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Head-to-head

Gangstar New Orleans vs Mafia City

Gangstar New Orleans 4.7★ · Free + IAP 65
Winner Mafia City
Mafia City 4.8★ · Free + IAP 75

Choose Mafia City for a more polished experience despite some pay-to-win concerns.

Mafia City generally offers a more engaging gameplay experience with better graphics and fewer ads compared to Gangstar New Orleans. However, it has been criticized for its monetization strategy that favors paying players, while Gangstar New Orleans suffers from frequent ads and technical issues.

Head to head

features edge: Mafia CityR3R12R72R98
Gangstar New Orleans Gangstar New Orleans has a rich open-world environment but lacks offline play and controller support, which users have frequently requested R3R12.
Mafia City Mafia City provides a more structured gameplay experience with clan features and events, but players have noted it can be overwhelming and confusing R72R98.
ease of use edge: Mafia CityR1R10R19R66
Gangstar New Orleans Users find Gangstar New Orleans frustrating due to frequent ads and loading issues that disrupt gameplay R1R10R19.
Mafia City Mafia City also has its share of issues, with players mentioning server problems and crashes R66R81, but it generally has clearer objectives.
reliability edge: Mafia CityR33R34R81R87
Gangstar New Orleans Gangstar New Orleans users report frequent crashes and bugs that hinder their experience R33R34.
Mafia City Mafia City has been criticized for server issues but maintains a more consistent gameplay experience overall R81R87.
price/value tieR1R4R63R72
Gangstar New Orleans Gangstar New Orleans is free with in-app purchases and has been criticized for ad overload, which diminishes its value R1R4.
Mafia City Mafia City is also free but is seen as favoring players who spend money, leading to a perception of being a pay-to-win game R63R72.
support tieR15R28R75R91
Gangstar New Orleans Gangstar New Orleans users express frustration over lack of updates and support for bugs R15R28.
Mafia City Mafia City players report slow responses from support, especially regarding in-game purchases R75R91.
Pick Gangstar New Orleans if

you prefer a more casual game with a classic open-world feel and can tolerate ads.

Pick Mafia City if

you want a more structured and engaging gameplay experience with clan features, even if it requires spending money.

Evidence note: Both apps have free tiers, but Mafia City's monetization strategy has led to more complaints about pay-to-win dynamics, while Gangstar New Orleans is criticized for its ad experience.

Frequently asked

Which game has better graphics?
Mafia City is noted for its solid graphics and engaging gameplay, while Gangstar New Orleans has been described as visually appealing but suffering from technical issues R71R8.

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] 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
  2. [R12] Gangstar New Orleans 3/5 · US Old account: I can’t get my old account progress from my iPad and I had so much stuff and I spent so money and I want to play it on my iPhone but I don’t have the option to transfer
  3. [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.
  4. [R98] Mafia City 4/5 · US Fun game, but it’s confusing: The game is fun! But it is very confusing for someone starting out. I think there needs to be more guides that pop up telling you recommendations on what to do next. Maybe a check list of do these things as a level 1, do these things as a level 2, etc. Guiding you on attacking others, when to attack and when not to attack, and what to do when you are being attacked. B
  5. [R1] Gangstar New Orleans 1/5 · US Not for me: Good mission, good graphics but limited time to play. Too many ads.. I don’t recommend
  6. [R10] Gangstar New Orleans 2/5 · US Broken ads fix it: the ads literally break the game
  7. [R19] Gangstar New Orleans 1/5 · US the ads literally break my game: Screw this game Ive lost so many daily rewards, regular rewards, spirit jars and etc bc i get a stupid pop u add and it doesn’t let me exit it no matter how long i wait this is so stupid
  8. [R66] Mafia City 3/5 · US Problem: I updated the app last night and now it seems the game crashed and it won’t load up. Other than that, I love this game.
  9. [R33] Gangstar New Orleans 3/5 · US Game crash: The game is a good game but I can’t barely play it. It crashes every few minutes and I’m playing on and iPhone 15 so there’s no way it’s my phone…. I wish this was fixed asap. I’d like to ACTUALLY play it!
  10. [R34] Gangstar New Orleans 1/5 · US What’s going on: This used to be a fun game now I can’t even get into the game!!! I know it’s not my WiFi. I have great WiFi and when I had bad WiFi it still worked so I don’t understand why now this problem is occurring. The game stops loading at 19/20 and will just sit there forever
  11. [R81] Mafia City 3/5 · US TOO MANY SERVER ISSUES: I really would love to give this game a higher rating but they have way too many server issues and the issues always seem to occur at the most important times in the game. It’s frustrating and way too much money is being dumped into this game by thousands of people for there to constantly be this many issues! Other than the server issues, the game is very fun. I’ve been pla
  12. [R87] Mafia City 3/5 · GB Never loads anymore: Been playing this for years. Now it crashes all the time. Maybe it’s time to give up
  13. [R4] Gangstar New Orleans 2/5 · US Are: Too many ads play after every mission
  14. [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
  15. [R15] Gangstar New Orleans 3/5 · US No real updates anymore: I use to love this game back in 23 but it kinda fell off because most updates these days are just bug fixes.
  16. [R28] Gangstar New Orleans 1/5 · US Bugs in gameplay, bugs in ads, bugs in ad-based-rewards.: Why is this game just full of bugs, it feels like it’s breaking each day I try to play it. In addition with the brutal greed (ad, low ad-based rewards), the ONLY thing keeping me from deleting is the Open World. Looks like you guys are directing funds to Gangstar Vegas and almost abandoning this one…
  17. [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
  18. [R91] Mafia City 1/5 · US BEWARE THEY WILL SCAM YOU: I played this game for a year then they banned my account after paying for something. They claimed i requested a refund and when provided with documentation they asked for they are refusing to unban my account. Please don’t buy anything from them. It’s not worth the hassle.
  19. [R71] Mafia City 5/5 · US Started for other game benefits: …but have found myself coming back and spending a lot of time, outside of the benefits from the other game. It really is addictive. Game play, story line, graphics are all really solid. Highly recommended!
  20. [R8] Gangstar New Orleans 5/5 · US This game is good, but….: This game is good, but they should add a part two or another game that continues with the lore of Vegas

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