Comparison

Poly Bridge 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

Poly Bridge

Engage in a creative bridge-building physics simulation. Design and construct various bridge types to guide vehicles to their destinations, overcoming challenging puzzles and unlocking new levels. Test your engineering skills in a campaign mode or create your own designs in the sandbox.

Highlights
  • 105 Campaign Levels
  • Sandbox Mode
  • Hydraulic Pistons
  • Moving Drawbridges
  • Bridge Design
  • Physics Puzzles
Features
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Poly Bridge, the hit indie bridge-building physics title with dozens of hours of gameplay. "A must play for anyone interested in puzzle games." - TheGamingReview * 105 Campaign Levels * Sandbox * 22 Achievements * Hydraulic Pistons * Moving Drawbridges * Swings, Jumps, and Classic Bridges Unleash your engineering creativity with an engaging and fresh bridge-building simulator with all the bells and whistles! Play the fully featured campaign with 100+ levels of challenging physics puzzles or make your own puzzles and bridge designs in the Sandbox. Success begins by getting cars to their destinations by any means; build suspensions, ramps and jumps, double-deckers, moving drawbridges, and much more. Complete every level under budget and with a sturdy, unbreaking bridge, to become a Poly Bridge Master Engineer... and unlock the secret world.

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

Poly Bridge4 screens
Poly Bridge 24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Poly Bridge at 18K against Poly Bridge 2's 276. Poly Bridge also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.6) and chart position (#75 vs unranked). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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

Poly Bridge costs $1.99 and Poly Bridge 2 $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Poly Bridge holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Poly Bridge has 18K ratings behind it against 276, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of Poly Bridge's written reviews are positive against 75% of Poly Bridge 2's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Poly Bridge ships an update every 3 weeks, Poly Bridge 2 monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Poly Bridge versus Poly Bridge 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPoly BridgePoly Bridge 2
Price$1.99$1.99
Rating4.8 (18K ratings) — better4.6 (276 ratings)
Positive reviews77.5% of reviews — better75.3% of reviews
Number of ratings18K — better276
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#75 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size163 MB271 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDry CactusDry Cactus

Customer experience

Poly Bridge

All ratings17,889 ratings
Positive96.3%
Neutral2.0%
Negative1.7%
Written reviews351 reviews
Positive77.5%
Neutral9.1%
Negative13.4%

Poly Bridge 2

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

User reviews

Poly Bridge

From 18K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and intuitive
  • 🚀 Incredibly enjoyable
  • 💡 Great for learning engineering concepts
  • 👍 Awesome game, worth the money

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Needs fixing, buggy physics
  • 🐛 Unfinished features ruin the game
  • 🔋 High battery consumption
  • 🔍 Difficult to use on mobile, touch controls frustrating

Poly Bridge 2

From 276 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Engaging and creative
  • 👍 Fun and challenging
  • 💎 Great value for money
  • 🧠 Encourages critical thinking
  • 🎨 Allows for creative bridge design

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezing issues
  • 🤯 Extremely difficult later levels
  • 🔧 Sandbox mode bugs and limitations
  • 🕹️ Inconvenient controls on mobile
  • 🔍 Lack of in-game guidance/tutorials

Bugs and requests

Poly Bridge

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes on certain levels
  • Incorrect budget/stress calculations
  • Hydraulics not functioning properly

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more tutorials and guidance
  • Allow rotating/translating objects
  • Add ability to share custom levels
  • Improve performance and stability
  • Add color-blindness settings

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

None

Poly Bridge

No in-app purchases

None

Poly Bridge 2

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Poly Bridge free?
Poly Bridge costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Poly Bridge 2 free?
Poly Bridge 2 costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Poly Bridge or Poly Bridge 2?
Poly Bridge is rated higher. Poly Bridge averages 4.8 out of 5 from 18K ratings, while Poly Bridge 2 averages 4.6 from 276 ratings.
Do Poly Bridge or Poly Bridge 2 have ads?
Neither Poly Bridge nor Poly Bridge 2 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Poly Bridge or Poly Bridge 2?
Poly Bridge ships an update every 3 weeks, and Poly Bridge 2 monthly. Most recently, Poly Bridge was updated on September 24, 2026 and Poly Bridge 2 on September 21, 2026.

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