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Head-to-head

Gangstar New Orleans vs Gangs Town Story

Gangstar New Orleans 4.7★ · Free + IAP 65
Winner Gangstar New Orleans
Gangs Town Story 4.6★ · Free + IAP 55

Gangstar New Orleans offers a more polished open-world experience with better graphics and gameplay, but both apps suffer from an overwhelming number of ads.

Full reviews: Gangstar New Orleans · Gangs Town Story

Gangstar New Orleans (A) and Gangs Town Story (B) are both free-to-play open-world action games with in-app purchases. While App A is praised for its graphics and gameplay, it is heavily criticized for excessive ads and lack of controller support. App B also faces significant complaints about ads and glitches, but some users appreciate its GTA-like experience.

Head to head

Graphics and Gameplay edge: Gangstar New OrleansR1R2R7R9
Gangstar New Orleans Users frequently praise Gangstar New Orleans for its good graphics and enjoyable gameplay, with some calling it the 'best game ever' and comparing it favorably to GTA R1R2R9. However, some users report issues with the game crashing or not loading on their devices R7.
Gangs Town Story Gangs Town Story is described as having good graphics and being a 'fun app' that reminds users of GTA San Andreas . Some users wish for more realistic features, better controls, and expanded maps .
Ads Experience tieR1R4R10R13
Gangstar New Orleans A significant number of users express extreme frustration with the excessive and intrusive ads in Gangstar New Orleans, stating that ads appear after every mission, upon opening the app, and even break the game or prevent rewards R1R4R10R13.
Gangs Town Story Gangs Town Story is heavily criticized for having 'too many ads' that appear constantly, even before starting the game, after missions, or when trying to get life kits .
Controller Support edge: Gangstar New OrleansR3R5R18R31
Gangstar New Orleans Many users of Gangstar New Orleans request controller support, specifically for Backbone controllers, noting that other Gangstar games like Vegas have it R3R5R18R31.
Gangs Town Story Reviews for Gangs Town Story do not mention controller support, focusing more on touch controls and wishing for improvements like analog driving .
Updates and Content tieR6R8R11R15
Gangstar New Orleans Users express disappointment that Gangstar New Orleans receives few real updates, mostly bug fixes, and wish for new cities, more missions, or a part two R8R11R15. Some also desire an offline mode R6R53.
Gangs Town Story Gangs Town Story players also desire new map updates, areas, clothing, weapons, and body customization . Some wish for an online mode, sleeping mechanics, buying houses, and vehicle customization .
Reliability and Bugs tieR10R19R28R30
Gangstar New Orleans Gangstar New Orleans users report various bugs including game crashes R30, loading screen issues , and problems with ads breaking the game or robbing rewards R10R19R28R30.
Gangs Town Story Gangs Town Story also has reliability issues, with users reporting the game freezing on ads , characters moving on their own , and some experiencing a bug where they cannot proceed after the 5th mission . One user reported a hack that drained their in-game currency .
Pick Gangstar New Orleans if

You prioritize better graphics and a more established open-world experience, and are willing to tolerate frequent ads or make an in-app purchase to remove them R1R9. You also appreciate the potential for controller support, even if it's not fully implemented yet R3.

Pick Gangs Town Story if

You are looking for a free GTA-like experience on mobile and are prepared for a high volume of ads . You might also appreciate its reported offline play capability R101.

Evidence note: Both apps are free-to-play with in-app purchases, and the overwhelming majority of negative reviews for both are related to the frequency and intrusiveness of ads, which is common for free mobile games. Users for both apps also frequently request more content and updates.

Frequently asked

Do Gangstar New Orleans and Gangs Town Story have a lot of ads?
Yes, both Gangstar New Orleans and Gangs Town Story are heavily criticized by users for having an excessive number of ads R1R4R13. Ads often appear after missions, upon opening the app, or even cause the game to break or freeze R10R19.
Can I play these games offline?
Gangstar New Orleans users have requested an offline mode, implying it currently requires an internet connection R6R17R53. Gangs Town Story, however, has at least one review stating it can be played without internet R101.
Do these games support controllers?
Gangstar New Orleans users frequently request controller support, specifically for Backbone controllers, noting its absence compared to other games in the series R3R5R18R31. Reviews for Gangs Town Story do not mention controller support.

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. [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
  2. [R2] Gangstar New Orleans 5/5 · US Best game ever: Best game ever
  3. [R7] Gangstar New Orleans 2/5 · US Why doesn’t this game work on my device?: I just finished playing gangster Vegas and it’s a great game and I wanted to play this one, but it doesn’t work on my device
  4. [R9] Gangstar New Orleans 3/5 · US Increible✨✨✨: Increible jugabilidad hermoso graficos🙈🕶️✨✨✨
  5. [R4] Gangstar New Orleans 2/5 · US Are: Too many ads play after every mission
  6. [R10] Gangstar New Orleans 2/5 · US Broken ads fix it: the ads literally break the game
  7. [R13] Gangstar New Orleans 1/5 · US Game: Ad after ad after is beyond annoying and I lose the thrill of playing and supporting because the ads. Everything about the game is lit, but take the ads down. Why support something that doesn’t interest me mentally. I love you guys keep up the great work
  8. [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
  9. [R5] Gangstar New Orleans 5/5 · US A: My controller doesn’t work for most of the games can you please fix it thank you
  10. [R18] Gangstar New Orleans 3/5 · US Controller support: Would be nice if new orleans could have game controller support like vegas
  11. [R31] Gangstar New Orleans 1/5 · US Controller not supported: Game lacks controller support and compatibility is poor; Vegas is better. · translated
  12. [R6] Gangstar New Orleans 3/5 · US Pls read: Make the game offline
  13. [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
  14. [R11] Gangstar New Orleans 5/5 · US ：: u gave up this game too early，that's a pity.
  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. [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
  17. [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…
  18. [R30] Gangstar New Orleans 3/5 · US Keeps crashing: Game crashes even when I’m on the map and when I’m switching turf guards a pop up appears every time I try to change a member and it even freezes on ads and robs me of my rewards and ad uses.
  19. [R17] Gangstar New Orleans 4/5 · US Good game: The game is really good Nice graphic But it have too many adds and need wifi to play
  20. [R53] Gangstar New Orleans 5/5 · US Offline mode: Yo the game is great but you guys should add an offline story mode. Its make the game better
  21. [R101] Gangs Town Story 5/5 · US Está genial: Es una chulada si se puede jugar sin internet por qué la Mayoría no cuenta con Internet

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