Comparison

Fire Truck! vs Backhoe!

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Fire Truck!

An interactive game designed for toddlers and young children, featuring a fire truck that puts out fires. It offers a simple, no-fail gameplay experience with a watercolor art style, allowing kids to explore and play freely without any distractions.

Highlights
  • Interactive fire truck gameplay
  • Simple touch controls
  • No-fail, no-score system
  • Watercolor illustration art style
  • Offline play
  • No ads or in-app purchases
Features
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Fire Truck! is a game built specifically for the youngest gamers in our lives. I built this game for my son and daughter who are 3 and 2, respectively. They have a lot of fun playing it and helped shape the game with their extensive playtesting and feedback, and I hope that a young truck lover in your life gets as much enjoyment out of it as they do. I fashioned it as a sort of "interactive illustration", emulating a look of detailed watercolor truck illustrations in books of the 80s. The idea is to let kids play, touch anywhere on the screen, and not be accidentally booted out away from the fun. How to play: Touch anywhere on the screen to effect the game; touch the sidewalk and sky to fire out a spray of water, change the color of the truck by touching it, and make the truck stop and go by tapping the tires. Hold and touch on the fires to extinguish them, and the truck will automatically had out to fight the next fire. There is no wrong way to play the game, no way to fail, or convoluted steps too hard for the youngest players to understand. Scores are saved automatically and frequently, so you'll always have a running tally of all the fires you've extinguished. And best of all there are not, and will never be, any ads, in-app purchases, links to other apps, data collected by me, or links to take the player outside of the game. Have fun playing Fire Truck! and feel free to contact me with feedback!

About

Backhoe!

An interactive illustration game designed for young children, featuring a backhoe with simple touch controls. Kids can explore, dig, and drive without any pressure or complex mechanics.

Highlights
  • Interactive backhoe controls
  • Simple touch-to-play mechanics
  • Watercolor illustration style
  • No ads or in-app purchases
  • Score tracking
  • Kid-friendly design
Features
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Backhoe! is a game built specifically for the youngest gamers in our lives. I built this game for my son and daughter who are 4 and 3, respectively. They have a lot of fun playing it and helped shape the game with their extensive playtesting and feedback, and I hope that a young truck lover in your life gets as much enjoyment out of it as they do. The game is fashioned as a sort of "interactive illustration", emulating a look of detailed watercolor truck illustrations in books of the 80s. The idea is to let kids play, touch anywhere on the screen, and not be accidentally booted out away from the fun. It's as easy and fun to use as a playground digger toy (you know, the ones with the two levers kids are always arguing over.) How to play: Touch anywhere on the screen to affect the game; touch the body of the backhoe to change the color of it, or tap the wheels to start and stop driving. Tap the back arm of the backhoe to work the digger scoop; press and hold anywhere on the screen and the bucket will follow your finger. Tap the front of the backhoe to work the loader bucket; press and hold anywhere on the screen and the bucket will follow your finger. Raise it high enough and dump out dirt, and collect more dirt by driving and scooping up dirt piles. Dig and make piles to their maximum size to score points. There is no wrong way to play the game, no way to fail, or convoluted steps too hard for the youngest players to understand. Scores are saved automatically and frequently, so you'll always have a running tally of all the fires you've extinguished. And best of all there are not, and will never be, any ads, in-app purchases, links to other apps, data collected by me, or links to take the player outside of the game. Have fun playing Backhoe! and feel free to contact me with feedback!

Screenshots

Fire Truck!4 screens
Backhoe!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Fire Truck! at 5.0 against Backhoe!'s 4.5. Backhoe!'s advantage is chart position (#193 vs unranked) and update cadence (every 53 months vs every 116 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

Fire Truck! costs $1.99 and Backhoe! $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Fire Truck! holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fire Truck! ships an update every 116 months, Backhoe! every 53 months. Both last shipped on September 17, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Fire Truck! versus Backhoe!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFire Truck!Backhoe!
Price$1.99$1.99
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.5 (2 ratings)
Number of ratings22
Update frequencyEvery 116 monthsEvery 53 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank—#193 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.010.0
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAustin IvansmithAustin Ivansmith

Customer experience

Fire Truck!

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Backhoe!

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Fire Truck!

No in-app purchases

None

Backhoe!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fire Truck! free?
Fire Truck! costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Backhoe! free?
Backhoe! costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Fire Truck! or Backhoe!?
Fire Truck! is rated higher. Fire Truck! averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Backhoe! averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Fire Truck! or Backhoe! have ads?
Neither Fire Truck! nor Backhoe! shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fire Truck! or Backhoe!?
Fire Truck! ships an update every 116 months, and Backhoe! every 53 months. Most recently, Fire Truck! was updated on September 17, 2026 and Backhoe! on September 17, 2026.

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