Advent Calendar vs Poly Bridge 2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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.
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.
- Bridge construction levels
- Custom physics engine
- New spring material
- Original and remastered soundtrack
- Creative engineering puzzles
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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!
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
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.
| Parameter | Advent Calendar | Poly Bridge 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.4 (96 ratings) | 4.6 (276 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 75.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 96 | 276 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #109 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 675 MB | 271 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Peter Weiss | Dry Cactus |
Customer experience
Advent Calendar
Poly Bridge 2
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
Advent Calendar
- Complete Christmas Journey$4.99
Poly Bridge 2
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Advent Calendar free?
Is Poly Bridge 2 free?
Which has better reviews, Advent Calendar or Poly Bridge 2?
Do Advent Calendar or Poly Bridge 2 have ads?
Which is updated more often, Advent Calendar or Poly Bridge 2?
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