Comparison

Bus Simulator vs Control Center Sim (OMSI 2)

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

Control Center Sim (OMSI 2)

This companion app provides a mobile overview of control center events and in-game mail for OMSI 2. It allows players to operate the cash register, IBIS system, and view real-time trip information while playing.

Highlights
  • Control center event overview
  • In-game mailbox access
  • Cash register operation
  • IBIS system control
  • Real-time trip information display
  • Ticket sales functionality
Features
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-- Control Center Simulator for OMSI 2 (PC) account is required to use the app! -- With the control center simulator assistant you also have a mobile overview of all control center events and your ingame mailbox. During the game you can also use the app while driving to operate the cash register and the IBIS and display current information (time, speed, temperature, etc.). Features: - Overview of all control center events - Voice chat - Post office box - Information during the trip - Door and IBIS control system - Ticket sale

Screenshots

Bus Simulator4 screens
Control Center Sim (OMSI 2)4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Control Center Sim (OMSI 2) at none against Bus Simulator's shown. Control Center Sim (OMSI 2) also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Bus Simulator's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 6 months) and review sentiment (68% vs 50%). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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 Control Center Sim (OMSI 2) sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bus Simulator ships an update every 5 weeks, Control Center Sim (OMSI 2) every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Bus Simulator versus Control Center Sim (OMSI 2): the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBus SimulatorControl Center Sim (OMSI 2)
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (24K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews68.2% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings24K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 6 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#108 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2.5 GB64 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAlexandru MarusacPeDePe GbR

Customer experience

Bus Simulator

All ratings24,221 ratings
Positive90.7%
Neutral3.8%
Negative5.5%
Written reviews2,559 reviews
Positive68.2%
Neutral11.5%
Negative20.3%

Control Center Sim (OMSI 2)

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Control Center Sim (OMSI 2)

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
1 purchases

Control Center Sim (OMSI 2)

One-time1
  • Full version$4.99

Questions

Is Bus Simulator free?
Bus Simulator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Control Center Sim (OMSI 2) free?
Control Center Sim (OMSI 2) is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Bus Simulator or Control Center Sim (OMSI 2) have ads?
Bus Simulator shows ads; Control Center Sim (OMSI 2) does not.
Which is updated more often, Bus Simulator or Control Center Sim (OMSI 2)?
Bus Simulator ships an update every 5 weeks, and Control Center Sim (OMSI 2) every 6 months. Most recently, Bus Simulator was updated on October 30, 2026 and Control Center Sim (OMSI 2) on October 25, 2026.

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