Mini Metro vs lo
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
lo
A fast-paced matching game where players tap on overlapping letters to score points within a time limit. Compete for the highest score on the leaderboard. It's a fun and addictive addition to your collection of focus-based games.
- Tap overlapping letters
- Score points based on overlaps
- 60-second time limit
- Leaderboard competition
- Focus-based gameplay
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lo - 13th in "focus" (aa, uu, ff, au, rr, ao, rl, sp, th, ki, ci, sn, lo, ba, ov, sh, fi, do, ru & ti) Watch carefully for overlaps. Tap on the overlap when you see it. The more overlapping at once, the more points. See how many points you can earn in 60 seconds. You can also top the leaderboard and compete for the best score / most overlaps in 60 seconds. Get stuck into the addiction of lo right now, a nice addition to your collection of focused General Adaptive apps. Thanks for all your support, I hope you're enjoying the "focus" series thus far. Handmade in Australia, General Adaptive
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: lo at Free against Mini Metro's $3.99. lo also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). Mini Metro's advantage is review sentiment (89% vs 45%) and rating (4.9 vs 4.2). On 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
lo is free to download; Mini Metro costs $3.99 up front. lo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Mini Metro asks for nothing beyond the download.
Mini Metro holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mini Metro has 31K ratings behind it against 20, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of Mini Metro's written reviews are positive against 45% of lo's.
Mini Metro ships an update every 2 months, lo every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mini Metro | lo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.9 (31K ratings) — better | 4.2 (20 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 89.0% of reviews — better | 45.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 31K — better | 20 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | #18 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 179 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dinosaur Polo Club | General Adaptive Apps Pty Ltd |
Customer experience
Mini Metro
lo
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
lo
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Mini Metro
No in-app purchases
lo
- Remove Ads$1.99
