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Head-to-head

Gangstar Vegas vs Gangstar New Orleans

Gangstar Vegas 4.6★ · Free + IAP 55
Winner Tie
Gangstar New Orleans 4.7★ · Free + IAP 55

Both Gangstar Vegas and Gangstar New Orleans offer similar open-world gameplay, but both are heavily criticized for excessive ads and stability issues, making neither a clear winner.

Full reviews: Gangstar Vegas · Gangstar New Orleans

Gangstar Vegas and Gangstar New Orleans are both free-to-play open-world games that draw comparisons to GTA. While users praise their graphics and addictive gameplay, both suffer from an overwhelming number of ads, frequent crashes, and a lack of recent updates, diminishing the overall experience for many players.

Head to head

Features & Gameplay tieR2R14R17R23
Gangstar Vegas Gangstar Vegas is praised for its graphics and open-world experience, with some users calling it better than most Android games and comparable to GTA R2R17R23. However, many users express a desire for more maps, better day-night cycles, and an online multiplayer mode to play with friends R2R14. Some also note that the game feels old and could use a revamp to its UI, map, characters, and cars R24.
Gangstar New Orleans Gangstar New Orleans is also lauded for its good graphics and enjoyable open-world gameplay, with some users considering it part of the 'Best Series' . Players suggest adding features like face customization, buying houses, and a more online, roleplay-like experience in future iterations . There's also a strong desire for an offline story mode and more missions, as the current game can feel short and repetitive after completion .
Ease of Use & Performance tieR3R12R15R17
Gangstar Vegas Users report significant issues with Gangstar Vegas, including frequent glitches, freezing, and the app closing unexpectedly R3R12R15R19. Many also experience lag, even on newer devices R46. There are complaints about loading issues and the game not saving automatically . Some users also mention problems with game audio being muted or not working R17.
Gangstar New Orleans Gangstar New Orleans also suffers from widespread performance issues, with users reporting frequent crashes, sometimes every few minutes, even on modern iPhones . Players experience the game freezing, getting stuck on loading screens, or failing to load entirely . Some users also report issues with account progress not transferring or being lost .
Reliability & Stability tieR3R12R15R19
Gangstar Vegas Gangstar Vegas is frequently criticized for crashing and freezing, making the game unplayable for many R3R15R19. Users report the app closing out on them after only a few minutes of gameplay R12. These issues seem to be exacerbated when playing with an internet connection .
Gangstar New Orleans Gangstar New Orleans has significant reliability problems, with numerous reports of the game crashing frequently, sometimes even when just on the map or switching turf guards . Users also get stuck on loading screens or find the app won't load at all, requiring reinstallation . Ads are also noted to break the game .
Price & Value (Free + IAP) tieR1R2R4R6
Gangstar Vegas Gangstar Vegas is a free game but users widely complain about the extremely high number of ads, which appear every few seconds, after every action, and even during gameplay, often muting game audio R1R4R6. Some users who bought perks to remove ads still experienced them . In-game items are also considered very expensive R2.
Gangstar New Orleans Gangstar New Orleans is also free with IAP, but it faces the same overwhelming criticism regarding ads, which appear after every mission, when opening the app, clicking menus, and even break the game or prevent claiming rewards . Users also find gems hard to access and prices on jars too high .
Support & Updates tieR3R7R19R24
Gangstar Vegas Users note that Gangstar Vegas receives no updates despite being an older game R24. There are requests for developers to fix glitches and freezing issues R3R19. Some users also report account issues, such as being banned or having their account deleted for inactivity, losing time and money invested R7.
Gangstar New Orleans Players express disappointment that Gangstar New Orleans lacks real updates, with most recent updates being only bug fixes . There are calls for developers to update the game for controller support, similar to Gangstar Vegas R63R78R91R99. Users also report issues with old account progress not transferring .
Pick Gangstar Vegas if

you prefer a game that has been around longer and has a slightly larger map, and you are willing to tolerate frequent ads and occasional glitches R2R17.

Pick Gangstar New Orleans if

you are interested in a newer Gangstar title with similar open-world gameplay, and you hope for future updates that might include features like controller support or more missions, despite current stability issues R63.

Evidence note: The evidence for both apps is heavily skewed towards negative recent reviews, primarily focusing on excessive ads and stability issues. While lifetime ratings are high, recent user sentiment indicates a significant decline in user experience for both free-to-play games due to monetization strategies and lack of maintenance.

Frequently asked

Do Gangstar Vegas and Gangstar New Orleans have too many ads?
Yes, both Gangstar Vegas and Gangstar New Orleans are heavily criticized for having an excessive number of ads, which appear frequently during gameplay, when opening menus, after missions, and often disrupt the experience by muting audio or causing the game to freeze R1R4R6R19.
Are there performance issues with Gangstar Vegas or Gangstar New Orleans?
Yes, both games suffer from significant performance issues; Gangstar Vegas users report glitches, freezing, lag, and app crashes R3R12R15R46, while Gangstar New Orleans players experience frequent crashes, freezing, and problems with the game not loading or getting stuck on loading screens .
Do these games support controllers?
Gangstar Vegas appears to have some controller optimization, but many Gangstar New Orleans users specifically request controller support, especially for Backbone controllers, indicating it is either lacking or not well-implemented in that title R63R78R91R99.

What reviewers actually said

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  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. [R19] Gangstar Vegas 1/5 · US Too many ads and glitchy: This game has too many ads, I want too listen too the radio and an ad comes on multiple times. It’s also glitchy, it’ll freeze which causes me to exit the game and go back in. It’s very annoying. I don’t know what it is going on or if it’s only me but FIX IT.
  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. [R24] Gangstar Vegas 3/5 · US Please read: Good game but too many ads and its pretty annoying for game that gets no updates and is 13yrs old please take this review seriously because I would love to see a revamp to the UI,Map, characters,and cars.
  14. [R46] Gangstar Vegas 1/5 · US My thought: Not good like it used to be soo laggy too manny ads on iPhone 13 .2026
  15. [R63] Gangstar New Orleans 3/5 · US Backbone controller support: Please optimize gangstar New Orleans like you did with new Vegas for controllers specifically backbone controllers other players are mentioning this also . Please update the game for controller support
  16. [R78] Gangstar New Orleans 3/5 · US Controller support: Would be nice if new orleans could have game controller support like vegas
  17. [R91] Gangstar New Orleans 1/5 · US Controller not supported: Does not support game compatibility with controllers, it's not as good as Vegas. · translated
  18. [R99] Gangstar New Orleans 3/5 · US GAMEPAD OPTION: PLS UPDATE TO GAMEPAD OPTION THIS GAME COULD BE 5 STARS WITH GAMEPAD/CONTROLLER OPTIONS !!!!!!! ITS 2025

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