Comparison

Bus Simulator vs Car Driving School Simulator

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

Car Driving School Simulator

Experience ultra-realistic driving on city streets with a vast car collection and dynamic weather. Master challenges across global locations and test your skills in various game modes. Compete with others worldwide in multiplayer.

Highlights
  • Vast car collection (28+ cars)
  • Realistic traffic simulation
  • Dynamic weather conditions
  • Global driving locations
  • Free drive mode
  • Multiplayer functionality
  • First-person camera mode
Features
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Driving School is back and even better - test your driving skills on these ultra-realistic streets! We’ve taken one of our most popular games and: - ENHANCED the user interface - totally RE-IMAGINED the garage - maintained the same AMAZING PLAY that makes this game a favorite! Enjoy: - A HUGE CAR COLLECTION: your choice of over 28 Awesome Cars - REALISTIC TRAFFIC: cutting-edge AI brings the streets to life! - DYNAMIC WEATHER: adapt to the changes on the road - quickly! - SEASONAL EVENTS: let us surprise you! - FREE DRIVE: explore the game’s world at your own pace - FIRST PERSON MODE: optional camera view to increase your immersion! Master the different challenges of roads around the world - drive in California, Canada, Aspen, Norway, Las Vegas, New York, Miami and Tokyo! (Wherever you are, consider taking on another driver from anywhere in the world with the multiplayer function.) And there’s more to come! We’ve said enough - here’s what our some of our players have to say, from the comment section: This game is by far the best of all driving games. - Mary J, speed demon I'm having a wonderful time with the car driving school simulator, and often wondered if there was a driving app such as this, that would simulate what would be in a driver's manual. I think it makes perfect sense to learn and have fun too.. thanks a lot! - Aldo Ray Drayden, ace racer An absolutely amazing, fantastic game. - Hooriay Gul, driving champ We thank you all for taking the time to comment! If you loved Driving School, you won’t believe Driving School 3.0. Now get ready to drive some awesome cars! IGRS rating: 13+

Screenshots

Bus Simulator4 screens
Car Driving School Simulator4 screens

Verdict

The call

Bus Simulator and Car Driving School Simulator both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 68% of Bus Simulator's written reviews are positive against 53% of Car Driving School Simulator's. Bus Simulator also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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 Car Driving School Simulator sells 13 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 Car Driving School Simulator. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 23K and 59K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 68% of Bus Simulator's written reviews are positive against 53% of Car Driving School Simulator's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bus Simulator ships an update monthly, Car Driving School Simulator every 4 weeks. Both last shipped on September 24, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
Bus Simulator versus Car Driving School Simulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBus SimulatorCar Driving School Simulator
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (23K ratings) — better4.5 (59K ratings)
Positive reviews68.3% of reviews — better52.8% of reviews
Number of ratings23K59K — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#103#60 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size1.2 GB732 MB
Age rating12++12
DeveloperAlexandru MarusacBoomBit, Inc.

Customer experience

Bus Simulator

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

Car Driving School Simulator

All ratings59,028 ratings
Positive89.1%
Neutral5.1%
Negative5.8%
Written reviews3,034 reviews
Positive52.8%
Neutral15.6%
Negative31.6%

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

Car Driving School Simulator

From 59K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚗 Best car game ever
  • 🎓 Helps learn driving basics
  • 🎨 Great graphics and details
  • 🕹️ Fun and addictive gameplay

Room to improve

  • 🤖 Unrealistic AI behavior
  • 🚦 Strict speed limit enforcement
  • 💰 Expensive in-app purchases
  • 📺 Too many intrusive ads

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

Car Driving School Simulator

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Progress and data loss issues
  • Inconsistent speed and GPS tracking
  • Crashing and freezing on certain devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • More varied road maps and environments
  • Ability to customize vehicles
  • Multiplayer mode with friends
  • Realistic physics and handling
  • Improved camera and visibility options

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
13 purchases

Car Driving School Simulator

One-time13
  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • Offer1$0.99
  • Tiny Gold Pack$0.99
Show 10 more
  • Pile Of Coins$1.99
  • Fuel tank refill$2.99
  • Offer3$2.99
  • Remove Ads$3.99
  • Unlimited fuel$4.99
  • Sack Of Coins$4.99
  • Unlock ALL LEVELS$6.99
  • Unlock ALL LEVELS$9.99
  • Suitcase Of Coins$9.99
  • Deluxe Pack$24.99

Questions

Is Bus Simulator free?
Bus Simulator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Car Driving School Simulator free?
Car Driving School Simulator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bus Simulator or Car Driving School Simulator?
Bus Simulator is rated higher. Bus Simulator averages 4.6 out of 5 from 23K ratings, while Car Driving School Simulator averages 4.5 from 59K ratings.
Do Bus Simulator or Car Driving School Simulator have ads?
Both Bus Simulator and Car Driving School Simulator show ads.
Which is updated more often, Bus Simulator or Car Driving School Simulator?
Bus Simulator ships an update monthly, and Car Driving School Simulator every 4 weeks. Most recently, Bus Simulator was updated on September 24, 2026 and Car Driving School Simulator on September 24, 2026.
Which is more popular, Bus Simulator or Car Driving School Simulator?
Bus Simulator currently peaks at #103 in the App Store charts, and Car Driving School Simulator at #60. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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