Comparison

Bus Loop vs This is Jam

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

Head to head
About

Bus Loop

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This is the latest car-moving and character-catching game. In the game, you need to choose the right color car to move. The car will automatically pick up characters of the same color and drop off characters of different colors on the track. When a car is full of characters of the same color, its mission is complete and it leaves. Can you move all the cars in the parking lot?

About

This is Jam

Features
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This is Jam is a smart and satisfying puzzle game where color, space, and strategy collide! At the top of the board, color-coded buses of different sizes are waiting. At the bottom, groups of stickman passengers are ready to board. Your mission? Match every passenger group to the correct bus — but it’s not as simple as it sounds. Passengers come in different group sizes, take up different amounts of space, and block each other’s movement on the grid. Non-matching passengers must move onto the board first, turning every level into a layered grid-management puzzle. As you progress, new mechanics deepen the challenge: • Dispensers – Release passengers strategically • Hidden Passengers – Reveal them at the right time • Hidden Buses – Plan ahead without full information • Connected Passengers – Move linked groups carefully • Tight Grid Spaces – Every move matters Each level is a carefully designed “jam” where logic and planning are the only way out. Why You'll Love This is Jam: • Simple to understand, hard to master • Clean, colorful stickman visuals • Strategic grid-based movement • Increasingly complex puzzle mechanics • Satisfying problem-solving moments If you enjoy logic puzzles, spatial challenges, and clever matching mechanics, This is Jam will keep your brain busy for hours. Can you clear the grid and board every passenger?

Screenshots

Bus Loop4 screens
This is Jam4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: This is Jam at none against Bus Loop's shown. This is Jam also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs fortnightly). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bus Loop ships an update fortnightly, This is Jam every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Bus Loop versus This is Jam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBus LoopThis is Jam
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size143 MB189 MB
Age rating9+4+
Developer国新 夏Kemal Fahir Erdem

In-app purchases

None

Bus Loop

No in-app purchases

None

This is Jam

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bus Loop free?
Bus Loop is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is This is Jam free?
This is Jam is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bus Loop or This is Jam have ads?
Bus Loop shows ads; This is Jam does not.
Which is updated more often, Bus Loop or This is Jam?
Bus Loop ships an update fortnightly, and This is Jam every 2 days. Most recently, Bus Loop was updated on September 9, 2026 and This is Jam on September 17, 2026.

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