Crossy Road vs Sunshine Island: Farming Game

How do Crossy Road and Sunshine Island: Farming Game 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	Sunshine Island: Farming Game
Genre	Family	Family
Price	Free	Free
Difficulty	medium	medium
Ad intensity	high	low
In-app-purchase pressure	medium	medium
Typical session	short	variable
Rating	4.7 / 5	4.7 / 5
Ratings count	734,126	12,381
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 Relaxing farming and building mechanics Friendly guild community and multiplayer teamwork Free-to-play without forced spending Common complaints Frequent login/loading bugs (stuck at 46-47%) High battery drain issues Poor customer service response and account issues

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) Sunshine Island: Farming Game — Build and manage a tropical paradise island with farming, crafting, and social guild gameplay. (rated medium difficulty, low ad pressure)

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