RollerCoaster Tycoon® Touch™ vs Ultimate Coaster 2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RollerCoaster Tycoon® Touch™
Build and manage your dream theme park, from designing thrilling roller coasters to customizing every detail. Expand your park, attract more visitors, and compete in fun challenges.
- Design custom roller coasters
- Collect and customize attractions
- Manage park operations
- Upgrade rides and buildings
- Participate in time-based challenges
- Visit and trade with friends
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The gold standard for 3D park-building sims returns, with more fun, challenges, and thrills than ever…. A deep simulation game where you manage it all -- coasters, rides, shops, restaurants, bathrooms, janitors, ride engineers -- everything is up to you. Use the roller coaster builder to draw intense coasters, full of loops, rolls, twists, corkscrews, dips, dives, and more. -Collect and customize hundreds of attractions -Push the limits of coaster design .. add loops, rolls, twists, corkscrews, dips, dives, and more -Upgrade your park to grow attendance and make more -Earn rewards playing time-based challenges -Visit your friend’s parks and trade items -Build a water park with wet rides and crazy slides -Fun events all year long A modern take on the classic Roller Coaster Tycoon for phone and tablet … the classic is back. Set prices, start marketing campaigns, install decorations, even color each building. All to maximize customer satisfaction and increase your daily attendance. You can even trade-in and upgrade to rare and epic-level rides and buildings. The more successful you are, the larger you can make your park, and the more you can build and manage! https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Ultimate Coaster 2
Design and experience your own roller coasters in a 3D environment. This app offers intuitive controls for all skill levels, allowing you to build, customize, and ride your creations with realistic physics. Save your designs and explore pre-built demo coasters.
- Create custom roller coasters
- Realistic physics simulation
- Intuitive and advanced controls
- Save and load track designs
- Paint tracks any color
- Modify terrain
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Ultimate Coaster 2 lets you create and ride your own roller coasters in a fully customizable 3D world. This is your playground - let your imagination run free! (: Features: - Simple, intuitive controls - Advanced controls for power users - Realistic Physics - Roller coaster models generated real time - The ability to save and load tracks - Options to paint your track any color - Terrain modification - Comes preloaded with demo coasters inspired by real existing rides!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Ultimate Coaster 2 at none against RollerCoaster Tycoon® Touch™'s shown. RollerCoaster Tycoon® Touch™'s advantage is rating (4.5 vs 4.1) and update cadence (weekly vs every 6 months). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. RollerCoaster Tycoon® Touch™ sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Ultimate Coaster 2 sells 16 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
RollerCoaster Tycoon® Touch™ holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RollerCoaster Tycoon® Touch™ has 86K ratings behind it against 1.9K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of RollerCoaster Tycoon® Touch™'s written reviews are positive against 74% of Ultimate Coaster 2's.
RollerCoaster Tycoon® Touch™ ships an update weekly, Ultimate Coaster 2 every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RollerCoaster Tycoon® Touch™ | Ultimate Coaster 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (86K ratings) — better | 4.1 (1.9K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.5% of reviews — better | 73.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 86K — better | 1.9K |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #204 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1.2 GB | 145 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Atari | Jason Hu |
Customer experience
RollerCoaster Tycoon® Touch™
Ultimate Coaster 2
User reviews
RollerCoaster Tycoon® Touch™
From 86K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and addictive gameplay
- 🚀 Smooth performance
- 💡 Unique card-based progression system
- 👍 Nostalgic for fans of the original Rollercoaster Tycoon
- 👍 Visually appealing graphics
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
- 💰 Expensive in-app purchases required for progression
- 🤔 Repetitive card rewards
- 🤔 Limited park space and land expansion options
- 🤔 Janitor and maintenance system could be improved
Ultimate Coaster 2
From 1.9K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🤩 Amazing game
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🎢 Great for roller coaster enthusiasts
- 🔥 Best mobile coaster game
- 🎨 Good customization options
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes and glitches
- 💰 Paid content required
- 🔍 Limited camera controls
- 🌄 Lacking scenery and theming options
- 🔧 Clunky track transitions
Bugs and requests
RollerCoaster Tycoon® Touch™
Reported bugs
4 issues- Park progress and purchases disappearing after updates
- Inability to access main park after visiting a friend's park
- Ads not loading or crashing the game
- Incorrect rewards from card packs and casino spins
Requested features
6 requests- Ability to name your park
- More land expansion options
- Improved coaster building tools
- Ability to customize park interiors
- First-person ride mode
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- Offline play mode
Ultimate Coaster 2
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes when loading large coasters
- Glitches with track placement and orientation
- Autosave feature not working as expected
- Inability to load previously saved coasters
Requested features
10 requests- Add switch tracks
- Implement shuttle coasters
- Include more pre-made inversion elements
- Allow customization of station and queue
- Introduce day/night cycle and lighting
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- Add water rides and scenery
- Enable multiple coasters on a single plot
- Provide an undo/redo function
- Implement a smoothing tool for tracks
- Add more free coaster types
In-app purchases
RollerCoaster Tycoon® Touch™
- VIP Subscription (1 month)$5.991 Month
- Some Coins$1.99
- Some Tickets$1.99
- Portfolio of Cards$1.99
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- Level Up Pack$3.99
- Handful of Coins$4.99
- Welcome Pack$4.99
- Beginner Pack$4.99
- Utility Cards$4.99
- Pack of Coins$9.99
Ultimate Coaster 2
- Box-Spined Hyper Coaster$1.99
- Dive Machine (10 Seats)$1.99
- Box-Spined Wing Coaster$1.99
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- Box-Spined Inverted Coaster$1.99
- Girder Rocket Coaster$1.99
- Corkscrew Coaster$1.99
- Hybrid Coaster$1.99
- Single Rail Coaster$1.99
- Girder Blitz (OTSR) Coaster$1.99
- Girder Spinner Coaster$1.99
- Single Spined Coaster (3 Row)$1.99
- Multidimensional Coaster$1.99
- Girder Blitz (Lapbar) Coaster$1.99
- Double Spined Coaster (2 row)$1.99
- Girder Coaster (4 Seats)$1.99
- All Coaster Types$19.99
Questions
Is RollerCoaster Tycoon® Touch™ free?
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Which has better reviews, RollerCoaster Tycoon® Touch™ or Ultimate Coaster 2?
Do RollerCoaster Tycoon® Touch™ or Ultimate Coaster 2 have ads?
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