# Speed Demons — user reviews > 44 indexed App Store user reviews of Speed Demons by Radiangames, rated 4.90/5 from 235 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/speed-demons/id6478928745/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/speed-demons/id6478928745.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 214 · 4★ 13 · 3★ 5 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 2 ## What do users think of Speed Demons? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 🤩 Fun and addictive gameplay - ✨ Beautiful graphics - 🕹️ Simple and intuitive controls - 🚗 Vehicles with special powers - 💰 Lots of content for the price - 💨 Fast-paced and exciting races - 👍 Great for short bursts - 👆 One-handed play possible - 🕹️ Nostalgic feel for some - 🚀 High praise from previous players - 🎮 Excellent game on Apple Arcade - 💯 Worth the purchase price - 📱 Great on older phones - ✨ Eye-catching particle effects **Cons** - 📉 Performance issues and lag - 🐛 Random save file deletion - 😵 Difficult to control turns - 🚫 Some levels are impossible - 🔄 Progress wiped clean after crash - 🐌 Game becomes laggy over time - 🚧 Slalom in chapter 8 is impossible - 📉 Graphics stuttering - 💥 Lag when cars create sparks - 🧊 Boulder size issue in checkpoints - 😵 Lack of play testing on levels - 📉 Lag and stutter on M1/M2 iPads - ❓ Confusing menus and race selection - 😵 Zero control and fast pace - 📉 Poor optimization, crashes with particle effects - 🚗 Horrible car steering - 🔁 Repetitive gameplay - 🐛 Bug in garage upgrade system **Commonly reported bugs** - Randomly erases save files - App crashes and deletes progress - Slalom in chapter 8 is technically impossible - Level won't spawn (initially thought user error) - Laggy after a dozen sessions, worsens over time - Graphics stuttering on interface and gameplay - GameCenter achievements may be broken - Game gets really laggy when cars create sparks - Boulder is too big for checkpoints - Atlantica track race is impossible to get 3 stars on - Lag and stutter on M1/M2 iPad Pro - Menus are illegible - Cannot upgrade in the garage - Crashes on startup if screen is touched (iPhone 12) - Heavy on GPU, frame drops on M2 device **Most requested features** - Free play mode to test upgrades - Multiplayer mode - Custom races with modifiers - Custom tracks and cars - Sandbox mode - Ability to customize vehicle colors - Tutorial for new players - JoyCon controller compatibility ## Newest reviews (16 of 44) ### 4/5 — Beware: disappearing save files *2026-01-22, version 1.7.2* This is a great game, very fun and I always find myself reaching for it while I'm waiting for my coffee etc. However, this game WILL randomly erase all of your progress, so don't spend the $6 on it unless you're ready to do a whole lot of grinding to get back all of your cars and upgrades. ### 4/5 — Almost Perfect *2024-12-08, version 1.7.2* The game gives me pure excitement and fun as I cruise through the traffic, playing as runners or cops. Graphics looks amazing, the control is simple and intuitive,and the vehicles have different special powers.The only major problem is performance issues.It always become laggy after a dozen of sessions and continues to worsen as you play,even on a M4 chip iPad.Restarting the game instantly solves the issue,but it’s annoying doing that over and over again while enjoying the fun. ### 5/5 — I love this game *2024-08-25, version 1.7.2* At heart I am a casual gamer. I like this game. I wish it were compatible with JoyCon controllers but it is not due to weird bindings. Great game! Also, GameCenter achievements may be broken. My in game progress says chapter one complete but the achievement in game center has no activity. ### 5/5 — I love this game *2024-08-22* At heart I am a casual gamer. I like this game. ### 5/5 — Awesome game. *2024-08-15, version 1.7.2* Very fun game to play in short burst. Highly recommend it as it is in portrait mode, so can be played with one hand. ### 5/5 — Childhood game *2024-08-07, version 1.7.2* Brings me nostalgia from Apple Arcade 2019, recommend it, the price is still a bit expensive in my country, 20 riyals - but it’s worth it. ### 4/5 — Wonderful but *2024-07-27, version 1.7.2* The game get really laggy when cars create sparks please fix this or I will delete it ### 4/5 — It’s great but it can be better *2024-07-26* Let’s talk about the boulder, it’s to big to fit in checkpoints so I have to respawn like mad so you have to change the size of the boulder and now I’m going to talk about something completely different so instruments of destruction has been getting all the updates and speed demons hasn’t so I’m thinking more chapters and more maps and a sandbox mode ### 5/5 — Amazing game *2024-07-16, version 1.7.2* This has to be one of the best mobile games I have ever played. For the money you pay there are so many levels and lots of content. Gameplay is extremely fun and addictive. I recently switched to android so I am hoping the developers add this game to the google play store as well. ### 5/5 — Jogo simples mas divertido *2024-06-09* Muito dahora sair desviando de tudo ou explodindo tudo na estrada desse jogo ### 5/5 — Good game *2024-06-08, version 1.7.2* This game is awesome, but it would be very cool if we could do custom races, where we can toggle modifiers (ex. Crazy traffic, health bar, etc) to the game, and set the game type. But other than that this game is great ### 5/5 — Finally! *2024-05-12, version 1.7.2* I’m so happy I can play this game without being subscribed to Apple Arcade! I almost did just to play this game! This game is fun! I wish it had multiplayer! ### 5/5 — 깔끔한 캐주얼 게임 *2024-04-23* 난장판인 도로에서 차를 피하고 부수는 게임인데 캐주얼한 느낌이면서 한 손으로 즐기기도 좋은 재밌는 게임 ### 5/5 — Masterpiece! *2024-04-21, version 1.7.2* What a great little game! The only problem is sometimes lagging. I'd be grateful if you could solve the issue ### 5/5 — Best game ever *2024-04-17, version 1.7.2* But what will also be great custom mode where your good to custome tracks and cars and make new tracks ### 5/5 — Excellent time *2024-03-30, version 1.7.2* I played this on Apple Arcade for a while when I had a free trial, and I thought it was a great time. So seeing it available to purchase without needing a subscription made me very happy. