Happy Wheels vs LV
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Physics-based gameplay
- Over 60 challenging levels
- Level editor for custom courses
- Variety of unique characters and vehicles
- Realistic physics engine
- Game Center leaderboards
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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
LV
Experience a fast-paced runner game where you navigate cosmic mysteries at light speed. Switch between light and void states to overcome constant challenges and uncover secrets. Test your reflexes and climb the leaderboards in this thrilling adventure.
- Light/Void state switching
- Constant speed and difficulty increase
- Cosmic mystery exploration
- 21+ exciting achievements
- Official ranking system
- Free to play
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LV – A project which should have never seen the light. An old VHS Camera records, for unknown reasons, a flying object light-years away from Earth. The transmission is full of interferences that hide secrets and images. Dive yourself in the cosmic mysteries of LV, an incredibly fast runner game, where every detail, every second and every light-year counts. Game features: •Change between L/V while travelling to the speed of light •Speed and difficulty increase constantly. You will need cosmic reflexes to go beyond •Discover the secrets of LV as you progress in the game •More than 21 exciting achievements •Show your friends who is the best in the official ranking •Free to play!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: LV at 5.0 against Happy Wheels's 4.4. LV also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). Happy Wheels's advantage is ratings volume (41K vs 5) and chart position (#12 vs unranked). On price 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. Happy Wheels sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. LV asks for nothing beyond the download.
LV 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 5, 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 86% of LV's.
Happy Wheels ships an update every 4 months, LV every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Happy Wheels | LV |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (41K ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.1% of reviews | 85.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 41K — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #12 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 | 7.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jim Bonacci | Blini Games |
Customer experience
Happy Wheels
LV
Bugs and requests
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
LV
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Happy Wheels
- Remove Ads$1.99
LV
No in-app purchases
