# Crossy Road vs PAC

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PAC at none against Crossy Road's 10. PAC also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Crossy Road's advantage is ratings volume (741K vs 13K) and review sentiment (86% vs 66%). On price, rating and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Crossy Road sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. PAC asks for nothing beyond the download.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Crossy Road against 4.6 for PAC. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Crossy Road has 741K ratings behind it against 13K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 86% of Crossy Road's written reviews are positive against 66% of PAC's.

Crossy Road ships an update every 2 weeks, PAC every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

## The numbers

| Metric | Crossy Road | PAC |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.7 (741K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/crossy-road/id924373886/reviews)** | [4.6 (13K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pac-man-256-plus/id6504184756/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **741K** | 13K |
| Positive reviews | **86.5% of reviews** | 65.9% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | Yes | **No** |
| Update frequency | **Every 2 weeks** | Every 6 weeks |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | **Free** |
| Best chart rank | **#8** | — |
| Size | 268 MB | 182 MB |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | **13.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [HIPSTER WHALE](https://appshunter.io/developer/924373885) | [Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/352305770) |

## What reviewers say

### Crossy Road

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/crossy-road/id924373886)

**Currently charting:** #8 Top Free · Family, #105 Top Grossing · Family, #131 Top Free · Casual (US App Store)

Navigate endless roads, train tracks, and rivers in this retro arcade hopper. Collect over 300 unique characters and discover 28 distinct worlds. Enjoy simple, addictive gameplay with daily challenges and same-device multiplayer.

**Highlights:** Endless hopping across roads, tracks, and rivers, Collect over 300 unique characters, Explore 28 diverse worlds, Simple and addictive gameplay, Same-device multiplayer, Daily challenges and special events

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Family Sharing, iMessage stickers, Vision Pro support, iPhone Duo support

**In-app purchases (10)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| PAC-MAN | Free | one-time |
| Shooty Cat | Free | one-time |
| Flat Eric | $0.99 | one-time |
| Festive Chicken | $0.99 | one-time |
| Fortune Chicken | $0.99 | one-time |
| Seoul Chicken | $0.99 | one-time |
| Brazil Chicken | $0.99 | one-time |
| The Prince  of All Cosmos | $0.99 | one-time |
| Baby Chicken | $0.99 | one-time |
| Piggy Bank | $2.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 🎮 Fun and addictive gameplay
- 👍 Charming graphics and characters
- 🚀 Simple yet challenging mechanics
- 💰 Easy to earn in-game currency
- 🆓 Free to play with minimal ads

**What reviewers complain about**

- 📺 Excessive ads interrupting gameplay
- 💰 Frustrating duplicate character drops
- 🤔 Unclear mechanics for certain environments
- 🐛 Occasional glitches and freezing issues

**Reported bugs**

- Pecking Order scores not saving properly
- Difficulty distinguishing obstacles in certain environments
- Inconsistent behavior when getting duplicate characters

**Requested features**

- Ability to reset high scores
- Option to disable sound effects
- More varied game modes and challenges
- Improved character selection and customization
- Multiplayer or competitive game modes


### PAC

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pac-man-256-plus/id6504184756)

Navigate a classic maze, outsmarting ghosts and avoiding a deadly glitch. This revamped endless runner offers new goals, upgrades, and power-ups for a fresh experience. Explore diverse worlds from iconic PAC-MAN games.

**Highlights:** Endless maze navigation, Avoid ghosts and the Glitch, New goals and permanent upgrades, Unlockable power-ups, Worlds from classic PAC-MAN games, Over 15 power-ups, Controller support

**Features:** With Apple Arcade, Game Controller support, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Addictive gameplay
- 👍 Unique take on Pac-Man
- 🎮 Fun with power-ups and upgrades
- 🎉 Improved over original Pac-Man 256

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Broken/non-functioning goals
- 🐛 Unresponsive/buggy controls
- 🐛 Daily quests not resetting
- 🐛 Achievements in wrong language

**Reported bugs**

- Objectives not progressing
- Bomb radius upgrade not working
- Pac-Man movement issues
- Pricing/purchase bugs

**Requested features**

- Add arrow key controls
- Allow disabling of power-ups
- Implement local multiplayer
- Add more worlds/levels


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Crossy Road free?

Crossy Road is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is PAC free?

PAC is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Crossy Road or PAC?

Crossy Road is rated higher. Crossy Road averages 4.7 out of 5 from 741K ratings, while PAC averages 4.6 from 13K ratings.

### Do Crossy Road or PAC have ads?

Crossy Road shows ads; PAC does not.

### Which is updated more often, Crossy Road or PAC?

Crossy Road ships an update every 2 weeks, and PAC every 6 weeks. Most recently, Crossy Road was updated on November 6, 2026 and PAC on November 6, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*