Comparison

Sonic Forces vs Sonic Prime Dash

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

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About

Sonic Forces

Compete in fast-paced multiplayer races as iconic characters from the Sonic universe. Dodge obstacles, use power-ups, and battle other players to cross the finish line first in this blend of endless runner and racing action.

Highlights
  • Multiplayer running and racing
  • Play as iconic Sonic characters
  • Use power-ups and battle opponents
  • Race through classic Sonic zones
  • Compete in 4-player races
  • Unlock content and level up characters
Currently charting
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Speed into action with Sonic Forces — the ultimate real-time multiplayer racing game from SEGA! Race and battle against real players from around the world in thrilling 4-player PvP matches packed with speed, strategy, and nonstop excitement. Run as Sonic the Hedgehog, Shadow, Knuckles, Amy, Tails and many more legendary Sonic characters. Dash through stunning 3D worlds inspired by the Sonic universe, dodge dangerous obstacles, attack rivals with powerful abilities, collect rings, and race to victory in fast-paced multiplayer battles. Sonic Forces takes endless runner gameplay to the next level by combining high-speed racing with competitive real-time PvP action. Every race is an adrenaline-fueled challenge where quick reflexes, smart strategy, and perfect timing can make the difference between victory and defeat. Race across iconic Sonic-inspired tracks including Green Hill Zone, Golden Bay, and more. Sprint through vibrant environments filled with traps, hazards, boosts, and surprises as you battle opponents and fight for first place. Unlock and upgrade your favourite runners, discover unique powers and special attacks, and build the ultimate racing team. Every character brings different abilities to the track, creating endless ways to play and compete. Take part in exciting limited-time events, seasonal content, and blitz challenges to unlock exclusive rewards, rare characters, and valuable collectibles. Climb the leaderboards, earn trophies, and prove you have what it takes to become the fastest racer in the Sonic universe. NEW FEATURE CLANS & TEAM REWARDS • Create or join a Clan with friends and players worldwide • Team up to earn exclusive rewards and powerful bonuses • Compete together and rise through the Clan leaderboards • Join Clan events and cooperative multiplayer challenges REAL-TIME MULTIPLAYER RACES • Battle real players from around the world in live PvP races • Fast-paced 4-player multiplayer action • Use power-ups, traps, boosts, and attacks to outsmart rivals • Earn trophies and dominate the global leaderboards PLAY AS ICONIC SONIC CHARACTERS • Unlock Sonic, Shadow, Knuckles, Amy, Tails, Rouge, Blaze, Vector, and more • Upgrade characters with unique abilities and powerful attacks • Discover special variants, rare runners, and exciting new additions FAST-PACED SONIC GAMEPLAY • Run, jump, dodge, attack, and race at lightning-fast speed • Easy-to-learn controls with deep competitive gameplay • Master your skills and become the ultimate speed champion ICONIC SONIC WORLDS • Race through Green Hill Zone, Golden Bay, and more • Explore visually stunning 3D environments inspired by classic Sonic games • Dash across high-speed tracks, hazards, and dynamic obstacles SPECIAL EVENTS & BLITZ CHALLENGES • Join limited-time events and competitive Blitz battles • Unlock exclusive rewards, collectibles, and rare characters • Complete missions and earn valuable upgrades ULTIMATE PvP RUNNER EXPERIENCE • Combine speed, skill, and strategy to dominate every race • Compete anytime, anywhere in thrilling multiplayer action • Become the ultimate Sonic racing champion If you love multiplayer racing games, endless runners, competitive PvP battles, and Sonic adventures, Sonic Forces delivers the ultimate high-speed multiplayer experience. Download now and race to victory! ------ Privacy Policy: https://privacy.sega.com/en/soa-pp Terms of Use: https://www.sega.com/EULA SEGA games apps are ad-supported and no in-app purchases are required to progress; ad-free play option available with in-app purchase. Other than for users known to be under 13, this game may include ""Interest Based Ads"" and may collect ""Precise Location Data"". Please see our privacy policy for more information. © SEGA All rights reserved. SEGA, the SEGA logo, SONIC THE HEDGEHOG and SONIC FORCES: SPEED BATTLE are registered trademarks or trademarks of SEGA CORPORATION or its affiliates.

About

Sonic Prime Dash

Race through vibrant 3D courses as the world's fastest hedgehog, dodging obstacles and battling iconic villains. Unlock new characters and their unique abilities to climb the leaderboards in this action-packed endless runner. Requires a Netflix membership to play.

