“Too many adds. Stop shoving the shop down our throats, I don't want to pay any money on the game. the fact that its almost impossible to progress without watching a million and one ads is ridiculous. every little thing in this game is…”
Independent automated assessment · 6 signal sources · 939 reviews scanned · analyzed 2026-10-06.
4.5 ★229,522 ratings
50M+Downloads
9+Age rating
605 MBApp size
Free · In-app purchasesIn-app purchases
About this app
“If you’re looking for the best mobile motocross game there is, just get Mad Skills Motocross 3.” - Justin Cooper, 2021 West Supercross Champion
“I’ve never met a motocross racer who hasn’t played Mad Skills Motocross. It’s legendary in the sport.” - David Pingree, former pro racer and current host of the Whiskey Throttle Show
“I will destroy David Pingree at Mad Skills Motocross 3.” -- Grant Langston, former world champion and AMA motocross champion
The wait is over. Mad Skills Motocross 3 has finally arrived.
With mind-blowing physics, endless customization, hundreds of tracks and exciting online multiplayer events, Mad Skills Motocross 3 sets the standard for side-scrolling racing games.…
Preview
Real screenshots from the store listing.
Independent evidence report
The evidence behind this assessment
This is where the page changes from an app-store listing into an evidence report: findings, important reviews, pricing and a dated history.
Which version this describes
When we ran this analysis, and what the store lists now.
App Store
This analysis describes version 5.2.0 of the app, analyzed 2026-10-05 . The app may have changed since.
The store currently lists version 5.2.0, updated 2026-10-01.
Google Play
This analysis describes version 5.2.1 of the app (the version number recorded inside the package we inspected), analyzed 2026-10-06 . The app may have changed since.
The store currently lists version 5.2.1, updated 2026-10-01.
What we measured
Each line is a measurement published as a measurement, never a verdict.
Each line is a measurement, published as a measurement. Where we have not looked, the line says so rather than reading as a zero.
Developer replies to reviews
Replies to at least 1 review in 20
Price in the store description
States a price and a billing period
Cancelling, in the store description
Says how to cancel
Themes reported by reviewers
2 themes reported
Counted from the reviews we have read for this app. "No theme reported" means no theme reached our reporting threshold — it is not a finding that nothing is wrong with this app, and we do not say it is.
Five-star share of ratings
65–79% five-star
Arithmetic on the stores' own published rating counts. It says nothing about why the ratings fall where they do.
In the package we scanned
From the package we downloaded and read — version 5.2.1, scanned 2026-10-03.
Permissions Android classifies as dangerous
1–2 requested
Counted against the eighteen permissions listed in collect-package.ts. A dangerous permission is one Android asks the user to grant; requesting one is not itself a finding.
Analytics or tracking SDKs in the scanned package
1–2 found
Advertising SDKs in the scanned package
10 or more found
Counted as distinct SDKs in the package we scanned. One mediation bundle can contribute several, so this is not a count of advertisers.
Graded bands · predicate set 1.4 · how these are measured
What the analysis found
App-specific findings, grouped by what each one rests on. How they are graded lives on its own page.
The catch list 2
Charges we publish at a strength we stand behind: measured from an artefact, agreed by independent sources, or reported by enough users to clear that charge's own published bar.
Multiple ad networks bundled
The package embeds several distinct advertising or mediation SDKs — a stack built for ad volume, not for a single house ad.
What we saw: Bundles 16 distinct ad networks / mediation SDKs: Amazon Publisher Services, AppLovin MAX, BidMachine, Chartboost and 12 more
Reported by users: Aggressive ad load
Advertising volume or placement that interrupts normal use: ads between every action, unskippable or forced full-screen ads.
What we saw: Raised by 53 distinct reviewers — 10.5% of the 504 reviews scanned on this store leg (App Store).
Positive evidence 1
Things this app does right, published at the same strengths as the catch list.
Developer says data deletion can be requested
The developer's data-safety disclosure on the store states that users can request deletion of their data, or the app's own text offers a way to delete the account. This restates what the developer declares; it is not a test of whether deletion works. Apple publishes no equivalent disclosure, so on an Apple-only listing only the app's own text can support it.
What we saw: The developer's store data-safety disclosure states that data deletion can be requested; we have not seen a deletion control in the app's own text
One source only — shown, not confirmed 3
A single kind of evidence. We publish these because withholding them would be the bigger distortion, and we do not treat any of them as a finding we stand behind.
From the store listing: Loot boxes with no stated odds
The app sells randomised rewards — crates, chests, packs, pulls — and states no drop rates or odds anywhere in its own text, so what the money buys is unknowable before paying.
What we saw: The store lists 4 randomised-reward purchases ("Huge gold pack", "Large gold pack", "Medium gold pack", "Small gold pack") and the app's own text states no drop rates or odds
Reported by users: Pay to progress
Advancement or competition is gated behind spending money rather than playing.
What we saw: Pay to progress: raised by 16 distinct reviewers (3.2% of 504 reviews scanned)
From the store listing: Usable without an account
The app's own screens offer a way past sign-up — guest access, skipping, or browsing before registering — rather than gating the product behind an account. The store's privacy disclosure is checked alongside it: that disclosure is self-reported, so it corroborates this credit rather than establishing it.
What we saw: The store privacy disclosure (9 entries) links no contact details or identifiers to the user — consistent with an app that does not require an account. Self-reported by the developer.
Highlighted reviews
Representative public review excerpts shown as user reports, not Appworthy audit evidence.
“Great motorbike dynamic game. However, the developers have completely ruined the enjoyment of this game with constant and excessive ads. Every time I complete a level, it offers me to buy something in app purchases or puts an ad forward…”
“Great game concept. It was awesome when it first came out, but they have destroyed the physics on updates. You can still whip (though it's delayed) but not scrub anymore, which is a major bummer for track times. Also, so many ads now that…”
Assessment & version history
App changes and Appworthy events in one timeline.
Store listing updated to version 5.2.0.
What this app sells
Useful store-disclosed pricing, kept below the app listing.
Items shown10
Lowest$2.99
Highest$49.99
Huge gold pack$49.99
Large gold pack$9.99
Medium gold pack$5.99
Small gold pack$2.99
Full Tier 3 Epic Set$2.99
Show 5 more purchases
Full Tier 2 Epic Set$2.99
Full Tier 4 Epic Set$4.99
Full Tier 5 Epic Set$5.99
Welcome offer$8.99
Welcome offer$4.99
Google Play does not publish per-purchase prices.