Traffic Panic vs The Criminal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Traffic Panic
Control traffic flow at busy intersections to prevent collisions. Guide various vehicles like cars, trucks, and tanks across the screen, earning points for successful crossings and avoiding chaos.
- Control traffic at intersections
- Guide diverse vehicles
- Prevent collisions
- Updated graphics
- Score points
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Traffic Panic comes with a fantastic new graphics update! Cool cars, big trucks, petrol tankers galore, awesome tanks, ice cream vans and big limos. We hope you love it!
The Criminal
Explore a vibrant open world, engaging in theft and evasion. Your actions have consequences, with police pursuing you after each heist. Successfully return stolen goods to your hideout to sell them and upgrade your skills and vehicles.
- Open world exploration
- Looting and stealing mechanics
- Police pursuit and evasion
- Vehicle and skill upgrades
- Unlockable cars and hideouts
- Customizable settings
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Roam around the beautiful open world, looting and stealing. But remember, all your actions have consequences. With your car full of stolen loot, race back to your hideout with police tight on your heels, trying to arrest you. If they capture you, all loot is lost. However. Make it back to your hideout, and the loot is yours to sell, earning you a nice quick buck. Use money to Upgrade your skills and vehicles. Every unlockable car and hideout has different useful benefits, that will help you on your journey. The game has a lot of options in the settings menu, to make the game feel just right for your device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Traffic Panic at none against The Criminal's 8. Traffic Panic also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. The Criminal sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Traffic Panic asks for nothing beyond the download.
The Criminal holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 297 and 362 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Traffic Panic's written reviews are positive against 78% of The Criminal's.
Traffic Panic ships an update fortnightly, The Criminal every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Traffic Panic | The Criminal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (297 ratings) | 4.6 (362 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.3% of reviews | 78.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 297 | 362 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 204 MB | 226 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | District5 Ltd | SkisoSoft |
Customer experience
Traffic Panic
The Criminal
User reviews
Traffic Panic
From 297 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Addictive and fun gameplay
- 👍 Simple and intuitive controls
- 🎨 Visually appealing graphics
Room to improve
- 🔍 Difficulty earning enough coins to unlock new levels
- 🔍 Repetitive gameplay with limited variety
- 🔍 Intrusive ads and in-app purchases
- 🐛 Crashes and performance issues
The Criminal
From 362 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Good gameplay
- 🚀 Smooth performance
- 💡 Unique criminal theme
- 🚀 Satisfying gameplay loop
Room to improve
- 🐛 Cars limited to 30 mph
- 🐛 Gear shifting issues
- 🐛 Bugs and glitches
- 💡 Lack of weapons and customization
Bugs and requests
Traffic Panic
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game crashes on launch
- Coins disappearing after purchases
- Unresponsive controls and input lag
Requested features
4 requests- Bring back the old version with more features
- More vehicles, buildings, and locations to unlock
- Improved scoring system and high score tracking
- Option to disable ads or pay a one-time fee
The Criminal
Reported bugs
5 issues- Cars limited to 30 mph
- Issues with manual gear shifting
- Frequent crashes and freezes
- Inability to see character
- Upgrades not working as expected
Requested features
6 requests- Add more weapons like baseball bats or guns
- Increase car speeds and performance
- Improve gear shifting and transmission options
- Expand customization and upgrade options
- Introduce multiplayer mode
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- Add more robbery and criminal activities
In-app purchases
Traffic Panic
No in-app purchases
The Criminal
- $12000$0.99
- No Ads Discount$0.99
- All Colors$1.99
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- No Ads$1.99
- $30000$2.99
- Update 1.0 vehicles$3.99
- $100000$5.99
- One Million$24.99
Questions
Is Traffic Panic free?
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