Comparison

Public Transport Simulator vs Bus Simulator

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

Head to head
About

Public Transport Simulator

Experience realistic driving with multiple vehicle types and mission modes. Transport passengers as a bus or taxi driver, or compete in checkpoint races. Earn experience to unlock new vehicles, locations, upgrades, and paint jobs.

Highlights
  • Multiple vehicle types (bus, taxi, race car)
  • Passenger transport missions
  • Checkpoint racing
  • Unlockable vehicles and locations
  • Vehicle upgrades and paint jobs
  • Realistic physics and ragdoll effects
  • Interior and exterior views
Features
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Jump behind the steering wheel in this driving simulator. There are three different types of missions, depending on what type of vehicle you choose. Choose one of many buses to transport passengers around the city. Jump in as a taxi driver and give a lift to clients waving their hands around the city. Choosing a race car, opens up Checkpoint racing tracks in the city. For each customer serviced or race finished, you get experience points, which unlock additional vehicles and locations. For each vehicle there are unlockable upgrades and paint jobs. Upgrades and paint jobs are unlocked simply by earning experience with that vehicle. Drive carefully! When you crash, passengers fall and you lose experience. • Fully modeled 3D environments and vehicles. • Interior and exterior view with free look. • Realistic physics and ragdoll. • Accident replays with screenshot possibility. • Different control options. • Bus driving. • Taxi driving. • Van driving. • Bonus cars and races. • Leaderboards.

About

Bus Simulator

Experience realistic city driving as a bus driver. Choose from various bus types, customize them, and complete routes in diverse global locations. Enjoy career, free-ride, and multiplayer modes with detailed interiors and advanced physics.

Highlights
  • Realistic global maps
  • Variety of bus types
  • Bus customization
  • Career, Free-ride, and Multiplayer modes
  • Detailed interiors
  • Bus company management
Features
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Bus Simulator : EVO puts you in the driver’s seat and lets you become a real Bus Driver! Featuring detailed maps all over the world, a wide variety of modern city buses, coach buses and school buses with realistic interiors and a groundbreaking 1:1 physics engine. Get behind the wheel and drive your bus to complete all the routes! Drive a diesel, hybrid, electric, articulated, coach bus or school bus and customize your bus as you wish. This bus simulation game features next-gen graphics, a wide variety of buses to choose from, and multiple cities from around the world to explore in career mode, freeride, and online multiplayer with friends. Completely realistic Coach Bus Simulator. Features: - Realistic intracity and outside of city maps: United States of America (San Francisco,Texas, Boston, and Interstate 95), South America (Buenos Aires), Europe (Germany, Spain, Berlin, London, Prague, St. Petersburg), Dubai, Shanghai and more… - Multiple diesel, hybrid, electric, articulated, coach bus and school buses to choose from. - Six real coach bus - Career, Free-ride and Multiplayer modes. - Lots of bus customization options including paint, accessories, body parts, air conditioning, flags, decals and many more. - Detailed and customizable interiors. - Open/Close Doors button, animated people entering/exiting the bus - Steering wheel, buttons or tilting controls. - Locations of any kind: city, countryside, mountain, desert and snow - Multiple time of day and weather conditions to choose from. - Drive kids to school using three different school bus models. - Bus company management system with hired drivers for your buses and custom route scheduling. - Intelligent Traffic System - Immersive online multiplayer cooperative gameplay. - Add your friends, use live chat and invite them to play in coop bus routes. - Leaderboards, achievements and rankings. Become the best bus driver in the world with Bus Simulator : EVO! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Official website: https://www.ovilex.com/ TikTok : https://www.tiktok.com/@ovilexsoftware Follow us on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@OviLexSoft Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OvilexSoftware Privacy Policy - https://www.ovilex.com/privacy-policy/

Screenshots

Public Transport Simulator4 screens
Bus Simulator4 screens

Verdict

The call

Public Transport Simulator and Bus Simulator both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 86% of Public Transport Simulator's written reviews are positive against 68% of Bus Simulator's. Public Transport Simulator also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). Bus Simulator's advantage is chart position (#101 vs unranked) and update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Public Transport Simulator sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and Bus Simulator sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Public Transport Simulator against 4.6 for Bus Simulator. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bus Simulator has 23K ratings behind it against 3.4K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 86% of Public Transport Simulator's written reviews are positive against 68% of Bus Simulator's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Public Transport Simulator ships an update every 2 months, Bus Simulator monthly. Both last shipped on September 27, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Public Transport Simulator versus Bus Simulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPublic Transport SimulatorBus Simulator
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (3.4K ratings)4.6 (23K ratings)
Positive reviews85.9% of reviews — better68.3% of reviews
Number of ratings3.4K23K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#101 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size157 MB1.2 GB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperSkisoSoftAlexandru Marusac

