# CREST: Retro Formula Racing — Career, time trials & rivals

> Realistic open-wheel racing simulator with career, time trials, and multiplayer modes. (iPhone/iPad app by Artepeak LLC.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/crest-retro-formula-racing/id6798774660 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Artepeak LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1393875860)
- Category: Games, Sports, Racing, Simulation
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 107 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-09-01
- Data updated: 2026-10-20
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/crest-retro-formula-racing/id6798774660/reviews.md

## What is CREST?

Every lap is a fight against the clock and against everyone else who drove it today.

CREST is an open-wheel racing sim built for phones. Real circuit layouts, tyre wear, fuel loads, pit strategy and a career that remembers what you did last season.

RIVALS — ONE LAP, EVERY DAY
A new circuit each day. Same car for everyone, no assists, one flying lap. Set your time, then chase the ghosts of real drivers above you on the board. Daily, national and season standings.

1 VS 1 — RACE A FRIEND, LIVE
Open a room, share a four-digit code and race head to head, each on your own screen. The same physics on both phones, lap for lap.

CAREER
Sign with a team that will have you and climb by being quicker than the car deserves. Contracts, reputation, team politics, car development — and your own ratings: pace, consistency and racecraft grow with what you do on track, and the front of the grid signs on them. A newspaper reports on your season whether you like what it says or not.

RACE WEEKEND
Practice, qualifying and race. Manage tyres, fuel and the electric override. Read the flags, take the undercut, defend the position.

MAKE IT YOURS
Liveries, helmets, SPECIAL cars and a car you design yourself, colour by colour, with your name on the rear wing. Arrange the touch controls exactly where your thumbs want them. Everything you can buy is a look or a door — never speed.

ALSO INSIDE
· Quick Race — any team, any circuit, straight in
· Time Trial — empty track, soft tyres, perfect lap
· Championship — a full season, points to the end
· Daily login — come back each day and paint a car a seventh at a time

BUILT FOR MOBILE
Touch controls designed for a phone held in landscape. Runs on older hardware. Nine languages. Play as a guest or sign in to keep your name on the board.

Free to play. Optional one-time purchases: CARBON, the in-game currency, and passes. Rewarded videos play only when you choose to watch one — nothing interrupts a race.

Privacy Policy: https://crest-privacy.web.app
Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

## Key features

- Realistic open-wheel racing simulation
- Career mode with team politics and car development
- Daily 'Rivals' challenges with leaderboards
- 1v1 live races with friends
- Customizable liveries and cars
- Adjustable touch controls

## Is CREST safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess CREST.

## Is CREST legit?

CREST: Retro Formula Racing appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for CREST is 75 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

## Recent user reviews (1 of 1)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/crest-retro-formula-racing/id6798774660/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Wow

*2026-10-10*

Very good game a few inprovments needed but solid enjoyable gameplay

## Frequently asked questions about CREST

### Does CREST have ads?

CREST does not contain advertisements that interrupt gameplay. Rewarded videos are only played when you choose to watch them.

### How much does CREST cost?

CREST is free to play. Optional one-time purchases are available for in-game currency and passes.

### What devices does CREST support?

CREST is available on iPhone, iPad, and iPod, and is designed to run on older hardware.

### Can I play CREST offline?

While some modes like 'Rivals' and '1 VS 1' require an internet connection, modes like 'Quick Race', 'Time Trial', and 'Championship' can be played offline.

### How does the career mode in CREST work?

In career mode, you sign with a team, manage contracts, reputation, and team politics. Your performance on track influences your ratings and career progression, with a newspaper reporting on your season.

### What is the 'Rivals' mode in CREST?

Rivals mode offers a new circuit each day with identical cars and no assists. You compete for the best single lap time, with daily, national, and season standings.

### How often is CREST updated?

The latest version is 1.6.5, last updated on October 19, 2026, indicating regular updates to the game.

### Is CREST suitable for younger players?

CREST has an age rating of 4+, making it suitable for a wide range of players. The game focuses on racing simulation and does not contain inappropriate content.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.6.5 — 2026-10-19

Race intro: a commentator welcomes you to every circuit, then the STARTING GRID and a flyover down to your car.
New engine sound: a real V8 by default. V6 TURBO and CLASSIC in SETTINGS › AUDIO.
Damage: wings break, a hard crash can take a wheel off. Cars break each other's wings.
Mandatory pit: two different dry tyres, or +30 s.
RIVALS: your rival's ghost is their own car with their name.
League chat, steering assist now MEDIUM (HIGH one tap away), fixes.

### 1.6.4 — 2026-10-17

CO-OP ranking: races with 3 or more drivers earn points, and each week the top three win 300, 200 and 100 CARBON.
New CO-OP lobby: see the open rooms and join with one tap, or use QUICK JOIN.
RIVALS: a PURE DRIVING board for laps driven with no assists.
Duels: both drivers' aid letter or PURE DRIVING badge before and after the race, and wins and losses on every driver's card.
GLOBAL chat on RIVALS and CO-OP. The duel hour: get told when everyone races.
Small fixes.

### 1.6.3 — 2026-10-15

New: CO-OP rooms. Open a private room, invite friends or anyone online, draw the grid and race together, 2 to 6 drivers.
RIVALS: see YESTERDAY's final board and who won the podium.
PURE DRIVING: race with no assists and earn a badge and CARBON.
Tap a driver's aid letter to see how their lap was driven.
Private messages now ring your phone.
Small fixes and improvements.

### 1.6.2 — 2026-10-14

The NEWS card on the main menu now opens after the daily login card instead of being skipped, so you will not miss what is new.
Update checks are more reliable: every player is kept on the latest build.
Small fixes and improvements.

### 1.6.0 — 2026-10-12

A new driving model: the car turns the moment you steer and grips the road through every corner.
New on-screen steering wheel, fixed or moving (SETTINGS › CONTROLS).
Choose your starting tyres before a race; tyres now wear as you drive.
Rivals race harder: more overtakes, slipstream on the straights, and the Virtual Safety Car is back.
Scraping along a barrier now costs you speed.
NEWS: the bell on the main menu brings updates, news and answers.

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