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Head-to-head

Bus Simulator vs Driving School Simulator

Bus Simulator 4.6★ · Free + IAP 65
Winner Driving School Simulator
Driving School Simulator 4.6★ · Free + IAP 70

Driving School Simulator has a slight edge due to better graphics and car variety, despite both apps suffering from significant ad issues and bugs.

Full reviews: Bus Simulator · Driving School Simulator

Both Bus Simulator and Driving School Simulator offer realistic driving experiences with good graphics, but both are plagued by frequent ads, high in-game prices, and numerous bugs. Driving School Simulator stands out for its car variety and more realistic car interiors, while Bus Simulator focuses on bus-specific gameplay.

Head to head

Features and Content edge: Driving School SimulatorR7R8R14R16
Bus Simulator Bus Simulator offers realistic bus options, customization, and the ability to pick up passengers, with users enjoying career and free drive modes R14R16R17R20. However, users desire more American routes, electric buses, and additional maps R7R8. Some find the map small and wish for more traffic rules and passenger capacity .
Driving School Simulator Driving School Simulator is praised for its realistic car mechanics, graphics, and variety of sport cars . Users appreciate the realistic car interiors and the option to crash cars off-road . However, players request more highways, the ability to go inside buildings, and additional maps like Las Vegas or Japan . Some users also desire the ability to haul trailers and manual transmission options .
Ease of Use and User Experience tieR3R11R19R24
Bus Simulator Bus Simulator users report issues with controls, such as the new gas/brake mechanism being less intuitive R19 and the inability to reverse easily . The game's traffic AI is a major frustration, with other vehicles crashing into the player and causing penalties R3R11R24. Some users also experience volume loss after ads R3.
Driving School Simulator Driving School Simulator also has control issues, with users finding the steering 'slidey' and not realistic . Some users struggle with basic controls like going backwards . The AI is criticized for making mistakes and not following driving rules, leading to unfair penalties . Character selection glitches are also reported .
Reliability and Performance tieR3R4R11R22
Bus Simulator Bus Simulator is plagued by numerous bugs and glitches, including other cars swirling and crashing R3R11, frequent game crashes R4, and lag R22R34. Users also report issues with game progress refreshing or not saving, leading to lost purchases R27.
Driving School Simulator Driving School Simulator also suffers from significant reliability issues, with frequent crashes to the home screen reported by many users . Some users experience lag even on high-end devices . There are also reports of game data not saving or purchases being lost .
Price and Value tieR1R6R9R10
Bus Simulator Bus Simulator is free to download but heavily monetized with in-app purchases and frequent ads R1R6R9R10. Users complain about ridiculously expensive buses R12 and low payouts from routes, making progression difficult without spending real money R12.
Driving School Simulator Driving School Simulator is also free with in-app purchases, but users are frustrated by the high prices for cars and the need to buy specific cars to progress R61. The game is criticized for having too many ads, often appearing after every level or action, and for charging to remove them .
Graphics and Realism edge: Driving School SimulatorR14R16R17R20
Bus Simulator Bus Simulator receives praise for its good quality, realistic graphics, and camera R14R17R20. Users appreciate the realistic options for buses and the overall feel R16. However, some find it 'not realistic enough' and point out incorrect traffic light patterns in US settings R24.
Driving School Simulator Driving School Simulator is highly praised for its realistic graphics, especially the car interiors . Users enjoy the realistic feel of the game . However, some users note that the in-game graphics do not always match the preview images . There are also requests for better car sounds to enhance realism .
Pick Bus Simulator if

You specifically want to simulate driving buses and appreciate realistic bus models, even if it means dealing with frequent ads and high in-game bus prices R14R16.

Pick Driving School Simulator if

You prefer driving a variety of cars, including sport cars, and value realistic car interiors and graphics, despite the game's crashing issues and aggressive monetization .

Evidence note: Both apps have a high volume of recent negative reviews, primarily concerning ads and bugs, which contrasts with their higher lifetime ratings. The free-to-play model with extensive in-app purchases and ads is a significant source of user frustration for both games.

Frequently asked

Are these games truly free to play?
Both Bus Simulator and Driving School Simulator are free to download, but they are heavily monetized with frequent ads and expensive in-app purchases for vehicles and content R1R10R12R61.
Do these games have many ads?
Yes, both games are criticized for having an excessive number of ads, often appearing after every level, between actions, or even mid-game, which significantly detracts from the user experience R1R15R18R21.
Are there many bugs or glitches in these games?
Both Bus Simulator and Driving School Simulator are frequently reported to have numerous bugs and glitches, including game crashes, lag, AI issues where other vehicles cause accidents, and problems with game progress saving or purchases being lost R3R4R27R34.

