Comparison

Poly Bridge 2 vs Poly Bridge 3

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Bridge construction levels
  • Custom physics engine
  • New spring material
  • Original and remastered soundtrack
  • Creative engineering puzzles
Features
Currently charting
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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!

About

Poly Bridge 3

A physics-based puzzle game where you design and build bridges to guide vehicles to their destinations. Explore diverse levels, experiment with different bridge types, and test your engineering creativity in open-world and sandbox modes.

Highlights
  • Build various bridge types
  • Physics-based simulation
  • Open World Campaign
  • Sandbox mode for creativity
  • Leaderboards and player gallery
  • Custom physics engine
Features
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Try before you buy! No ads. In app purchase unlocks full game. Poly Bridge 3 is a puzzle game where building bridges is key. Get vehicles to their destination by testing your engineering and problem solving skills. Suspension bridges, draw-bridges, multi-level bridges, crazy almost-bridges, bridges, bridges, bridges! Explore the new Open World Campaign with a dozen worlds and 150+ new levels. Jumps, Hydraulics, ‘Normal’ Bridges, and more giving you hours of gameplay to enjoy! Take a flying leap in Vaulty Towers or flex those hydraulic muscles in Bifrost Bend! Let your engineering creativity flow with no restrictions in Sandbox mode, allowing you to push your bridge building skills to the limit. Challenge yourself with improving your rank on the Leaderboards and check out other player solutions in the Gallery! Our custom physics engine gives total control, reliability, and accuracy to your bridges. Sleep easy at night knowing your bridges will perform consistently every time!

Screenshots

Poly Bridge 24 screens
Poly Bridge 34 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Poly Bridge 3 at Free against Poly Bridge 2's $1.99. Poly Bridge 3 also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs monthly). Poly Bridge 2's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 3.9) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ratings volume, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Poly Bridge 3 is free to download; Poly Bridge 2 costs $1.99 up front. Poly Bridge 3 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Poly Bridge 2 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Poly Bridge 2 holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 276 and 126 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Poly Bridge 2's written reviews are positive against 67% of Poly Bridge 3's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Poly Bridge 2 ships an update monthly, Poly Bridge 3 every 4 days. Both last shipped on September 21, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Poly Bridge 2 versus Poly Bridge 3: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPoly Bridge 2Poly Bridge 3
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (276 ratings) — better3.9 (126 ratings)
Positive reviews75.3% of reviews — better67.0% of reviews
Number of ratings276 — better126
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#157 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size271 MB492 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDry CactusDry Cactus

Customer experience

Poly Bridge 2

All ratings276 ratings
Positive89.1%
Neutral1.8%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews170 reviews
Positive75.3%
Neutral7.6%
Negative17.1%

Poly Bridge 3

All ratings126 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral10.3%
Negative23.0%
Written reviews94 reviews
Positive67.0%
Neutral12.8%
Negative20.2%

User reviews

Poly Bridge 2

From 276 App Store ratings

What 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

Poly Bridge 3

From 126 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and engaging gameplay
  • 🧠 Challenging and makes you feel like an engineer
  • ✨ Great physics
  • 😌 Relaxing and pure fun
  • 📱 Good for mobile

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Game-breaking bug with hydraulics
  • 🔇 No audio in silent mode
  • ⭐ Unclear requirement to get stars
  • 🧰 Limits creativity and bad snapping
  • 💸 Paid full game after free trial

Bugs and requests

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

Poly Bridge 3

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • Game breaking bug where hydraulics won’t pull asphalt apart
  • No audio when in silent mode
  • No audio
  • Game kept bugging, wouldn’t let me place anything in the sandbox
  • Game Center can’t reconnect after reinstalling
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  • The example hydraulics level doesn’t let me do anything
  • When game resources accumulate, the game completely freezes
  • Game crashes or freezes before even starting
  • Black screen issues
  • Random game freezes
  • Inconsistent content in exhibition hall
  • Exploiting bugs for unrealistic operations

Requested features

9 requests
  • Turn off silent mode to hear game audio
  • Add workshop and ability to share bridges
  • Bring weekly mode to iOS
  • Allow players to upload levels for others to play
  • Add an Olympics mode
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  • Add Garcello with a mint green limousine
  • Add content like chemistry, physics, and mathematics games
  • Add user-made levels to iOS version
  • Add a way to upload Steam workshop levels to iOS version

In-app purchases

None

Poly Bridge 2

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Poly Bridge 3

One-time1
  • Unlock All$4.99

Questions

Is Poly Bridge 2 free?
Poly Bridge 2 costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Poly Bridge 3 free?
Poly Bridge 3 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Poly Bridge 2 or Poly Bridge 3?
Poly Bridge 2 is rated higher. Poly Bridge 2 averages 4.6 out of 5 from 276 ratings, while Poly Bridge 3 averages 3.9 from 126 ratings.
Do Poly Bridge 2 or Poly Bridge 3 have ads?
Neither Poly Bridge 2 nor Poly Bridge 3 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Poly Bridge 2 or Poly Bridge 3?
Poly Bridge 2 ships an update monthly, and Poly Bridge 3 every 4 days. Most recently, Poly Bridge 2 was updated on September 21, 2026 and Poly Bridge 3 on September 21, 2026.

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