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Head-to-head

Gangstar Vegas vs Mafia City

Gangstar Vegas 4.6★ · Free + IAP 65
Winner Gangstar Vegas
Mafia City 4.8★ · Free + IAP 50

Gangstar Vegas is a better choice for players seeking a free-to-play open-world action experience, despite its significant ad problem, while Mafia City is a 'pay-to-win' strategy game that heavily favors big spenders and suffers from misleading advertising.

Full reviews: Gangstar Vegas · Mafia City

Gangstar Vegas offers an open-world 'GTA-like' experience with good graphics, but it's plagued by an overwhelming number of ads and performance issues. Mafia City, despite a higher lifetime rating, is criticized for being a 'pay-to-win' strategy game with misleading ads and frequent server problems.

Head to head

Features & Gameplay edge: Gangstar VegasR2R14R17R23
Gangstar Vegas Gangstar Vegas is praised for its open-world gameplay, good graphics, and being a 'GTA in your pocket' R2R17R23. However, many users desire a multiplayer or online mode to play with friends R14. Some older players note a decline in gameplay quality and a lack of updates for a 13-year-old game .
Mafia City Mafia City is described as an addictive strategy game with solid gameplay, storyline, and graphics by some . However, many users are disappointed that the actual game does not resemble the action-oriented gameplay shown in its advertisements, calling it 'false advertisement' and 'misleading' R64R70R76R82. The game is also criticized for being overly complex with too many mini-games and a busy interface .
Ease of Use & Performance tieR3R12R15R18
Gangstar Vegas Gangstar Vegas suffers from frequent glitches, freezing, and app crashes, making it 'unplayable' for many R3R12R15. Users also report loading issues R18.
Mafia City Mafia City also has significant performance issues, including frequent crashes, problems loading, and server issues, especially during new season releases R75. Some users report the app takes up a lot of memory .
Price & Value (Free + IAP) tieR1R2R4R6
Gangstar Vegas Gangstar Vegas is heavily criticized for an overwhelming number of ads, appearing every few seconds, when opening menus, or even during gameplay and over radio audio R1R4R6R8. Some users who paid for 'no ads' perks still experienced ads . In-game items are considered very expensive R2. The game is also described as 'pay-to-win' by some .
Mafia City Mafia City is widely considered a 'pay-to-win' game, heavily catering to 'big spenders' or 'whales' R63R72R73R75. Non-spending players ('small players') report being unable to progress, getting 'zeroed' (attacked and losing troops) daily, and being forced to spend money to compete R73. There are also complaints about aggressive payment pop-ups and issues with purchased packs not being received R75.
Support & Reliability edge: Gangstar VegasR7R58R72R75
Gangstar Vegas Users report issues with account deletion for inactivity and inability to recover accounts R58. There are also reports of bans R7.
Mafia City Mafia City's in-game support is criticized for being poor, with players struggling to get responses for weeks regarding purchased items R72R75. There are serious accusations of scamming, with accounts being banned after purchases and items being stolen from inventory . Players also report issues with linking accounts .
Pick Gangstar Vegas if

you want an open-world action game similar to GTA on mobile and are willing to tolerate a high volume of ads, or potentially pay to remove them (though some users report this doesn't fully work).

Pick Mafia City if

you enjoy strategy games and are prepared to spend significant money to progress and compete with other players, or if you want a casual game to play without serious investment.

Evidence note: The free-to-play nature of both apps means many negative reviews for both stem from monetization strategies (ads in A, pay-to-win in B). Gangstar Vegas's issues are primarily ad-related, while Mafia City's are rooted in its 'pay-to-win' model and misleading advertising.

Frequently asked

Does Gangstar Vegas have too many ads?
Yes, many users report an excessive number of ads in Gangstar Vegas, appearing every few seconds, when opening menus, during gameplay, and even over radio audio, making the game 'unplayable' for some R1R4R6R8.
Is Mafia City a 'pay-to-win' game?
Yes, Mafia City is widely described as a 'pay-to-win' game that heavily favors 'big spenders,' making it difficult for non-spending players to progress and compete without being constantly attacked and losing resources R63R72R73R75.
Are the ads for Mafia City accurate?
No, many users report that the advertisements for Mafia City are misleading and do not accurately represent the actual gameplay, which is a strategy game rather than the action-oriented scenarios often depicted R64R70R76R82.

