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Head-to-head

Travel Town vs Tasty Travels

Travel Town 4.8★ · Free + IAP 65
Winner Tasty Travels
Tasty Travels 4.6★ · Free + IAP 70

Travel Town offers a more established merge game experience with a larger player base, but both apps suffer from aggressive monetization tactics and frequent pop-ups, making Tasty Travels a slightly better choice for those seeking fewer forced ads and a potentially more generous free-to-play experience.

Full reviews: Travel Town · Tasty Travels

Both Travel Town and Tasty Travels are merge-style mobile games that struggle with aggressive monetization, energy limitations, and intrusive pop-ups. While Travel Town has a higher lifetime rating and more reviews, it faces significant criticism for its 'pay-to-play' model and numerous forced mini-games and ads, whereas Tasty Travels is praised for fewer forced ads but is heavily criticized for false advertising.

Head to head

Core Gameplay & Features tieR11R14R15R26
Travel Town Travel Town is generally considered fun and addicting, with users enjoying the merging mechanics and the ability to combine things R11R14R26. However, many players express frustration with forced mini-games and competitions, like the boat race or duels, that they do not want to play R15.
Tasty Travels Tasty Travels is also described as fun, easy to play, and addictive, with users enjoying the merging aspect and side games . A significant complaint, however, is that the actual game is nothing like the advertised gameplay, which often features a sliding drinks puzzle R61R65R67R76.
Monetization & Value edge: Tasty TravelsR3R4R17R23
Travel Town Travel Town is widely criticized as a 'pay-to-play' or 'money grab' game, where progression, especially in later levels or timed events, requires spending money R17R28. Users report running out of energy quickly, with limited free options to replenish it, making it difficult to complete tasks without purchases R3R23. Some users also report issues with in-app purchases not being delivered R4.
Tasty Travels Tasty Travels is also frequently described as 'pay to win' or 'not free,' with players needing to purchase energy to continue playing, especially at higher levels . However, some users praise it for having no forced ads unless chosen, and for allowing advancement without spending money, with reasonably priced packs if chosen . There are serious accusations of fraudulent charges and stolen gems .
User Experience & Annoyances edge: Tasty TravelsR5R6R7R12
Travel Town Travel Town is heavily criticized for an overwhelming number of pop-up screens and ads that appear before and during gameplay, with users reporting having to close 9-20 pop-ups just to start playing R6R7R12R15. Ads for rewards sometimes don't work, failing to give a close-out button R5.
Tasty Travels Tasty Travels also receives complaints about too many pop-ups upon opening the app, with some users counting up to 8 . However, some users specifically praise the game for not pushing ads in their face unless chosen .
Reliability & Support edge: Travel TownR1R9R10R13
Travel Town Travel Town users report frequent crashing, freezing, and loading issues, with the game getting stuck at certain percentages or closing unexpectedly R9R10R19R22. Some users have experienced loss of progress . Support is criticized for being unhelpful, blaming device compatibility, or being slow to respond R1R10R13.
Tasty Travels Tasty Travels users report fewer technical glitches overall, with some explicitly stating 'no glitches so far' . However, there are reports of boxes and power disappearing , and significant accusations of fraudulent charges and unhelpful support regarding these issues . Some users also note a decrease in picture quality with updates .
Pick Travel Town if

You prioritize a game with a larger, more established player base and are willing to tolerate frequent pop-ups and aggressive monetization for a generally well-regarded merge gameplay experience R26.

Pick Tasty Travels if

You are looking for a merge game with potentially fewer forced ads and a more generous free-to-play model, even if it means dealing with misleading advertising and some reports of monetization issues .

Evidence note: Both apps have a significant number of negative reviews related to monetization and pop-ups, which is common for free-to-play merge games. The higher lifetime rating for Travel Town might not fully reflect recent user dissatisfaction with aggressive monetization and pop-up ads.

Frequently asked

Do Travel Town and Tasty Travels have a free tier?
Yes, both Travel Town and Tasty Travels are free to download and play, but both rely heavily on in-app purchases (IAP) for energy, items, and faster progression, leading many users to describe them as 'pay-to-play' or 'pay to win' R17R28R33R49.
Are there many ads in Travel Town and Tasty Travels?
Travel Town is heavily criticized for an excessive number of pop-up ads and screens that appear before and during gameplay, with users reporting having to close 9-20 pop-ups just to start playing R6R18R20R29. Tasty Travels also has pop-ups upon opening, but some users praise it for not pushing ads unless chosen .
Do these games crash often?
Travel Town users frequently report crashing, freezing, and loading issues, with the game getting stuck or closing unexpectedly R9R10R19R22. Tasty Travels users report fewer technical glitches overall, with some explicitly stating 'no glitches so far' .
Is Tasty Travels like its advertisements?
No, a significant number of Tasty Travels users complain that the actual game is nothing like the advertised gameplay, which often features a sliding drinks puzzle, leading to feelings of being misled or 'catfished' R61R65R67R76.

