Comparison

Bad Roads vs Apple Knight 3

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Challenging, hand-drawn roads
  • Truck driving and cargo delivery
  • Procedurally generated endless roads
  • Minimalist graphics
  • Relaxing country soundtrack
  • Optimized for all screen sizes
Features
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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

About

Apple Knight 3

Embark on an action-packed adventure across interconnected worlds, featuring fast-paced combat, mount collection, and a relaxing farm life simulation. Discover secrets, upgrade equipment, and customize your character in this engaging platformer.

Highlights
  • Interconnected worlds exploration
  • Hack-and-slash combat
  • Mount collection and leveling
  • Farm life simulation
  • Weapon upgrades and charms
  • Fluid platforming mechanics
  • Controller support
Features
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Apple Knight is back! Discover interconnected worlds, wield swords that double as charms, collect mounts, and build a life on your farm - with so much more to discover! No ads or in-app purchases. Run, jump, and slash your way through a fast-paced action platformer full of secrets, mounts, and farm life. Switch between side-scrolling adventure and a top-down farm. EXPLORE & DISCOVER • Explore interconnected worlds filled with secrets, mounts, and dungeons • Track your journey on the world map • Find secret areas, hidden treasures, and hidden mounts • Brave multiple dungeons in each world and earn unique swords as rewards COMBAT & EQUIPMENT • Battle hordes of enemies with hack-and-slash combat and powerful special abilities • Buy weapons at Torren's weapon shop or earn them as dungeon rewards • Upgrade your weapons to make them more powerful • Equip swords as charms for passive bonuses • Collect items and manage your inventory MOVEMENT & ABILITIES • Run and jump through fast, fluid action-platforming • Learn new moves in the training cave • Unlock movement abilities • Choose your jump style: classic Apple Knight or the new variable jump height MOUNTS & FARMING • Collect 10 mounts, each with its own stats • Grow crops on your farm and feed them to your mounts to level them up, or sell them for coins • Hire a farm helper to lend a hand on your farm • Clear weeds from your farm • Adopt a pet dog that gives you +1 heart • Feed the chickens on your farm or Tobin's to get a special bonus for 3 days LIFE & NEIGHBORS • Sleep in your own house • Take on quests from Garraldin • Visit the bakery for fresh bread and helpful buffs • Visit your friendly neighbor, Tobin, and his animals to buy or sell seeds and wheat, or just to chat • Experience a day/night cycle. Even the chickens go to bed at night! PLAY YOUR WAY • Unlock character skins to change your look • Play with a game controller A cozy world full of adventure is waiting for you.

Screenshots

Bad Roads4 screens
Apple Knight 34 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bad Roads at 100% against Apple Knight 3's 42%. Bad Roads also leads on price (Free vs $2.99) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). Apple Knight 3's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Bad Roads is free to download; Apple Knight 3 costs $2.99 up front. Bad Roads sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Apple Knight 3 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Apple Knight 3 holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 13 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Bad Roads's written reviews are positive against 42% of Apple Knight 3's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bad Roads ships an update every 4 months, Apple Knight 3 every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard10 real differences · 1 level
Bad Roads versus Apple Knight 3: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBad RoadsApple Knight 3
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.0 (4 ratings)4.2 (13 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better41.7% of reviews
Number of ratings413 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#36 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size137 MB288 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperLaurent BakowskiLimitless LLC

Customer experience

Bad Roads

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Apple Knight 3

All ratings13 ratings
Positive69.2%
Neutral23.1%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive41.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative41.7%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Bad Roads

One-time1
  • No ADS$1.99
None

Apple Knight 3

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bad Roads free?
Bad Roads is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Apple Knight 3 free?
Apple Knight 3 costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bad Roads or Apple Knight 3?
Apple Knight 3 is rated higher. Bad Roads averages 4.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Apple Knight 3 averages 4.2 from 13 ratings.
Do Bad Roads or Apple Knight 3 have ads?
Bad Roads shows ads; Apple Knight 3 does not.
Which is updated more often, Bad Roads or Apple Knight 3?
Bad Roads ships an update every 4 months, and Apple Knight 3 every 2 days. Most recently, Bad Roads was updated on October 20, 2026 and Apple Knight 3 on November 1, 2026.

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