Hover Racer vs Speed Stars
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hover Racer
Experience high-speed racing through dynamic space environments in a futuristic hovercraft. Collect in-game currency to unlock new items in the integrated shop. Compete with friends by comparing scores on Game Centre.
- Break-neck speed racing
- Ever-changing landscapes
- Collect credits
- Integrated item shop
- Amazing graphics
- Compare scores with friends
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Strap into a space-age hovercraft and tear through an ever-changing landscape at break-neck speed. One wrong line and it's over — how far can you get? Hover Racer is a pick-up-and-play endless racer built for one-thumb control and long sessions. The track rebuilds itself ahead of you, so no two runs are the same. RACE • Twitch-reactive hover controls tuned for touch • A continuously generated landscape — never the same run twice • Speed that keeps climbing the longer you survive COLLECT AND UPGRADE • Bank credits on every run • Spend them in the integrated shop on new hovercraft and power-ups • Grab power-ups mid-race and trigger them from the touch UI COMPETE • Game Center leaderboards — see exactly where you rank against friends • Chase your own best distance, then beat it BUILT TO LOOK GOOD • Detailed hovercraft models and sharp sci-fi environments • Smooth performance on iPhone and iPad Free to play. Race as long as you can hold the line.
Speed Stars
Engage in a fast-paced physics-based racing game using simple two-finger controls. Compete against AI, ghost data of real players, or race solo to achieve new personal bests and climb global leaderboards. Unlock additional race distances and customization options in the full version.
- Two-finger touch controls
- 100m straightaway races
- Race against AI and player ghosts
- Global leaderboards
- Replay with cinematic cameras
- Unlockable race distances
- Customizable racers
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Simple yet tricky, competitive, fast-paced physics game! Use two-finger touch controls to zip down the 100m straightaway! Master your timing and you'll zoom at scintillating speeds, smashing your personal bests and climbing the world ranking! Race against ghosts of real players, go head to head with the AI racers, or run a solo time trial. Then see where you stack up against the rest of the world on the global leaderboard! Watch replays of your race with cinematic camera angles, and choose the stadium theming from 8 colorful presets! With the full version, you'll get five more iconic track and field race distances to master - the 200m dash, 400m dash, 60m dash, 110m hurdles, and 400m hurdles - as well as the ability to create your own racers with customized appearances and stats! Terms: https://www.miniclip.com/terms-and-conditions Privacy: https://www.miniclip.com/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Speed Stars at 66% against Hover Racer's 0%. Speed Stars also leads on ratings volume (41K vs 1) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months). Hover Racer's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Hover Racer sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Speed Stars sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Hover Racer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Speed Stars has 41K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of Hover Racer's written reviews are positive against 66% of Speed Stars's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Hover Racer ships an update every 3 months, Speed Stars every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hover Racer | Speed Stars |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.8 (41K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 66.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 41K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #30 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 151 MB | 207 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AQToor Software | Miniclip.com |
Customer experience
Hover Racer
Speed Stars
Bugs and requests
Hover Racer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Speed Stars
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes when trying to access certain modes or features
- Progress/account resets causing loss of data and purchases
- Glitches and issues with running mechanics and controls
Requested features
5 requests- Add more race events (e.g. 4x100, 4x400, longer distances)
- Implement field events (long jump, triple jump, high jump)
- Add online/multiplayer functionality to race against friends
- Improve character customization options
- Provide better tutorials and onboarding for new players
In-app purchases
Hover Racer
- 50000 credits$0.99
- Massive Credits Pack$7.99
Speed Stars
- Full Version$0.99
- 2,000 Diamonds Pack$0.99
- Full Version$1.99
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- Full Version$2.99
- 15,000 Diamonds Pack$3.99
- 40,000 Diamonds Pack$7.99
Questions
Is Hover Racer free?
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