Bait Car vs Mechanic Simulator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bait Car
Engage in a series of mini-games to steal cars, from picking locks to hotwiring. Evade the police as you build a collection of cool vehicles and upgrade your garage. Live out car-stealing fantasies in this thrilling game.
- Steal cars through mini-games
- Evade police pursuit
- Collect and upgrade vehicles
- Multiple levels and scenarios
- Addictive gameplay
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This game is grand! Assemble your crew and go out and take what is yours. Everything is up for the taking. Someone left their brand new convertible out on the street. Play through a series of minigames to take what's yours: Pick the lock, hotwire the car, and drive away. Just be quick because the police will try to catch you as you race away. One car at a time fill your garage up with the best looking cars, convertibles, and trucks. Do you have what it takes you have the best whips in town? Make sure the other crews are envious of your collection. Show off what is yours. Upgrade your new rides and garage. Never be satisfied and keep the new cars coming. This is your town - can you get away clean? Game Features: 1. Make the right choice! Time is of the essence. Can you pass all the minigames and get the car? 2. Many levels to play Different games, different cars, different scenarios - never get bored while you take those autos. 3. Fun for the whole family Easy to play and with tons of content - this game is fun for everyone 4. Simple and Addicting Gameplay Once you start you won’t be able to stop. No need to break the law - you can live out your fantasies in this game Comes experience the thrill of a chase. Time to get away and play Bait Car! Visit https://lionstudios.cc/contact-us/ if have any feedback, need help on beating a level or have any awesome ideas you would like to see in the game! Follow us to get news and updates on our other Award Winning titles; https://lionstudios.cc/ Facebook.com/LionStudios.cc Instagram.com/LionStudioscc Twitter.com/LionStudiosCC Youtube.com/c/LionStudiosCC
Mechanic Simulator
Manage your own auto repair shop in this engaging simulator. Start as a tire fitter and master various car repair techniques, from vintage to modern vehicles. Experience intuitive gameplay with satisfying mechanical challenges.
- Manage auto repair shop
- Repair various car models
- Master different repair types
- Intuitive swipe and tap controls
- Variety of car breakdowns
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Do you like tightening bolts? Love tinkering with engines? Can't get enough of wiring? Then this game is made just for you! In this car mechanic simulator, you will manage your own auto repair shop. You start as a simple tire fitter and gradually develop, mastering new methods and types of repair work. Game features: - A variety of cars, from Soviet-era models to modern ones. - Even more types of breakdowns, each requiring the right tool, meaning you have to find the correct way to fix them. - Intuitive gameplay, where all actions are performed with simple swipes or taps. - Pleasant design - Cool music - Tons of surprises If you have any questions or suggestions, write to us at support@appscraft.am or visit our website at http://appscraft.am
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bait Car at none against Mechanic Simulator's 13. Bait Car also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 16 months) and ratings volume (6.9K vs 50). 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. Mechanic Simulator sells 13 one-off in-app purchases. Bait Car asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Bait Car against 4.6 for Mechanic Simulator. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bait Car has 6.9K ratings behind it against 50, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 16% of Bait Car's written reviews are positive against 23% of Mechanic Simulator's.
Bait Car ships an update every 8 days, Mechanic Simulator every 16 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Bait Car | Mechanic Simulator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (6.9K ratings) | 4.6 (50 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.1% of reviews | 23.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6.9K — better | 50 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 16 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 441 MB | 238 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lion Studios | Appscraft |
Customer experience
Bait Car
Mechanic Simulator
User reviews
Bait Car
From 6.9K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fast gameplay
- 🎮 Fun game concept
- 💎 Good graphics
Room to improve
- 💰 Too many ads
- 🛑 Ads interrupt gameplay
- 🐛 Glitches and bugs
- 🔁 Repetitive gameplay
Mechanic Simulator
From 50 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great game concept
- 👍 Fun to play
- 👍 Interesting gameplay
- 👍 Good for passing time
Room to improve
- 🐛 Constant bugs and glitches
- 🐛 Repetitive gameplay
- 🐛 Annoying pop-ups
- 🐛 Unplayable due to bugs
- 🐛 Poorly translated text
Bugs and requests
Bait Car
Reported bugs
3 issues- Street rep not increasing
- Inability to unlock new tools
- Freezing and crashing issues
Requested features
3 requests- Reduce ads or offer ad-free option
- Fix bugs and glitches
- Add more variety to gameplay
Mechanic Simulator
Reported bugs
29 issues- Language issues (game not in English)
- Repetitive dialogue
- Glitches during repairs
- Cannot exit certain views
- Bolts not spinning on wheels
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- Cannot exit repair view
- Camera stuck on battery/accumulator
- Forced ads
- Falling out of the map
- Tray stuck in hand after coffee machine delivery
- Incorrect change given to customers
- Game says incorrect change given
- Tire repair mini-game fails
- Cannot fix all tires
- Oil change mini-game is terrible
- Cannot repair battery due to close camera
- Cannot hire mechanic assistant
- Hood repair is impossible on some cars (Niva)
- Camera angle makes hood repair difficult
- Game freezes on rear door
- Cannot repair car (Granta)
- Camera freezes, cannot do anything
- Cannot repair Niva hood
- Game freezes on the right rear body of the car
- Cannot repair Niva hood (stuck at 95%)
- Cannot repair Moskvich 412 hood
- Cannot repair trunk
- Game becomes unplayable after level 32 (no money/XP gain)
- Phone heats up significantly
Requested features
9 requests- Fix all bugs and glitches
- Improve game translation
- Add more variety to gameplay
- Allow free exit from any view
- Option to refuse clients
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- Make game fully English
- Add option to buy used cars
- Add car tuning
- Improve car dealership simulation
In-app purchases
Bait Car
No in-app purchases
Mechanic Simulator
- Airbrush$0.99
- Electric charging$0.99
- Wide neck$0.99
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- Steel hand$0.99
- Premium box wrench$0.99
- Premium jack$0.99
- Premium impact wrench$0.99
- Polishing machine$0.99
- Money 300$0.99
- 3000 banknotes$2.99
- Disable ads$4.99
- 5000 banknotes$4.99
- 10.000 banknotes$9.99
Questions
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