Derby Madness vs GT Mini Racing
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Derby Madness
Experience intense, real-time demolition derby action with realistic car deformations and crashes. Engage in various game modes, customize and upgrade vehicles, and enjoy dynamic pile-ups and destructions on diverse tracks.
- Real-time simulated driving and crashes
- Upgradeable and customizable vehicles
- Multiple racing tracks and locations
- 8 diverse racing game modes
- Up to 32 cars in a single race
- Replay mode
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Derby Madness offers a unique real time simulated driving experience with full of actions such as pile ups, crashes, overthrows, push outs, spin outs, slaloms and destructions. ================ The Main Features ================ * Unique gameplay with many actions and crashes - fast and hard actions with push outs, spin outs, overthrows and pile ups - real time simulated car deformations and crashes - with skill tests and destruction series - a lot of cars in one race (up to 32) - replay mode * Many locations with different racing tracks * Wide variety of upgradeable and customizable vehicles to choose from - old cars, big cars, fast cars, racing cars - customize your vehicle with unique paintings - upgrade your car for better performance and longer durabilty * 8 racing game modes, such as - single races - destruction series - skill series - tournaments * 5 achievable difficulty levels with different events * Easy handling - choose between touch, tilt or gamepad steering Derby Madness is the sequel to Bus Derby racing game. If you liked Bus Derby, you will love Derby Madness. Immerse yourself in a world of real, fast-paced demolition derby games with Derby Madness, where every race is an adrenaline-fuelled smash of speed and destruction! The game was featured in "The Best New Games This Week"
GT Mini Racing
Experience challenging car races with realistic physics and stunning 3D graphics. Compete against AI or other players on diverse tracks featuring jumps, loops, and icy surfaces. Master steering and braking to avoid collisions and claim victory.
- Realistic vehicle physics
- High definition 3D graphics
- Local and network multiplayer
- Up to 8 simultaneous vehicles
- Diverse track environments
- Automatic acceleration
- Realistic sound effects
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Drift, drag, slide ! GT Mini Racing makes racing even tougher than ever. You race against up to 8 cars on 12 tracks; As an experienced racer, you will have to manage driving your car on bumpers and jumps, looping roads and even ice. Don't let you get overtaken by the fast computer driven cars or other players car, avoid collisions and win each race! Your car accelerates automatically to allow you to concentrate on steering. Press 'Brakes' button to brake then reverse. The game is built on the best vehicle physics engine available for real driving sensations and a very effective computer driven cars artificial intelligence system. It features high definition 3D graphics, along with rock musics and realistic sound fx as well as stunning visual effects. If you like car games, this one is different, this one is for you! Main Features: - 4 Sceneries - 12 Tracks - 14 Cars to choose from - Up to 8 simultaneous vehicules - Local multiplayer: Up to 4 local Players - Network multiplayer: Up to 8 networked Players - Realistic Sound Ambiance - Visual Effects: Fog, Super Skidmarks, Exhaust Gas...
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Derby Madness at 4.8 against GT Mini Racing's 3.3. Derby Madness also leads on ratings volume (8K vs 4). GT Mini Racing's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 6 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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
Both are free to download. Derby Madness sells 9 one-off in-app purchases and GT Mini Racing sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Derby Madness holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Derby Madness has 8K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 85% of Derby Madness's written reviews are positive against 100% of GT Mini Racing's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Derby Madness ships an update every 6 weeks, GT Mini Racing every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Derby Madness | GT Mini Racing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (8K ratings) — better | 3.3 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 84.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1.4 GB | 404 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dimension Technics | Pix Arts |
Customer experience
Derby Madness
GT Mini Racing
Bugs and requests
Derby Madness
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashing after in-app purchases
- Ads muting the game audio
- Inconsistent cornering physics
- Respawn time issues
Requested features
11 requests- Multiplayer mode
- More tracks and cars
- Customization options
- Demolition derby mode
- Steering wheel/controller support
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- Larger/customizable buttons
- More destructive physics
- Endurance race mode
- Open world/free roam mode
- Boss races
- Track building mode
GT Mini Racing
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Derby Madness
- Starter Pack$0.99
- 200,000 Coins$2.99
- 10 Diamonds$2.99
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- Ad Free$4.99
- 500,000 Coins$4.99
- 30 Diamonds$4.99
- 1000,000 Coins$7.99
- 60 Diamonds$7.99
- 3000,000 Coins$12.99
GT Mini Racing
- Extra Car 4$1.99
- Extra Car 6$1.99
- Extra Car 7$2.99
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- Extra Car 8$2.99
- Extra Car 9$2.99
- Extra Car 10$2.99
- Extra Car 12$3.99
- Extra Car 13$3.99
- Extra Car 11$3.99
- Extra Car 14$3.99
Questions
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