Comparison

CraftedBattle vs Happy Wheels

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

Head to head
About

CraftedBattle

Design and play on custom maps in this action-packed game. Features a block-based editor for quick map creation, multiple weapons, and various game modes including deathmatch and challenges. Enjoy single-player against AI or multiplayer battles.

Highlights
  • Block-based map creation and editing
  • Multiple firearms and melee weapon
  • Up to 63 AI enemies
  • Multiplayer deathmatch
  • Challenge mode with unlockables
  • Map import/export functionality
Features
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CraftedBattle lets you create maps and play deathmatches on them. The block based map system makes it easy and fast. Features: *Create and edit your maps right on your device. *easy map-creation *3 firearms at choice and a knife as backup *up to 63 AI Enemies *multiplayer *deathmatch mode with or without teams *challenge mode (unlocks a pistol and hand grenades) *map import/export *more than 400 maps included What the customers wrote: 'I love this game it's fantastic' 'This is an awesome app! I really liked the challenge mode.' 'Love what you guys did to this game! It's AMAZING a must get game!' 'It's so fun, and has endless replay value!' 'I just got this game today and it's easily worked its way up to one of my favorites.'

About

Happy Wheels

Experience a physics-based obstacle course game with over a billion online plays. Choose from various characters and vehicles to navigate deadly challenges and race to victory. Create your own levels with the built-in editor.

Highlights
  • Physics-based gameplay
  • Over 60 challenging levels
  • Level editor for custom courses
  • Variety of unique characters and vehicles
  • Realistic physics engine
  • Game Center leaderboards
Features
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** IMPORTANT - SUPPORTED DEVICES iPhone 4S, iPad 2, iPod Touch 5, iPad Mini 1, or better.** Happy Wheels is a side-scrolling, physics-based, obstacle course game with over a billion plays online and is now available for your mobile devices. Assume the role of your inadequately prepared racer and ignore severe consequences in a desperate search for victory. Now play as Pogo Stick Guy, Effective Shopper in an electric motor cart, Wheelchair Guy on a jet-powered wheelchair, Irresponsible Dad and his son on a bicycle, or as Business Guy on a personal transporter. Features: • Over 60 unique and challenging levels • Create your own levels in the editor • Deadly obstacles: spikes, mines, wrecking balls, harpoons, and much more • Smooth, realistic physics • Game Center leaderboard support

Screenshots

CraftedBattle4 screens
Happy Wheels4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Happy Wheels at Free against CraftedBattle's $0.99. Happy Wheels also leads on ratings volume (40K vs 143) and chart position (#37 vs unranked). CraftedBattle's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On rating 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

Happy Wheels is free to download; CraftedBattle costs $0.99 up front. Happy Wheels sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. CraftedBattle asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for CraftedBattle against 4.4 for Happy Wheels. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Happy Wheels has 40K ratings behind it against 143, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 74% of CraftedBattle's written reviews are positive against 60% of Happy Wheels's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CraftedBattle ships an update every 3 weeks, Happy Wheels every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
CraftedBattle versus Happy Wheels: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCraftedBattleHappy Wheels
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.3 (143 ratings)4.4 (40K ratings) — better
Positive reviews74.3% of reviews — better60.4% of reviews
Number of ratings14340K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#37 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.69.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB67 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperC-AppsJim Bonacci

Customer experience

CraftedBattle

All ratings143 ratings
Positive80.4%
Neutral8.4%
Negative11.2%
Written reviews401 reviews
Positive74.3%
Neutral12.7%
Negative13.0%

Happy Wheels

All ratings40,373 ratings
Positive85.3%
Neutral4.5%
Negative10.2%
Written reviews874 reviews
Positive60.4%
Neutral11.6%
Negative28.0%

User reviews

CraftedBattle

From 143 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎮 Enjoyable gameplay
  • 👍 Customizable maps
  • 🕹️ Fun block-based FPS
  • 💯 Great value for money

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches
  • 🤖 Dumb AI bots
  • 🔍 Limited weapon selection
  • 🔌 Occasional performance issues

Happy Wheels

From 40K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and challenging gameplay
  • 🚀 Entertaining and engaging
  • 💡 Ability to create custom levels
  • 👍 Detailed and gory visuals

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 🔋 High ad frequency and long ad duration
  • 🔒 Limited character and level selection
  • 🔒 Restricted level editor functionality

Bugs and requests

CraftedBattle

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Weapons not registering hits
  • Falling through map geometry
  • Crashes when exiting matches
  • Multiplayer connectivity issues

Requested features

5 requests
  • Multiplayer mode
  • More weapons and equipment
  • Improved AI and bot behavior
  • Better map editing tools
  • Ability to change team colors/skins

Happy Wheels

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Characters randomly exploding
  • Unresponsive controls
  • Levels not loading properly
  • Crashing when accessing level editor

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more characters and levels
  • Improve level editor with more tools and options
  • Allow sharing and playing of user-created levels
  • Reduce ads or provide ad-free option
  • Fix bugs and crashes

In-app purchases

None

CraftedBattle

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Happy Wheels

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99

Questions

Is CraftedBattle free?
CraftedBattle costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Happy Wheels free?
Happy Wheels is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, CraftedBattle or Happy Wheels?
Happy Wheels is rated higher. CraftedBattle averages 4.3 out of 5 from 143 ratings, while Happy Wheels averages 4.4 from 40K ratings.
Do CraftedBattle or Happy Wheels have ads?
Happy Wheels shows ads; CraftedBattle does not.
Which is updated more often, CraftedBattle or Happy Wheels?
CraftedBattle ships an update every 3 weeks, and Happy Wheels every 4 months. Most recently, CraftedBattle was updated on September 26, 2026 and Happy Wheels on September 27, 2026.

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