Bad Roads vs PPSSPP
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
PPSSPP
Experience your favorite PSP titles on your iOS device with high-definition graphics and enhanced features. This emulator allows you to play a vast library of PSP games with excellent performance. Access your own game files or explore free homebrew titles.
- Play PSP games on iOS
- High-definition graphics
- Extra features
- High performance
- Supports ISO/CSO files
- Built-in Homebrew Store
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Play PSP games on your iOS device, in high definition with extra features! PPSSPP is the original and only PSP emulator for mobile devices. It can run nearly all PSP games with great performance on iOS. No games are included with this download. Use your own real PSP games and turn them into .ISO or .CSO files (see the homepage for instructions), or simply play free homemade games, which are available in the built-in "Homebrew Store". PSP is a trademark of Sony. The PPSSPP project is in no way affiliated with Sony.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PPSSPP at 4.5 against Bad Roads's 4.0. PPSSPP also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (2.8K vs 4). Bad Roads's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 72%). 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. Bad Roads sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and PPSSPP sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
PPSSPP holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PPSSPP has 2.8K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Bad Roads's written reviews are positive against 72% of PPSSPP's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Bad Roads ships an update every 4 months, PPSSPP every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bad Roads | PPSSPP |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) | 4.5 (2.8K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 72.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 2.8K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| 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 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 137 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Laurent Bakowski | Henrik Rydgård |
Customer experience
Bad Roads
PPSSPP
Bugs and requests
Bad Roads
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
PPSSPP
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes when trying to load save files
- Controller mapping not working properly
- Certain games not launching or freezing
Requested features
5 requests- Add support for PS2 and PS3 emulation
- Improve save state functionality
- Implement haptic feedback for on-screen controls
- Allow customization of button mapping
- Add portrait mode support
In-app purchases
Bad Roads
- No ADS$1.99
PPSSPP
- PPSSPP Gold$3.99
