# Happy Wheels vs Big Gun Fun

The clearest difference is price: Happy Wheels at Free against Big Gun Fun's $0.99. Happy Wheels also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 38 months) and ratings volume (41K vs 1). Big Gun Fun's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and review sentiment (100% vs 61%). On device support there is nothing between them.

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

Big Gun Fun holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Happy Wheels has 41K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of Happy Wheels's written reviews are positive against 100% of Big Gun Fun's.

Happy Wheels ships an update every 4 months, Big Gun Fun every 38 months. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Happy Wheels | Big Gun Fun |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | **Free** | $0.99 |
| Rating | [4.4 (41K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/happy-wheels/id648668184/reviews) | **[5.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/big-gun-fun/id782983964/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **41K** | 1 |
| Positive reviews | 61.0% of reviews | **100.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | Yes | **No** |
| Update frequency | **Every 4 months** | Every 38 months |
| Monetization | **Free with in-app purchases** | Paid |
| Best chart rank | **#15** | — |
| Size | 67 MB | 13 MB |
| Requires iOS | **9.0** | 11.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Jim Bonacci](https://appshunter.io/developer/1032027265) | [Mike Hempfling](https://appshunter.io/developer/422781074) |

## What reviewers say

### Happy Wheels

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/happy-wheels/id648668184)

**Currently charting:** #15 Top Free · Racing, #64 Top Free · Action, #114 Top Grossing · Racing (US App Store)

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:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Remove Ads | $1.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

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

**What reviewers complain about**

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

**Reported bugs**

- Characters randomly exploding
- Unresponsive controls
- Levels not loading properly
- Crashing when accessing level editor

**Requested features**

- 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


### Big Gun Fun

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/big-gun-fun/id782983964)

Engage in endless fun shooting tin cans with a cannon. Choose from various configurations and modes, including a challenging Can Toss. Enjoy the physics of flying cans on your screen.

**Highlights:** Multiple tin can configurations, Tin Can Toss mode, Shoot cans into a barrel mode, Timed challenges, Physics-based gameplay

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Happy Wheels free?

Happy Wheels is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Big Gun Fun free?

Big Gun Fun costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Happy Wheels or Big Gun Fun?

Big Gun Fun is rated higher. Happy Wheels averages 4.4 out of 5 from 41K ratings, while Big Gun Fun averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.

### Do Happy Wheels or Big Gun Fun have ads?

Happy Wheels shows ads; Big Gun Fun does not.

### Which is updated more often, Happy Wheels or Big Gun Fun?

Happy Wheels ships an update every 4 months, and Big Gun Fun every 38 months. Most recently, Happy Wheels was updated on November 5, 2026 and Big Gun Fun on November 1, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*