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Head-to-head

High School Driving Test 3D vs Driving Academy

High School Driving Test 3D 4.5★ · Free + IAP 60
Winner Driving Academy
Driving Academy 4.6★ · Free + IAP 65

Driving Academy has a slight edge due to its more realistic driving experience and better graphics, despite both apps suffering from excessive ads and glitches.

Full reviews: High School Driving Test 3D · Driving Academy

Both High School Driving Test 3D and Driving Academy are free-to-play driving simulation games with in-app purchases, offering practice for new drivers. Driving Academy is generally praised for its realism and graphics, while High School Driving Test 3D is seen as more basic and prone to glitches. Both are heavily criticized for an overwhelming number of ads.

Head to head

Features and Realism edge: Driving AcademyR3R6R16R23
High School Driving Test 3D Users find High School Driving Test 3D helpful for learning basic driving steps, especially for younger players, but note a lack of advanced features like rearview mirrors, realistic traffic, and diverse environments R3R23. Some also complain about cars getting stuck and repetitive levels R6R16.
Driving Academy Driving Academy is praised for its realistic driving experience, good graphics, and variety of game modes, with some users finding it helpful for understanding road safety . However, users desire features like multiplayer, traffic lights, and backup cameras for all cars . Some also report issues with GPS routes taking them over illegal lines and AI cars not following rules .
Ease of Use and Controls tieR3R25R32R36
High School Driving Test 3D Some users find High School Driving Test 3D easy to use and helpful for practice R3R32. However, others report difficulty with maneuvering, unresponsive steering wheel controls, and camera angle issues R25R36.
Driving Academy Driving Academy is generally considered easy and fun with clear directions . Conversely, some users find the steering wheel controls hard to use, requiring excessive finger twisting, and complain about cars going too fast or being difficult to stop . The game is also criticized for being overly sensitive, penalizing minor touches as crashes .
Reliability and Performance tieR13R15R21R24
High School Driving Test 3D High School Driving Test 3D is frequently criticized for glitches, freezing, lag, and crashing, with some users reporting the app closing unexpectedly R15R21R24. Some users also experienced issues with purchased content not working R13R25.
Driving Academy Driving Academy also faces issues with glitches and freezing, making it unplayable for some . Users also report problems with the game not playing offline anymore, despite previous functionality R73R76R109.
Price and Value (Free vs. Paid) tieR5R7R10R12
High School Driving Test 3D High School Driving Test 3D is free with in-app purchases, but users are overwhelmingly frustrated by the excessive number of ads, which appear after every level R5R7R10R12. A significant issue is that purchasing the 'no ads' option often fails to remove all ads R13R25.
Driving Academy Driving Academy is also free with in-app purchases, and users strongly complain about the frequency of ads, often appearing after every level or action . Some users bought the 'no ads' option but still experienced ads .
Pick High School Driving Test 3D if

You are looking for a very basic driving game, potentially for younger players, and don't mind a high volume of ads and potential glitches R3R23.

Pick Driving Academy if

You prefer a driving simulation with better graphics and a more realistic feel, and are willing to tolerate frequent ads for a free experience .

Evidence note: Both apps have a high volume of negative reviews primarily focused on excessive ads and glitches, which is common for free-to-play games with IAPs. The positive reviews for both often praise the fun factor and educational aspect for new drivers.

Frequently asked

Do these apps help with real-life driving tests?
While some users found High School Driving Test 3D helpful for learning basic steps, others explicitly stated it made them fail their real-life tests R1R3R4R23. Driving Academy is noted by some for providing relevant information about real-life roads and driving, helping users understand road safety .
Can I play these games offline?
High School Driving Test 3D has a user complaint about needing WiFi to play, suggesting it may not support offline play R39. Driving Academy users explicitly state that the game used to be playable offline but now requires WiFi, which they find frustrating R73R76R109.
Are there many ads in these games?
Yes, both High School Driving Test 3D and Driving Academy are heavily criticized for having an excessive number of ads, often appearing after every level or action R5R7R10R12. Some users also reported that purchasing the 'no ads' option did not fully remove them in either game R13R25.

