Truss Me! vs Build a Bridge!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Truss Me!
Learn structural design principles through engaging challenges. Build light and strong structures to earn rewards, with realistic simulations reflecting real-world physics. Ideal for educational and recreational purposes.
- Learn structural design
- Realistic physics simulation
- Design light and strong structures
- Earn in-game rewards
- Educational challenges
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Designed by a true rocket scientist, Truss Me helps you learn to design structures while having fun! At each challenge, design structures that are light and strong and you will earn precious golden nuts. Truss Me utilizes state of the art simulation techniques used by aerospace, mechanical, and civil engineers to provide the most realistic behavior for your structures. If well designed, your structures will resist as they would in real life*. If your design has flaws, the structure will fail realistically*! *Truss Me has been created for educational and recreational purposes only. It must not be used under any circumstances to design or compute real structures.
Build a Bridge!
A physics-based puzzle game where you design and build bridges using various materials. Test your creations in 3D to see if they hold up under pressure, with multiple levels and environments to explore.
- Physics-based bridge construction
- Choose from wood, metal, and cables
- 86 challenging levels
- Realistic physics engine
- 3D testing mode
- Easy mode for creativity
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Build a Bridge! is a complex yet approachable physics-based puzzle game. It tasks the player with creating more and more elaborate bridges across multiple levels. You will have to choose the proper materials, using creativity and logic to stay within required budget and create a strong construction. During the planning phase the game presents itself with a simple, 2D interface. It is there that you select the best materials for your bridge and connect the dots to make the most resilient structure you can. You can approach each level as a complex puzzle, trying to be as efficient as possible and get the best solution. But don't be afraid to experiment too. You can just go crazy and construct something that looks outrageous but still somehow works. There's fun in both of these approaches. When you're done, switch to the 3D mode and watch a car drive through your bridge. Will it hold? Or will you watch a spectacular crash? In addition to the normal mode the game features the easy mode for more relaxed gameplayed, focused on creativity and improvisation. You can also use in-game hint system if things get too hard. With 86 levels to construct you will not run out of things to do quickly. Game features: - Different materials to build from - Wood, Metal, Cables - 86 levels of increasingly difficult puzzles - Varied, detailed environments full of interactive elements - Multiple cars to test out your constructions - Realistic physics engine - Beautiful, stylised art style - Available in 13 languages IGRS rating: 13+
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Build a Bridge! at 4.6 against Truss Me!'s 3.4. Build a Bridge! also leads on ratings volume (26K vs 24). Truss Me!'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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. Build a Bridge! sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Truss Me! asks for nothing beyond the download.
Build a Bridge! holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Build a Bridge! has 26K ratings behind it against 24, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of Truss Me!'s written reviews are positive against 59% of Build a Bridge!'s.
Truss Me! ships an update every 3 months, Build a Bridge! every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Truss Me! | Build a Bridge! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (24 ratings) | 4.6 (26K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.3% of reviews | 59.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 24 | 26K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 325 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | SCIENTIFIC MONKEY LLC | BoomBit, Inc. |
Customer experience
Truss Me!
Build a Bridge!
User reviews
Truss Me!
From 24 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💡 Educational and insightful
- 🧠 Brain workout and challenging
- 🎮 Fun and addictive gameplay
- 🔧 Realistic physics engine
- 📈 Good for learning structural basics
Room to improve
- ❓ No instructions or guidance
- 📉 Frustrating UI/UX
- 🧱 Structures collapse easily
- ⚖️ Physics engine not always accurate
- 🎮 Limited levels
Build a Bridge!
From 26K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Addictive gameplay
- 👍 Realistic physics
- 🚀 No WiFi required
- 🚀 Good graphics
- 👍 Teaches engineering concepts
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes
- 💰 Excessive ads and in-app purchases
- 🤯 Extremely difficult levels
- 🤔 Unrealistic bridge scenarios
- 🤯 Confusing mechanics
Bugs and requests
Truss Me!
Reported bugs
5 issues- Too many bugs
- Crashes regularly
- Screen flickers and shows code
- Items on screen become unselectable after flicker
- Adding members doesn't work or is not obvious
Requested features
12 requests- Add save and load functionality for designs
- Implement snap-to features for easier manipulation
- Provide coordinate/angle readouts
- Add a way to make structures symmetrical
- Include word balloons for control identification
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- More levels needed
- Add zoom in/out functionality
- Add a multiple undo/redo feature
- Allow saving and recalling structure diagrams
- Easier switching between deleting and adding elements
- Add a more progressive scale of success or target weight
- Add instructions and a tutorial
Build a Bridge!
Reported bugs
3 issues- Progress not saving properly
- Game freezing and crashing
- Ads causing the game to malfunction
Requested features
5 requests- More levels and content updates
- Controller support
- Easier difficulty mode
- Less intrusive ads
- Ability to build bridges freely without restrictions
In-app purchases
Truss Me!
No in-app purchases
Build a Bridge!
- Easy Mode$0.99
- Small Coins Pack2 variants$1.99
- Space World$1.99
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- Easy Mode$2.99
- Remove Ads$2.99
- Welcome Offer Unlock All$4.99
- Welcome Offer - Starter Pack$4.99
- Orient World$5.99
- Unlock All$9.99
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