Comparison

Carshift vs Car Driving Sim

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

Car Driving Sim

Experience a realistic open-world driving simulator with thousands of parking challenges and engaging tasks. Customize vehicles, compete in multiplayer races, or practice driving skills in various environments, both online and offline.

Highlights
  • Multiplayer open-world driving
  • Thousands of parking challenges
  • Vehicle tuning and customization
  • Offline and online modes
  • Realistic traffic conditions
  • Multiple game modes
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► Ichallenge 1 is one of the best multiplayer open world car game from the store with thousands of parking challenges and lots of other challenging tasks ! Play it now without ads ! Add your virtual reality avatar to the game and meet real people in online mode . Drive & race together and get the best experience ! More than just a regular car game ! The game can also serve as driving school simulator or car parking game which helps you to enhance your driving skills due to the challenges across 1000+ levels . Real traffic conditions with cars, pedestrians, traffic lights, and signs force you to make rational decisions. Can you pass them all? ► FOR THE CHAMPION DRIVER IN YOU Whether you are uncertain in your driving skills, or you want to prove to the world that you are an excellent driver, this simulator is here to give you the assets and entertainment to become an amazing driver! ► FUN GAME MODES Explore a variety of game modes and switch between modes whenever you get bored directly from gameplay. Unlike the most car games that offer a limited number of challenges , here you can experience multiple modes at the same time that help you to enhance your skills . The best part is that you can play any mode offline or online with your friends ! ► VEHICLE TUNING AND CUSTOMIZING: Unlock the genius mechanic from you and tune your cars the way that you want any time. • Engine tuning: stage up and get more power from your car. • Visual customization: dynamic stickers & decals, paint any part of the car with your favourite colour. • Adjustable suspensions. • Change any part of the car - spoiler, rims, exhaust. ► OFFLINE MODE: Don’t have a stable connection to internet? No problem, play Ichallenge 1 offline and get the most realistic driving experience! • Play across many environments: cities, highways, country roads, mountains. • Enjoy realistic traffic - including AI cars and pedestrians. • Thousands of challenges are waiting for you to complete them. • Beat your record and become the best driver by completing races. • Weather condition: Next-Gen 2022. ► MULTIPLAYER MODE: Casual driving is fun! But there is nothing that beats the excitement of a multiplayer game. Enjoy: •Free ride / Free walking mode - up to 6 players! •Multiplayer drag races - compete against real players in real-time! ► REALISTIC OPEN WORLD SIMULATOR: • Realistic graphics. • Detailed environments. • Personal houses with interiors and garages. • More than 38 new cars - sedans, supercars, luxuries, SUVs, electric cars. • Free walking. • Real gas stations and car services • Realistic traffic conditions with other cars, traffic signs, pedestrians • Easy control - steering wheel, buttons, tilt steering ► WHO IS ICHALLENGE 1 FOR? Absolutely anyone because we all love to chill and meet real people or just drive along a big map ! (Stay tuned => New updates are coming soon!)

Screenshots

Carshift4 screens
Car Driving Sim4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Carshift at none against Car Driving Sim's 10. Car Driving Sim's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.2) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, review sentiment, 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. Car Driving Sim sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Carshift asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Car Driving Sim holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Car Driving Sim has 789 ratings behind it against 104, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of Carshift's written reviews are positive against 80% of Car Driving Sim's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Carshift ships an update every 3 months, Car Driving Sim every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Carshift versus Car Driving Sim: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCarshiftCar Driving Sim
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (104 ratings)4.7 (789 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.7% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings104789 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size391 MB718 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGenc SadikuFlorin Pricopie

Customer experience

Carshift

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

Car Driving Sim

All ratings756 ratings
Positive91.3%
Neutral3.6%
Negative5.2%
Written reviews130 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral6.9%
Negative13.1%

Bugs and requests

Carshift

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Car Driving Sim

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Porsche 911 not drivable
  • VR character sits too low in cars
  • Customized Tesla reverts to red color
  • Crashes when loading into city
  • Kicked out at last page before map

Requested features

7 requests
  • Add more realism
  • Add ability to build houses
  • Add new cars like Tesla Model X
  • Add planes and helicopters
  • Improve driving mechanics
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  • Add moving spoilers
  • Add new cars like Porsche Carrera GT

In-app purchases

None

Carshift

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Car Driving Sim

One-time10
  • BUY 15000$ (IN GAME MONEY)$0.99
  • 900 DIAMONDS & 30,000$$0.99
  • BUY 75000$ (IN GAME MONEY) .$1.99
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  • BUY 150000$ (IN GAME MONEY)$2.99
  • 2,000 DIAMONDS & 120,000$$2.99
  • BUY 5000 DIAMONDS$4.99
  • BUY 300000$ (IN GAME MONEY)$4.99
  • 5,000 DIAMONDS & 300,000$$4.99
  • BUY 650000$ (IN GAME MONEY)$9.99
  • UNLOCK ALL CARS$29.99

Questions

Is Carshift free?
Carshift is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Car Driving Sim free?
Car Driving Sim is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Carshift or Car Driving Sim?
Car Driving Sim is rated higher. Carshift averages 4.2 out of 5 from 104 ratings, while Car Driving Sim averages 4.7 from 789 ratings.
Do Carshift or Car Driving Sim have ads?
Both Carshift and Car Driving Sim show ads.
Which is updated more often, Carshift or Car Driving Sim?
Carshift ships an update every 3 months, and Car Driving Sim every 3 weeks. Most recently, Carshift was updated on November 11, 2026 and Car Driving Sim on November 7, 2026.

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