Comparison

Carshift vs IMP

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

IMP

Experience realistic city car parking with challenging missions and diverse environments. Navigate detailed maps using various camera views and a selection of cars, all with authentic engine sounds. Control your vehicle with tilt steering, buttons, or a tap steering wheel.

Highlights
  • Special missions and challenges
  • Realistic car physics
  • Ultra realistic graphics
  • Detailed maps
  • Multiple camera views
  • Variety of car types
  • Real engine sounds
Features
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-Special missions and challenges - Realistic car physics. - Ultra realistic graphics. - Detailed maps - Different places where you feel yourself! - 3 different Cameras - Too many types of cars. - Real engine sounds - Tilt the steering wheel, buttons and tap a steering wheel

Screenshots

Carshift4 screens
IMP2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Carshift at 76% against IMP's 40%. Carshift also leads on rating (4.2 vs 3.7) and ratings volume (104 vs 14). IMP's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Carshift holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Carshift has 104 ratings behind it against 14, 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 40% of IMP's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Carshift versus IMP: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCarshiftIMP
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (104 ratings) — better3.7 (14 ratings)
Positive reviews75.7% of reviews — better40.5% of reviews
Number of ratings104 — better14
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size391 MB125 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGenc SadikuEgemen Eroglu

Customer experience

Carshift

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

IMP

All ratings14 ratings
Positive64.3%
Neutral7.1%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews42 reviews
Positive40.5%
Neutral2.4%
Negative57.1%

In-app purchases

None

Carshift

No in-app purchases

None

IMP

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Carshift free?
Carshift is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is IMP free?
IMP is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Carshift or IMP?
Carshift is rated higher. Carshift averages 4.2 out of 5 from 104 ratings, while IMP averages 3.7 from 14 ratings.
Do Carshift or IMP have ads?
Both Carshift and IMP show ads.
Which is updated more often, Carshift or IMP?
Carshift ships an update every 3 months, and IMP every 3 months. Most recently, Carshift was updated on October 29, 2026 and IMP on October 24, 2026.

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