Novice Driver vs Bus Arrival 3D
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Novice Driver
Practice driving in various scenarios and parkours to improve your skills and prepare for your driving exam. Unlock cool cars as you progress and aim for the highest score to earn your license.
- Drive in diverse scenarios
- Practice parking skills
- Improve driving experience
- Unlock fastest cars
- Achieve high scores
- Earn driving license
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Drive and try to pass the Driving Exam in the different scenarios and parkours. You can try and improve your driving skills and experience. Also you can unlock fastest and coolest cars while improving your driving skills. Get the highest score in the exam and get your license!
Bus Arrival 3D
Experience the thrill of being a bus driver in this idle and racing casual game. Pick up passengers, drive them to their destinations to earn money, and level up your skills. Explore a vibrant world and unlock new zones as you progress.
- Drive buses
- Pick up and drop off passengers
- Earn money
- Level up
- Explore new zones
- Idle gameplay
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Have you ever wanted to be a bus driver? Welcome to Bus Arrival Pick up and take passengers to their destination to earn money and level up. Explore the world and discover new zones.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Novice Driver at none against Bus Arrival 3D's shown. Novice Driver also leads on review sentiment (54% vs 35%) and ratings volume (29K vs 4.3K). Bus Arrival 3D's advantage is chart position (#117 vs unranked). On price, rating, update cadence 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. Novice Driver sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Bus Arrival 3D sells 23 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Novice Driver against 4.6 for Bus Arrival 3D. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Novice Driver has 29K ratings behind it against 4.3K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 54% of Novice Driver's written reviews are positive against 35% of Bus Arrival 3D's.
Novice Driver ships an update every 5 weeks, Bus Arrival 3D every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Novice Driver | Bus Arrival 3D |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (29K ratings) — better | 4.6 (4.3K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 53.8% of reviews — better | 34.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 29K — better | 4.3K |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #117 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 259 MB | 177 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | RUBY OYUN VE YAZILIM DANISMANLIK SANAYI TICARET ANONIM SIRKETI | Xiamen Sixcube Information Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Novice Driver
Bus Arrival 3D
User reviews
Novice Driver
From 29K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fun game
- 👍 Good for practice
- 💡 Helps with driving skills
Room to improve
- 🐛 Glitchy character models
- 🔁 Repetitive levels
- 💰 Too many ads
Bus Arrival 3D
From 4.3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun gameplay
- 🎢 Enjoyable carnival theme
- 💰 Satisfying money-making mechanics
Room to improve
- 🤖 Too many ads
- 💰 Expensive in-app purchases
- 🔁 Repetitive and limited gameplay
- 🤔 Confusing mechanics (e.g., balloon inflation)
Bugs and requests
Novice Driver
Reported bugs
3 issues- Invisible obstacles
- Stretched and glitched pedestrians
- Levels repeating after 25th level
Requested features
4 requests- More levels
- Offline mode
- Customization options
- Multiplayer mode
Bus Arrival 3D
Reported bugs
2 issues- Customers getting stuck and not moving
- Issues with purchased ad-removal not working as expected
Requested features
3 requests- More levels and content to expand the game
- Option to transfer progress between games
- Ability to spend accumulated money in meaningful ways
In-app purchases
Novice Driver
- No Ads$4.99
Bus Arrival 3D
- Gem Pack 1$1.99
- Ad Ticket Pack 1$2.09
- RemoveAds$2.99
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- Gem Package 1$2.99
- Ad Ticket Pack 2$3.99
- No Ads$3.99
- No Ads Pack Sale 50%$4.99
- 20 Gem Pack Sale 20%$4.99
- Ad Ticket Pack 3$7.99
- Super Pack$7.99
- No Ads Pack Sale 20%$7.99
- Diamond Deal Package$9.99
- Gem Package 2$9.99
- No Ads Pack$9.99
- Gem Pack 3$9.99
- Super Pack Sale 10%$13.99
- Super Pack V2$14.99
- Gem Package 3$19.99
- Gem Pack 4$19.99
- Gem Package 4$29.99
- Gem Package 5$49.99
- 350 Gem Pack Sale 30%$51.99
- Gem Package 6$99.99
Questions
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