Comparison

Carshift vs Forbidden Racing

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

Head to head
About

Carshift

Experience realistic driving and drifting with this racing game. Compete in single-player or multiplayer modes, including drag races and infected car challenges. Explore open-world environments, collect coins, and unlock new cars.

Highlights
  • Realistic driving and drifting physics
  • Single-player exploration and races
  • Multiplayer infected cars mode
  • Online drag race competitions
  • Coin collection and car unlocking
  • Open-world city and mountain exploration
Features
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The real world of racing has finally come to you! Beat your adrenaline with the unique experience that carshift offers! Driving and drifting have never been so realistic and fun! Burn the map playing single or multiplayer with your friends. Collect coins joining different races, buy fuel and play online with your team competing on Drag Race or having fun on Infected Cars. Climb the mountains or chill in the city roads experiencing the real graphics or visuals. Make your driving ride come true. Win drag races. Make your choices and GO ON! Single Player Mode Play single without the need to brake! The city is all yours. Explore it. Enjoy it. Join the races around the city following the signs and get rewarded with different amount of coins! Once you have the coins, you have the chance to buy fuel and save a little to unlock your favorite car! Infected cars Play online with your friends and explore how fast can you ride to expand the infection or get away from it. Five players can join and only one is infected in the beginning! Will they be able to share the syndrome to other cars or not? Who will stay un-infected? Who is the fastest? There is only one way to find out. Hurry up!! Drag Race Gives you the opportunity to compete with your friends online, so you better prepare! Play single, win money, buy the fastest car and come to win against your competitor in the Drag Race Online.

About

Forbidden Racing

Experience high-speed street racing in a world without rules, featuring a vast fleet of customizable supercars. Compete against real players globally, join clans, and express your style with extensive visual modifications. Participate in promotions and tournaments for rewards.

Highlights
  • Real-time multiplayer racing
  • Huge car fleet (80+ cars)
  • Flexible car tuning
  • Extensive car styling options
  • Clan system
  • In-game community
Features
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The world of Forbidden racing is waiting for you! It's a world of charged supercars, big money, and beautiful girls. A world without rules and restrictions. Show everyone who's the real street racer! • Handy control All you need in the race is to switch gears in time! No complex combinations or finger-breaking gestures! • Real-time racing Race with real rivals from all over the world! • Huge car fleet Street sedans, right-hand drive Japanese cars, American muscle cars, Italian supercars and much more! More than 80 cars are waiting for you on the black market! • Flexible tuning Customize the speed, set parameters for each transmission, do not forget to flash the ECU and you will be the fastest racer! • Styling Not happy with the looks of the car? Not a problem! Change wheel rims and colors, create masterpieces with vinyl stickers. Express yourself! • Clans Do you play with your friends? Create a clan and rank in the top! Make a statement! • Promotion actions Do you like freebies? You're in the right place! Regular discounts, promotions, tournaments and much more! • Massive and active community Which car to choose? How to customize it? Who to race with? Join the community and find the answers to these and any other questions. _______________________ Our communities: FB - https://www.facebook.com/FRacingGame/ Found a bug? - let us know and we will deal with it immediately. Nothing could be simpler: just go to "Settings" and click "I found a bug" button. The program will send us a letter with all the details of the problem.

Screenshots

Carshift4 screens
Forbidden Racing4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Carshift at 76% against Forbidden Racing's 17%. Carshift also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and rating (4.2 vs 3.8). Forbidden Racing's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ratings volume, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Forbidden Racing sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Carshift asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Carshift holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 104 and 186 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of Carshift's written reviews are positive against 17% of Forbidden Racing's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Carshift ships an update every 3 months, Forbidden Racing every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Carshift versus Forbidden Racing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCarshiftForbidden Racing
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (104 ratings) — better3.8 (186 ratings)
Positive reviews75.7% of reviews — better17.0% of reviews
Number of ratings104186 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size391 MB108 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGenc SadikuMini IT

Customer experience

Carshift

All ratings104 ratings
Positive76.0%
Neutral7.7%
Negative16.3%
Written reviews70 reviews
Positive75.7%
Neutral5.7%
Negative18.6%

Forbidden Racing

All ratings186 ratings
Positive70.4%
Neutral5.9%
Negative23.7%
Written reviews47 reviews
Positive17.0%
Neutral8.5%
Negative74.5%

Bugs and requests

Carshift

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Forbidden Racing

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • Game doesn't load
  • Doesn't load from the beginning
  • Requires network connection
  • Doesn't launch
  • Can't log in
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  • Connection error
  • Infinite loading when logging in via VK
  • Login failed with Facebook
  • Game loads forever
  • Black screen on load
  • Can't restore purchase

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add the 'six' car to the market
  • Fix car specs and quarter mile times
  • Improve race start
  • Add more variety in races
  • Add career progression

In-app purchases

None

Carshift

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Forbidden Racing

One-time10
  • 10 Gold$0.99
  • 15 Gold$0.99
  • 127 500 Silver$0.99
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  • Special offer$1.99
  • 25 Gold$1.99
  • 180 000 Silver$1.99
  • 38 Gold$1.99
  • 60 Gold$3.99
  • 400 000 Silver$3.99
  • 90 Gold$3.99

Questions

Is Carshift free?
Carshift is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Forbidden Racing free?
Forbidden Racing is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Carshift or Forbidden Racing?
Carshift is rated higher. Carshift averages 4.2 out of 5 from 104 ratings, while Forbidden Racing averages 3.8 from 186 ratings.
Do Carshift or Forbidden Racing have ads?
Both Carshift and Forbidden Racing show ads.
Which is updated more often, Carshift or Forbidden Racing?
Carshift ships an update every 3 months, and Forbidden Racing every 5 weeks. Most recently, Carshift was updated on October 20, 2026 and Forbidden Racing on October 18, 2026.

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