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. [R11] Travel Town 5/5 · US Fun: Game
  2. [R14] Travel Town 5/5 · US My opinion: I think the game is really good for relieving anxiety and stress but I think it’s really good.
  3. [R15] Travel Town 3/5 · US Love just playing the game hate all the popups!: I wish these in game popups, for games within the game, wouldn’t constantly pop up over and over~ like this “Song Battle” against other players! I just want to play the main game. It is becoming way too much
  4. [R26] Travel Town 5/5 · US The best: First merge gameplay I actually like
  5. [R3] Travel Town 3/5 · US Fun BUT: The game is fun, but once you hit around level 25 everything stagnates. Your board gets full of items you don’t need, your storage is full of items you can’t get rid of and will never use, and you start running out of energy in less than 5 minutes of play because of the multipliers. There are no real paths to improvement, except these useless mini games and competitions that you’ll keep l
  6. [R4] Travel Town 1/5 · US App purchases.: I made an in app purchase and when I went back into the game I didn’t get my 80 gems. I am very upset.
  7. [R17] Travel Town 4/5 · US Game is great, but Freecash and buying tricks are a turn off: Love the game itself, but hate that I have to buy into it to level up faster. Also don’t love that it’s on Freecash and entices you to spend more money than it’s worth. Again. Love the game truly, but not trying to keep spending money for a game like this
  8. [R23] Travel Town 5/5 · US energy: i don’t understand why we have limited energy. if you want us to play the game, why limit how long we can play by making it possible to run out of energy that is essential for gameplay?
  9. [R5] Travel Town 5/5 · US Nice game but,!!!!: The ads we watch will not pay out because their close game x is under the three color dots fix this please
  10. [R6] Travel Town 3/5 · US Look: I love this game but I can’t even play without all the ad blocking my view, and when I think I’m finally done more pop which take forever to actually to start playing like it’s irritating . Like I get its letting me know what I miss but gawddd damn!!🥲
  11. [R7] Travel Town 1/5 · US Sucks: Open the app and get a million pop ups/money grabs. Don’t play this unless you’re bored
  12. [R12] Travel Town 3/5 · US Please stop: I just want to play the game, not sit through screen after screen that pops up before gameplay. It’s unnecessary since there’s a whole menu where you can see these things anyway. Why must we sit through the tedious animation, especially when it comes to those stupid collector cards. It wasn’t like that when I first started playing this game and now I’m thinking about deleting the g
  13. [R1] Travel Town 1/5 · US 8x and 16x Boost: The game will announce unlocking of a power boost which I cannot use. Apparently 16x and 8x power boosts are available but my game only goes up to 4x. The support tab says I need a valid email, which I entered into the system but alas, still an error. I can’t get what I need and this is too frustrating so I’m going to stop playing.
  14. [R9] Travel Town 3/5 · US 😞😞: I love the game, but keep closing and freezing and also I hate to delete the game.
  15. [R10] Travel Town 2/5 · US Love the game, but recent versions cause crashing: I’ve been playing this game for several years with no challenges and recently it crashes or freezes since the addition of the dream quest feature. Contacted customer service and they said it was my device, however, my device is shown as being compatible with this game.
  16. [R13] Travel Town 2/5 · US Poor trade support: Facebook trade group is poorly supported. Posts don’t get approved for hours so when it is approved the person that posted isn’t always available. Finding trades is rough. Use AI to screen posts for quick approval. The amount of energy given and ability to complete tasks is ridiculous. You can never finish weekly tasks without spending money. Even when you spend money it
  17. [R28] Travel Town 2/5 · US Helps My OCD, but…: This game can be addictive, but my main issue with it is that it’s more of a pay to play game. It’s free to play to an extent. It feels free at first, but when it comes to events, it’ll throw in $$$ in between free handouts, making it hard to move forward in the game. If there were less pay to play obstacles, the game would be more fun, especially with how much energy we have t
  18. [R33] Travel Town 3/5 · US You won’t progress if you don’t spend money: I don’t really understand the happy reviews. If you want to progress at any rate you pretty much have to spend money. If you want to complete any timed special event you DEFINITELY have to spend money. One unit of energy every 2 minutes and it maxes out at 100? And bonus energy is sporadic. You often need to buy energy to play long enough to gain bonus
  19. [R49] Travel Town 1/5 · US Money grab scam: At first it’s fun, and then it’s impossible to make any moves. You have 2 choices play for 10 minutes a day or spend $50 a day to be out of moves in another few hours. You’ll do challenges and it’s like thanks for spending 3k energy, here’s your 8 energy reward. Con Artist game
  20. [R18] Travel Town 3/5 · US Ok Game: I gave 3 stars because each time you open the game there are about 9 pop up screens you have to click through before you get to the main game! That doesn’t need to happen if we want to open each one of those we can do that in the upper left corner!
  21. [R20] Travel Town 4/5 · US Good but…: I actually love the actual games but geez, the popups!! You have to x out of 10-20 of them just to play the game. And more when you switch to the mini games. JUST STOP!
  22. [R29] Travel Town 4/5 · US Annoying: Love the game itself! It’s really fun, but whenever I open the game it gives me way too many tabs and it’s annoying. I get over 20 tabs before I can even start playing the game.
  23. [R19] Travel Town 1/5 · US Game not working: I loved this game but for the past few days it won’t load at all. Bugs are bad right now!
  24. [R22] Travel Town 2/5 · US Crashes A lot!!!: Keeps crashing and I’m losing my coins, jewels and I even lost a joker card because of the bugs.
  25. [R61] Tasty Travels 1/5 · US It’s not the same game: This game is not the one that they advertise lol very annoying
  26. [R65] Tasty Travels 4/5 · US Not like ad: I like the game but it is nothing like advertised & nothing like the screenshots in App Store. W hats up?
  27. [R67] Tasty Travels 2/5 · US Not like the ad: Came across this game in an ad. 100% not the same game as the ad I played. Catfish.
  28. [R76] Tasty Travels 1/5 · US Don’t bother: It’s just another bait and switch game. The game you play in their ad (which is fun) isn’t the game you get when you install the app. Just another boring merge game.

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