Comparison

Bus Simulator vs School Bus Simulator Drive 3D

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

Head to head
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/

About

School Bus Simulator Drive 3D

Experience the thrill of driving and parking various buses in a realistic city and wildlife safari environment. Complete missions, obey traffic rules, and customize your vehicles to become the ultimate bus driver.

Highlights
  • Realistic bus driving and parking
  • City and Wildlife Safari modes
  • Over 140 buses and cars
  • Open-world city exploration
  • Bus customization options
  • Day, dusk, and night modes
Features
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Show off your driving skills by taking the wheel in the thrilling School Bus Simulator Drive 3D game. Perfect for fans of bus games, bus simulators, and car parking challenges, this game lets you become a top-notch bus driver. Navigate city traffic, obey signals, avoid obstacles, and reach your destinations on time to earn rewards. Impress the strict Dean with your driving prowess and prove your skills in this engaging driving game. Speed through city streets to pick up and drop off students at multiple locations, ensuring they get to school safely. If you're passionate about bus driving, this game is your ideal match. Experience the full range of bus driving challenges with various buses, realistic physics, and stunning graphics. Additionally, enjoy a unique bus-driving adventure in a Wildlife Safari Park. Drive kids through the park, viewing animals in their natural habitats, and transport the staff to various locations. Feel the excitement as you drive past elephants, hippos, and more. School Bus Simulator Drive 3D Game Modes: - School Duty: Take on assignments to pick up and drop off kids around the city. Navigate traffic and ensure timely arrivals. - School Bus Parking: Test your parking skills with a large bus. Maneuver and park without damage. - Wildlife Safari: Drive kids through a thrilling safari, showcasing your bus-driving skills as you navigate past wild animals. - Open World: Enjoy free driving in the city. Choose your favorite bus and drive endlessly. - Special Events: Participate in time-limited events, driving through the city and earning rewards. Game Features: Over 140 buses and cars to drive, including challenging driving levels and parking tests. Realistic day, dusk, and night modes for an authentic driving experience. Open-world city for endless driving fun. Free-cam view to appreciate the city and safari graphics. Unique Wildlife Safari driving experience with diverse animals. Extensive bus customization options. If you love driving and want to master bus driving, this is the ultimate bus game for you. Take the challenge and drive a variety of buses, from school buses to monster buses, becoming the ultimate bus driver. Enjoy the full experience of city and wildlife safari driving. Customize your bus and showcase your skills. This bus driving game is available in English, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Indonesian, Russian, Turkish, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, Dutch, Finnish, Swedish, Vietnamese, Norwegian, Ukrainian, Korean, Malay, Filipino, Romanian, Polish and Kazakh. Visit Us: https://games2win.com Like Us: https://facebook.com/Games2win Follow Us: https://twitter.com/Games2win Contact Us at mobile@games2win.com with any questions about our driving games. Privacy Policy: https://www.games2win.com/corporate/privacy-policy.asp Terms of Services: https://www.games2win.com/corporate/terms-of-service.asp

Screenshots

Bus Simulator4 screens
School Bus Simulator Drive 3D4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is chart position: Bus Simulator at #102 against School Bus Simulator Drive 3D's unranked. School Bus Simulator Drive 3D's advantage is ratings volume (132K vs 23K). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Bus Simulator sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and School Bus Simulator Drive 3D sells 15 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 — 4.6 for Bus Simulator against 4.5 for School Bus Simulator Drive 3D. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: School Bus Simulator Drive 3D has 132K ratings behind it against 23K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 68% of Bus Simulator's written reviews are positive against 74% of School Bus Simulator Drive 3D's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. Both last shipped on September 24, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
Bus Simulator versus School Bus Simulator Drive 3D: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBus SimulatorSchool Bus Simulator Drive 3D
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (23K ratings) — better4.5 (132K ratings)
Positive reviews68.3% of reviews74.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings23K132K — better
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#102 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size1.2 GB588 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAlexandru MarusacGames2win

Customer experience

Bus Simulator

All ratings22,603 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral3.8%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews2,520 reviews
Positive68.3%
Neutral11.3%
Negative20.4%

School Bus Simulator Drive 3D

All ratings132,211 ratings
Positive87.3%
Neutral5.7%
Negative7.0%
Written reviews1,021 reviews
Positive74.0%
Neutral9.6%
Negative16.4%

User reviews

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

School Bus Simulator Drive 3D

From 132K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fun and addictive game
  • 👍 Good variety of vehicles
  • 😊 Enjoyable driving experience

Room to improve

  • 🔍 Lack of map/navigation in open world
  • 🔁 Repetitive levels
  • 🔋 Frequent ads interrupting gameplay
  • 🐛 Glitches and crashes

Bugs and requests

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

School Bus Simulator Drive 3D

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game freezing and kicking players out
  • Vehicles behaving erratically
  • Collision detection issues

Requested features

4 requests
  • More levels and driving scenarios
  • Ability to get out of vehicle and explore
  • Improved graphics and realism
  • Less intrusive ads or ad-free option

In-app purchases

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
Show 9 more
  • 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
15 purchases

School Bus Simulator Drive 3D

One-time15
  • Big long bus$0.99
  • Remove Ads$1.99
  • Jaw Breaker$1.99
Show 12 more
  • Presidents Beast$1.99
  • Big Bus$2.99
  • Pack of 10,000 coins$2.99
  • Pack of 25,000 coins$2.99
  • Atlas Pathfinder$2.99
  • Pack of 20,000 coins$4.99
  • Special Offer 1$4.99
  • Pack of 50,000 coins$9.99
  • Special Offer 2$9.99
  • Pack of 125,000 coins$19.99
  • Mighty Bus pack$24.99
  • Exclusive Offer$29.99

Questions

Is Bus Simulator free?
Bus Simulator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is School Bus Simulator Drive 3D free?
School Bus Simulator Drive 3D is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bus Simulator or School Bus Simulator Drive 3D?
Bus Simulator is rated higher. Bus Simulator averages 4.6 out of 5 from 23K ratings, while School Bus Simulator Drive 3D averages 4.5 from 132K ratings.
Do Bus Simulator or School Bus Simulator Drive 3D have ads?
Both Bus Simulator and School Bus Simulator Drive 3D show ads.
Which is updated more often, Bus Simulator or School Bus Simulator Drive 3D?
Bus Simulator ships an update monthly, and School Bus Simulator Drive 3D monthly. Most recently, Bus Simulator was updated on September 24, 2026 and School Bus Simulator Drive 3D on September 24, 2026.

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