Hajwala Drift vs Drift Arena
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hajwala Drift
Experience intense and realistic car racing and drifting. Customize vehicles and characters, create custom tracks, and compete online with friends. Explore diverse gameplay modes and environments for an immersive driving adventure.
- Realistic driving experience
- Car and character customization
- Custom track creation
- Online multiplayer (up to 8 players)
- Voice and text chat
- Multiple gameplay modes (drifting, police chase, off-road)
- Day/night and weather control
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HAJWALA is one of the most popular racing and drifting games in the Middle East, delivering an intense and realistic driving experience. Customize your car and character to match your style. Create your own racing tracks, tune your vehicle, perfect your setup, and stand out with a unique design. Play solo or enjoy online mode with up to 8 players at the same time. Stay connected with built-in voice and text chat, bringing you closer to your friends wherever they are. Explore a wide range of gameplay modes and environments, including: - Drifting - Police chase - Off-road desert dune challenges - Burnout challenges - Custom track creation - And more Choose day or night mode and control the weather for a more immersive driving experience. Features: - A large collection of cars to choose from - Car customization and tuning - Character customization - Online multiplayer for up to 8 players - Voice and text chat - Custom track creation - Desert, city, and drifting environments Inspired by Hajwala, a popular style of drifting enjoyed in Saudi Arabia and across the Gulf region, the game brings that unique driving culture into a fun racing and drifting experience. Start your journey now and experience racing and drifting with HAJWALA.
Drift Arena
Engage in thrilling races, performing drifts to earn in-game currency. Use your earnings to upgrade existing vehicles or unlock a variety of new, cool cars.
- Drift mechanics
- Earn in-game cash
- Upgrade cars
- Unlock new cars
- Burning wheels racing
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Drift and earn more cash to upgrade and unlock new cool cars.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Drift Arena at 4.7 against Hajwala Drift's 4.1. Drift Arena also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 9) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Hajwala Drift's advantage is review sentiment (72% vs 53%) and ratings volume (19K vs 1.3K). On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Hajwala Drift sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Drift Arena asks for nothing beyond the download.
Drift Arena holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hajwala Drift has 19K ratings behind it against 1.3K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 72% of Hajwala Drift's written reviews are positive against 53% of Drift Arena's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hajwala Drift | Drift Arena |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (19K ratings) | 4.7 (1.3K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 72.5% of reviews — better | 52.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 19K — better | 1.3K |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Best chart rank | #193 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1.6 GB | 211 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | RABABA Games | Mad Hook |
Customer experience
Hajwala Drift
Drift Arena
User reviews
Hajwala Drift
From 19K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Great game with lots of cars and customization
- 👍 Multiplayer works well
- 💡 All cars and customization are free
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
- 🐛 Laggy performance on some devices
- 🐛 Bugs with controls and camera
Drift Arena
From 1.3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fun
- 👍 Great game play
- 👍 Simple and easy to use
- 👍 Engaging physics
- 👍 Good graphics
Room to improve
- 🔍 Too many ads
- 🐛 Crashes/freezes
- 🔍 Short gameplay duration
- 🔍 Limited customization options
- 🔍 Unbalanced progression
Bugs and requests
Hajwala Drift
Reported bugs
4 issues- Game freezes when trying to create custom maps
- Steering and controls get stuck
- Frequent crashes on loading screens
- Graphical glitches and visual bugs
Requested features
5 requests- Add more car models and brands
- Improve graphics and realism
- Add more customization options like body kits, engines, etc.
- Improve multiplayer experience with more modes and features
- Add offline/single player mode
Drift Arena
Reported bugs
2 issues- Car not moving at times
- Stuck in place during multiplayer
Requested features
6 requests- More cars
- Longer gameplay modes
- Player customization
- More tracks/maps
- Multiplayer/competitive modes
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- Ability to purchase ad-free version
In-app purchases
Hajwala Drift
- Lite Subscription$1.991 Month
- VIP Subscription$4.991 Month
- Lite Subscription -Three Month$4.993 Months
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- Lite Subscription - Six Month$9.996 Months
- VIP Subscription - Three Month$12.993 Months
- Lite Subscription - One Year$21.991 Year
- VIP Subscription - Six Month$24.996 Months
- VIP Subscription - One Year$44.991 Year
- VIP Gift$4.99
Drift Arena
No in-app purchases
Questions
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