Crossy Road vs Tasty Planet: Back for Seconds

How do Crossy Road and Tasty Planet: Back for Seconds 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: Back for Seconds
Genre	Family	Family
Price	Free	Paid
Difficulty	medium	easy
Ad intensity	high	medium
In-app-purchase pressure	medium	none
Typical session	short	long
Rating	4.7 / 5	4.4 / 5
Ratings count	734,126	85
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 Highly addictive progression mechanic Extensive content with 1000+ items to eat Time-travel theme with varied levels Common complaints Developers advertise other games heavily in the app Difficulty spikes on medal/time-limit challenges Performance issues and slowdown reported

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: Back for Seconds — Control a growing grey goo that eats its way through six time periods, from dinosaurs to the distant future. (rated easy difficulty, medium ad pressure)

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