Freeways vs Poly Bridge 2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Freeways
Design and simulate freeway interchanges using intuitive finger-drawing controls. Optimize traffic flow and prevent congestion by strategically planning road layouts. Experience the role of a freeway engineer in a hands-on simulation.
- Draw freeway interchanges
- Finger-based controls
- Optimize for efficiency
- Avoid traffic jams
- Freeway engineering simulation
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You are a freeway engineer. Draw freeway interchanges with your finger. Optimize for efficiency and avoid traffic jams.
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 rating: Poly Bridge 2 at 4.6 against Freeways's 3.7. Poly Bridge 2 also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 62%) and chart position (#118 vs unranked). On ratings volume, update cadence, 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
Freeways costs $2.99 and Poly Bridge 2 $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Poly Bridge 2 holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 503 and 276 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Freeways's written reviews are positive against 75% of Poly Bridge 2's.
Freeways ships an update every 2 months, Poly Bridge 2 monthly. Both last shipped on October 1, 2026.
| Parameter | Freeways | Poly Bridge 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | $1.99 — better |
| Rating | 3.7 (503 ratings) | 4.6 (276 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 62.1% of reviews | 75.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 503 — better | 276 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #118 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 271 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Captain Games Inc. | Dry Cactus |
Customer experience
Freeways
Poly Bridge 2
User reviews
Freeways
From 503 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Awesome
- 🚀 Addictive gameplay
- 👍 Great concept
- 👍 Fun and challenging
- 👍 Worth the money
Room to improve
- 🐛 No undo button
- 🐛 Difficult to draw precise roads
- 🐛 Frustrating when making mistakes
- 🐛 Lack of features like delete/erase
- 🐛 Notification center issues on iPhone
Poly Bridge 2
From 276 App Store ratingsWhat 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
Freeways
Reported bugs
4 issues- Unable to change levels after completing
- Map button not working
- Cursor jumping to wrong location
- Levels not registering as complete
Requested features
9 requests- Undo button
- Eraser/delete tool
- More levels
- Leaderboards/scoring system
- Sandbox/freeplay mode
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- Road smoothing/straightening tools
- Ability to control traffic flow
- New terrain types
- Traffic lights/stop signs
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
Freeways
No in-app purchases
Poly Bridge 2
No in-app purchases
Questions
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