Cargo Bridge Lite vs Span
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cargo Bridge Lite
Build bridges to help workers transport cargo across valleys. Progress through four levels of increasing difficulty, utilizing new materials and an amazing physics engine. Enjoy addictive gameplay with Egyptian and Greek themes.
- Bridge building simulation
- Four levels of complexity
- Egyptian and Greek themes
- Physics engine
- Step-by-step help system
- Addictive gameplay
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Cargo Bridge, Limex Games' most popular download, first became available to millions of iPad users in summer 2011. The object of the game is to build bridges within each one of four different levels. This is how your little workers are able to move heavy cargo (including crates, safes and even elephants!) from one side of the valley to the other. With every level, the difficulty increases. Players must build bridges across larger gaps, up and down inclines and around obstacles in their path. They are also given access to new building materials. • Building and simulation modes • Four levels of complexity • Egyptian and Greek themes • Amazing physics engine • Step-by-step help system • Addictive gameplay • Completely free! Use your creativity and skill to build bridges simply by drawing with your finger on the touch screen. Ready to give it a go? Go on, then. Install and enjoy! Published and distributed by Software Planet Group Ltd. with permission of Limex Games.
Span
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Span is a calm, physics-driven bridge builder. Draw a bridge across the gap, choose your materials, then press Test and watch it carry the load — or buckle in glorious slow motion. Every beam glows with the forces running through it: a live X-ray of tension and compression, so you can see exactly why it held, or why it snapped. Rewind, move one strut, try again. • 57 hand-built levels across eight worlds — timber valleys to ocean straits • Timber, steel, stone, cables and road & rail decks • Real hazards: wind, earthquakes, thermal stress and floods • Drawbridges, canal locks, trains and passing ships • God-mode Sandbox: unlimited budget, every material, every disaster • Level editor: sculpt terrain, place anchors, schedule the traffic • One-tap replay export — share your best holds and worst fails No ads. No timers. No subscription. Buy once, build forever. Free through Chapter 1 — unlock the full game (all worlds, the sandbox and the editor) with a single purchase. Road vehicle models by Daniel Zhabotinsky (CC BY 4.0). Full credits in-app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cargo Bridge Lite at none against Span's 1. Cargo Bridge Lite also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.0). Span's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 13 months). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Span sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Cargo Bridge Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.
Cargo Bridge Lite ships an update every 13 months, Span every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cargo Bridge Lite | Span |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 44.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Software Planet Group Ltd. | Dodecki Labs |
In-app purchases
Cargo Bridge Lite
No in-app purchases
Span
- Span Complete$7.99
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