Comparison

City Bus Tycoon vs Load It!

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

Head to head
About

City Bus Tycoon

Manage a public transport business by buying, upgrading, and selling buses to transport citizens. Build and improve bus stations to grow your virtual transit empire and earn experience points before time runs out.

Highlights
  • Time management strategy gameplay
  • Buy, upgrade, and sell buses
  • Build and improve bus stations
  • 60 free levels
  • 14 bus models
  • Historical progression (1960-2020)
Features
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City Bus Tycoon is a transportation time management strategy game in which you have to transport as many citizens as possible before the time runs out (do not let them travel by a taxi). It is necessary to regularly buy new city bus vehicles, send them to an appropriate bus line, and sell them to replace old ones (accident prevention) to grow your pocket rapid transit business. Stations are also an indispensable part of the game. You will be responsible for building, repairing, and upgrading each city bus stop and of course for the budget of your virtual transport empire. Earn as many experience points as possible on each level before the time runs out. Every city bus has a different capacity and will give you a different amount of experience points for every transported passenger during service, so choose wisely what city bus to buy before each contract. GAME FEATURES: - 60 absolutely free levels to choose from - 14 bus models (from historic to modern) - Growing cities with many types of buildings - Go through history from 1960 to 2020 - Day phases and different weather conditions - A quick, accessible, well explaining tutorial Set all cities in motion with buses and become a successful traffic giant!

About

Load It!

Features
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Load It! is a fast, colorful sorting puzzle about mastering the perfect delivery flow. Pick a level, watch boxes spawn, and guide them through a network of conveyor belts and multi-direction switches. Each switch can have up to three exits — one tap changes the entire route. Master the flow solo or team up with a friend in local multiplayer to manage the sorting chaos together on the same network. Your goal is simple: sort every box into the correct truck by color. Make smart routing decisions, avoid mistakes, and keep the flow moving. Every level reacts instantly to your input, creating satisfying real-time chain reactions. Earn stars based on accuracy: • 0 mistakes → 3 stars • 1 mistake → 2 stars • 2 mistakes → 1 star • 3 or more mistakes → no stars Progress through pre-designed levels or unleash your creativity with the Level Configurator. Generate your own maps and infinite new challenges to ensure the sorting never stops. Use helpful boosters like Slow Motion for precise routing or Sort All Visible to clean up tricky situations instantly. Boosters can be found in Mystery Boxes or purchased with Coins you earn while playing. A smooth, intuitive interface keeps everything easy to control. Enjoy an experience without forced interruptions – you only choose to watch ads if you want to earn rewards or support the game. Watch the system move. Switch the paths. Design your own maps. Sort the colors. Solo or Multiplayer. Ready when you are – Load It!

Screenshots

City Bus Tycoon4 screens
Load It!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Load It! at none against City Bus Tycoon's 1. Load It! also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). City Bus Tycoon's advantage is iOS requirement (12.2 vs 15.0). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. City Bus Tycoon sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Load It! asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

City Bus Tycoon ships an update every 4 months, Load It! monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
City Bus Tycoon versus Load It!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCity Bus TycoonLoad It!
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.2 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB97 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperDaniel ViktorinPaul Trettin

In-app purchases

1 purchases

City Bus Tycoon

One-time1
  • DISABLE ADS FOREVER$3.99
None

Load It!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is City Bus Tycoon free?
City Bus Tycoon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Load It! free?
Load It! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do City Bus Tycoon or Load It! have ads?
Both City Bus Tycoon and Load It! show ads.
Which is updated more often, City Bus Tycoon or Load It!?
City Bus Tycoon ships an update every 4 months, and Load It! monthly. Most recently, City Bus Tycoon was updated on November 1, 2026 and Load It! on October 30, 2026.

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