Comparison

SimplePlanes vs Poly Bridge 2

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

Head to head
About

SimplePlanes

Design, build, and fly your own aircraft with realistic physics. Explore a vast community-created library of over 250,000 planes or test your creations in challenging scenarios.

Highlights
  • Build custom airplanes with modular parts
  • Realistic flight physics simulation
  • Download over 250,000 community-created aircraft
  • Engage in flight challenges
  • Sandbox mode for unrestricted building
  • Educational tutorials on airplane design
Features
Currently charting
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Build airplanes by snapping parts together, designing wing sections, and attaching engines. At any time, you can strap yourself into the cockpit and see how it flies with realistic physics. If you're not in the mood for building, over 250,000 airplanes are available to download for free. BUILD AIRPLANES You have the tools you'll need to bring any airplane to life. Snap parts together to build your airplane's body. Place engines to add thrust. Design and attach wings and then strap yourself into the cockpit and see how it flies. DOWNLOAD AIRPLANES Over 250,000 airplanes are available to download for free from SimplePlanes.com. Find anything from old WW2 bombers to next-generation fighters to sci-fi spacecraft. You can upload your own airplanes and rise through the ranks from a bronze builder to a gold level builder. DYNAMIC FLIGHT MODEL Flight simulation at its finest. Every little change you make in the designer impacts how the airplane flies. Weight distribution, thrust, lift, and drag are all calculated continuously while flying. Parts can break off in spectacular fashion while flying due to over-stress or by hitting something. The fun won't stop there though. You can keep on flying even with a missing wing if you've got the skills. SANDBOX MODE Use all available parts to build airplanes with no restrictions. The sky is the limit. Literally. CHALLENGES Climb into the cockpit of one of your custom aircraft and see how it does in the challenges. Land on aircraft carriers, dodge surface-to-air missiles, race through courses, and so much more. EDUCATIONAL Tutorials will help players learn the basics of real airplane design and the considerations that need to be taken when airplanes are made.

About

Poly Bridge 2

Experience a creative engineering challenge by designing and building bridges in this acclaimed simulator. Featuring new levels, mechanics, and a custom physics engine for predictable simulations. Enjoy a new soundtrack with remastered original songs.

Highlights
  • Bridge construction levels
  • Custom physics engine
  • New spring material
  • Original and remastered soundtrack
  • Creative engineering puzzles
Features
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The acclaimed bridge-building simulator is back and better than ever! New levels, new mechanics, a custom physics engine, and much more! Rediscover your engineering creativity with even more hours of puzzling fun! Adrian Talens returns with a new full-length Soundtrack! Relax to the soothing and critically acclaimed music with 13 completely new tracks plus 18 of the original Poly Bridge songs remastered! Enjoy over an hour and a half of the familiar and gentle acoustic guitar rhythms. Take on levels with some added cushion and bounce your way to victory with the new Spring material. Now your bridges can be even more flexible! We went above and beyond this time, crafting a custom physics engine optimized and fine-tuned specifically for bridge simulations. Accurate and predictable, it guarantees the same simulation outcome for everyone, keeping the competitive aspect of the game alive!

Screenshots

SimplePlanes4 screens
Poly Bridge 24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Poly Bridge 2 at $1.99 against SimplePlanes's $5.99. Poly Bridge 2 also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). SimplePlanes's advantage is ratings volume (3K vs 276) and review sentiment (83% vs 75%). On rating, ads, in-app purchases and chart position 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

SimplePlanes costs $5.99 and Poly Bridge 2 $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for SimplePlanes against 4.6 for Poly Bridge 2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SimplePlanes has 3K ratings behind it against 276, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of SimplePlanes's written reviews are positive against 75% of Poly Bridge 2's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SimplePlanes ships an update every 3 months, Poly Bridge 2 monthly. Both last shipped on October 13, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
SimplePlanes versus Poly Bridge 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimplePlanesPoly Bridge 2
Price$5.99$1.99 — better
Rating4.6 (3K ratings)4.6 (276 ratings)
Positive reviews83.5% of reviews — better75.3% of reviews
Number of ratings3K — better276
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank#76 — better#140
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size335 MB271 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJundroo, LLCDry Cactus

Customer experience

SimplePlanes

All ratings3,024 ratings
Positive89.9%
Neutral2.9%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews877 reviews
Positive83.5%
Neutral5.4%
Negative11.2%

Poly Bridge 2

All ratings276 ratings
Positive89.1%
Neutral1.8%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews170 reviews
Positive75.3%
Neutral7.6%
Negative17.1%

User reviews

SimplePlanes

From 3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and creative sandbox
  • 🚀 Powerful building mechanics
  • 📥 Ability to download community-created planes
  • 🎨 Customizable vehicles
  • ⚙️ Realistic physics

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches (crashes, invisible collisions, control issues)
  • 🚫 Lack of mod support on mobile
  • 🌍 Limited map/island selection on mobile
  • 🔍 Difficulty finding/downloading larger planes on mobile
  • 🎮 Awkward mobile controls

Poly Bridge 2

From 276 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Engaging and creative
  • 👍 Fun and challenging
  • 💎 Great value for money
  • 🧠 Encourages critical thinking
  • 🎨 Allows for creative bridge design

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezing issues
  • 🤯 Extremely difficult later levels
  • 🔧 Sandbox mode bugs and limitations
  • 🕹️ Inconvenient controls on mobile
  • 🔍 Lack of in-game guidance/tutorials

Bugs and requests

SimplePlanes

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Undo function causing plane glitches
  • Autopilot issues (retracting landing gear)
  • Invisible collision problems
  • Planes spawning in ground/air unexpectedly
  • Graphical/performance issues on older devices

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add multiplayer mode
  • Implement more advanced damage/failure models
  • Expand map selection (e.g. desert island, underwater view)
  • Improve AI behavior and add more combat-focused missions
  • Introduce new vehicle types (e.g. tanks, ships, trains)
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  • Add more advanced building tools (e.g. individual part movement, custom cockpits)

Poly Bridge 2

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Progress reset or not saved properly
  • Sandbox mode issues (invisible objects, inability to use split joints)
  • Graphical glitches (screen flashing when placing springs)
  • Crashes on level completion or when loading the game
  • Compatibility issues on older/certain iPad models

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add leaderboards and community features
  • Improve sandbox mode functionality
  • Provide more in-depth tutorials
  • Add support for controllers
  • Expand vehicle and material options

In-app purchases

None

SimplePlanes

No in-app purchases

None

Poly Bridge 2

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SimplePlanes free?
SimplePlanes costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Poly Bridge 2 free?
Poly Bridge 2 costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SimplePlanes or Poly Bridge 2?
SimplePlanes and Poly Bridge 2 are both rated 4.6 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3K and 276 ratings respectively.
Do SimplePlanes or Poly Bridge 2 have ads?
Neither SimplePlanes nor Poly Bridge 2 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SimplePlanes or Poly Bridge 2?
SimplePlanes ships an update every 3 months, and Poly Bridge 2 monthly. Most recently, SimplePlanes was updated on October 13, 2026 and Poly Bridge 2 on October 13, 2026.
Which is more popular, SimplePlanes or Poly Bridge 2?
SimplePlanes currently peaks at #76 in the App Store charts, and Poly Bridge 2 at #140. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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