Car Simulator OG vs Minibus Simulator 2017
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Car Simulator OG
Experience realistic driving with a 360-degree cabin view. Explore a city, race with friends, and complete missions. Customize your car and discover hidden vehicles.
- Realistic driving experience
- 360-degree cabin view
- Multiplayer racing missions
- Car customization and tuning
- Interactive city exploration
- Daily bonuses
- Hidden car quests
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You will really feel like you are behind the wheel of a car. Cruise around the city in your car with friends, and experience how cool and difficult it can be at the same time. Explore the city, and perhaps you will find something interesting. You have a 360-degree view of the cabin. Fun companions are waiting for you to join them in the game. Set up a race according to your own rules! Turn on the music and let's go!!!! The game offers online mission races (in multiplayer mode) where you can compete with real players, defeat them, and earn more money. Tips: 1. Do not speed. Drive carefully in order to avoid crashing or damaging your car. 2. Beware of the traffic police. If you speed, then you will get a ticket. 3. Pay attention to the interactive hints. 4. Don't forget to fill up your car with gas at the gas station. 5. It is cheaper to pay a bribe than the official ticket. 6. For your convenience, please keep the doors locked when driving. Please note: The input area for the interactive buttons is around the center of the screen. The side areas with the control buttons are inactive. To successfully activate the interactive parts of the game, you must first drag the component of interest to the center of the screen while in 360-degree mode. Press to confirm your selection. Game features: - Fun interactive game with endless replay value. - Daily bonuses. - First-person mode. - Richly detailed car models. - Many of the components inside the car are interactive. - You can modify and tune your car in a large number of ways. - Interesting map of the city and its environs. - Interactive gas station. - Fun quest- and arcade-style missions. - Additional multiplayer-mode missions. Additional bonus! The game contains an additional 3 cars. One of the cars has a dead battery, the second lacks one entirely, and the third is missing a wheel. Find a way to get them going again, and they will be yours!!! Hint! There are 3 ways to acquire new cars: for free, at a discount, or by buying the car in the showroom. Bonus! Police cruiser.
Minibus Simulator 2017
Experience realistic minibus driving in a 3D city environment. Transport passengers, navigate traffic, and customize your vehicles. Offers multiple driving modes and detailed graphics for an immersive simulation.
- Realistic minibus physics
- Detailed passengers and pedestrians
- Smart transport traffic system
- Unique route system
- Day and night cycles
- Vehicle painting and tuning
- Multiple camera views
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Minibus Simulator 2017 - the best simulator of driving minibus in 3D! Do you like to transport people or drive minibuses? Then this game is for you! Minibus Simulator 2017 is one of the minibus simulators, which offers you a unique gaming experience to feel like a real minibus driver. Realistic car physics and challenging gameplay are waiting for you! Become the best minibus driver in real city! Features: - Realistic physics of minibuses and other vehicles - Perfectly detailed passengers/pedestrians with realistic animations - Smart transport traffic system - Unique system of routes - A realistic system of traffic lights and gas stations - More than 13 well-detailed minibuses! - Detailed locations, both urban and countryside! - Three modes of driving: simulator, drift and arcade - The cycles of day and night - Radio with three radio stations - Rock, Pop, and Rap - Realistic system with visual damage - Full detailing cars with interior - Painting and tuning of minibus - Control with the arrows keys, steering wheel or the accelerometer! - First-person view and other types of cameras, including rear view camera and camera from salon - Incredible 3D graphics and detailed world - Exciting gameplay! Want to feel like a minibus driver? Then Minibus Simulator 2017 is your choice!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Minibus Simulator 2017 at every 7 months against Car Simulator OG's every 29 months. Minibus Simulator 2017 also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). Car Simulator OG's advantage is ratings volume (949 vs 112). On price, rating, review sentiment 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
Both are free to download. Car Simulator OG sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Minibus Simulator 2017 sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.6 for Car Simulator OG against 3.5 for Minibus Simulator 2017. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Car Simulator OG has 949 ratings behind it against 112, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 52% of Car Simulator OG's written reviews are positive against 44% of Minibus Simulator 2017's.
Car Simulator OG ships an update every 29 months, Minibus Simulator 2017 every 7 months. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.
| Parameter | Car Simulator OG | Minibus Simulator 2017 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (949 ratings) — better | 3.5 (112 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 51.6% of reviews — better | 44.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 949 — better | 112 |
| Update frequency | Every 29 months | Every 7 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 229 MB | 342 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | OppanaGames FZC LLC | LIMANSKYGAMES LTD |
Customer experience
Car Simulator OG
Minibus Simulator 2017
Bugs and requests
Car Simulator OG
Reported bugs
4 issues- Gas can not working
- Car doors opening unexpectedly
- Inconsistent car behavior
- Crashes and freezes
Requested features
6 requests- More customization options
- Larger game world and map
- Improved graphics and physics
- Ability to steal cars
- Police chases and car impounding
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- Multiplayer functionality
Minibus Simulator 2017
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Car Simulator OG
- 10000 Coins2 variants$0.99
- 22500 Coins2 variants$1.99
- 35000 Coins2 variants$2.99
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- 70000 Coins2 variants$4.99
- 150000 Coins2 variants$9.99
Minibus Simulator 2017
- 10 000 of money$0.99
- Remove Ads$0.99
- Endless petrol$3.99
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- No crashes$3.99
- 55 000 of money$4.99
- 120 000 of money$9.99
- 250 000 of money$19.99
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