Comparison

IMPOSSIBLE ROAD vs Twisty Road!

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

Head to head
About

IMPOSSIBLE ROAD

Navigate a thrilling, minimalist arcade experience where precise control is key to survival. Guide a vessel down a dynamic track, scoring points for each gate passed. Master the art of risk and reward to climb the leaderboards.

Highlights
  • Minimalist arcade gameplay
  • Risk and reward scoring
  • Rollercoaster-like tracks
  • Hair-pin bends and jumps
  • Universal app support
  • Game Center leaderboards
Features
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IMPOSSIBLE ROAD is a pure, minimal arcade game about risk, reward, and rollercoasters. "9/10" - Edge Online Game of the Week - PocketGamer Guide THE VESSEL down the roller coaster-like track at speed, scoring for each gate you make it through. Navigate hair-pin bends, jumps, banked curves and adverse camber in the quest for the perfect line. And when you learn how to cheat the game, and you discover that it is rewarded not punished, the leaderboards will belong to you. - Universal app, for iPad, iPhone, iPod touch. - 3D Touch support (3D Touch compatible device required) - Support for iOS controllers and some other arcade control peripherals. - 4 colour themes - Original minimal techno soundtrack. - Game Center leaderboards. - Challenge your friends to beat your score. [Controls] Touch the left side of the screen to turn left, touch the right side of the screen to turn right. Touch your score to show the Quick Restart button. [Credits] Design, coding, art and audio - Kevin Ng @gradiance Play testing and feedback - the wonderful people of @GameDevEd: Andy Durdin @adurdin Trevor Fountain @doches Aaron Dron @tinyblob Jonathan Brodsky @jonbro Paul Scott Canavan @abigbat Gillian Patterson NAE TWITTER Andy Watson @andywatson00 Peter Van Der Watt @tenebrious Ian Usher @FatConan Ben Newbon @bennewbon Gavin Jones @aotumedia Kayleigh Boyd @Silverlynxcat

About

Twisty Road!

Navigate a winding path, shattering glass for points. Strategically jump off the road to advance, but beware of falling too long, which ends the game. Master the controls to achieve the longest possible run.

Highlights
  • Roll along a winding road
  • Shatter glass for points
  • Jump off the road to skip ahead
  • Avoid falling for too long
  • Tap controls for turning
Features
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How long can you stay on the Twisty Road? Roll along the road and shatter glass for points. If you're courageous​ enough, jump off the road to skip ahead. Be careful and don't fall for too long or game over! HOW TO PLAY: -Tap and hold the left side of the screen to turn left -Tap and hold right side of the screen to turn right

Screenshots

IMPOSSIBLE ROAD4 screens
Twisty Road!3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Twisty Road! at Free against IMPOSSIBLE ROAD's $2.99. Twisty Road! also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.1) and ratings volume (113K vs 739). IMPOSSIBLE ROAD's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On review sentiment 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

Twisty Road! is free to download; IMPOSSIBLE ROAD costs $2.99 up front. Twisty Road! sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. IMPOSSIBLE ROAD asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Twisty Road! holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Twisty Road! has 113K ratings behind it against 739, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of IMPOSSIBLE ROAD's written reviews are positive against 46% of Twisty Road!'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

IMPOSSIBLE ROAD ships an update every 3 weeks, Twisty Road! every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
IMPOSSIBLE ROAD versus Twisty Road!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIMPOSSIBLE ROADTwisty Road!
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.1 (739 ratings)4.6 (113K ratings) — better
Positive reviews43.7% of reviews46.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings739113K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.3 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size115 MB177 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperWONDERFUL LASERSVoodoo

Customer experience

IMPOSSIBLE ROAD

All ratings739 ratings
Positive77.7%
Neutral6.0%
Negative16.4%
Written reviews382 reviews
Positive43.7%
Neutral10.7%
Negative45.5%

Twisty Road!

All ratings112,862 ratings
Positive90.8%
Neutral3.5%
Negative5.7%
Written reviews1,026 reviews
Positive46.3%
Neutral11.5%
Negative42.2%

User reviews

IMPOSSIBLE ROAD

From 739 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Smooth gameplay
  • 👍 Challenging and addictive
  • 🎨 Minimalist design
  • 🎶 Great music

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Inconsistent controls
  • 🔍 Ball obstructs view of track
  • 💥 Extremely difficult
  • 🕰️ Frustratingly short runs

Twisty Road!

From 113K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Childhood game
  • 👍 Good game
  • 👍 Really good no internet game
  • 👍 Addictive and fun

Room to improve

  • 🐛 No interpolation on the camera, no smoothing
  • 💰 Too many ads
  • 🐛 Laggy and controls are hard to use
  • 🐛 Revive feature doesn't work properly
  • 🐛 Endless mode has issues with the ground disappearing

Bugs and requests

IMPOSSIBLE ROAD

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes on high scores
  • Left turn input issues
  • Unresponsive controls

Requested features

5 requests
  • Difficulty settings
  • Customizable ball/track colors
  • Tilt-based controls
  • Longer gameplay sessions
  • Checkpoint system

Twisty Road!

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Laggy performance
  • Revive feature not working as expected
  • Endless mode ground disappearing
  • Game crashing or kicking users out

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more levels and challenges
  • Improve controls and camera smoothing
  • Reduce ads or provide an ad-free option
  • Add more customization options for balls, roads, and gates
  • Implement a pause button and ability to restart levels

In-app purchases

None

IMPOSSIBLE ROAD

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Twisty Road!

One-time10
  • Spiky Ball$0.99
  • Gem Ball$0.99
  • Starry Ball$0.99
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  • Lava Road$0.99
  • Water Road$0.99
  • Disco Road$0.99
  • Starry Gate$0.99
  • Color Gate$0.99
  • Lava Gate$0.99
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is IMPOSSIBLE ROAD free?
IMPOSSIBLE ROAD costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Twisty Road! free?
Twisty Road! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, IMPOSSIBLE ROAD or Twisty Road!?
Twisty Road! is rated higher. IMPOSSIBLE ROAD averages 4.1 out of 5 from 739 ratings, while Twisty Road! averages 4.6 from 113K ratings.
Do IMPOSSIBLE ROAD or Twisty Road! have ads?
Twisty Road! shows ads; IMPOSSIBLE ROAD does not.
Which is updated more often, IMPOSSIBLE ROAD or Twisty Road!?
IMPOSSIBLE ROAD ships an update every 3 weeks, and Twisty Road! every 6 weeks. Most recently, IMPOSSIBLE ROAD was updated on November 6, 2026 and Twisty Road! on November 6, 2026.

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