Comparison

Cargo Bridge Lite vs Span

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Bridge building simulation
  • Four levels of complexity
  • Egyptian and Greek themes
  • Physics engine
  • Step-by-step help system
  • Addictive gameplay
Features
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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.

About

Span

Features
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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.

Screenshots

Span4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Span sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Cargo Bridge Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Cargo Bridge Lite versus Span: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCargo Bridge LiteSpan
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews44.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 13 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB60 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSoftware Planet Group Ltd.Dodecki Labs

In-app purchases

None

Cargo Bridge Lite

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Span

One-time1
  • Span Complete$7.99

Questions

Is Cargo Bridge Lite free?
Cargo Bridge Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Span free?
Span is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Cargo Bridge Lite or Span have ads?
Neither Cargo Bridge Lite nor Span shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cargo Bridge Lite or Span?
Cargo Bridge Lite ships an update every 13 months, and Span every 5 days. Most recently, Cargo Bridge Lite was updated on October 7, 2026 and Span on October 4, 2026.

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