Bridge Constructor vs Poly Bridge 2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bridge Constructor
Design and construct bridges across various terrains, testing their stability with different vehicles. Engage in competitive multiplayer modes and explore numerous levels with diverse building materials and challenges.
- Multiple building materials
- Asynchronous 1v1 multiplayer
- Over 60 levels in base game
- Build for cars, trucks, and tanks
- Free build mode
- Optional DLCs for more levels
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Become a master bridge builder in Bridge Constructor! Build bridges across deep valleys, canals, and rivers and put your constructions to the ultimate stress test. Choose from materials including wood, steel, cables, and concrete pillars, find the perfect solution, and stay within budget. With countless ways to tackle each challenge, your engineering skills and creativity are the only limits. MULTIPLAYER MODE Go head-to-head in exciting asynchronous 1v1 multiplayer matches! Challenge friends or other bridge builders and compete to find the most efficient solution. Build a cheaper bridge and put the pressure on your opponent to beat it. Keep pushing each other to lower the budget -- how low can you go and still get the vehicles over the gap? Play casual matches for fun or compete in ranked matches and climb the rankings. MORE BRIDGES, MORE CHALLENGES Take on varied bridge-building challenges across Bridge Constructor's worlds: • Camatuga -- The game's main world featuring 40 levels across five islands. • Seasonal Worlds -- Enjoy 20+ special bridge-building challenges inspired by Christmas, Easter, Halloween, and Summer. • SlopeMania (Paid DLC) -- Expand your bridge-building experience with 24 challenging levels featuring sloping roads, colorful grottoes, and tricky Crazy Levels. • Trains (Paid DLC) -- Take on 18 additional levels where your bridges must withstand the enormous weight of commuter and heavy freight trains. SlopeMania and Trains are available separately as optional in-app purchases, offering even more challenges for ambitious bridge builders. FEATURES • 60+ levels in the base game, including Seasonal Worlds • Asynchronous multiplayer matches (1v1) • Multiple building materials and countless possible solutions • Build bridges for cars, trucks, and tank trucks • Free build mode and help system • Color-coded load indicators • High scores and multiplayer rankings • Two optional DLCs with 42 additional levels, new environments, and vehicles (available as in-app purchases)
Poly Bridge 2
Experience a creative engineering challenge by designing and building bridges in this acclaimed simulator. Featuring new levels, mechanics, and a custom physics engine for predictable simulations. Enjoy a new soundtrack with remastered original songs.
- Bridge construction levels
- Custom physics engine
- New spring material
- Original and remastered soundtrack
- Creative engineering puzzles
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The acclaimed bridge-building simulator is back and better than ever! New levels, new mechanics, a custom physics engine, and much more! Rediscover your engineering creativity with even more hours of puzzling fun! Adrian Talens returns with a new full-length Soundtrack! Relax to the soothing and critically acclaimed music with 13 completely new tracks plus 18 of the original Poly Bridge songs remastered! Enjoy over an hour and a half of the familiar and gentle acoustic guitar rhythms. Take on levels with some added cushion and bounce your way to victory with the new Spring material. Now your bridges can be even more flexible! We went above and beyond this time, crafting a custom physics engine optimized and fine-tuned specifically for bridge simulations. Accurate and predictable, it guarantees the same simulation outcome for everyone, keeping the competitive aspect of the game alive!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Poly Bridge 2 at none against Bridge Constructor's 6. Poly Bridge 2 also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Bridge Constructor's advantage is ratings volume (1.1K vs 276) and chart position (#59 vs #183). On rating, review sentiment, ads and monetization model 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
Bridge Constructor costs $0.99 and Poly Bridge 2 $1.99 up front. Bridge Constructor sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Poly Bridge 2 asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Bridge Constructor against 4.6 for Poly Bridge 2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.1K and 276 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 73% of Bridge Constructor's written reviews are positive against 75% of Poly Bridge 2's.
Bridge Constructor ships an update every 3 months, Poly Bridge 2 monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bridge Constructor | Poly Bridge 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.5 (1.1K ratings) | 4.6 (276 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 72.5% of reviews | 75.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.1K — better | 276 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #59 — better | #183 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 514 MB | 271 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Headup GmbH | Dry Cactus |
Customer experience
Bridge Constructor
Poly Bridge 2
User reviews
Bridge Constructor
From 1.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fun and challenging
- 👍 Great for brain stimulation
- 👍 Realistic physics and engineering concepts
- 👍 Addictive gameplay
- 👍 Good value for money
Room to improve
- 🐛 Bugs and glitches (crashes, sync issues)
- 💰 Excessive in-app purchases required
- 🔒 Lack of progress saving/restoration
- 👎 Repetitive/limited content
- 👎 Unrealistic bridge building constraints
Poly Bridge 2
From 276 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Engaging and creative
- 👍 Fun and challenging
- 💎 Great value for money
- 🧠 Encourages critical thinking
- 🎨 Allows for creative bridge design
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezing issues
- 🤯 Extremely difficult later levels
- 🔧 Sandbox mode bugs and limitations
- 🕹️ Inconvenient controls on mobile
- 🔍 Lack of in-game guidance/tutorials
Bugs and requests
Bridge Constructor
Reported bugs
5 issues- Tutorial levels not working as intended
- Sync issues causing loss of progress
- Crashes on certain devices/OS versions
- Inability to select certain materials
- Vehicles not behaving realistically
Requested features
5 requests- More levels and bridge building challenges
- Ability to freely build without budget constraints
- Improved tutorial and guidance
- More vehicle types to test bridges
- Ability to save and restore progress
Poly Bridge 2
Reported bugs
5 issues- Progress reset or not saved properly
- Sandbox mode issues (invisible objects, inability to use split joints)
- Graphical glitches (screen flashing when placing springs)
- Crashes on level completion or when loading the game
- Compatibility issues on older/certain iPad models
Requested features
5 requests- Add leaderboards and community features
- Improve sandbox mode functionality
- Provide more in-depth tutorials
- Add support for controllers
- Expand vehicle and material options
In-app purchases
Bridge Constructor
- 3 Coins$0.99
- Free Build Mode For All Levels$0.99
- 20 Coins$0.99
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- SlopeMania$1.99
- 60 Coins$1.99
- Trains$1.99
Poly Bridge 2
No in-app purchases
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