Comparison

Bus Derby vs Circuit

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

Head to head
About

Bus Derby

Experience realistic bus demolition derby action with pile-ups, crashes, and overthrows. Choose from upgradable buses and challenging tracks with dynamic AI opponents. Enjoy unique gameplay modes and improved graphics.

Highlights
  • Realistic crash physics
  • Unique gameplay modes
  • Upgradable buses
  • Dynamic AI opponents
  • Multiple tracks
  • Custom Race mode
Features
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Bus Derby offers a new and realistic driving experience with full of actions such as pile ups, crashes, overthrows and push outs. FEATURES (in a nutshell) * Unique and progressive gameplay with challenging game modes * Many different tracks and upgradable buses * Many opponents with advanced and dynamic AI and various difficulty * Realistic pile ups, crashes, overthrows, push outs and deformations * Easy handling

 content of last update:

 New bus added: 
* Metal Dominator: the most powerful and the most massive bus in the game New "Custom Race" mode added: 
* select your track, the number of laps, the number of opponents and the direction of the race (normal or reverse) 
* to unlock it you must reach the master level! Graphics improvement (on better devices): 
* improved shadows (dynamic shadows)
 * dynamic reflection on the buses (only on the best iPhone and iPad devices) 
* uses the metal API technology where it is available iPhone X series support (iPhone X, iPhone XR, iPhone XS)

About

Circuit

Experience thrilling demolition derby and banger racing in an open world. Customize and upgrade over 50 unique cars across three diverse worlds, engaging in races, derbies, and police chases. Relive your best moments with replay functionality.

Highlights
  • Demolition Derbies and Races
  • Open World Driving
  • Vehicle Upgrades and Customization
  • Police Chases
  • 50+ Unique Cars
  • Free Drive Mode
Features
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- Banger Racing - Destruction Derby - Open World Driving - Upgrade & Customize Vehicles - Smash and Bang your way to the lead in this fun and exciting Demolition game inspired by Banger Racing and Destruction Derby races all around the world. With the great success of Circuit: Demolition Derby from Beer Money Games we wanted to keep adding new features to the game. In fact we started adding so many more features it became an entirely new game! Features Include: • Free Drive mode • Demolition Derbies and Races • Police Chases • 50+ Unique Cars • 3 Worlds • 60+ Racing Tracks and Demolition Arenas • Upgrades and customization for each car • Replays We want to hear from you! Please post a review and let us know any bugs and what feature or car you want us to add to the game next!

Screenshots

Bus Derby4 screens
Circuit3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Circuit at 45K against Bus Derby's 1.2K. Circuit also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.5) and review sentiment (97% vs 87%). Bus Derby's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Bus Derby sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Circuit sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Circuit holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Circuit has 45K ratings behind it against 1.2K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of Bus Derby's written reviews are positive against 97% of Circuit's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Bus Derby versus Circuit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBus DerbyCircuit
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (1.2K ratings)4.8 (45K ratings) — better
Positive reviews86.8% of reviews96.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.2K45K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size243 MB289 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDimension TechnicsBeer Money Games LLC

Customer experience

Bus Derby

All ratings1,201 ratings
Positive86.9%
Neutral3.0%
Negative10.1%
Written reviews749 reviews
Positive86.8%
Neutral4.7%
Negative8.5%

Circuit

All ratings44,989 ratings
Positive95.3%
Neutral2.6%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews3,383 reviews
Positive96.7%
Neutral2.0%
Negative1.3%

User reviews

Bus Derby

From 1.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fun and addictive gameplay
  • 👍 Realistic bus physics and handling
  • 🚗 Variety of buses to unlock and upgrade
  • 🏆 Challenging progression through different difficulty levels
  • 😊 Nostalgic and memorable childhood game

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and performance issues
  • 🕹️ Frustrating AI that can unfairly push or overtake players
  • 💰 Lack of new content and updates in recent years
  • 🔍 Repetitive track selection with limited variety
  • 🤖 Unbalanced difficulty progression at higher levels

Circuit

From 45K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fun and good
  • 👍 Good graphics
  • 👍 No ads, not much people
  • 👍 Great for when you have no wifi
  • 👍 Awesome game, never gets old

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitches, ads interrupt races
  • 🐛 Loading issues, black screens

Bugs and requests

Bus Derby

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes when selecting certain tracks or buses
  • Inconsistent performance and frame rate drops
  • Saved progress being reset or lost unexpectedly

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add online multiplayer mode to race against friends
  • Introduce new buses, tracks, and difficulty levels
  • Implement a custom race mode with adjustable settings
  • Allow players to change character names and customize bus appearances
  • Improve the checkpoint/respawn system to be more fair

Circuit

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Glitches with races and demolition
  • Inconsistent performance, crashes

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add new cars and vehicles
  • Improve damage effects and realism
  • Add multiplayer mode
  • Introduce day-night cycles
  • Reduce car prices
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  • Add more maps and levels

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Bus Derby

One-time7
  • +50% coins for 1 hour$0.99
  • 200,000 Coins + Ad Free$4.99
  • Ad Free$4.99
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  • 500,000 Coins + Ad Free$5.99
  • 1,500,000 Coins + Ad Free$9.99
  • 3,000,000 Coins + Ad Free$14.99
  • 6,000,000 Coins + Ad Free$19.99
10 purchases

Circuit

One-time10
  • Velocità$1.99
  • Stringer Classic$1.99
  • School Bus.$2.99
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  • Lagoon$2.99
  • Semi Truck$3.99
  • Police car$3.99
  • Foudre$4.99
  • City Freedrive$4.99
  • Winterworld$4.99
  • Tank$7.99

Questions

Is Bus Derby free?
Bus Derby is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Circuit free?
Circuit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bus Derby or Circuit?
Circuit is rated higher. Bus Derby averages 4.5 out of 5 from 1.2K ratings, while Circuit averages 4.8 from 45K ratings.
Do Bus Derby or Circuit have ads?
Both Bus Derby and Circuit show ads.
Which is updated more often, Bus Derby or Circuit?
Bus Derby ships an update every 3 months, and Circuit every 3 months. Most recently, Bus Derby was updated on November 1, 2026 and Circuit on November 4, 2026.

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