Pencil Maker vs Buses Away
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pencil Maker
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The best pencil maker simulator. Drill, fill and sharpen your pencil!
Buses Away
Guide passengers of matching colors onto looping buses to ensure they reach their designated stops. Experience a calming yet engaging puzzle game with smooth animations and satisfying loop mechanics.
- Simple and intuitive mechanics
- Fun and relaxing loop gameplay
- Challenging yet calming levels
- Cute visuals
- Smooth animations
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Board the passengers with matching colors on looping buses and help them reach their correct stops! Enjoy a relaxing yet challenging loop mechanic with smooth visuals and satisfying gameplay. Features: - Simple and intuitive mechanics - Fun and relaxing loop gameplay - Challenging yet calming levels - Cute visuals and smooth animations Get on board and start filling the buses now!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pencil Maker at none against Buses Away's 12. Pencil Maker also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Buses Away's advantage is ratings volume (1.4K vs 1). 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. Buses Away sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Pencil Maker asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pencil Maker holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Buses Away has 1.4K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Pencil Maker | Buses Away |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.7 (1.4K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 45.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1.4K — better |
| Update frequency | — | Weekly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 403 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | EpiCoro d.o.o. | ALI KEREM ALTAS |
In-app purchases
Pencil Maker
No in-app purchases
Buses Away
- Small Coin Pack$1.99
- Fail Offer$4.99
- No Ads$7.99
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- Medium Coin Pack$7.99
- Mini Bundle$9.99
- No Ads Bundle$11.99
- Large Coin Pack$14.99
- Large Bundle$19.99
- Mega Coin Pack$29.99
- Super Bundle$29.99
- Ultra Coin Pack$54.99
- Giant Coin Pack$99.99
