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Head-to-head

Bike Life! vs Touchgrind Scooter

Bike Life! 4.7★ · Free + IAP 40
Winner Touchgrind Scooter
Touchgrind Scooter 4.8★ · Free + IAP · ⚠ stale 65

Bike Life! is plagued by critical issues with its in-app purchases for ad removal, making Touchgrind Scooter the better choice despite its own challenges with difficulty and glitches.

Full reviews: Bike Life! · Touchgrind Scooter

Bike Life! offers fun gameplay and good graphics, but its core issue is that the 'remove ads' purchase frequently fails, leading to user frustration and accusations of scamming. Touchgrind Scooter provides a more immersive experience with detailed graphics and tricks, though it is often criticized for its high difficulty, bugs, and a perceived 'pay-to-progress' model.

Head to head

Features & Gameplay edge: Touchgrind ScooterR5R6R23R29
Bike Life! Users find Bike Life! fun, with good graphics and realistic tricks, but some wish for more variety in tricks and an infinite mode R5R6R23R29. The core gameplay is generally enjoyed, despite the ad interruptions R2.
Touchgrind Scooter Touchgrind Scooter is praised for its fun and immersive gameplay, detailed graphics, and the ability to perform various tricks . However, some users desire more tricks, maps, and levels .
Ease of Use & Difficulty edge: Bike Life!R5R53R16R54
Bike Life! Bike Life! is generally considered easy to learn, with users quickly getting into the game R5R53. Some minor control issues are mentioned, like difficulty turning or falling R16R54.
Touchgrind Scooter Touchgrind Scooter is frequently described as very difficult and challenging, with users struggling to land tricks, complete levels, or even balance R64R75. The game often requires precise movements, leading to frustration and rage R64R75R90.
Reliability & Bugs tieR1R4R7R12
Bike Life! Bike Life! has a critical reliability issue where the 'remove ads' in-app purchase often fails to work, with users reporting they still receive ads after paying R1R4R7R12. Some users also report lag on expert mode .
Touchgrind Scooter Touchgrind Scooter users report various glitches, including getting stuck in textures, challenges failing despite completion, flips not returning to normal, and random crashes . Some users also mention unresponsiveness .
Price & Value edge: Touchgrind ScooterR1R4R7R13
Bike Life! Bike Life! is free with in-app purchases, but its value is severely undermined by the 'remove ads' purchase (costing around $2-$8, R4, R13, , ) frequently not working, leading to users feeling scammed and requesting refunds R1R4R7R13.
Touchgrind Scooter Touchgrind Scooter is free with in-app purchases, but users feel compelled to buy items to progress or have more fun, suggesting a 'pay-to-progress' model . Some users appreciate that maps can be played by watching ads .
Support tieR7R13R28R34
Bike Life! Users of Bike Life! express frustration with the developers for not fixing the persistent issue of paid ad removal not working, with many demanding refunds R7R13R28R34. There is no indication of active support addressing these critical issues.
Touchgrind Scooter Touchgrind Scooter users report various bugs and glitches, with some hoping for updates to add more levels, tricks, and fix existing issues . One user mentions issues with account linking that they couldn't resolve .
Pick Bike Life! if

You want a casual bike game that is easy to pick up and play, and you are willing to tolerate a high volume of ads or risk the 'remove ads' purchase not working R5R53.

Pick Touchgrind Scooter if

You enjoy challenging scooter games with detailed graphics and a focus on performing tricks, and you are prepared for a steep learning curve and potential glitches .

Evidence note: The evidence for Bike Life! is heavily skewed towards negative experiences with ads and the failure of the 'remove ads' IAP, making it difficult to assess other aspects of the game without this overshadowing everything. Touchgrind Scooter's reviews are more balanced, with praise for gameplay but significant complaints about difficulty and bugs.

