Comparison

Bus Simulator vs Universal Truck 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

Universal Truck Simulator

Experience next-gen truck simulation with detailed real-world maps of the US and Germany. Drive a variety of trucks, customize them fully, and manage your own garage. Features realistic engine sounds, a damage system, and dynamic weather.

Highlights
  • Detailed real-world maps (US & Germany)
  • European/American truck variety
  • Extensive truck and trailer customization
  • Ownable and expandable garage
  • Realistic engine sounds and wear/tear
  • Physical damage and deformation system
  • Skin maker for trucks and trailers
  • Dynamic day/night and weather system
Features
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Universal Truck Simulator (UTS) brings next-gen simulation experiance to mobile devices, developed with constant feedback/suggestions from players. NEW!! Enjoy traveling through the US thanks to the new real maps that we have incorporated into the game! The beautiful cities of Reno, Tahoe and Roseville are now available. Are you prepared for the new challenges and surprises that the road will bring you? Germany The game encompasses a detailed large map which is set in Wesern Germany, featuring real locations such as Munich, Rosenheim, Ebersberg, Vorderiss, Autobahn and the beautiful Bavarian mountain range. Main Features: 1. Large Map: Detailed 3D Real world locations with landmarks and long distance routes. 2. Trucks: European/American Trucks split in various axle formations (4x2,6x2,6x4 & 8x4). 3. Trailers: Wide range of European/American trailers (box, flatbed, lowboy, refrigerated, log, tanker, cattle etc..) 4. Own Garage: Players have the ability to Buy/expand their own garage with total freedom to move around inside and out. 5. Parts: All vehicles parts can be changed/upgraded such as the engine, gearbox, turbo, tyres, battery, radiator, coolant, oil, and horn. 6. Engine sounds: All engines include real sounds and performance 7. Damage system: The game features physical damage and truck body deformation on collision. vehicle parts have wear and tear system 8. Customisation: Vehicles can be fully be customised such as the color, body attachements, lights. interior customisation include change of dashboard color, steering wheel, dash lights. 9. Skin Maker: Players can create custom skins for both trucks, trailers inside the game. 10.Weather: day/night and multi weather system which includes sunshine, rain, thunder and fog. and much more

Screenshots

Bus Simulator4 screens
Universal Truck Simulator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Bus Simulator at 4.6 against Universal Truck Simulator's 3.9. Bus Simulator also leads on review sentiment (68% vs 55%) and ratings volume (24K vs 4.6K). Universal Truck Simulator's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). 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 9 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Universal Truck Simulator sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. 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 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bus Simulator has 24K ratings behind it against 4.6K, 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 55% of Universal Truck Simulator's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bus Simulator ships an update every 5 weeks, Universal Truck Simulator monthly. Both last shipped on November 10, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Bus Simulator versus Universal Truck Simulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBus SimulatorUniversal Truck Simulator
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (24K ratings) — better3.9 (4.6K ratings)
Positive reviews68.1% of reviews — better55.3% of reviews
Number of ratings24K — better4.6K
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksMonthly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#100 — better#127
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2.5 GB168 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAlexandru MarusacInteractive360

Customer experience

Bus Simulator

All ratings24,221 ratings
Positive90.7%
Neutral3.8%
Negative5.5%
Written reviews2,566 reviews
Positive68.1%
Neutral11.5%
Negative20.3%

Universal Truck Simulator

All ratings4,592 ratings
Positive72.5%
Neutral6.7%
Negative20.8%
Written reviews952 reviews
Positive55.3%
Neutral12.9%
Negative31.8%

User reviews

Bus Simulator

From 24K 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

Universal Truck Simulator

From 4.6K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great graphics
  • 🚚 Realistic truck and trailer details
  • 👍 Ability to get out of truck and explore
  • 👍 Enjoyable off-road trails and river crossings
  • 🚀 Smooth gameplay with minimal lag

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitches causing screen issues (yellow/red pixels, blue screen)
  • 🐛 Bugs causing trucks/trailers to disappear or become unusable
  • 🐛 Issues with fueling up and controls not working properly
  • 🚦 AI traffic behaving erratically and causing crashes
  • 🔁 Repetitive map and lack of variety in jobs/destinations

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

Universal Truck Simulator

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Screen turning blue/yellow/red and rendering game unplayable
  • Trucks/trailers disappearing or becoming stuck in certain areas
  • Fueling up issues with buttons disappearing
  • AI traffic behaving erratically and causing crashes
  • Inability to exit truck when it's in a restricted zone

Requested features

7 requests
  • Add more American truck models (Freightliner, Peterbilt, Kenworth)
  • Introduce more trailer types (dump, car hauler, etc.)
  • Implement customization options for trucks and trailers
  • Add weather effects like snow, blizzards, and icy roads
  • Introduce a multiplayer mode for co-op or competitive play
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  • Expand the map with new regions and more diverse environments
  • Implement a freight market/stock system for dynamic job availability

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Bus Simulator

Subscriptions1
  • VIP Membership2 variants$4.991 Month
One-time8
  • Get 50,000 money!$2.99
  • Get 200 coins!$3.99
  • Unlock all levels!$4.99
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  • Get 100,000 money!$4.99
  • Get this articulated bus now!$6.99
  • Get 500 coins!$7.99
  • Get 250,000 money!$9.99
  • Get 1000 coins!$12.99
10 purchases

Universal Truck Simulator

One-time10
  • Cash Bundle 1$1.99
  • Garage 1$1.99
  • Cash Bundle 2$2.99
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  • Garage 2$2.99
  • Map - Penzberg$2.99
  • Map - Augsburg$2.99
  • Cash Bundle 3$4.99
  • Garage 3$4.99
  • Cash Bundle 4$7.99
  • Cash Bundle 5$12.99

Questions

Is Bus Simulator free?
Bus Simulator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Universal Truck Simulator free?
Universal Truck Simulator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bus Simulator or Universal Truck Simulator?
Bus Simulator is rated higher. Bus Simulator averages 4.6 out of 5 from 24K ratings, while Universal Truck Simulator averages 3.9 from 4.6K ratings.
Do Bus Simulator or Universal Truck Simulator have ads?
Both Bus Simulator and Universal Truck Simulator show ads.
Which is updated more often, Bus Simulator or Universal Truck Simulator?
Bus Simulator ships an update every 5 weeks, and Universal Truck Simulator monthly. Most recently, Bus Simulator was updated on November 10, 2026 and Universal Truck Simulator on November 10, 2026.
Which is more popular, Bus Simulator or Universal Truck Simulator?
Bus Simulator currently peaks at #100 in the App Store charts, and Universal Truck Simulator at #127. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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