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. [R2] Gangstar Vegas 5/5 · US Best: This game is better than Most Android games,i played only once and got addicted,i think the developers should focus on adding more maps and make the day and night look more better and realistic,i hope this game will catch up with GTA 5,and please things are very expensive please reduce their prices
  2. [R14] Gangstar Vegas 4/5 · US Online mode needed: You should make an online mode the game is fun but would better a better with an online mode to play with friends
  3. [R17] Gangstar Vegas 4/5 · US It’s just like GTA.: I was writing a review then I accidentally clicked out of it I can’t remember what I explained, but the graphics of this game are awesome better than any mobile game I have ever seen. The reason I’m giving 4 stars is because when I got into the game i couldn’t hear it because I guess didn’t work so I clicked out of it and now I’m gonna back into it I hope it works now, I also
  4. [R23] Gangstar Vegas 4/5 · US Pretty good game: I love it overall. It’s like GTA in your pocket. One criticism I have is that all the NPCs look the same
  5. [R3] Gangstar Vegas 3/5 · US Fixing Glitch: Today first time I downloaded this game and has some glitch while playing and cause some freeze in game need Devs to fixing it! Thanks for reading,
  6. [R12] Gangstar Vegas 3/5 · US App closing: Been playing this game for years never had too many problems even the lag didn’t bother me. But i recently redownloaded it and i can only get a few minutes of gameplay and then the app closes out on me
  7. [R15] Gangstar Vegas 3/5 · US Unplayable: I used to play this game when I was a kid, it takes me back. But the game is unplayable now. It glitches and takes me of the game when i’m in missions or just playing in general.
  8. [R18] Gangstar Vegas 3/5 · US LOADING ISSUE: The game is good and all but it doesn’t load sometimes
  9. [R1] Gangstar Vegas 1/5 · US ADS: REMOVE ALL THESE STUPID ADS DUDE UGH SO ANNOYING TO PLAY THIS GAME WITH ALL THESE STUPID ADS. NOW I REMEBER WHY I DELETED THIS GAME IN THE FIRST PLACE.
  10. [R4] Gangstar Vegas 1/5 · US PAY TO WIN AD SPAMMING IN GAME MONEY STEALING MISSION NOT MAKING SENSE!: They give u ads every second but when they give u a double your rewards option all of the sudden they don’t have ads for u then u try to claim your mission gems and sometimes u don’t get it to many ads and the game acts petty when u use the ads to get more and cops teleport in front of u making it impossible to escape them mi
  11. [R6] Gangstar Vegas 3/5 · US Too many Ads: You can’t even go 30 seconds without a ad muting ur game or random pop ups it’s not even a over exaggeration
  12. [R7] Gangstar Vegas 1/5 · US Ban: I entered the game, looked for a way to change my nickname, registered, deleted the account, registered again, and got banned. · translated
  13. [R58] Gangstar Vegas 1/5 · US Deleted my account for inactivity?: I haven’t played this game in a minute and when i did i put a ton of time and money into it and when i try to get back into it it says i have to start all over again even when i link all the logins. Made me never want to touch it again thanks gameloft.
  14. [R72] Mafia City 3/5 · US Expensive!: Good game very similar if not exactly the same concept as Clash of Kings. I enjoy it! Only negative is that it is very expensive to play and progress properly. In Game support could be much better as well but not many problems thus far.
  15. [R75] Mafia City 3/5 · US During each new release of a season the game crashes: Two things. The game developers do not care about players that are not spenders at all. This is a game best played if you are spending real money. So if you occasionally purchase packs and have a problem receiving the pack you spent money on… you have to fight for several weeks to get a response and have the issue corrected. If you are not con
  16. [R8] Gangstar Vegas 4/5 · US Too many ads: This game is perfect but what’s up with the annoying ads in the middle of the game??
  17. [R63] Mafia City 3/5 · US Caters to big spinners: Been playing Mafia City for a little while now. While the game is fun It is very much surrounded around the big spenders. If you’re somebody else looking for a fun game, but don’t wanna spend a lot of money look elsewhere.. small players can be burned and destroyed in a matter of seconds, save your money and go elsewhere
  18. [R73] Mafia City 1/5 · US Waste of time: this game is pretty much live the real mafia, if you don't spend $100s of dollars a day, you get zeroed EVERY DAY. the whales won't let you play or grow, they don't leave you enough troops to do daily tasks, all you do is heal troops, as soon as they heal, you get zeroed again. you can't upgrade to hospitals, so any troops you build beyond hospital capacity are killed ( gone forev
  19. [R64] Mafia City 1/5 · US False Advertisement: Not as advertised, it’s misleading, the game is way worse and cheap look. I hope they make the game as they show in the ads
  20. [R70] Mafia City 1/5 · US Ads: Nothing like the ads totally sucks
  21. [R76] Mafia City 1/5 · US Nothing like the advertisement: .
  22. [R82] Mafia City 2/5 · US Ahhhh: Pictures and ads are not real game play like always make it look better then what it is.

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