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Crossy Road alternatives

Crossy Road players often seek alternatives due to excessive ads, difficulty, and a focus on character unlocks over level progression. Alternatives like Subway Surfers and Tomb of the Mask offer different gameplay loops, though many also struggle with ad frequency.

Why users look for alternatives to Crossy Road

The alternatives

Subway Surfers
4.6★ · 3,770,430 ratings · Free

Subway Surfers is an endless runner game that many find fun and entertaining, suitable for long car rides and playable offline R56R61R63. It is popular with younger players R58.

Better for: Players looking for an entertaining endless runner that can be played offline R61R63 and is popular with kids R58. It might suit those who want a more continuous gameplay experience compared to Crossy Road's level-based attempts.

Head-to-head: Crossy Road vs Subway Surfers
Tomb of the Mask
4.7★ · 1,457,727 ratings · Free

Tomb of the Mask offers engaging puzzles and fun levels . It's described as a mindful game and a childhood favorite for some .

Better for: Players who enjoy puzzle-based gameplay and a more structured level experience. However, users should be aware of frequent ads and microtransactions R65R67R68R70.

Head-to-head: Crossy Road vs Tomb of the Mask
Dune!
4.5★ · 543,604 ratings · Free

Dune! is a game that many users found enjoyable and addictive in the past R83. It involves simple, clean gameplay R83.

Better for: Players who prefer a simple, clean, and potentially addictive game R83. However, be aware that recent versions are heavily criticized for excessive ads, including mid-game interruptions R79R82R83R84. Some users also report issues with paid ad removal not working and broken challenges .

Head-to-head: Crossy Road vs Dune!
Traffic Run!
4.6★ · 474,968 ratings · Free

Traffic Run! is a driving game that some players find fun, relaxing, and a good time killer R94. It allows for car customization and building houses R96. Some users feel it teaches driving skills R95.

Better for: Players looking for a driving simulation game that is relaxing and a good time killer . It might appeal to those who enjoy customizing vehicles and building R96. However, like other alternatives, it is heavily criticized for frequent ads R93R96 and can get boring due to repetitive gameplay and lack of updates R96.

Head-to-head: Crossy Road vs Traffic Run!
Rodeo Stampede
4.7★ · 453,303 ratings · Free

Rodeo Stampede is described as an amazing and fun game, especially good for road trips R111. Players enjoy the challenging gameplay as it progresses and collecting different animals R111.

Better for: Players who enjoy collecting animals and a game that becomes more challenging over time . It's recommended for road trips . However, it faces significant criticism for an ungodly amount of unskippable ads after every game R107R110R112 and some users report progress not saving or the game not working offline anymore R112.

Head-to-head: Crossy Road vs Rodeo Stampede
Stick with Crossy Road if

You enjoy the core 'cross the road' gameplay, appreciate the variety of characters and biomes , find the game immersive and relaxing , and are willing to tolerate ads or pay the £8/$8 to remove them R10R33. The Apple Arcade version, Crossy Road+, is also an option for ad-free play R15.

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Frequently asked

Why are there so many ads in Crossy Road?
Users report that Crossy Road has too many ads, which appear frequently after dying, between plays, or as 'sponsors' R5R6R10R13. Some users believe this is how the developers make money R13.
Is there a way to play Crossy Road without ads?
Yes, users can pay to remove ads, which costs around £8 or $8 R10R33R34. Additionally, the Crossy Road+ version available on Apple Arcade is reported to be completely free and ad-free R15.
Is Crossy Road too hard for new players?
Some new players find Crossy Road too hard, citing too many cars and obstacles that make it difficult to progress, leading to frustration R3R12R36.

