Comparison

Advent Calendar vs Poly Bridge 2

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

Head to head
About

Advent Calendar

Solve a daily physics puzzle to earn a sweet treat. Unlock an endless mode after completing all 24 doors. Share your progress and enjoy festive challenges.

Highlights
  • 24 daily physics puzzles
  • Unlockable endless mode
  • Collect virtual sweets
  • Share with friends
  • Festive Christmas theme
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Set off on a magical Christmas journey through five worlds, opening advent calendar doors and discovering a new game at every stop. Drop presents into Santa’s sack, bring Christmas lights to life, help an owl deliver the post and play a tune on the ice piano. With 25 different games, there’s always something new to try along the way. Each game offers 30 levels. Collect stars, earn awards and unlock characters who join the Christmas world as you progress. Return to your favourite levels whenever you like, or see how far you can go in the endless modes. The original candy game is still here too, as a little extra for returning players. Your Christmas journey starts with the first door.

About

Poly Bridge 2

Experience a creative engineering challenge by designing and building bridges in this acclaimed simulator. Featuring new levels, mechanics, and a custom physics engine for predictable simulations. Enjoy a new soundtrack with remastered original songs.

Highlights
  • Bridge construction levels
  • Custom physics engine
  • New spring material
  • Original and remastered soundtrack
  • Creative engineering puzzles
Features
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The acclaimed bridge-building simulator is back and better than ever! New levels, new mechanics, a custom physics engine, and much more! Rediscover your engineering creativity with even more hours of puzzling fun! Adrian Talens returns with a new full-length Soundtrack! Relax to the soothing and critically acclaimed music with 13 completely new tracks plus 18 of the original Poly Bridge songs remastered! Enjoy over an hour and a half of the familiar and gentle acoustic guitar rhythms. Take on levels with some added cushion and bounce your way to victory with the new Spring material. Now your bridges can be even more flexible! We went above and beyond this time, crafting a custom physics engine optimized and fine-tuned specifically for bridge simulations. Accurate and predictable, it guarantees the same simulation outcome for everyone, keeping the competitive aspect of the game alive!

Screenshots

Advent Calendar4 screens
Poly Bridge 24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Advent Calendar at Free against Poly Bridge 2's $1.99. Poly Bridge 2's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On rating, ratings volume 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

Advent Calendar is free to download; Poly Bridge 2 costs $1.99 up front. Advent Calendar sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Poly Bridge 2 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Poly Bridge 2 holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 96 and 276 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Advent Calendar's written reviews are positive against 75% of Poly Bridge 2's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Advent Calendar ships an update every 10 months, Poly Bridge 2 monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Advent Calendar versus Poly Bridge 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAdvent CalendarPoly Bridge 2
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.4 (96 ratings)4.6 (276 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews75.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings96276 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationAd-supported — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#109 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size675 MB271 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPeter WeissDry Cactus

Customer experience

Advent Calendar

All ratings96 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Poly Bridge 2

All ratings276 ratings
Positive89.1%
Neutral1.8%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews170 reviews
Positive75.3%
Neutral7.6%
Negative17.1%

Bugs and requests

Advent Calendar

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Poly Bridge 2

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Progress reset or not saved properly
  • Sandbox mode issues (invisible objects, inability to use split joints)
  • Graphical glitches (screen flashing when placing springs)
  • Crashes on level completion or when loading the game
  • Compatibility issues on older/certain iPad models

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add leaderboards and community features
  • Improve sandbox mode functionality
  • Provide more in-depth tutorials
  • Add support for controllers
  • Expand vehicle and material options

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Advent Calendar

One-time1
  • Complete Christmas Journey$4.99
None

Poly Bridge 2

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Advent Calendar free?
Advent Calendar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Poly Bridge 2 free?
Poly Bridge 2 costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Advent Calendar or Poly Bridge 2?
Poly Bridge 2 is rated higher. Advent Calendar averages 4.4 out of 5 from 96 ratings, while Poly Bridge 2 averages 4.6 from 276 ratings.
Do Advent Calendar or Poly Bridge 2 have ads?
Advent Calendar shows ads; Poly Bridge 2 does not.
Which is updated more often, Advent Calendar or Poly Bridge 2?
Advent Calendar ships an update every 10 months, and Poly Bridge 2 monthly. Most recently, Advent Calendar was updated on November 2, 2026 and Poly Bridge 2 on November 3, 2026.

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