Crossy Road vs Octodad: Dadliest Catch

How do Crossy Road and Octodad: Dadliest Catch compare on difficulty, ad pressure, in-app-purchase pressure and what real reviewers say? A side-by-side look, grounded in App Store data.

	Crossy Road	Octodad: Dadliest Catch
Genre	Family	Family
Price	Free	Paid
Difficulty	medium	hard
Ad intensity	high	none
In-app-purchase pressure	medium	none
Typical session	short	medium
Rating	4.7 / 5	4.3 / 5
Ratings count	734,126	2,815
Reviews say	What players like Highly addictive and entertaining gameplay Large character collection (300+ skins to unlock) Works offline without WiFi requirement Common complaints Excessive ads after just 2 runs; many ads even with optional viewing Difficulty spikes sharply for new players with too many cars No character preference switching; locked into random unlocks	What players like Hilarious physical comedy with wobbly, floppy tentacle controls Heartfelt story about deception and family love Creative level design with memorable moments Common complaints Controls are notoriously difficult and unintuitive Learning curve is steep, unclear camera/movement mechanics at start Can become repetitive after beating it once

Crossy Road — An endless arcade hopper where you guide quirky retro characters across roads, trains, and rivers while collecting 300+ unlockable characters. (rated medium difficulty, high ad pressure) Octodad: Dadliest Catch — Control an octopus pretending to be human as he fumbles through daily life and family secrets with hilariously unwieldy tentacles. (rated hard difficulty, none ad pressure)

Data: Apple App Store, as of 2026-08-24. Last updated 2026-08-24.