Comparison

Funfair Ride Simulator 3 vs Theme Park Simulator

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

Head to head
About

Funfair Ride Simulator 3

Experience the thrill of operating and riding various fairground attractions from your smartphone. Control speed, lighting, and sound effects, and enjoy realistic graphics and physics. Compete with friends on leaderboards and unlock achievements.

Highlights
  • Operate various fairground rides
  • Control speed, lighting, and sound
  • Realistic HD graphics and physics
  • Simulated fairground environment
  • Social gaming with leaderboards
  • Unlockable achievements
Features
Read full description

Have you ever had the opportunity to be able to use your own ride at the fair? Probably not ... Now you can experience this on your smartphone or tablet with the new Funfair Ride Simulator 3. Now with even more realistic and better HD graphics, new features and a simulated fairground! Control and marvel at some of the most breathtaking rides that can be found on the fairgrounds around the world. Watch how visitors buy tickets and seat in your ride. Choose your lighting and sound effects, or simply sit yourself in one of the gondolas and experience your very own ride! On day or at night - you decide! The app includes two unique rides ("Kraken" and "Cyber Star"). Further rides available: "Gold Mine", "Galactic Race", "Vodoo Swing", "Flying Zeppelin", "Ghost Spin", "Windmill", "Rotorcraft" and "Tiki Jump" and many more. In addition, we provide new rides in every update (by InApp). The Funfair Ride Simulator is the world's first and only funfair ride simulation on your Smartphone! OPERATE Operate your own ride! Control the speed, the lighting and sound effects, and much more. The new version of the ride simulator is more realistic than ever! GET IN Take a seat in your own ride and enjoy together with your virtual visitors the ride in 3D, with stunning graphics! EXPERIENCE Experience a unique atmosphere created by the changing light, fog lights and sound effects! We also have added many new graphical improvements in Funfair Ride Simulator 3: Highly detailed 3D models, real-time shadows, hand drawn back walls, Ambient Occlusion and much more - experience it yourself! SOCIAL GAMING Unlock a variety of achievements and compete with your friends and other players in the leaderboard. Who carries the most passengers? Who is the most successful carny? FEATURES • Control the most fascinating rides that can be found on the fairgrounds around the world • Comprehensive simulated fairground • Interacting people • High quality graphics in HD • Even more realistic physics • Playable Jingles • Share your ingame experience via Everyplay recodings • Social Gaming: Archievements and leaderboards NOTE: In order to use all graphic features, we recommend at least an iPhone 6. Weaker devices are supported, but some effects may need to be turned off.

About

Theme Park Simulator

Build and manage your dream amusement park with a variety of thrilling rides. Experience the excitement of roller coasters, bumper cars, and more in this immersive simulation game.

Highlights
  • Build and manage theme parks
  • Variety of amusement rides
  • Roller coaster simulators
  • Bumper cars
  • Ferris wheel included
  • Future ride updates
Read full description

Do you love theme parks? Discover a fun world with "Theme Park Simulator" and enjoy with our amazing rides. Get it now (Includes a ferris wheel) and there are aditional simulators: - Bumper Cars - Inverter - Tagada - Roller Coaster Wild Mouse - Techno Jump - Twister - Kamikaze - Roller Coaster Tokaido - Viking ship - Kamikaze - Amor Express And soon new simulators... !

Screenshots

Funfair Ride Simulator 34 screens
Theme Park Simulator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Theme Park Simulator at Free against Funfair Ride Simulator 3's $1.99. Theme Park Simulator also leads on ratings volume (2.6K vs 74) and review sentiment (70% vs 55%). Funfair Ride Simulator 3's advantage is iOS requirement (6.0 vs 13.0). On rating, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Theme Park Simulator is free to download; Funfair Ride Simulator 3 costs $1.99 up front. Funfair Ride Simulator 3 sells 13 one-off in-app purchases and Theme Park Simulator sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. 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 — 4.0 for Funfair Ride Simulator 3 against 4.0 for Theme Park Simulator. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Theme Park Simulator has 2.6K ratings behind it against 74, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 55% of Funfair Ride Simulator 3's written reviews are positive against 70% of Theme Park Simulator's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Funfair Ride Simulator 3 ships an update monthly, Theme Park Simulator fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Funfair Ride Simulator 3 versus Theme Park Simulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFunfair Ride Simulator 3Theme Park Simulator
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (74 ratings)4.0 (2.6K ratings) — better
Positive reviews55.2% of reviews69.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings742.6K — better
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size411 MB1.3 GB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPixelsplitRaul Trujillo Chicon

