The Bear vs Bad Roads
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Bear
Embark on a friendship adventure with a bear and a little one across a magical universe. This interactive bedtime experience features hand-drawn animations and original music, offering a calming story about togetherness and belonging.
- Interactive bedtime experience
- Friendship-forming adventure
- Hand-drawn animations
- Specially composed music
- Touching story
- Calming experience
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The Bear is an interactive bedtime experience for everyone. The game is free-to-try with no ads. You can play the first chapter for free and unlock the remaining 4 chapters with a single in-app purchase. Lead the bear and the little one through a friendship-forming adventure as they travel across the atmospheric universe of the World of Gra. Relax and stargaze with these weird little characters, as they tell you stories of togetherness, of letting go and of the longing to find a place you belong. The Bear has been lovingly crafted with hundreds of hand drawn animations, specially composed music and a touching story to create a uniquely calming experience, that feels like a bedtime story, read to you by a loved one.
Bad Roads
Navigate challenging, hand-drawn roads with a truck to deliver duck cages. Test your patience and dexterity to drive as far as possible without losing your cargo. Enjoy a relaxing, addictive driving experience with a charming soundtrack.
- Challenging, hand-drawn roads
- Truck driving and cargo delivery
- Procedurally generated endless roads
- Minimalist graphics
- Relaxing country soundtrack
- Optimized for all screen sizes
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Test your driving skills and anticipation in Bad Roads a simple, fun, and highly addictive game! Join Ted as he sets out in his trusty truck to deliver cages full of ducks. But beware: the roads ahead are anything but smooth! You'll need patience, dexterity, and a bit of luck to climb steep hills, descend treacherous slopes, and navigate countless obstacles. Your goal: Drive as far as possible without losing all of Ted’s cargo. If you drop every cage, it’s back to the starting line to try again and beat your record! Set in a charming hand-drawn world and accompanied by a peaceful country soundtrack, Bad Roads is perfect for anyone looking for a relaxing and original gaming experience. And best of all it’s free! So why wait? Hit the road with Ted and see how far you can go. Highlights • A simple yet innovative gameplay concept • Procedurally generated, endless roads • Unique, minimalist graphics • A relaxing and bucolic soundtrack • Optimized for all screen sizes, including tablets
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: The Bear at 4.6 against Bad Roads's 4.0. The Bear also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months). Bad Roads's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 78%). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. The Bear sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Bad Roads sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
The Bear holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Bear has 1.1K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 78% of The Bear's written reviews are positive against 100% of Bad Roads's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
The Bear ships an update every 2 weeks, Bad Roads every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Bear | Bad Roads |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.1K ratings) — better | 4.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 78.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.1K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1.7 GB | 137 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mucks Games | Laurent Bakowski |
Customer experience
The Bear
Bad Roads
Bugs and requests
The Bear
Reported bugs
2 issues- Game resets when leaving the screen
- Compatibility issues with older devices
Requested features
2 requests- Make the full game free
- Add a demo or trial version
Bad Roads
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
The Bear
- Buy us a cookie!$0.99
- Unlock all chapters$2.99
- Buy us a coffee!$2.99
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- Buy us lunch!$3.99
Bad Roads
- No ADS$1.99
