Comparison

Mini Metro vs FLIP

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

FLIP

Guide a toy flipper through mazes in parody department stores to collect cash and action figures. Sell figures for profit before angry nerds catch you. Embark on a money-making quest based on a popular toy line.

Highlights
  • Navigate maze-like department stores
  • Collect action figures
  • Sell toys for profit
  • Avoid angry nerds
  • Parody gameplay
Features
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FLIP-MAN is a parody game about the world's greatest toy flipper on his quest for cash. Guide Flip-man thru various maze-like department stores like Tarjayy and Walmaria, so he can grab action figures and collect money before the angry nerds get to him. And when you do grab an action figure, sell it back to them for double! Based on the massively successful independent toy line, "Flip-or and the Champions of Nefarity," Flip-man is ready to make some money with you!!

Screenshots

Mini Metro4 screens
FLIP4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: FLIP at weekly against Mini Metro's every 2 months. FLIP also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 89%) and price ($1.99 vs $3.99). Mini Metro's advantage is ratings volume (31K vs 4) and chart position (#12 vs unranked). 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 FLIP $1.99 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 FLIP. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mini Metro has 31K ratings behind it against 4, 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 100% of FLIP's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mini Metro ships an update every 2 months, FLIP weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Mini Metro versus FLIP: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMini MetroFLIP
Price$3.99$1.99 — better
Rating4.9 (31K ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews88.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings31K — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#12 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size179 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDinosaur Polo ClubNathaniel Scott

Customer experience

Mini Metro

All ratings31,463 ratings
Positive97.5%
Neutral1.2%
Negative1.3%
Written reviews1,509 reviews
Positive88.8%
Neutral4.5%
Negative6.7%

FLIP

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
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

FLIP

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Mini Metro

No in-app purchases

None

FLIP

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mini Metro free?
Mini Metro costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is FLIP free?
FLIP costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mini Metro or FLIP?
FLIP is rated higher. Mini Metro averages 4.9 out of 5 from 31K ratings, while FLIP averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Mini Metro or FLIP have ads?
Neither Mini Metro nor FLIP shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mini Metro or FLIP?
Mini Metro ships an update every 2 months, and FLIP weekly. Most recently, Mini Metro was updated on October 17, 2026 and FLIP on October 7, 2026.

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