Comparison

Bus Simulator vs Bus Simulator

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

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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

Bus Simulator

Experience realistic bus driving with endless customization options and a vast open world. Enjoy multiplayer modes and advanced physics for an immersive simulation. Design your dream bus and level up to become the king of the road.

Highlights
  • Realistic driving physics
  • Endless bus customization
  • Huge open world map
  • Multiplayer online mode
  • Live passenger feedback
  • Day/night cycle and realistic sounds
Features
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Take the wheel of the ultimate coach and drive real passengers across three continents. Pick up your riders at the terminal, load their luggage, close the doors and roll out on long-distance routes through Europe, the Middle East and North America. Every kilometre is yours to drive, day or night, sun, rain or snow. YOUR PASSENGERS ARE WATCHING This is not a cargo run. Forty people are sitting behind you, and they notice everything. Brake too hard, swerve, speed, bump over a curb, and they will let you know. Drive smooth and they tip you at the end of the ride. Drive badly and they ask for refunds. Keep the comfort bar full for the ultimate perfect ride. A FLEET OF 14 BUSES Start in a compact city coach and work your way up to the double-decker flagships. Coaches, city buses, school buses and luxury liners, each with its own cockpit, doors, gearbox and handling. Every bus has a real interior you can drive from, with a working dashboard, mirrors and doors. BUILD THE BUS COMPANY Buy offices in new cities, hire drivers and send your spare buses out on routes while you drive your own. Earn licences, level up your company and grow from a single bus to an ultimate company operator. Your drivers keep earning while you are on the road. MAKE IT YOURS Paint your bus, apply vinyls, change rims, horns and LED lights. Upgrade the engine, tyres, transmission and suspension. A better suspension is not just faster laps, it is happier passengers. Build your ultimate bus. DRIVE YOUR WAY Steering wheel, tilt or buttons. Choose the time of day and the weather before every route. Switch between cockpit, chase and orbit cameras. Realistic traffic, working signals, fuel stops, rest areas and a living world map with dozens of cities to discover. THE ROAD TRIP Long highways, mountain passes, coastal roads and tunnels. Weather that changes as you drive. A day-night cycle that turns a routine route into the ultimate road trip. DAILY REWARDS AND GOALS Log in every day for rewards, complete goals for extra cash and gold, and unlock the ultimate premium pack with unlimited fuel, no ads and exclusive buses. Bus Simulator World is the ultimate bus driving experience. Download now and start your first route.

Screenshots

Bus Simulator4 screens
Bus Simulator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bus Simulator at 68% against Bus Simulator's 23%. Bus Simulator also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.1) and ratings volume (23K vs 4.1K). On price, update cadence, 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. Bus Simulator sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Bus Simulator sells 27 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bus Simulator holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bus Simulator has 23K ratings behind it against 4.1K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of Bus Simulator's written reviews are positive against 23% of Bus Simulator's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bus Simulator ships an update monthly, Bus Simulator every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Bus Simulator versus Bus Simulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBus SimulatorBus Simulator
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (23K ratings) — better4.1 (4.1K ratings)
Positive reviews68.4% of reviews — better22.6% of reviews
Number of ratings23K — better4.1K
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#119 — better#188
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size1.2 GB2.8 GB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAlexandru MarusacSir Studios

Customer experience

Bus Simulator

All ratings22,603 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral3.8%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews2,541 reviews
Positive68.4%
Neutral11.3%
Negative20.3%

Bus Simulator

All ratings4,072 ratings
Positive74.8%
Neutral5.7%
Negative19.5%
Written reviews376 reviews
Positive22.6%
Neutral8.0%
Negative69.4%

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

Bus Simulator

From 4.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Realistic simulation
  • 🚌 Variety of bus models
  • 🎨 Nice graphics

Room to improve

  • 💰 Paywall to access core features
  • 📺 Excessive ads that interrupt gameplay
  • 🚗 Unrealistic AI driver behavior

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

Bus Simulator

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game crashes when ads are displayed
  • Buses continue moving during ads, causing crashes
  • Glitches that teleport bus to wrong location

Requested features

3 requests
  • More bus models and customization options
  • Ability to pause game during ads
  • Improved traffic simulation

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
27 purchases

Bus Simulator

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Subscription7 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • 3 Days Free Trial3 Days trial$1.997 Days
One-time25
  • Car 010$0.99
  • Car 040$0.99
  • Car 050$0.99
Show 22 more
  • Car 080$0.99
  • 50,000 Cash$0.99
  • Car 170$1.99
  • Unlimited Game$1.99
  • Car 090$1.99
  • Car 130$1.99
  • Car 160$1.99
  • Car 085$2.99
  • Car 200$2.99
  • Car 210$3.99
  • Deck Of Cash$4.99
  • Car 220$4.99
  • 1 Gold Bar$4.99
  • Pile Of Cash$9.99
  • Special Offer$9.99
  • Premium$9.99
  • 3 Gold Bar$9.99
  • Car 150$9.99
  • Pallet Of Cash$19.99
  • VIP Concept Bus$39.99
  • A TON OF CASH$39.99
  • Car 230$39.99

Questions

Is Bus Simulator free?
Bus 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, Bus Simulator or Bus Simulator?
Bus Simulator is rated higher. Bus Simulator averages 4.6 out of 5 from 23K ratings, while Bus Simulator averages 4.1 from 4.1K ratings.
Do Bus Simulator or Bus Simulator have ads?
Both Bus Simulator and Bus Simulator show ads.
Which is updated more often, Bus Simulator or Bus Simulator?
Bus Simulator ships an update monthly, and Bus Simulator every 5 weeks. Most recently, Bus Simulator was updated on October 18, 2026 and Bus Simulator on October 17, 2026.
Which is more popular, Bus Simulator or Bus Simulator?
Bus Simulator currently peaks at #119 in the App Store charts, and Bus Simulator at #188. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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