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School bus driving 2025

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User verdict / 100 High confidence In trouble

School Bus Driving 2025 is a free game that offers a basic bus driving experience, but it is heavily criticized for an overwhelming number of unskippable ads, frequent glitches, poor graphics, and unrealistic driving mechanics.

4.4★ lifetime (3,640) Free + in-app purchases since 2016 by Manzoor Ahmad updated 7.6 mo ago recent negative 49% 102 reviews across 3 regions
Excessive Ads Poor Controls & Glitches Lack of Realism & Graphics Repetitive/Boring Gameplay
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4★9
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recent reviews across 3 regions, vs the 4.4★ lifetime average

School Bus Driving 2025 is a free mobile game where players drive a school bus. Recent reviews indicate a significant decline in user satisfaction due to excessive ads, technical issues, and a lack of realism, despite a historically positive lifetime rating.

What users like

  • Some users find the game fun and enjoyable for learning to drive or for casual play.R2R8R9R12
  • The game is considered kid-safe by some reviewers.R47
  • Some players appreciate the background music.R15

What users complain about

  • Excessive and unskippable ads frequently interrupt gameplay, appearing after almost every action or button press.R1R4R10R11
  • Graphics are low quality, cartoony, and appear outdated.R13R19R31R33
  • Driving controls are difficult to use, glitchy, and unresponsive, making it hard to steer or brake.R5R7R13R14
  • The game lacks realism, with issues like driving on the wrong side of the road, non-functional bus features (stop signs, lights, doors), and unrealistic passenger behavior.R1R3R7R21
  • Gameplay is repetitive, boring, and sometimes unclear, with short levels and a lack of varied maps or objectives.R20R28R31R34
  • Purchasing the 'ad-free' version does not always remove ads.R65

Latest update · v1.3.3

What the developer says changed (the verdict above weighs this against what reviewers report):

Improve gameplay and graphics. Fix minor ui and gameplay issues. Improve bus steer controls. Other minor issues fixed.

Recurring themes

Excessive Ads negative
The most common complaint is the overwhelming number of ads, appearing after almost every action or button press, making the game nearly unplayable for many. Some users also report that purchasing the ad-free version does not work.R1R4R10R11
Poor Controls & Glitches negative
Many users report that the bus steering controls are difficult, unresponsive, or glitchy, leading to frustration and difficulty playing. Some also mention the game randomly stopping or failing levels without clear reason.R5R7R13R14
Lack of Realism & Graphics negative
Reviewers frequently point out unrealistic aspects, such as driving on the left side of the road in a US-themed game, non-functional bus features (lights, stop signs, doors), and low-quality, cartoony graphics. The developer notes claimed 'improved gameplay and graphics' and 'improved bus steer controls,' but recent reviews contradict these claims, with users still reporting poor graphics and difficult steering.R1R3R7R13
Repetitive/Boring Gameplay negative
Some users find the game boring, repetitive, or too simple, with limited maps, short levels, and a lack of engaging objectives. There are requests for more varied schools, maps, and interactive elements.R4R20R31R34

Who it's for

This game is for players who are very patient with frequent ads and are looking for a simple, casual bus driving game without high expectations for realism or advanced graphics R4R47. It might appeal to younger children who enjoy basic simulation games R47.

Evidence note: The recent reviews skew heavily negative, primarily due to the overwhelming ad frequency and technical issues. While the lifetime rating is high, the recent sentiment indicates a significant decline in user experience, suggesting the current state of the game is much worse than its historical average. The developer's notes claim improvements to gameplay, graphics, and controls, but recent user reviews directly contradict these claims, indicating these issues persist or have worsened.

Frequently asked

Are there many ads in School Bus Driving 2025?
Yes, there are an excessive number of ads in School Bus Driving 2025, with many users reporting ads appearing after almost every button press or action, making the game difficult to play R11R16R57R102.
Does paying for the ad-free version remove all ads?
No, at least one reviewer reported that purchasing the ad-free version did not remove the ads from the game R65.
Is the driving realistic in School Bus Driving 2025?
No, many reviewers state that the driving is not realistic, citing issues like driving on the left side of the road, non-functional bus features (like stop signs and flashing lights), and difficult, glitchy controls R7R21R42R81.

What reviewers actually said

Built only from these 102 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.