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. [R7] Bus Simulator 2/5 · US add some american routes: add some more american routes
  2. [R8] Bus Simulator 5/5 · US Thank you: Yours games are the best but can you put electric buses? Free thank you
  3. [R14] Bus Simulator 5/5 · US Best game ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!: Bus simulator Evo is the best game. The best graphics you can pick up passengers and it literally entered me entertaining. It just means me like buses.
  4. [R16] Bus Simulator 2/5 · US ILOVE: This game is super fun!! I usually don’t like bus simulators, but I decided to test it out! It’s very fun and it gives you a lot of realistic options for buses and cars. You may also design the bus and name it!! If you are reading this try it out! And it’s also for free which is amusing because a lot of bus games are not free. PLEASE TRY IT!!!
  5. [R3] Bus Simulator 3/5 · US MANY BUGS: When I drive on a route, the other cars just start swirling right and left, then crash into me and it makes me lose a star for “Hard Brake, -$25”, BUT IT ISN’T MY FAULT!Also, when I drive on the main road, they just come out of nowhere from the side and make me have a “Hard Brake” . And finally, after ads, I often loose volume of the game. Please fix these, but everything else I like 👍
  6. [R11] Bus Simulator 4/5 · US Drivers: For starters because the drivers that are past me and next to me, they just crashed into me and don’t even stop so just fix those bugs and that would be great
  7. [R19] Bus Simulator 1/5 · US It changed: I redownloaded this game after a while. It used to be where the gas and break had it to where you can slide up to choose how fast you want it to go or how hard you want to break. Now it’s become like every loser game where it’ll only go faster when you hold the gas. I hate the new change
  8. [R24] Bus Simulator 3/5 · US Bad Traffic Sims: Other busses in bus lanes slam into the back of you and try to push you out of their way at red lights. Also, the traffic light patterns are all incorrect in the US. I like the customization options for the busses and all, but the overall feel is just too clunky right now. Too many issues such as the above that take any realism away.
  9. [R4] Bus Simulator 1/5 · US Loading issue: Doesn’t work on iPhone
  10. [R22] Bus Simulator 1/5 · US Laggy: I can’t sign in to my other account cause it says “invalid”…😑
  11. [R1] Bus Simulator 1/5 · US Bad things: Too many ad, and never use the double money one, because it doesn’t worth it, trust me, you don’t like the double money one, and I don’t know that why do we need to watch so many ads, can’t it be less ad pls?
  12. [R6] Bus Simulator 3/5 · US Ads: Its good other than the occasional ads
  13. [R9] Bus Simulator 3/5 · US Hello: Hello, I was just reaching out I wanted to get rid of all the ads
  14. [R10] Bus Simulator 2/5 · US Payment: I like this game but I don’t like something that we need to pay for many things
  15. [R17] Bus Simulator 5/5 · US It’s great: It looks realistic camera is great and it’s so good !!
  16. [R20] Bus Simulator 5/5 · US Love it: The game is super realistic and super fun to play
  17. [R12] Bus Simulator 3/5 · US Great game, but please drop the prices for buses: Don’t get me wrong but this is a very great game, but the prices for buses are ridiculously expensive like 85,000 dollars for a hybrid bus? 249,000 dollars for an electric bus? These are unacceptable prices for buses, especially the fact that the levels don’t pay out well enough like the highest I’ve received from a route is maybe 4000-5000 dollars
  18. [R61] Driving School Simulator 1/5 · US I’m mad: The game is pretty realistic and fun to play but the game rules are a little unfair,very pricey, malfunctions a little bit, and sometimes lies and gives me mistakes marks even when I’m driving correctly. Overall good games I recommend!
  19. [R15] Bus Simulator 3/5 · US Fun but…: Fun game but wayyy too many ads
  20. [R18] Bus Simulator 3/5 · US To many ads: This game has way to many adds. Like I understand if you want an add here and there. But either reduce them or remove them
  21. [R21] Bus Simulator 3/5 · US Ads before you play: OMG with the buy this stuff, closing out 6 buy this windows isn’t playing a game. You should let me play something before you force an Ad. Your like the poor person outside a store who asks for money when I go in and then again when I leave. Stopping behind a stop sign doesn’t count as a stop, so you get dinged, even though you stopped. The game is alright, it’s just the start
  22. [R27] Bus Simulator 3/5 · US Ads and refreshing: I like this bus game however there is ads that intruppt while I’m driving the bus it’s so annoying. Another issue is is that when I leave the game to do something else I come back in seconds and it refresh’s the game and now I have to restart all over again to the destination I left on
  23. [R34] Bus Simulator 1/5 · US Garbage and laggy: it’s terribly laggy

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