Comparison

Backhoe! vs Dump Truck

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

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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!

About

Dump Truck

Explore a neighborhood with a dump truck and skid loader, performing construction tasks like picking up dirt and boulders. Interact with the environment, vehicles, and characters for a dynamic, storybook-like experience.

Highlights
  • Interactive construction sites
  • Operate dump truck and skid loader
  • Wrecking ball and crane mechanics
  • Interactive environment and characters
  • Sound effects and actions
  • Moving storybook experience
Features
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A fun and cute interactive app for Kids! Ride along on a Dump Truck towing a small bulldozer called a Skid Loader as it drives through a neighborhood. Visit various construction sites and pick up dirt, boulders and rubble by driving the Skid Loader! Then drive the loaded Dump Truck to various locations to dump the load! Use a Wrecking Ball Truck to help knock down a building, lift boulders using giant crane, and crush rubble with a gigantic masher bulldozer! A real treat for those little Dump Truck and Bulldozer enthusiasts and a great way to encourage curiosity and interaction for all. Touch the driver and he honks the horn. Touch a cloud as it passes by and it smiles and hums. The neighborhood is interactive. When your child touches people, animals, or vehicles they make sounds and perform actions. Its like a moving story book! A great way to explore the sights and sounds of a Dump Truck and a Skid Loader! *Compatible with: iPod Touch 3 & 4 generation, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 5, iPhone 6, iPhone 7 & all iPads ----------------------------------------------- *NOT Compatible with: First generation iPhone, iPhone 3G, and iPod Touch 1st & 2nd generation. ----------------------------------------------- Please check out our other fun vehicle apps for kids: ● Alphabet Truck ● Cement Truck ● Crane Truck ● Drill Truck ● Dump Truck ● Dump Truck: Skid Loader ● Fire Boat ● Fire Truck ● Fuel Tanker Truck ● Garbage Truck ● Garbage Truck: Brushy Pick Up ● Garbage Truck: Bulky Trash Pick Up ● Garbage Truck: Dumpster Pick Up ● Garbage Truck: Snow Time ● Garbage Boat ● Garbage Truck: Austin, TX ● Garbage Truck: Los Angeles, CA ● Garbage Truck: Phoenix, AZ ● Ice Cream Truck! ● Junk Truck ● Log Truck ● Mail Truck ● Milk Tanker Truck ● Oxygen Tanker Truck ● Package Delivery Truck! ● Pizza Truck ● Police Truck ● Race Car! ● Recycling Truck ● Railroad Boom Truck ● Road Roller ● Snow Plow Truck ● Street Sweeper ● Tow Truck ● Wood Chipper Truck ● Wrecking Ball Truck And our fun puzzle series: ● Good Puzzle: Bugs! ● Good Puzzle: Trucks! And our fun matching series: ● Good Match: Bugs! ● Good Match: Trucks! And our other fun apps: ● Ta Da Girls! ● Little Big Pop ABC! ● Monster Music Visit our website for more info: www.goodglue.com

Screenshots

Backhoe!4 screens
Dump Truck4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Dump Truck at 4.7 against Backhoe!'s 4.5. Dump Truck also leads on ratings volume (7 vs 2) and price ($0.99 vs $1.99). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Backhoe! costs $1.99 and Dump Truck $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dump Truck holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 7 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Backhoe! versus Dump Truck: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBackhoe!Dump Truck
Price$1.99$0.99 — better
Rating4.5 (2 ratings)4.7 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings27 — better
Update frequencyEvery 53 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.06.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB79 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAustin Ivansmithrandall cole

Customer experience

Backhoe!

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

Dump Truck

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Backhoe!

No in-app purchases

None

Dump Truck

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Backhoe! free?
Backhoe! costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dump Truck free?
Dump Truck costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Backhoe! or Dump Truck?
Dump Truck is rated higher. Backhoe! averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Dump Truck averages 4.7 from 7 ratings.
Do Backhoe! or Dump Truck have ads?
Neither Backhoe! nor Dump Truck shows ads.

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