  1. [R2] 5/5 · US Bus: Awesome!
  2. [R8] 5/5 · US Really fun: 4.9
  3. [R9] 5/5 · US School bus driving: Help me get better at driving
  4. [R12] 5/5 · US Paisley layman: It is so so fun you’ll love it if you try it
  5. [R47] 4/5 · US Creative: I think it is a very kid safe game and since I am a kid a would know and grate job guys you did awesome By Beatrice🖤🐍
  6. [R15] 5/5 · US Great Music: Man, just get the game for the background music.
  7. [R1] 1/5 · US FIX!: The ambers and reds don’t work, and the stop lights are attached to the reds, just like the blinkers are attached to the ambers. There are too many adds!
  8. [R4] 3/5 · US Great if you’re patient with ads: As a very impatient person, I did not like the 30 seconds to two minute ads I absolutely could not stand it when after every single tiny little route I immediately got an ad the longest one I got was for two minutes, so that’s why I’m guessing that that’s the time rate of the ads and also just to make it a little bit more realistic maybe you guys should add a high
  9. [R10] 4/5 · US Ads…👎🏾👎🏾👎🏾: Why is so many ads only when i just pause a game???
  10. [R11] 1/5 · US Constant ads I would rather miss a train and wait 30 minutes: Terrible low quality ads you can’t skip and more….. And you have to watch the whole ad to make it 100X worse. And even when you are not getting reward the ad you have to watch entire thing and I hate this game more than skibidi toilet
  11. [R13] 1/5 · US Graphics and glitches: It is very glitchy when you steer the bus and all the buildings look like they were off of a very very old satellite taking pictures on top of the street and especially the building buildings so I think you should fix the glitches and the buildings.
  12. [R19] 3/5 · US Is Okay But Need Mote Graphics: I like this game but is a little low graphics I hate it sooooo much please fix it to better graphics like PC version thank you
  13. [R31] 3/5 · US People enjoy originals A lot: OK this game is 2021 but does kind of sound boring graphic experiences with a big oldBus where you should not be playing if there’s any annoying glitches I found this complete scam it was called real car simulator or whatever it was called it read 5.0 stars butt had junk inside of it get rid of this game any rude frustrating experiences.
  14. [R33] 3/5 · US It is ok: I like it but to cartoony
  15. [R5] 2/5 · US Fix this: I like the game but when I was playing the game was just not work that good and is really difficult to drive
  16. [R7] 4/5 · US Fix this: The driving should be on the right lane not the left lane please and pleas also fix the bugs because almost every time I get in, when I start driving, it won’t let me drive so please fix this!!! And also when you change the camera to different angles, in my opinion my favorite is inside the bus but there is no turning signals at all so add the honk an d turning signals inside the bus ple
  17. [R14] 5/5 · US Glitching: Make it stop glitching
  18. [R3] 5/5 · US MY NEW RQUEST 2025-2026 8:13 PM TUESDAY DEC 2: HEY THERE OWNER I GOT A REQUEST FOR YA CAN YOU MAKE THE BUSES, OHIO LIKE PUT QR CODES ON THE BUMPER AND THE BACK ALSO CAN YOU ADD STOP ON THE BACK OF THE BUS THE BACK DOOR. ALSO CAN YOU ADD WORKING STOP SIGNS WITH FLASHING LIGHTS ON THEM ALSO ADD YELLOW AND RED AMBERS ON THE TOP ROOF FOR THE BUS AND CAN YOU ADD FOG LIGHTS NEW BUSES AND ADD INTERIOR FO
  19. [R21] 3/5 · US Okay…: I mean I got this game and it’s okay but you are supposed to drive on the left side of the road but in real life it’s right!The stop lights facing your direction are on the right side of the road but the traffic flows forwards on the left!Also when kids get on your bus there’s only ever 6 kids and the bus is never full.Also nobody sits with each other on the bus!Also the stop are on the rig
  20. [R20] 1/5 · US game: your not really even playing the game you drive down the road then it does the rest for you.
  21. [R28] 4/5 · US Not very good: The app has adds every button it’s very laggy levels are to short the parking is easy other than that it’s good a little less adds
  22. [R34] 3/5 · US Not the best: First it’s the fact that you can not get out of the bus in real life bus drivers get out of the bus if they need to tell someone something but this game is not Based on real life witch is fine for some people not for me though sorry to tell you that the second thing is when you are in free mode when you drive in the water it immediately tell you you failed the level and that makes m
  23. [R65] 1/5 · US Ad free is a lie: Very upset with this game I purchased the add free, and it didn’t remove the ads!
  24. [R16] 2/5 · US Adds: To many adds I didn’t even go in to the game for a second and already got an add then I play for 5 minutes and get like 50 adds
  25. [R57] 1/5 · US Where do I start: Why is it when I touch ONE button i have a add I touch the back button boom there’s a add. I didn’t get the chance to even play it because there were SO MUCH adds and I couldn’t take it. And when I touched the X on a app there’s another add. If you wanna wait and hour to get all the adds of go ahead but I’m not.
  26. [R102] 1/5 · CA Way to many ads.: Almost every move you make t the menu it involves an add. Talk about rude and ignorant to keep doing that.
  27. [R42] 3/5 · US Buses need to be the same in real life and in the game: Hi this game forgotten the crossing arm on the front of the school buses and the the crossing arm need to open so the kids could be safe and the stop sign needs to open and the door to and the flashing lights left and right only works on the back and not the front and the last thing is the yellow and the red light doesn’t work when you stop t
  28. [R81] 1/5 · US No star: Don’t download this game it’s stupid it don’t go by the rules of the road. Like it’s nothing like the other ones it’s stupid and lame, then you don’t eat to control the flashers like the yellow light or the red lights nor do you get to open the door that’s stupid so don’t download it isn't with the time

Synthesized from 102 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store