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. [R3] High School Driving Test 3D 3/5 · US Love it: It is so fun and I am now driving a real car I know it is babyish but it helped me and Maybe if your reading this you should try it
  2. [R6] High School Driving Test 3D 3/5 · US Fuentes24: I love this game but the only thing that I don’t like is the cars stuck on the way or on the road and doesn’t change to night mode or afternoon mode
  3. [R16] High School Driving Test 3D 1/5 · US Levels: Why Are There 240 Levels & All Of Them Are Basically Doing The Same Exact Thing From The Previous Level!?
  4. [R23] High School Driving Test 3D 5/5 · US M&M: Love this game it is so good and it gives you feed back and points if you do well. The only thing I don like is that the roads are really narrow and it’s hard to reverse park. Im only 9 years old and it teaches me all the steps. 10 stars from me
  5. [R25] High School Driving Test 3D 1/5 · US Not what I expected: This game is hard to maneuver you spend more time crashing paid for ad free and ads still pop up what did I pay for then
  6. [R32] High School Driving Test 3D 5/5 · US HS DRIVING TEST PRACTICE: It s free price and perfect for me so I can practice often and enjoying my time to learn
  7. [R36] High School Driving Test 3D 3/5 · US Camera Angle Difficulty and Freezing: I absolutely loved this game for awhile up until I started playing one morning and the camera angles you can use stopped functioning properly. It’s frusterating me. I can no longer see the car from the back and only from the drivers seat or the front of the car (where you can’t see the car at all). Then when I try those angles, eventually the camera angle does
  8. [R13] High School Driving Test 3D 2/5 · US Purchasing no adds does not remove adds.: Purchased the no adds but still have adds coming up after every level.
  9. [R15] High School Driving Test 3D 3/5 · US Don’t Like Too Much.: First of all, your cars go slower than they look, and, second, the game just glitches all the time, and I crash. Fix this game now! And a few years ago, there were other chapters! Why’d you remove them?!
  10. [R21] High School Driving Test 3D 3/5 · US glitches: so this game is actually good but one thing taht i’m upset about is that it’s glitching and closing the app while i’m playing…maybe this is a bug or something! could y’all fix it? i had this game back when i was like 10-11 and it never did this…
  11. [R24] High School Driving Test 3D 3/5 · US Pretty good: It’s a REALLY FUN game but every now and then it kinda glitches and you can’t drive it so I had to wait to update it for it to work and today when I was about to play it it glitched again
  12. [R5] High School Driving Test 3D 5/5 · US i like it: to much ads
  13. [R7] High School Driving Test 3D 1/5 · US THIS GAME SUCKS IM DELETING IT: This is such rag bait and I’m following the rules and it’s telling me that I’m doing everything wrong and I’m doing everything right and it’s using STUPID ai why did u guys invent this game u guys are such bad creators and there’s only 20 level and why stupid amaila and This STUPID BOY DO NOT RECOMMEND IT, IT SUCKSSSSS and there is soooo many addsssssss
  14. [R10] High School Driving Test 3D 1/5 · US There’s ads: There’s ads
  15. [R12] High School Driving Test 3D 3/5 · US Read this: This game is amazing but a lot of adds
  16. [R1] High School Driving Test 3D 1/5 · US Nimportant: It made me fail my reallife test
  17. [R4] High School Driving Test 3D 2/5 · US Opps: Failed my driving test In real life.
  18. [R39] High School Driving Test 3D 3/5 · US Should not need to use WiFi: I REALLY LIKE THIS GAME I DONT THINK THIS GAME NEEDS WIFI TO PLAY CHANGE IT NOW
  19. [R73] Driving Academy 1/5 · US Trin: I used to be able to play this game off-line but now you have to have Wi-Fi to play it, which is stupid
  20. [R76] Driving Academy 1/5 · US doesnt play offline: btw
  21. [R109] Driving Academy 1/5 · GB Doesn’t play offline game: It say please switch on your network to continue playing

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