Customer experience

Public Transport Simulator

All ratings3,398 ratings
Positive89.8%
Neutral4.5%
Negative5.7%
Written reviews1,365 reviews
Positive85.9%
Neutral7.4%
Negative6.7%

Bus Simulator

All ratings22,603 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral3.8%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews2,524 reviews
Positive68.3%
Neutral11.3%
Negative20.4%

User reviews

Public Transport Simulator

From 3.4K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Outstanding & Immersive Simulation
  • 🚌 Highly Detailed & Realistic Buses
  • 🎮 Smooth & Responsive Controls
  • 🌇 Expansive Open-World Map
  • 🔍 Polished First-Person Mode

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional Glitches & Bugs
  • 🚦 Traffic Light & AI Behavior Issues
  • 🔍 Limited Camera Options
  • 🚌 Lack of Passenger Interactions

Bus Simulator

From 23K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Realistic and detailed graphics
  • 🚌 Variety of bus models and customization options
  • 👍 Immersive driving experience
  • 🎨 Ability to customize bus with company logo and name

Room to improve

  • 💰 Buses and upgrades are very expensive
  • 🚦 Sensitive braking system and strict penalties
  • 🚗 Unrealistic and aggressive AI traffic behavior
  • 🛑 Certain routes locked behind specific bus types

Bugs and requests

Public Transport Simulator

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Inconsistent Passenger Boarding/Exiting
  • Unreliable Crash/Collision Detection
  • Progress Loss After Extended Playtime
  • Steering Wheel Sensitivity Issues

Requested features

8 requests
  • Add Passenger Mode
  • Implement Tram & Train Vehicles
  • Expand Map Variety & Complexity
  • Improve Traffic AI & Behaviors
  • Introduce Customization Options
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  • Add Maintenance & Refueling Mechanics
  • Enhance Weather & Environmental Effects
  • Implement Multiplayer & Online Features

Bus Simulator

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game progress and purchases not carrying over between updates
  • Crashes and glitches when switching between game modes
  • Inconsistent performance and loading issues on some devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more cities and countries to drive in
  • Introduce a free roam mode with open doors
  • Implement a fuel system and refueling stations
  • Add more interactive features like wheelchair ramps
  • Improve traffic light and stop sign detection

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Public Transport Simulator

One-time8
  • 1 key$0.99
  • Double XP$1.99
  • All upgrades and paints$1.99
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  • All Levels$1.99
  • 5 keys$1.99
  • All Cars$2.99
  • 10 keys$2.99
  • 20 Keys$3.99
13 purchases

Bus Simulator

Subscriptions1
  • VIP Membership2 variants$4.991 Month
One-time12
  • 200.000 money + 350 coins$0.99
  • Winter Special Offer$2.99
  • 250.000 money + 450 coins$2.99
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  • Get 50,000 money!$2.99
  • Get 200 coins!$3.99
  • Unlock all levels!$4.99
  • Get 100,000 money!$4.99
  • Get this articulated bus now!$6.99
  • Get 500 coins!$7.99
  • Get this articulated bus now!$7.99
  • Get 250,000 money!$9.99
  • Get 1000 coins!$12.99

Questions

Is Public Transport Simulator free?
Public Transport Simulator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bus Simulator free?
Bus Simulator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Public Transport Simulator or Bus Simulator?
Public Transport Simulator and Bus Simulator are both rated 4.6 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3.4K and 23K ratings respectively.
Do Public Transport Simulator or Bus Simulator have ads?
Both Public Transport Simulator and Bus Simulator show ads.
Which is updated more often, Public Transport Simulator or Bus Simulator?
Public Transport Simulator ships an update every 2 months, and Bus Simulator monthly. Most recently, Public Transport Simulator was updated on September 27, 2026 and Bus Simulator on September 27, 2026.

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