Comparison

Carshift vs Urban Car Simulator

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

Urban Car Simulator

Experience realistic driving with a 360-degree cabin view. Explore a detailed city, complete missions, and customize your car. Enjoy interactive elements and daily bonuses for endless replayability.

Highlights
  • 360-degree cabin view
  • Interactive car components
  • City exploration
  • Missions and quests
  • Daily bonuses
  • Customizable car models
Features
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You will really feel like you are behind the wheel of a car. Explore the city, and perhaps you will find something interesting. You have a 360-degree view of the cabin. Fun companions are waiting for you to join them in the game. Set up a race according to your own rules! Turn on the music and let's go!!!! Tips: 1. Do not speed. Drive carefully in order to avoid crashing or damaging your car. 2. Pay attention to the interactive hints. 3. Don't forget to fill up your car with gas at the gas station. 4. For your convenience, please keep the doors locked when driving. Please note: The input area for the interactive buttons is around the center of the screen. The side areas with the control buttons are inactive. To successfully activate the interactive parts of the game, you must first drag the component of interest to the center of the screen while in 360-degree mode. Press to confirm your selection. ***Game features:*** - Fun interactive game with endless replay value. - Different missions for different cars. - Daily bonuses. - First-person mode. - Richly detailed car models with skins. - Many of the components inside the car are interactive. - Interesting map of the city and its environs. - Fun quest- and arcade-style missions. Follow us! Tell us your wishes for new features and comments about the game.

Screenshots

Carshift4 screens
Urban Car Simulator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Carshift at none against Urban Car Simulator's 7. Carshift also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 35 months) and rating (4.2 vs 3.8). 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. Urban Car Simulator sells 7 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 121 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of Carshift's written reviews are positive against 48% of Urban Car Simulator's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Carshift ships an update every 3 months, Urban Car Simulator every 35 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Carshift versus Urban Car Simulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCarshiftUrban Car Simulator
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (104 ratings) — better3.8 (121 ratings)
Positive reviews75.7% of reviews — better48.1% of reviews
Number of ratings104121 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 35 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size391 MB216 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperGenc SadikuOppanaGames FZC LLC

Customer experience

Carshift

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

Urban Car Simulator

All ratings121 ratings
Positive66.9%
Neutral9.1%
Negative24.0%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive48.1%
Neutral14.8%
Negative37.0%

In-app purchases

None

Carshift

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

Urban Car Simulator

One-time7
  • No ads$1.99
  • Car 3$2.99
  • Car 2$2.99
Show 4 more
  • Car 4$2.99
  • Car 5$2.99
  • Car 6$2.99
  • Open ALL$9.99

Questions

Is Carshift free?
Carshift is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Urban Car Simulator free?
Urban Car Simulator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Carshift or Urban Car Simulator?
Carshift is rated higher. Carshift averages 4.2 out of 5 from 104 ratings, while Urban Car Simulator averages 3.8 from 121 ratings.
Do Carshift or Urban Car Simulator have ads?
Both Carshift and Urban Car Simulator show ads.
Which is updated more often, Carshift or Urban Car Simulator?
Carshift ships an update every 3 months, and Urban Car Simulator every 35 months. Most recently, Carshift was updated on September 19, 2026 and Urban Car Simulator on September 21, 2026.

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