Customer experience

Funfair Ride Simulator 3

All ratings74 ratings
Positive71.6%
Neutral10.8%
Negative17.6%
Written reviews239 reviews
Positive55.2%
Neutral11.7%
Negative33.1%

Theme Park Simulator

All ratings2,472 ratings
Positive75.1%
Neutral4.5%
Negative20.4%
Written reviews797 reviews
Positive69.9%
Neutral9.3%
Negative20.8%

User reviews

Funfair Ride Simulator 3

From 74 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Enjoyable game experience
  • 🚀 Smooth performance
  • 💯 Great graphics

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive individual rides
  • 🐛 Crashes and stability issues
  • 🚫 Limited free content

Theme Park Simulator

From 2.6K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Realistic controls
  • 👍 Smooth ride operation
  • 🎢 Variety of rides
  • 🎨 Good graphics
  • 🤩 Addictive gameplay

Room to improve

  • 💰 Rides cost money
  • 🔒 Only one free ride
  • 🤔 Confusing controls
  • 🐛 Glitches and crashes
  • 🙄 Lack of tutorial

Bugs and requests

Funfair Ride Simulator 3

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes on launch or loading screens
  • Unresponsive controls
  • Graphical glitches and visual bugs

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add more ride options like roller coasters, drop towers, and classic carnival rides
  • Implement a career mode or fairground management system
  • Allow for more customization and personalization

Theme Park Simulator

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Purchased rides not unlocking
  • Ride controls not working as expected
  • Invisible/missing ride elements

Requested features

7 requests
  • More free rides
  • Additional roller coasters
  • Water rides
  • Carnival games
  • Ability to control ride speed
Show 2 more
  • Camera/CCTV feature
  • Ride statistics tracking

In-app purchases

13 purchases

Funfair Ride Simulator 3

One-time13
  • Gold Mine$1.99
  • Galactic Race$1.99
  • Vodoo Swing$1.99
Show 10 more
  • Ghost Spin Ride$1.99
  • Windmill$1.99
  • Meteor$1.99
  • Flying Swing$1.99
  • Propeller$1.99
  • Starship$1.99
  • Bobsled Race$1.99
  • Flying Acrobats$1.99
  • Rotorcraft ride$1.99
  • Tiki Jump$1.99
11 purchases

Theme Park Simulator

One-time11
  • Amor Express$2.99
  • Kamikaze$2.99
  • Roller Coaster Tokaido$2.99
Show 8 more
  • Twister$2.99
  • Viking Ship$2.99
  • Wild Mouse Roller Coaster$3.99
  • Bumper Cars$3.99
  • Inverter$3.99
  • Break Dance$3.99
  • Techno Jump$3.99
  • VIP Pack$13.99

Questions

Is Funfair Ride Simulator 3 free?
Funfair Ride Simulator 3 costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Theme Park Simulator free?
Theme Park Simulator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Funfair Ride Simulator 3 or Theme Park Simulator?
Theme Park Simulator is rated higher. Funfair Ride Simulator 3 averages 4.0 out of 5 from 74 ratings, while Theme Park Simulator averages 4.0 from 2.6K ratings.
Do Funfair Ride Simulator 3 or Theme Park Simulator have ads?
Neither Funfair Ride Simulator 3 nor Theme Park Simulator shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Funfair Ride Simulator 3 or Theme Park Simulator?
Funfair Ride Simulator 3 ships an update monthly, and Theme Park Simulator fortnightly. Most recently, Funfair Ride Simulator 3 was updated on September 26, 2026 and Theme Park Simulator on September 29, 2026.

Other comparisons