Comparison

CarX Drift Racing 2 vs Drift Master 3D

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

CarX Drift Racing 2

Experience realistic drift racing with friends in real-time multiplayer rooms. Customize your cars with extensive visual and performance tuning options. Master advanced techniques like tandem drifting with the innovative XDS system.

Highlights
  • Real-time multiplayer drift rooms
  • Extensive visual car customization
  • Advanced performance tuning
  • Realistic driving physics
  • Tandem drifting with XDS system
  • Online championships and club racing
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A SEQUEL OF THE MOST DESIRED DRIFT-GAME Over 100 000 000 fans around the world have already downloaded CarX series games. It’s your time to join! BEWARE the danger of addiction! You may not want to quit & play for hours. Taking a quick break every 40 minutes is strongly advised. ONLINE ROOMS - The game mode you’ve been waiting for! You can now drift in real time with your friends. Get together, pick a location, drift, and earn points. - Earn valuable rewards for achieving different ranks. - Watch other players drift using the drone camera. VISUAL AUTO TUNING - Replace mirrors, lights, running boards, bumpers and many other parts; - Create a unique image of your car with body kits, rims, etc.; - Use vinyls to stick out with your final result limited only by your imagination. IMPROVED PERFORMANCE TUNING - Adjust your suspension, springs, choose the right tyre air pressure, wheel angle and more; - Tune the engine, turbine pressure, gear box, brakes, locking differential. You can show some quality drift only if you have your car fine tuned to your needs. THE MOST TRUE TO LIFE RACING ON A MOBILE PLATFORM - Check out the all improved steering control perfect for quick side changing, backwards and drift donuts. We have put in over 1000 work hours to bring in the improvements; - See how tyre pressure affects driving physics. We ran a number of field tests with real drift cars to collect and analyze telemetric data to offer improved gaming; - Obtain muscle car driving experience prepared for drift tasks; - Check out how realistic the steering and the car control are on different surfaces: asphalt, sand, grass, snow; - Enjoy true to life driving on detailed tracks XDS - You will be racing twice. The first time you will race as the Leader in a tandem drift, the second time you will be racing as the Follower, actually following yourself. - For the first time in the world of video games tandem drifting is evaluated based on the CarX XDS Evaluation System which consists of 100 score points. The CarX XDS Evaluation System is designed entirely on the professional evaluation system used in real life drift competitions. - The XDS mode is a perfect opportunity to practice tandem drifting because it allows for quick swapping of cars for both the Leader and the Follower, experiment with tire pressure, try different driving trajectories for the Leader and go straight to practicing the Follower’s role right after. - XDS is your chance to prepare to compete against real racers. MULTIPLAYER - Compete against real people in online championships; - Take the first place in available league; - Race in tandems and get access to premium vehicles. CLUB RACING - Create your own club or join available clubs; - Prove it to your mates you’re the best in car drifting; - Communicate with other players and club members & share game news. IT’S THE NEXT STEP IN DRIFT-RACING SIMULATORS CarX Drift Racing 2 offers an unprecedented and realistic experience of driving real sports cars on one of many race tracks available throughout the game. PREMIUM SUBSCRIPTION: Here's what you're getting with the Premium Subscription: - Daily rewards (coins). - Increased fuel tank (by 5 points). - Increased experience after each race. - Ads off. - Free of charge restart as follower in XDS ""Tandem drift"" - Expanded room list in XDS ""Duels"". - Free extra attempts in XDS ""Duels"". Premium subscription is provided on a monthly basis. The cost of subscription in the amount of (£7.49) will be charged to your account at confirmation of purchase. Your account will be charged for renewal of your subscription automatically within 24 hours after your current subscription expires. You can turn off auto-renewal by going to your iTunes account at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Terms of use: https://carx-online.com/en/carx-technologies-eula Privacy policy: https://carx-online.com/en/carx-technologies-privacy-policy

About

Drift Master 3D

Engage in a prestigious drifting competition. Tap and hold to drift, earn money, and build popularity. Upgrade your car with your earnings to become the ultimate drifter.

