Comparison

roadcrash.io vs Ladder.io

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

Head to head
About

roadcrash.io

Drive cars, crash them off the road to earn coins, and unlock new vehicles. Merge cars in your garage to create more powerful ones and become the ultimate reckless driver.

Highlights
  • Crash cars off the road
  • Earn coins
  • Unlock new vehicles
  • Merge cars for upgrades
  • Simple controls
  • Destruction gameplay
Features
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Crash all the cars on your way to the finish line! Bump them off the road to get coins and buy more vehicles. Merge cars in your garage to unlock even more powerful ones! Will you become the most fearful and reckless driver of them all? Features: * Many different cars to unlock and more to come * Simple controls to ride your car smoothly * An insane amount of coins and destruction --- SUBSCRIPTION PRICING AND TERMS VIP Subscription offers a weekly subscription, you will have a 3-days FREE trial period, after this period you will be charged $4.99. After buying this subscription, you will unlock following features: 160 gems every day, double rewards, No forced in-game advertisements, and all available VIP cars for the duration of the subscription. This is an Auto-renewable subscription. Payment will be charged to your Apple App Store Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription is renewed unless you turn it off 24 hours before the period ends. Your account will be charged for renewal as well. End of trial and subscription renewal: • This price is for United States customers. Pricing in other countries may vary and actual charges may be converted to your local currency depending on the country of residence. • Payment will also be charged to iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. • The account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period and identify the cost of the renewal. • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of the free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Canceling trial or subscription: You can turn off the auto-renew for the subscription whenever you want to through iTunes account. Check https://support.apple.com/HT202039. When your current trial/subscription period expires, you will be unsubscribed. The current active subscription period cannot be canceled. After your subscription expires, you will no longer be able to use elements offered in your chosen Subscription Option. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to contact us at support@lucky-kat.com Privacy Policy: https://www.lucky-kat.com/games-privacy-notice/ Terms of use: https://www.lucky-kat.com/terms-of-use/

About

Ladder.io

Compete in a fun runner game to reach the finish line first. Use a jetpack for long jumps and upgrade your abilities with collected coins to boost your score. Spin the Lucky Wheel daily for rewards and prove you're the master.

Highlights
  • Competitive running gameplay
  • Jetpack power-ups for long jumps
  • Ladder placement for fuel collection
  • Coin collection for upgrades
  • Lucky Wheel for daily rewards
Features
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Welcome to Ladder.io, a fun runner game in which you compete with others to be the first at the end of the track. When you reach the end, you jump as far as you can with help of the jetpack power. You will collect jetpack fuel based on how well you place your ladder. With jetpack you can jump on the platform without having to place a ladder. During the game you will collect coins. With coins you can upgrade your gliding speed and valley depth to boost your final score! Try your luck and get rewards every day by spinning the Lucky Wheel. You can increase your rewards by claiming prizes every day. Compete with other players and show them who is the true master in this colorful and fun game!

Screenshots

roadcrash.io4 screens
Ladder.io4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Ladder.io at none against roadcrash.io's shown. Ladder.io also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). roadcrash.io's advantage is ratings volume (29K vs 2.2K). On price, rating, review sentiment 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. roadcrash.io sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Ladder.io sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for roadcrash.io against 4.6 for Ladder.io. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: roadcrash.io has 29K ratings behind it against 2.2K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 47% of roadcrash.io's written reviews are positive against 54% of Ladder.io's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

roadcrash.io ships an update every 6 weeks, Ladder.io fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
roadcrash.io versus Ladder.io: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterroadcrash.ioLadder.io
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (29K ratings) — better4.6 (2.2K ratings)
Positive reviews47.0% of reviews54.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings29K — better2.2K
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size187 MB302 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperLucky Kat StudiosEpiCoro d.o.o.

Customer experience

roadcrash.io

All ratings29,317 ratings
Positive92.5%
Neutral4.2%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews328 reviews
Positive47.0%
Neutral12.8%
Negative40.2%

Ladder.io

All ratings2,203 ratings
Positive91.2%
Neutral3.9%
Negative4.9%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive54.2%
Neutral4.2%
Negative41.7%

User reviews

roadcrash.io

From 29K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fun and addictive gameplay
  • 👍 Easy to get started
  • 🚗 Enjoyable car crashing mechanics
  • 💰 Ability to earn lots of coins

Room to improve

  • 🔍 Repetitive gameplay
  • 🔋 High battery consumption
  • 📺 Too many ads
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes

Ladder.io

From 2.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great game
  • 👍 Not much ads
  • 👍 Fun to race
  • 👍 Customizable skins and names

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs causing infinite climbing
  • 🐛 Daily spinner not working as intended
  • 🐛 Frozen ads after every round
  • 🐛 Slow and crashes often

Bugs and requests

roadcrash.io

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game freezes after watching ads
  • Cars randomly switching between players
  • Garage capacity issues

Requested features

4 requests
  • More variety in race tracks and environments
  • Ability to customize cars beyond merging
  • Option to pay a one-time fee to remove ads
  • Improved performance and stability

Ladder.io

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Climbing bug going up to the sky
  • Daily spinner not working properly
  • Frozen ads after every round
  • Slow performance and crashes

Requested features

2 requests
  • More features and updates
  • Fix bugs and glitches

In-app purchases

5 purchases

roadcrash.io

Subscriptions1
  • VIP membership3 Days trial$4.997 Days
One-time4
  • Gem Pack 1$2.99
  • No Ads$2.99
  • Gem Pack 2$9.99
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  • Gem Pack 3$19.99
1 purchases

Ladder.io

One-time1
  • No Ads$2.99

Questions

Is roadcrash.io free?
roadcrash.io is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ladder.io free?
Ladder.io is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, roadcrash.io or Ladder.io?
roadcrash.io is rated higher. roadcrash.io averages 4.7 out of 5 from 29K ratings, while Ladder.io averages 4.6 from 2.2K ratings.
Do roadcrash.io or Ladder.io have ads?
roadcrash.io shows ads; Ladder.io does not.
Which is updated more often, roadcrash.io or Ladder.io?
roadcrash.io ships an update every 6 weeks, and Ladder.io fortnightly. Most recently, roadcrash.io was updated on October 29, 2026 and Ladder.io on October 22, 2026.

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