Bad Bridge vs Span
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bad Bridge
Design and build your own bridges, then test their strength with passing vehicles. Explore over 120 challenging physics puzzles or create your own levels with the built-in editor. Watch your creations succeed or spectacularly fail.
- Bridge construction and design
- Physics-based simulation
- Level Editor mode
- 120+ campaign levels
- Multiple building materials
- Vehicle testing
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This game gives you the freedom to let your creative side run riot – nothing is impossible. Create and design your own constructions and watch the cars and trucks pass over them - or see them fall and crash while your inferior creations collapse due to weight and the laws of physics! In addition to the normal mode the game features the Level Editor mode for make your own puzzles and bridge designs. You can also use in-game hint system if things get too hard. With 120+ levels of challenging physics puzzles you will not run out of things to do quickly. Game features: • 120+ campaign levels • Level Editor mode • Different materials to build from - Wood, Metal, Cables, Rope, Hydraulic Pistons • Multiple cars to test out your constructions • Realistic physics engine • Gorgeous 3D graphics • Relaxing music
Span
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Span is a calm, physics-driven bridge builder. Draw a bridge across the gap, choose your materials, then press Test and watch it carry the load — or buckle in glorious slow motion. Every beam glows with the forces running through it: a live X-ray of tension and compression, so you can see exactly why it held, or why it snapped. Rewind, move one strut, try again. • 57 hand-built levels across eight worlds — timber valleys to ocean straits • Timber, steel, stone, cables and road & rail decks • Real hazards: wind, earthquakes, thermal stress and floods • Drawbridges, canal locks, trains and passing ships • God-mode Sandbox: unlimited budget, every material, every disaster • Level editor: sculpt terrain, place anchors, schedule the traffic • One-tap replay export — share your best holds and worst fails No ads. No timers. No subscription. Buy once, build forever. Free through Chapter 1 — unlock the full game (all worlds, the sandbox and the editor) with a single purchase. Road vehicle models by Daniel Zhabotinsky (CC BY 4.0). Full credits in-app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bad Bridge at none against Span's 1. Bad Bridge also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Span's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). On price 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
Both are free to download. Span sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Bad Bridge asks for nothing beyond the download.
Bad Bridge ships an update every 2 months, Span every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bad Bridge | Span |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (921 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 65.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 921 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 377 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Minh Dao Lai | Dodecki Labs |
Bugs and requests
Bad Bridge
Reported bugs
4 issues- Levels freezing or crashing
- Issues with drawbridge mechanics
- Hydraulic controls not working properly
- Inconsistent physics behavior
Requested features
4 requests- More building materials and tools
- Ability to share custom levels
- Improved level editor functionality
- Reduced ad frequency
Span
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Bad Bridge
No in-app purchases
Span
- Span Complete$7.99
Questions
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