Crossy Road+ vs PAC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Crossy Road+
Embark on a new hopping adventure with the classic arcade game, reimagined for Apple Arcade. Collect a variety of characters and explore a new park.
- Classic hopping gameplay
- Character collection
- Explore CROSSY ROAD park
- Re-imagined for Apple Arcade
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Hop back into the adventure with Crossy Road® re-imagined for Apple Arcade. Join Crossy Chicken to collect all the characters & discover CROSSY ROAD park.
PAC
Navigate a classic maze, outsmarting ghosts and avoiding a deadly glitch. This revamped endless runner offers new goals, upgrades, and power-ups for a fresh experience. Explore diverse worlds from iconic PAC-MAN games.
- Endless maze navigation
- Avoid ghosts and the Glitch
- New goals and permanent upgrades
- Unlockable power-ups
- Worlds from classic PAC-MAN games
- Over 15 power-ups
- Controller support
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Welcome this classic hit to Apple Arcade! Brought to you by Bandai Namco Entertainment and Hipster Whale, the creators of Crossy Road+ and Crossy Road Castle. PAC-MAN256 was selected as among Apple’s Best Games 2015 and is recognized as: « The Game Awards 2015 Nominated Best Mobile/Handheld Game » « 19th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards Nominated Mobile Game of the Year » PAC-MAN 256+ is a revamped and remastered return of the classic endless runner. Navigate the maze and avoid the ghosts in classic PAC-MAN fashion, but look out for the dreaded Glitch consuming the maze behind you! • • • • • ● • • • • • ● • • • • • ● • • • • • Find a fresh experience with these new features - exclusive on Apple Arcade: ● Dive into exciting new goals and upgrades, plan your progression and unlock powerful permanent boosts ● Earn experience points through play and unlock crazy new power-ups, turning each maze run into a brand new experience ● Enjoy a selection of worlds from famous PAC-MAN games such as the classic retro version, PAC-MANIA, PAC-MAN CEDX and many more. Each world presents special objectives and unique alternative gameplay. • • • • • ● • • • • • ● • • • • • ● • • • • • Enjoy everything that made PAC-MAN 256 a modern classic: ● A PAC-MAN experience perfectly reinvented for your mobile phone or tablet ● Outsmart ghosts with over 15 different power ups: Laser, Tornado, Giant and much more ● Stay ahead of the super-villain lurking in PAC-MAN since the beginning: The Glitch ● Take on a new gang of revived retro-ghosts, and learn how to avoid their moves ● Waka waka on PAC-DOTS and string a 256 combo for a super special surprise ● Support for playing with external game controllers • • • • • ● • • • • • ● • • • • • ● • • • • •
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PAC at 4.6 against Crossy Road+'s 4.1. PAC also leads on ratings volume (13K vs 684) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, review sentiment, ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
PAC holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PAC has 13K ratings behind it against 684, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of Crossy Road+'s written reviews are positive against 66% of PAC's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Crossy Road+ ships an update every 4 months, PAC every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Crossy Road+ | PAC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (684 ratings) | 4.6 (13K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 67.5% of reviews — better | 65.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 684 | 13K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 120 MB | 182 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HIPSTER WHALE | Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc. |
Customer experience
Crossy Road+
PAC
User reviews
Crossy Road+
From 684 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 No ads or in-app purchases
- 🚀 Easy to unlock new characters
- 🎨 Cute and creative character designs
- 🕹️ Familiar and enjoyable gameplay
Room to improve
- 🐛 Glitches preventing character unlocks
- 🔍 Limited character selection compared to original
- 🕰️ Repetitive and monotonous gameplay after a while
- 🤔 Lack of meaningful progression or new features
PAC
From 13K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Addictive gameplay
- 👍 Unique take on Pac-Man
- 🎮 Fun with power-ups and upgrades
- 🎉 Improved over original Pac-Man 256
Room to improve
- 🐛 Broken/non-functioning goals
- 🐛 Unresponsive/buggy controls
- 🐛 Daily quests not resetting
- 🐛 Achievements in wrong language
Bugs and requests
Crossy Road+
Reported bugs
3 issues- Coin purchase button becoming greyed out and unusable
- Freezing/crashing issues on certain devices
- Graphical/resolution issues on older devices
Requested features
4 requests- Add more characters and environments from the original Crossy Road
- Implement a multiplayer mode like the original
- Allow importing progress from the original game
- Add more varied and challenging objectives/missions
PAC
Reported bugs
4 issues- Objectives not progressing
- Bomb radius upgrade not working
- Pac-Man movement issues
- Pricing/purchase bugs
Requested features
4 requests- Add arrow key controls
- Allow disabling of power-ups
- Implement local multiplayer
- Add more worlds/levels
In-app purchases
Crossy Road+
No in-app purchases
PAC
No in-app purchases
