Does not Commute vs Pako Highway
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Does not Commute
A strategic driving game where you navigate a growing town, controlling multiple vehicles in sequence. Plan your routes to avoid collisions and arrive on time. Uncover the secrets of the town's quirky residents as you progress.
- Strategic driving gameplay
- Temporal paradox mechanics
- Traffic chaos simulation
- Character-driven narrative
- Unlock town secrets
- Playable at no cost
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Winner of Apple Design Awards 2015! A strategic driving game from the award-winning maker’s of Smash Hit. Does not Commute is a temporal paradox in which you have no one to blame but yourself. What starts out as a relaxing commute in a small town of the 1970's quickly devolves into traffic chaos with hot dog trucks, sports cars, school buses and dozens of other vehicles. You drive them all. Plan ahead. Don't be late. In this small town, discover the characters and their secrets – what world-changing experiment is inventive dentist Dr Charles Schneider hiding? Will Mr Baker quit his job in advertising? What is that strange mask on Mrs Griffin's face? Will Mr Mayfield’s peculiar obsession with Yorkshire Terriers take over his life? Does Not Commute is playable at no cost and free from ads. An optional premium upgrade is available through a one-time in-app purchase that will enable the ability to continue from checkpoints.
Pako Highway
Experience endless highway driving with thrilling near-miss overtakes to activate a powerful boost. Explore diverse environments, enjoy curated radio stations, and customize your vehicle collection. Level up to unlock new cars, upgrades, and stages.
- Endless highway driving
- Near-miss overtake boost
- Multiple driving environments
- In-game radio stations
- Car collection and upgrades
- Leveling system
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Drive through endless highways, dodge the obstacles and gather boost power by performing near-miss overtakes on traffic! - Cool boost mechanic that allows you to mow down thru the traffic when boost is full - Drive through megacity nights, sunny beach drives, mountain drives.. list goes on! - Radio channels with synthwave, electro and lofi house bangers! - Level up and buy more cars, upgrade your whips and unlock more stages. - Simple and mobile optimized gameplay
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Does not Commute at none against Pako Highway's shown. Does not Commute also leads on ratings volume (3.9K vs 693). Pako Highway's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On price, rating, review sentiment 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
Both are free to download. Does not Commute sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Pako Highway sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Pako Highway holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Does not Commute has 3.9K ratings behind it against 693, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 73% and 74% positive.
Does not Commute ships an update monthly, Pako Highway weekly. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.
| Parameter | Does not Commute | Pako Highway |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (3.9K ratings) | 4.5 (693 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 73.3% of reviews | 74.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3.9K — better | 693 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 261 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Mediocre AB | Tree Men Games |
Customer experience
Does not Commute
Pako Highway
Bugs and requests
Does not Commute
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Pako Highway
Reported bugs
3 issues- Diamonds not spawning on certain maps
- Crashes or freezes when starting a race
- Purchased car colors not applying correctly
Requested features
5 requests- Endless or sandbox mode without time limit
- More map variety and unique gimmicks
- Improved traffic AI to reduce frustrating pileups
- Customization options for cars and visual style
- Separate volume controls for music and sound effects
In-app purchases
Does not Commute
- Does not Commute Premium$2.99
Pako Highway
- 30 000$0.99
- 150 000$3.99
- Remove ads$4.99
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- 350 000$7.99
- Unlimited coins$8.99
Questions
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