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Bazooka Boy vs Traffic Rider

Bazooka Boy 4.6★ · Free + IAP 40
Winner Traffic Rider
Traffic Rider 4.6★ · Free + IAP 70

Traffic Rider offers a more consistent and engaging gameplay experience with fewer intrusive ads, making it the better choice despite its progression challenges.

Full reviews: Bazooka Boy · Traffic Rider

Bazooka Boy is plagued by an overwhelming number of ads, frequent crashes, and recent 'Development' watermarks, severely impacting user experience. Traffic Rider, while having a slow progression system and some difficulty spikes, generally delivers a more enjoyable and less interrupted motorcycle racing game with good graphics and physics.

Head to head

Features & Content edge: Traffic RiderR4R8R38R51
Bazooka Boy Bazooka Boy offers a simple, addictive gameplay loop, but players report that levels repeat after level 40, and in-game currency becomes useless with nothing left to buy after reaching high levels R8R38. Some users also noted missing sound and haptics after updates R4R51.
Traffic Rider Traffic Rider features a wide variety of bikes, good graphics, and engaging gameplay with an endless mode . However, some users desire more customization options for bikes R78 and note that certain game modes like night mode are locked behind high-level progression .
Ease of Use & Progression tieR2R6R12R19
Bazooka Boy Bazooka Boy's levels are described as super easy, especially early on R12. However, many users report significant issues with the game crashing frequently, especially after ads or updates R2R6R19. Recent updates also introduced a persistent 'Development' watermark across the screen, which users found annoying .
Traffic Rider Traffic Rider's progression is widely criticized for being too slow and requiring excessive grinding or in-app purchases to acquire new, more powerful bikes R72R78. Missions are often described as impossible with lower-tier bikes, forcing players to spend money R72R103. Some users also report the game freezing or crashing after completing missions .
Reliability & Performance edge: Traffic RiderR2R6R14R19
Bazooka Boy Bazooka Boy suffers from severe reliability issues, including frequent freezing and crashing, often tied to ads or recent updates R2R6R19. Users also report the game no longer working offline after updates R14R20 and a bug where in-game money caps out .
Traffic Rider Traffic Rider has some reports of freezing after game completion or during rides and occasional issues with near misses not registering . One user reported the game 'acting up' on a powerful iPad .
Price & Value (Free vs. Paid) edge: Traffic RiderR1R3R7R9
Bazooka Boy Bazooka Boy is free with IAP, but users are overwhelmed by an excessive number of ads, often after every short level, making the game nearly unplayable R1R3R7R9. Crucially, many users who paid to remove ads still experience them, sometimes even more frequently after updates R11.
Traffic Rider Traffic Rider is also free with IAP. While some users complain about forced ads and needing to pay to progress or get better bikes R72R91, others state it 'barely has any ads' . There are also reports of needing to restart the app after every ad .
Support & Updates tieR2R11R17R19
Bazooka Boy Bazooka Boy developers are noted for addressing specific issues quickly, such as removing the 'Development' watermark within an hour R17. However, other critical issues like persistent ads for paying users, crashes, and game-breaking bugs remain unaddressed for many R2R11R19.
Traffic Rider Traffic Rider users express a desire for more frequent updates and new features, such as bike customizations R78. Some users are wary of updates, fearing they will introduce more ads or increase prices .
Pick Bazooka Boy if

you want a simple, casual game that can be fun for short bursts, and you are tolerant of a high volume of ads and potential technical issues .

Pick Traffic Rider if

you enjoy motorcycle racing games with good graphics and physics, are willing to grind for progression or make in-app purchases, and prefer a game with generally fewer and less intrusive ads .

Evidence note: Reviews for Bazooka Boy are heavily skewed towards negative experiences, primarily due to an overwhelming number of ads and recent technical issues, even for paying users. Traffic Rider's negative reviews mostly focus on slow progression and monetization, rather than game-breaking bugs or ad frequency.

Frequently asked

Does Bazooka Boy have too many ads?
Yes, Bazooka Boy is widely criticized for having an excessive number of ads, often appearing after every short level, making the game nearly unplayable for many users R1R7R10R12.
Can you play Bazooka Boy offline?
Recent updates to Bazooka Boy have reportedly removed offline play functionality, requiring an internet connection to play, which is a significant drawback for users who enjoyed playing without Wi-Fi R14R20.
Is Traffic Rider pay-to-win?
Traffic Rider is described by many users as 'pay-to-play' or 'pay-to-win' because progression is very slow, and missions often require expensive, more powerful bikes that are difficult to earn without spending real money R72R91R93R103.
Are there customization options in Traffic Rider?
Users of Traffic Rider have expressed a desire for more customization options for bikes, such as changing mirrors, fairings, and exhaust, indicating that current customization features may be limited R78.