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Progress wiped clean *2025-12-01, version 1.7.2* Played the game for 2 days nonstop until app crashed and progress got deleted upon relaunch. Disgrace and shame on the development team. ### 2/5 — Some levels are impossible *2024-04-28* At first the game was really fun and interesting, but partway in, the levels either got impossible or way too difficult. For example, with a max speed Hyperion, the Atlantica track race is physically impossible to get 3 stars on. I am disappointed at the lack of play testing. Wouldn’t recommend if you want to fully complete the game. 👎 ### 2/5 — Zero control *2024-03-27, version 1.7.2* There’s no tutorial, everything’s tiny, everything’s crazy fast - you have very little control, the vehicles have very little influence on the level you kinda just shoot like a rocket and do your best not to hit every single obstacle. I deleted it after 15 minutes. ### 2/5 — Hard to discribe *2024-03-24, version 1.7.2* I like the art of this game. The difficulty of each level is not progressive, and the optimization is too poor (particle effects can cause extremely serious lag or even crash). I use 14 pro ### 2/5 — Bof bof *2024-03-23* Les + Beau graphismes Les - La direction de la voiture est horrible Le jeu est répétitif Les menus sont illisibles Passez votre chemin.. ### 2/5 — Lagging on M2 device? *2024-03-20, version 1.7.1* Didn’t have a problem when it was on arcade but now it’s heavy on gpu (frame drops to around 10) even tho I have M2 iPad pro ### 3/5 — Maybe *2026-07-26, version 1.7.2* Frustrating ### 3/5 — Fuming atm *2025-07-23, version 1.7.2* Somebody tell me why the slalom in chapter 8 is technically impossible, the instructor literally does not turn tight enough to pass the flags ### 3/5 — Lags *2024-03-28, version 1.7.2* iPad Pro M1 chip game is fine for about 20 mins at that point iPad becomes hot. And game will lag and stutter and becomes unplayable. ### 3/5 — Great game….but.. *2024-03-24, version 1.7.2* Great game, and I like this a lot. However, choosing the different races can be confusing. When I first started the race, I couldn’t tell if I should slide or click on the race. In other words, the graphics blend in and there’s so much on the screen. Maybe it’s the game/race running in the background or ??…. You see prologue, then you see all the chapters. This needs to be a little easier on the eyes to be honest. …and no, I’m not old, and play games all the time. When upgrading my vehicle, this is also confusing. Keep is kiss…. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Best flipping **** game ever I would **** pay $5 million for this game *2026-08-17, version 1.7.2* Good game but could be better when weekly quest come and actually unlock cars that you race as. ### 5/5 — Perfect *2025-12-16, version 1.7.2* This game is absolutely beautiful. Only thing I would change is the movement it’s a little hard to control at some points. For example when you need to make a turn to avoid a wall. Other than that it’s perfect. ### 5/5 — Worth it *2025-11-28, version 1.7.2* I played this game years ago and I loved it but I haven’t been able to find it until now and whoever said that their iPad can’t run it, it’s running fine on my years old phone ### 5/5 — I take it back *2025-07-20, version 1.7.2* While it is super laggy at times I realized that I was wrong about the level that wouldn't spawn, it was just me not being fast enough. ### 5/5 — One thing *2025-07-20* Had an absolute blast with it on Arcade and I’m having an absolute blast with it now, i just wish there was a free play mode where you could just mess around and test upgrades. I wanna see just how fast the scorcher can go with max speed upgrades, but there’s too much traffic on the cruise levels or they’re too windy ### 5/5 — I love it *2025-02-19, version 1.7.2* I love this game. Thank you luke. I hope bombcats back again ### 5/5 — HERE! WE! GO! *2025-02-08, version 1.7.2* Remember when I said that instruments was getting all the updates well now SPEED DEMONS 2 IS COMING OUT I am literally PRAYING for speed demons 2 to come out on the App Store ### 5/5 — One of the best *2024-10-20* I played this game on Apple Arcade. That’s a great game. Keep up the great work! ### 5/5 — Klassisches Arcade Spiel - No Win *2024-09-04* Niemand gewinnt, außer die Verantwortlichen, an Erfahrung. ### 5/5 — Unplayable - graphics keeps stuttering. It’s BAD *2024-09-03, version 1.7.2* It hurts me to give this rating because this game was AWESOME while it was offered via Apple Arcade. I really enjoyed it quite a bit at that time (about a year or so ago). Almost played it daily at that time. But ever since it moved to a standalone one it has been rubbish. The transition from Apple Arcade as a standalone app has been a failure. The stuttering is not just while game play but also the entire time using the app at the various interface pages. It’s just soo unstable. Seems like it’s going to crash any moment. For reference I’ve been using this on an M1 powered iPad so definitely not a hardware related issue. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-07.*