Comparison

Clicker Racing vs Idle Race

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

Head to head
About

Clicker Racing

Tap your way to victory in this idle racing game. Upgrade cars, recruit a team, and activate skills to defeat rivals and explore new worlds. Earn gold and permanent boosts even while offline.

Highlights
  • Thousands of race stages
  • Weekly tournaments
  • Recruit racing team and technologies
  • Unlock and upgrade cars
  • Explore wonderlands
  • Tap to defeat rivals and bosses
  • Collect cards and magic tools
Features
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Welcome to Clicker Racing... In this idle/clicker racing game, you will unleash the power of your fingers to help Old Jim to defeat thousands of rivals, explore wonderlands and make Jim's dream come true: become the greatest racer ever! Begin with only an old cheap car, how can you do that? Your taps matter!!! Tap to speed up your cars. Tap to defeat rivals and earn race gold bonus. Tap to activate Car Skills. Recruit your racing team, purchase racing technologies, upgrade Cards and Magic Tools strategically to gain huge speed boost and bonus. FEATURES: • Thousands of Race Stages to challenge • Join Tournament for valuables prizes every week • Recruit 36 Racing members and Racing technologies • Unlock 6 incredible Cars with benefits • Explore 8 hand-crafted wonderlands • Tap/Click to Defeat 30+ rival cars and 17 Big Bosses • Collect 36 Cards to boost cars speed • Discover 28+ Magic Tools to enhance cars power and gold bonus • Collect Sponsors to get permanent boosts • Meet Lucky Monkey, Pinata with special gifts • Daily Rewards • Prestige feature • Offline progress feature • Get idle gold, even when you are offline Unleash the power of your fingers to become the greatest racer ever!!! Like Clicker Racing on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/clickerracing/ Join Clicker Racing Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/ClickerRacing/ If you have any question or feedback, please contact: support@nopowerup.com

About

Idle Race

Launch tourists into the water to satisfy customers and earn income. Upgrade your gear and use props to enhance the experience. Expand your business by opening new branches in different regions.

Highlights
  • Launch tourists into water
  • Upgrade equipment
  • Use various props
  • Attract more guests
  • Open multiple branches
  • Experience different regions
Features
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Beat tourists into the water is your main task. Upgrade your equipment and use all kinds of props to satisfy customers. Do a good job in publicity and attract more guests. You can also open many branches and experience the customs of different regions.

Screenshots

Clicker Racing4 screens
Idle Race4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Idle Race at none against Clicker Racing's 8. Idle Race also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). Clicker Racing's advantage is ratings volume (912 vs 42). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Clicker Racing sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Idle Race asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Clicker Racing against 4.7 for Idle Race. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Clicker Racing has 912 ratings behind it against 42, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 73% of Clicker Racing's written reviews are positive against 67% of Idle Race's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Clicker Racing ships an update every 3 weeks, Idle Race every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Clicker Racing versus Idle Race: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClicker RacingIdle Race
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (912 ratings) — better4.7 (42 ratings)
Positive reviews73.4% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings912 — better42
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size428 MB165 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperHung Dang文辉 江

Customer experience

Clicker Racing

All ratings910 ratings
Positive96.7%
Neutral1.1%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews143 reviews
Positive73.4%
Neutral4.2%
Negative22.4%

Idle Race

All ratings42 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral2.4%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Clicker Racing

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Rewards for milk not working
  • Infinite loading screen on startup
  • Progression reset after updates
  • Unlock car quest unable to complete

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add clan/multiplayer functionality
  • Improve offline progression and rewards
  • Expand car/character customization options
  • Introduce more challenging boss battles

Idle Race

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Clicker Racing

One-time8
  • 200 Gems$1.99
  • 600 Gems$4.99
  • Starter Pack$4.99
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  • 1300 Gems$9.99
  • Starter Pack 2$14.99
  • 3500 Gems$24.99
  • 7400 Gems$49.99
  • 16000 Gems$99.99
None

Idle Race

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Clicker Racing free?
Clicker Racing is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Idle Race free?
Idle Race is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Clicker Racing or Idle Race?
Clicker Racing is rated higher. Clicker Racing averages 4.8 out of 5 from 912 ratings, while Idle Race averages 4.7 from 42 ratings.
Do Clicker Racing or Idle Race have ads?
Clicker Racing shows ads; Idle Race does not.
Which is updated more often, Clicker Racing or Idle Race?
Clicker Racing ships an update every 3 weeks, and Idle Race every 6 weeks. Most recently, Clicker Racing was updated on October 29, 2026 and Idle Race on October 24, 2026.

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