Mini Metro vs Hitman Sniper
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
Hitman Sniper
Step into the role of a silent assassin and experience a definitive sniping adventure. Engage in tactical missions, uncover secrets, and hone your skills to eliminate targets. Compete with friends and climb leaderboards to become the ultimate assassin.
- Tactical assassination missions
- Zombie challenge mode
- Over 150 missions and 11 contracts
- 17 unique sniper rifles
- Leaderboard competition
- Weapon part collection and blueprints
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BECOME THE ULTIMATE SILENT ASSASSIN Step into the shoes of Agent 47 in Hitman: Sniper and discover the most compelling sniper experience on mobile. TACTICAL MISSIONS IN MONTENEGRO Hone your strategic skills and orchestrate the perfect assassination. ACTION ZOMBIE CHALLENGE IN DEATH VALLEY Prepare for non-stop action in a true test of your accuracy and speed of execution. MORE THAN 150 MISSIONS AND 11 DIFFERENT CONTRACTS Improve your strategy for the perfect assassination as you uncover secrets and subterfuges. 17 UNIQUE WEAPONS Eliminate targets, collect weapon parts and complete blueprints to unlock the most powerful rifles. COMPETE AGAINST YOUR FRIENDS TO DOMINATE THE LEADERBOARD Boost your score and climb up the ranks to become the world's finest silent assassin. Hitman: Sniper is memory intensive. Devices such as iPad 2, iPad Mini, iPhone 4S and iPod Touch 5th Generation will suffer from occasional dips in performance and will not support Everyplay.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mini Metro at none against Hitman Sniper's 10. Mini Metro also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (89% vs 61%). Hitman Sniper's advantage is price ($1.99 vs $3.99). On rating, ratings volume, update cadence and chart position 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 Hitman Sniper $1.99 up front. Hitman Sniper sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Mini Metro asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Mini Metro against 4.8 for Hitman Sniper. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 32K and 12K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 89% of Mini Metro's written reviews are positive against 61% of Hitman Sniper's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 21, 2026.
| Parameter | Mini Metro | Hitman Sniper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | $1.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.9 (32K ratings) — better | 4.8 (12K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 88.8% of reviews — better | 61.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 32K — better | 12K |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | #13 — better | #29 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 191 MB | 1.0 GB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Dinosaur Polo Club | Deca Live Operations GmbH |
Customer experience
Mini Metro
Hitman Sniper
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
Hitman Sniper
From 12K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Smooth gameplay
- 👍 Addictive and entertaining
- 🎨 Great graphics and visuals
- 💰 Can progress without in-app purchases
Room to improve
- 🔁 Repetitive with only one map
- 💰 Expensive in-app purchases
- 🐛 Bugs and glitches after updates
- 🕰 Slow progression without spending
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
Hitman Sniper
Reported bugs
4 issues- Game freezes when accessing the shop
- Targets turning into black rectangles
- Guards detecting unshot poisoned targets
- Head of security character disappearing
Requested features
4 requests- New maps and locations
- More game modes and variety
- Ability to customize controls
- Improved leaderboard and social features
In-app purchases
Mini Metro
No in-app purchases
Hitman Sniper
- Largo Sniper Rifle$0.99
- Small Money Pack$0.99
- Starter Pack$4.99
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