Highlights
  • Drifting competition
  • Earn money
  • Build popularity
  • Car upgrades
  • Intense levels
  • Improved graphics
Features
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The most prestigious drifting competition is here! Tap and hold to start drifting and earn money, Show off and make some combos to gain popularity, With the popularıty upgrade your car and show the who is the best drifter! Features: • Flawless gameplay • Various new cars • Improved graphics • Intense levels

Screenshots

CarX Drift Racing 24 screens
Drift Master 3D4 screens

Verdict

The call

CarX Drift Racing 2 and Drift Master 3D both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 70% of CarX Drift Racing 2's written reviews are positive against 27% of Drift Master 3D's. CarX Drift Racing 2 also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (38K vs 998). Drift Master 3D's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). On price, rating 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. CarX Drift Racing 2 sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.49 per month. Drift Master 3D asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for CarX Drift Racing 2 against 4.7 for Drift Master 3D. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CarX Drift Racing 2 has 38K ratings behind it against 998, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 70% of CarX Drift Racing 2's written reviews are positive against 27% of Drift Master 3D's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CarX Drift Racing 2 ships an update every 5 weeks, Drift Master 3D fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
CarX Drift Racing 2 versus Drift Master 3D: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCarX Drift Racing 2Drift Master 3D
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (38K ratings)4.7 (998 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.2% of reviews — better26.7% of reviews
Number of ratings38K — better998
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
Best chart rank#52 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.611.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3.0 GB155 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperCarX TechnologiesPiziz Games

Customer experience

CarX Drift Racing 2

All ratings37,538 ratings
Positive89.4%
Neutral3.0%
Negative7.6%
Written reviews886 reviews
Positive70.2%
Neutral8.0%
Negative21.8%

Drift Master 3D

All ratings998 ratings
Positive91.2%
Neutral4.0%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive26.7%
Neutral6.7%
Negative66.7%

User reviews

CarX Drift Racing 2

From 38K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Amazing graphics and physics
  • 👍 Excellent drifting experience
  • 🚀 Smooth gameplay
  • 👍 Tons of customization options
  • 🚀 Realistic engine sounds

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches
  • 💰 Expensive upgrades and cars
  • 🕰️ Slow progression and earning money
  • 🔋 High battery consumption
  • 🤖 Multiplayer issues like hackers and unfair matchmaking

Drift Master 3D

From 998 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Good game
  • 🚀 Kept entertained for hours

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Constant lag and freezing issues
  • 🐛 Upgrades reset when changing cars
  • 🔋 Too many ads
  • 🐛 Crashes after ads

Bugs and requests

CarX Drift Racing 2

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game crashes and freezes
  • Clipping issues with objects
  • Inconsistent car performance between single-player and multiplayer
  • Incorrect rewards and currency not being awarded properly

Requested features

7 requests
  • Selling/trading unwanted cars
  • More tracks and maps
  • Engine swapping
  • Improved fuel/energy system
  • Ability to create custom tracks
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  • Multiplayer lobbies and real-time races
  • Improved leaderboards and anti-cheat system

Drift Master 3D

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Upgrades reset when changing cars
  • Unable to purchase or earn new cars after update

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to purchase new cars with drifting money
  • Larger chest and smaller crop top for female character
  • More car customization options
  • More cars to unlock

In-app purchases

10 purchases

CarX Drift Racing 2

Subscriptions1
  • All Access (Monthly)3 Days trial$4.491 Month
One-time9
  • SILVER. Great deal.$1.49
  • SILVER. Limited set.$1.49
  • GOLD. Great deal.$2.49
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  • GOLD. Limited set.$2.49
  • SILVER. Balanced set$4.99
  • Special pass$4.99
  • GOLD. Balanced set$5.99
  • SILVER. Big set.$6.99
  • SILVER. Large set.$10.99
None

Drift Master 3D

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CarX Drift Racing 2 free?
CarX Drift Racing 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Drift Master 3D free?
Drift Master 3D is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, CarX Drift Racing 2 or Drift Master 3D?
Drift Master 3D is rated higher. CarX Drift Racing 2 averages 4.6 out of 5 from 38K ratings, while Drift Master 3D averages 4.7 from 998 ratings.
Do CarX Drift Racing 2 or Drift Master 3D have ads?
Drift Master 3D shows ads; CarX Drift Racing 2 does not.
Which is updated more often, CarX Drift Racing 2 or Drift Master 3D?
CarX Drift Racing 2 ships an update every 5 weeks, and Drift Master 3D fortnightly. Most recently, CarX Drift Racing 2 was updated on October 31, 2026 and Drift Master 3D on October 24, 2026.

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