Crossy Road vs Tasty Planet

How do Crossy Road and Tasty Planet 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	Tasty Planet
Genre	Family	Family
Price	Free	Paid
Difficulty	medium	easy
Ad intensity	high	none
In-app-purchase pressure	medium	none
Typical session	short	medium
Rating	4.7 / 5	4.3 / 5
Ratings count	738,083	105
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 and destructive gameplay satisfies Appealing to wide age range from young kids to adults Simple concept with progressive scale (tiny to planet-eating) Common complaints Gameplay becomes repetitive with filler levels that reset blob size Difficulty spike in City 4 makes some levels feel impossible Price point ($2.99-$3) considered too high by multiple reviewers

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) Tasty Planet — Control a growing blob of sentient goo that devours everything in its path across 60 escalating levels from tiny rooms to entire planets. (rated easy difficulty, none ad pressure)

Data: Apple App Store, as of 2026-10-09. Last updated 2026-10-09.