What reviewers actually said

Built only from these 120 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. [R5] Crossy Road 4/5 · US Good but…: Crossy road is a good game game but when I want to play again after I die it says “ now a word from our sponsors” and it’s so annoying!!!!!! And the duplicate stuff when I spend 100 coins!!!!! That’s annoying too
  2. [R6] Crossy Road 3/5 · US From Jack: To much add fix it so as your PAC man 256
  3. [R10] Crossy Road 1/5 · GB Oh hell nah: Way way way way way way way way way to many ads don’t download this if you hate ads like me (To be fair,just don’t anyway)It’s boring and the only thing to do is cross a road and nearly every time you play there is ads and it’s 8 quid to stop them which is annoying
  4. [R13] Crossy Road 1/5 · GB Adverts: The game is fun, it’s the absolute constant ads that are the problem, i used to play pecking order to escape them but now there’s ads there too, i know you have the no ad pack thing to make money but not everyone is able to get that so PLEASE reduce adverts for people that can’t
  5. [R3] Crossy Road 3/5 · US Cars: I just started playing and it’s so fun! I also think there are to Many cars and it makes really hard to play. I only just started and it’s already so hard. Great game to play and waist time though!
  6. [R4] Crossy Road 1/5 · US Rage: I ragequit a lot
  7. [R12] Crossy Road 3/5 · US ITS TOO HARD: Make it easier ☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️
  8. [R21] Crossy Road 3/5 · US Good game: It’s hard and fun there is so many characters it’s one of the best games I’ve ever played my best is 400
  9. [R9] Crossy Road 3/5 · US Game focuses on unlocking characters rather than progressing thru levels: Was disappointed to see that there’s no defined level progression and the game goal is mostly to unlock characters. It’s a high quality game but not for me. Wish there was a version where you beat a set of predefined levels instead, and that you could unlock new levels instead of characters
  10. [R33] Crossy Road 3/5 · GB I hate ads: You need to pay £8 just for no adds its annoying how many ads there are but everything else is just ok
  11. [R34] Crossy Road 2/5 · GB Adds!: There are adds every 2 minutes and the add block is so expensive! Would not recommend
  12. [R7] Crossy Road 1/5 · GB Doesn’t work: Just gets stuck on the hipster whale part
  13. [R30] Crossy Road 3/5 · GB Ok but things to improve: It is quite laggy and too many adds
  14. [R56] Subway Surfers 3/5 · US Good but a lot of ads: Btw pls read!!! This game has a lot of ads but it’s a good idea for long car rides! Sometimes it is super glitchy tho and is constantly playing the same ads and asking me to buy the bundles! A good idea for this game is to have a starter pack for first timers so they can get like 10,000 coins 30 keys and like a couple of boards and characters!! In the showdown races I for s
  15. [R58] Subway Surfers 5/5 · US Good game: This game is good because a lot of little kids play it
  16. [R61] Subway Surfers 4/5 · US es muy bueno: es poquito difícil pero no ocupa internet ni nada es súper bueno aunque tiene mucho anuncios pero te lo recomiendo
  17. [R63] Subway Surfers 4/5 · US Love this game: I love this game so much I love that you don’t even need internet to play great
  18. [R65] Tomb of the Mask 2/5 · US Greedy app devs: This game is a lot of fun but shoving 5 different pop ups in your face to give the devs money and having an ad after every stage is extremely annoying. It’s greedy and shameless. At that point just make people pay 2 or 3 dollars to get the game.
  19. [R67] Tomb of the Mask 3/5 · US Super Fun but to many Ads: I’d love to keep this game but the amount of ads and how long they are makes me wanna delete it I don’t have the time. And I’m not paying for ads to be taken off. So much potential tho
  20. [R68] Tomb of the Mask 1/5 · US Bruh: Too many ads makes you not even want to play it
  21. [R70] Tomb of the Mask 3/5 · US Very good game but the ads: It’s just way to many ads and micro transactions that pop up every second it’s annoying pls reduce it
  22. [R79] Dune! 1/5 · US Ads: Used to play this game a lot a few years ago, there were way less ads. Now, you cant even go a fill play through without getting an ad. Got my score up to 200 and was still going and all of a sudden I got an ad while playing. After the ad finished, I was out back right where I was with my score still being 200, except, I couldn’t even see the dunes anymore because there was a giant ad popup f
  23. [R82] Dune! 1/5 · US ads: You get the damn picture
  24. [R83] Dune! 4/5 · US Decline: This game used to be incredible, a few years back. It used to be simple and clean, but now there’s upgrades, ads ALL of the time, even interrupting gameplay, and fake leaderboards. This game used to be great, but unless you pay for No Ads, it’s 2 stars at most.
  25. [R84] Dune! 3/5 · US Ads: its a very fun game just a ton of ads
  26. [R93] Traffic Run! 2/5 · US So many ads: There is so many Ads in this app every time you click something an ad pops up it’s just annoying 🤬🤬🤬
  27. [R94] Traffic Run! 5/5 · US Great game: Get this game ok!!!!!🎉
  28. [R95] Traffic Run! 3/5 · US Traffic Run!: very good teaches you how to drive the teacher school to stop so you can’t get hit
  29. [R96] Traffic Run! 2/5 · US It’s was fun, but some things could change….: I really liked the game at first, there were some ads but nothing too crazy. You also get to customize your car and build houses and stuff which is fun! But, you’re doing the same thing pretty much throughout the whole game and it gets kind of old and boring. I wish the levels would get harder and I wish you would kind of get to drive around a bit more
  30. [R107] Rodeo Stampede 1/5 · US fun but broken: too many ads, lots of bugs. feels like it was programmed on a potato with how shoddy the product is
  31. [R110] Rodeo Stampede 1/5 · US BEST GAME EVER but…: I love this game a bunch but there are constant ads I get that’s how they make money but there are plenty in game things to buy with real money so please quit being greedy please just please
  32. [R111] Rodeo Stampede 5/5 · US Is the best game of all?: Is the best game of all I can play and I get a lot of animals
  33. [R112] Rodeo Stampede 1/5 · US ADS + no offline: More time spent watching ads than gameplay and also doesn’t work offline anymore.
  34. [R15] Crossy Road 3/5 · US PLEASE READ IF YOU HAVE APPLE ARCADE!!!!!!: OK, so here’s the thing I love this game but like the one on Apple Arcade is so much better there’s no labs. You don’t have to play it on Wi-Fi. I don’t really remember if this one has ads and have to play it on Wi-Fi or not but definitely download the Crossy Road+ on Apple Arcade. It’s also completely free.
  35. [R36] Crossy Road 3/5 · GB It is really hard: Yeah

Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store