Highlights
  • High-speed 3D racing
  • Jump over obstacles
  • Battle iconic villains
  • Unlockable characters with unique abilities
  • Stunning graphics and diverse zones
  • Leaderboard competition
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Available exclusively for Netflix members. Zip through 3D race courses, jump over obstacles and battle iconic villains in this high-octane running game featuring the world's fastest blue hedgehog. Can you dash your way to the top of the leaderboards in this action-packed endless runner by SEGA? It's time to find out! SONIC DASH ENDLESS RUNNING GAMES • Run fast with Sonic the Hedgehog in this exciting endless running game from SEGA! Use Sonic’s super speed & running powers to race and run faster! • Unleash Sonic's incredible speed and racing capabilities as you race and run through epic courses in this fun endless runner game. AMAZING RUNNING & RACING ABILITIES • Utilize Sonic's super-fast running powers as you race on epic race courses to dodge hazards, jump over barriers and speed around loop-de-loops. STUNNING ENDLESS RUNNER GAME GRAPHICS • From Green Hills to Mushroom Hill, each zone is beautifully designed with plenty of secrets and surprises to discover. Sonic's beautifully detailed classic world looks epic on your phone and tablet! RACE AS SONIC AND HIS FRIENDS • Choose from a lineup of beloved Sonic characters, each with their own unique abilities, and unlock new characters as you progress. If you're a fan of Classic Sonic and Classic SEGA games, you'll love Sonic Prime Dash! EPIC RACING BOSS BATTLES • Run and race to battle against two of Sonic the Hedgehog's biggest rivals, Dr. Eggman and Zazz from Sonic Lost World! Race through fun levels and take down the villains, classic and new! KEEP ON RUNNING & RACING • Get more rewards the more you run and race with Sonic! Unlock additional characters like Tails, Knuckles and Shadow! Endless running with Sonic is fun for kids and players of all ages! • You must be a Netflix member to play. - Created by SEGA. [© SEGA. All rights reserved. SEGA, the SEGA logo, SONIC THE HEDGEHOG and SONIC DASH are registered trademarks or trademarks of SEGA CORPORATION.]

Screenshots

Sonic Forces4 screens
Sonic Prime Dash4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Sonic Prime Dash at none against Sonic Forces's shown. Sonic Prime Dash also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and review sentiment (86% vs 77%). Sonic Forces's advantage is chart position (#153 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Sonic Forces sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Sonic Prime Dash sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Sonic Forces against 4.6 for Sonic Prime Dash. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 140K and 60K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 77% of Sonic Forces's written reviews are positive against 86% of Sonic Prime Dash's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sonic Forces ships an update fortnightly, Sonic Prime Dash monthly. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Sonic Forces versus Sonic Prime Dash: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSonic ForcesSonic Prime Dash
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (140K ratings) — better4.6 (60K ratings)
Positive reviews77.2% of reviews85.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings140K — better60K
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterMonthly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#153 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size437 MB437 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperSEGANetflix, Inc.

Customer experience

Sonic Forces

All ratings139,196 ratings
Positive90.7%
Neutral3.6%
Negative5.8%
Written reviews2,097 reviews
Positive77.2%
Neutral6.6%
Negative16.2%

Sonic Prime Dash

All ratings57,304 ratings
Positive90.1%
Neutral5.2%
Negative4.7%
Written reviews644 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral4.5%
Negative9.8%

User reviews

Sonic Forces

From 140K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fun and addictive gameplay
  • 👍 Wide variety of characters
  • 🚀 Smooth and responsive controls
  • 👍 Visually pleasing graphics
  • 🚀 Competitive multiplayer experience

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent lag and connection issues
  • 💰 Overly aggressive monetization
  • 🔍 Unbalanced matchmaking
  • 🔍 Unfair trophy distribution system
  • 🐛 Buggy and glitchy at times

Sonic Prime Dash

From 60K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Faster than original Sonic Dash
  • 👍 No microtransactions or ads
  • 👍 Free Prime characters at start
  • 🚀 Improved red star ring collection

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
  • 🔒 Requires Netflix account to play
  • 🤔 Essentially just a reskin of Sonic Dash
  • 🤔 Lacks new content/levels compared to original

Bugs and requests

Sonic Forces

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes and freezes when opening chests
  • Inconsistent performance on certain devices
  • Power-up effects not working as intended
  • Incorrect trophy gains/losses after races

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more classic and fan-favorite characters
  • Implement a single-player campaign mode
  • Allow players to race against friends
  • Improve the chest unlock system
  • Reduce the grind required to level up characters

Sonic Prime Dash

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Progress randomly resets
  • Certain character tokens only drop
  • Bosses become impossible to beat

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more Sonic Prime characters and levels
  • Include Prime music, voice lines, and locations
  • Allow login with existing Sonic Dash account
  • Improve boss fight difficulty scaling

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Sonic Forces

One-time10
  • RSR Offer Bundle 100$0.99
  • Sonic Forces - Pocket Money$1.99
  • RSR Offer Bundle 200$2.99
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  • Sonic Forces - The Bag$4.99
  • The Bag & Extras$4.99
  • Character Unlock Bundle$4.99
  • Sonic Forces - The Crate$9.99
  • Team Runner Bundle$9.99
  • Tails’ Vault$9.99
  • Sonic Forces - The Capsule$19.99
1 purchases

Sonic Prime Dash

Subscriptions1
  • Netflix Standard Plan$19.991 Month

Questions

Is Sonic Forces free?
Sonic Forces is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sonic Prime Dash free?
Sonic Prime Dash is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sonic Forces or Sonic Prime Dash?
Sonic Forces is rated higher. Sonic Forces averages 4.6 out of 5 from 140K ratings, while Sonic Prime Dash averages 4.6 from 60K ratings.
Do Sonic Forces or Sonic Prime Dash have ads?
Sonic Forces shows ads; Sonic Prime Dash does not.
Which is updated more often, Sonic Forces or Sonic Prime Dash?
Sonic Forces ships an update fortnightly, and Sonic Prime Dash monthly. Most recently, Sonic Forces was updated on November 5, 2026 and Sonic Prime Dash on November 5, 2026.

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