Frequently asked

Does Bike Life! really remove ads if you pay?
No, numerous users report that paying for 'no ads' in Bike Life! (which costs around $2-$8) does not actually remove the ads, leading to widespread complaints of being scammed and requests for refunds R1R4R7R13.
Is Touchgrind Scooter hard to play?
Yes, Touchgrind Scooter is frequently described as very difficult, with users struggling to perform tricks, balance, and complete challenges, often leading to frustration R64R75R79R90.
Are there many ads in Bike Life!?
Yes, Bike Life! has a significant number of ads, with users reporting an ad after every level or frequently during gameplay, making the experience annoying and sometimes unplayable R2R3R9R10.

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] Bike Life! 5/5 · US Great game: Great graphics easy to move hard but easy really nice to learn
  2. [R6] Bike Life! 3/5 · US The final rating: The game itself is amazing but I don’t like that. It’s kind of boring and all you do is really I think it would be cool if you add some tricks
  3. [R23] Bike Life! 5/5 · US Good: It’s good I just wish there was a infinite mode
  4. [R29] Bike Life! 5/5 · US The best stuff about bike life: See I like it can let you hit moves or tricks it feel like real life
  5. [R53] Bike Life! 5/5 · US Hi supper fun: So much fun learn how to play in one day
  6. [R16] Bike Life! 2/5 · US Don’t try: The game so bad when you load in and start to play you follow the directions and the go right and takes you way to far and makes you fall and same with the other side and you go right and then try to save by going left but still won’t work
  7. [R54] Bike Life! 3/5 · GB By fire: Good and bad because you can’t turn sometimes
  8. [R1] Bike Life! 1/5 · US remove add: i bouht remove forced add and it still didnt work got scammed from my money
  9. [R4] Bike Life! 1/5 · US Scammers: Paid 4.37 for no ads yet an ad still pops up after every level completion one star and will be contacting my bank to dispute this charge.
  10. [R7] Bike Life! 1/5 · US FIX THE GAME: The game if fun but I perched no adds twice and I still get adds devs need to fix this right now
  11. [R12] Bike Life! 3/5 · US fun game, but..: it’s a pretty fun game but there’s an ad after every level and i bought remove ads and no ads were removed at all..
  12. [R13] Bike Life! 1/5 · US DONT BUY ANYTHING THAT COST MONEY: I was just playing the game And basically I was playing and there was ads so I was annoyed. I bought the no ads and I still got ads so I thought about it and bought it again because I gave it a second try and again I didn’t get anything so I wasted eight bucks
  13. [R28] Bike Life! 1/5 · US Adds: Paid to get rid of adds and doesn’t work also took my money
  14. [R34] Bike Life! 1/5 · US no: i paid for no ads and i still had ads this game took my money
  15. [R64] Touchgrind Scooter 1/5 · US This game is fun but will make you crash out and get angry: Horrible it’s not even fun it makes you do things exact and perfect so very hard to level up theirs not task like the BMX version of this game
  16. [R75] Touchgrind Scooter 3/5 · US I ether have anger issues or this game is upsetting and bad: I was hurting my legs,arms and hands by hitting stuff scratching my self and I believe this game is unbeatable I wish you made it less hard so I can win every time
  17. [R79] Touchgrind Scooter 1/5 · US Not how to balance ig: Bro 6.5 second balance I CANNOT EVEN DO 5 SECONDS OF BALANCE!
  18. [R90] Touchgrind Scooter 3/5 · US Rage inducing: Right don’t get me wrong. It is a pretty solid game. It’s pretty fun, but also I’m so tired of trying to do the tricky thing and always failing because my guy on the game was to do a trick or something when I’m holding my finger still.ngl the reason I’m writing is because of raging
  19. [R2] Bike Life! 5/5 · US My review: I like that game because it’s super fun. I just hate the fact that you have to get five lots of ads when u want stuff and other times.Overall I totally recommend getting this app. 😊😁❤️
  20. [R3] Bike Life! 3/5 · US Adds: To many adds
  21. [R9] Bike Life! 3/5 · US Adds: Yall need to limit the adds fr every time I do something I get a add
  22. [R10] Bike Life! 1/5 · US Sucks: After ever level it a ad so it it a good game but to much adds

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