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. [R4] Bazooka Boy 2/5 · US Sound and haptics missing: With version 2.2.85 the weapons no longer make a sound when fired. Also the haptics are missing. (Yes the option is On.)
  2. [R8] Bazooka Boy 4/5 · US Add more guns & other stuff you can buy with your cash in this game: After you get past level 40 it just repeats itself and the cash you win will just pile up because there’s nothing left to buy it would be nice if you could buy outfits and other things but you can’t.. I’m on level 1243 and have more money on this game then anyone would ever see in a lifetime but I can’t do anything with it
  3. [R38] Bazooka Boy 5/5 · US Money is useless: I have realized that the money doesn’t matter. I have 24 billion dollars because that’s where it caps with nothing to spend it on. I am on level 4600 and working towards 5000 and levels just kind of repeat themselves and gets boring. I still like playing though. Lol
  4. [R51] Bazooka Boy 3/5 · US Sound: Couldn’t get the sound to work on my iPhone 16 Pro. The ads had sound but not the game. Tried toggling in settings, disconnected Bluetooth, hit the volume buttons and made sure it was all on. Nothing. Then the endless ads every time you go to the next level - no thanks. Basically Angry Birds but without the slingshot.
  5. [R2] Bazooka Boy 5/5 · US Bazooka Boy: Will you please stop your game from freezing up every few minutes even when my WiFi is still on. Please and thank you. It does not freeze up now BUT now I only play 2 or 3 games and then it turns itself off. It has done this ever since there was an up-dated or whatever. I play two or three games and the game just turns itself off. I then have hit app to go back to the game. Please, pl
  6. [R6] Bazooka Boy 3/5 · US Good, but crashes: Everytime an ad pops up, the game crashes.
  7. [R12] Bazooka Boy 3/5 · US Adds: I’m not even very far into the levels. They are super easy, but why do I have to watch a looong add after every level? That isn’t entertaining. It isn’t fun. I wanted to enjoy the game, but adds aren’t enjoyable.
  8. [R19] Bazooka Boy 1/5 · US Garbage: All this game does is crash and if you don’t buy it, the ads won’t let you play the game anymore.
  9. [R14] Bazooka Boy 5/5 · US Off-line play: Please make this game available for off-line play again. I play a lot at work which sometimes I have no Wi-Fi or any other phone signal. I really enjoy this game. I play it all the time. Please make it available for off-line play
  10. [R1] Bazooka Boy 1/5 · US Ads ads and more ads: Play one round for 3 seconds and then 1 minute of ads. No thanks!!
  11. [R3] Bazooka Boy 3/5 · US Too many adds: Some adds okay but there are just too many.
  12. [R7] Bazooka Boy 1/5 · US Played 1 level for 2 seconds. Advert of nearly 2-3 minutes followed: 1 level = a few seconds Unity Ads (always awful) = multiple minutes 1 level = 1 ad? Get the hell out. Instant delete. No way in hell that’s reasonable design. Just feels like an eyeball farm. Levels are so short, an advert should not follow every level immediately. Make it after the first 10 or give people an option to kill a
  13. [R9] Bazooka Boy 3/5 · US Ok: Fun but too many ads. No thanks
  14. [R11] Bazooka Boy 4/5 · US Problems with game: Been playing for years, love the game, but once I hit level 51,000 I started seeing ads even though I paid for no ads. “Restore purchase” does nothing, I’ve lost all my outfits and all my guns but a couple. Won’t let me buy new ones and watching an add won’t let me get my guns back either. I hope this can be fixed as it’s one of my favorite games.
  15. [R17] Bazooka Boy 4/5 · US A banner? (GONE!): UPDATE: This issue was addressed and corrected. Revised rating to four stars. Game is fun, it is free so I can put up with the ads. “After the last update, an intrusive banner that reads “Development” has appeared across the playing screen impeding play. What gives?”
  16. [R10] Bazooka Boy 2/5 · US An Ad at every level: I like the game, but there are WAY TOO MANY ADS!
  17. [R20] Bazooka Boy 4/5 · US Great game, however: I have played a lot of this game, over 1200 levels, just as of recent I can no longer play without connection to the internet, I always play it when I am in an area without connection so this is quite the issue for me. Still a good game but this sucks now that I am forced to watch a 30 second add every level.
  18. [R72] Traffic Rider 3/5 · US game says things are impossible that aren’t impossible: I usually don’t leave reviews but, on mission 35 it says that you can’t go 6km in 75 seconds with the bike i have but then i go to time trials and went over 6km in under 75 seconds, they just want you to spend money on their game, cant go more than 5 levels without needing to buy a new bike. even though that pisses me off i still really like
  19. [R91] Traffic Rider 1/5 · GB Pay to be able to play game: Pay to be able to play game
  20. [R93] Traffic Rider 3/5 · GB This game is fun but: I really like this game but the thing i don’t enjoy that much is how difficult it is to get a bike. Like you get more money when you do the actual challenges. And, in order to do that, i need to spend money on power and stuff to be able to do it. And then i don’t have enough to update or get a new bike to do the challenges again, If that makes sense.? :,)
  21. [R103] Traffic Rider 1/5 · GB Pay to play: It’s an alright game but it will not let u complete levels until you get a certain bike for example You may of 40k and can’t complete the next level to get money until you buy the 100k bike not very well though out and it is pay to play
  22. [R78] Traffic Rider 3/5 · US Good. Could be better: Needs more customizations for the bikes. Would be nice to able to change mirrors, fairings, exhaust etc. Takes forever to earn money when the bikes themselves are expensive.

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