puzzle with zero mistakes and zero hints to earn a Clean Solve badge — displayed proudly on the leaderboard for bragging rights. SMART TOOLS • Notes mode for pencil marks and candidate tracking • Erase tool to clear cells or remove individual notes • Hints to reveal the correct value when you're stuck (varies by mode) • Mistake highlighting to catch errors instantly • Same-number highlighting to spot patterns across the board • Auto-save so you never lose progress DESIGNED TO FEEL GREAT • Dark and light themes • Smooth animations and transitions • Haptic feedback on every tap • Clean, modern interface built for focus REMIX PRO Classic mode is completely free with 10 puzzles/day play. Upgrade to Remix Pro to unlock all four game modes without cooldowns, plus every future mode we add — all included at no extra cost. • Monthly: $2.99/month • Annual: $24.99/year (save 30%) Download Sudoku Remix and discover your new favorite way to play. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Mini Metro4 screens
Sudoku4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Sudoku at Free against Mini Metro's $3.99. Sudoku also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months). Mini Metro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (32K vs 1). On rating and ads 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

Sudoku is free to download; Mini Metro costs $3.99 up front. Sudoku sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. 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 Sudoku. 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, Sudoku every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Mini Metro versus Sudoku: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMini MetroSudoku
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.9 (32K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews88.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings32K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
Best chart rank#25 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size191 MB3 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperDinosaur Polo ClubMalachi Patrick

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

Sudoku

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Mini Metro

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Sudoku

Subscriptions2
  • Remix Pro - Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Remix Pro - Annual$24.991 Year

Questions

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

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