Driving Zone vs Car Simulator 2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Driving Zone
Experience realistic car physics and legendary German cars in this street racing simulator. Explore diverse tracks with dynamic weather and time of day, and customize your driving style from arcade to simulation. Earn points to unlock new vehicles and features.
- Realistic car physics
- Legendary German cars
- Diverse tracks and weather
- Car tuning and customization
- Dynamic time of day
- Multiple camera views
- Cloud save synchronization
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Driving Zone: Germany - car game and street racing simulator with realistic physics and legendary german cars. In this game are presented cars prototypes of the German manufacturers: from classic city cars to powerful modern sports cars and luxury cars. Each car in the game has it's own technical specifications and engine sounds. Well detailed body and dashboard create the effect of full presence and realism. The game offers four unique tracks with different weather conditions. You can drive on high-speed highway, or go for a ride in the German town, which is particularly beautiful at night. If you are a real extreme racer, you should drive on winter track with dangerous icy road. You can choose the starting time of the day, that will change dynamically. You can also try driving on special race or drift track. Start the engine, press down on the gas and chase as quickly as possible. Earn points by overtaking traffic cars. Or go to the race track and try to pass it by shortest time for take maximum reward. Another mode is drift, where you can test your skills of drifting and earn points by fast and sharp skid angles. You will need points to open the new vehicles, modes and other features of the game. This racing simulator gives you the ability to choose the style of driving that can be quiet and safe or extremely dangerous racing. The abundance of settings allows you to customize a level of car physics realism, from arcade and simulation levels to the most realistic, as in the difficult racing simulator in which you will need to show your driving skills. Features: - Modern beautiful graphics; - Car tuning and customization feature; - Realistic car physics; - Change the time of day in real-time; - 4 levels for street racing, many configurations of racetracks and drift tracks with different weather conditions; - First person view / Interior view / Cinematic camera; - Automatic cloud synchronization of your game progress. Warning! This game is quite realistic, but it is not designed to teach you how to street racing. Be careful and responsible when you're driving real car. Enjoy virtual driving in heavy car traffic, but please observe the traffic rules and be careful on real roads.
Car Simulator 2
Experience a realistic driving simulator with an expansive open world and over 130 vehicles. Compete in races, upgrade your cars, and explore the city solo or online with other players. Earn currency to customize your vehicles, garages, and even purchase a house.
- Realistic driving physics
- Open world exploration
- Over 130 cars
- Online multiplayer
- Car customization and upgrades
- Missions and races
- Dynamic day-night cycle
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Play the most realistic driving simulator! A new open world, over 135 new cars, and amazing gameplay await you! Play online with real players from all over the world, win, and earn currency you can spend on new cars, upgrades, garages, and a house. Cruise all over the city with your friends, upgrade your cars, enter and win insane races, explore a large city, and become the best! Race by your own rules! Let's go! Features: - A fun, free-to-play game that's a blast to play. - Online and single-player modes. - 3D open world. - Daily bonuses and quests. - Fully detailed car models. - Drive from a first- or third-person perspective. - 360-degree car interiors. - Lots of interactive elements in the car models. - Realistic physics and sounds effects. - A mechanic with lots of upgrade options for your cars. - Interactive gas station. - Exciting missions in the form of quests, arcade challenges, and races. - Dynamic day-night cycle. Tips: 1. Buy new cars and upgrade them to win new races. 2. Don't go too fast in the city - drive carefully. 3. Watch out for the cops - they'll give you a ticket if they catch you speeding. 4. Pay attention to interactive tips and dialog boxes. 5. Don't forget to gas up your car at the gas station. 6. You can make extra money by picking up cab fares or working for the mob. 7. Obey the rules of the road.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Car Simulator 2 at 4.5 against Driving Zone's 4.1. Car Simulator 2 also leads on ratings volume (24K vs 3.5K) and review sentiment (82% vs 73%). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Driving Zone sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and Car Simulator 2 sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Car Simulator 2 holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Car Simulator 2 has 24K ratings behind it against 3.5K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of Driving Zone's written reviews are positive against 82% of Car Simulator 2's.
Driving Zone ships an update monthly, Car Simulator 2 every 2 months. Both last shipped on September 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Driving Zone | Car Simulator 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (3.5K ratings) | 4.5 (24K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 73.4% of reviews | 82.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3.5K | 24K — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #73 — better | #85 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 471 MB | 2.2 GB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alexander Sivatsky | OppanaGames FZC LLC |
Customer experience
Driving Zone
Car Simulator 2
User reviews
Driving Zone
From 3.5K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Realistic driving experience
- 🚗 Wide selection of German cars
- 👍 Detailed car interiors
- 💨 Powerful engine sounds
- 🔥 Exciting drifting and racing
Room to improve
- 💸 Expensive car upgrades
- 🚦 Unrealistic traffic behavior
- 🤖 Unresponsive AI vehicles
- 🚧 Lack of varied road types
- 🔍 Missing key features like side mirrors
Car Simulator 2
From 24K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Great game
- 🚀 Awesome graphics
- 🚀 Fun to drive around
- 🚀 Lots of cars to choose from
- 🚀 Customization options
Room to improve
- 🐛 Glitches and bugs
- 🐛 Frequent crashes
- 🐛 Black screen when exiting car
- 🐛 Drifting issues with certain cars
- 💰 Expensive cars and upgrades
Bugs and requests
Driving Zone
Reported bugs
4 issues- Frequent crashes and app instability
- Inconsistent car handling and physics
- Disappearing or resetting of in-game progress and purchases
- Unresponsive or buggy controls, especially with steering
Requested features
5 requests- Add more car models like BMW M5, Mercedes CLS, Audi R8
- Implement multiplayer mode to race against friends
- Introduce weather effects and dynamic road conditions
- Allow for more customization options like body kits, spoilers
- Expand the map with city environments, intersections, and off-road terrain
Car Simulator 2
Reported bugs
4 issues- Disappearing cars in garages
- Inconsistent fuel consumption
- Difficulty connecting to online mode
- Freezing and crashing on older devices
Requested features
10 requests- More car brands and models
- Larger map and more locations
- Ability to own and customize houses
- Multiplayer mode with friends
- Character customization
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- Realistic damage and repair system
- Weather effects and seasons
- Ability to start businesses and jobs
- Improved navigation and GPS
- More missions and challenges
In-app purchases
Driving Zone
- Disable ads$0.49
- 20,000 coins$0.49
- 90,000 coins$1.99
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- 220,000 coins$3.99
- 550,000 coins$7.99
- 1,300,000 coins$12.99
- 2,000,000 coins$19.00
- 3,000,000 coins$25.00
Car Simulator 2
- Disable interstitial Ads$1.99
- 55.000 Coins$2.99
- Car Velarion$4.99
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- 121.000 Coins$5.99
- Diamond$7.99
- 331.000 Coins$8.99
- G-Wagen M$9.99
- Haste$9.99
- Car Bull$12.99
- 100 Blueprints$14.99
- Mansion on the beach$14.99
- 718.000 Coins$17.99
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