PAKO 2 vs Speed Demons
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PAKO 2
An arcade driving game where you play as a getaway driver. Pick up your crew from heist locations and escape the police in high-stakes chases. Earn money to unlock new vehicles and levels, and compete on leaderboards.
- Arcade driving gameplay
- Crew escort missions
- Police chase evasion
- Vehicle and location unlocks
- Drive-by shooting
- Leaderboard competition
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*** RECOMMENDED DEVICE: iPhone SE/iPhone6 OR BETTER *** PAKO 2 is an arcade driving game where you work as a getaway driver. Pick up your crew from heist spot, escort them to safety in dramatic chase against the cops, repeat and compete in the leaderboards! Every run gains you money which can be used to buy new rides and locations. Get in, get out, get paid! FEATURES - Absolutely NO in-app purchases or ads - Easy controls! - Pick up crew members and escort them to safety - Vast handcrafted levels full of detail - Drive-by shooting action - Huge arsenal of cars to buy - Various guns and special perk items - Electro soundtrack by DKSTR - Leaderboards to compete - Achievements
Speed Demons
Experience intense highway racing with realistic physics-based crashes and challenging traffic. Choose from a vast collection of vehicles and engage in over 500 unique events across 11 diverse gameplay modes. Enjoy endless procedurally generated highways and a modern-retro visual style with a dynamic soundtrack.
- Physics-based crashes
- Hundreds of events
- Dozens of upgradeable vehicles
- 11 distinct gameplay modes
- Endless procedurally-generated highways
- High-speed traffic simulation
- Modern-retro visuals
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Speed Demons is the ultimate highway racing simulator, with breakneck speeds, amazing physics-based crashes, and the most intense TRAFFIC ever seen in a video game. Featuring hundreds of events, tons of varied vehicles, endless highways, and 11 gameplay modes, this is the top-down, physics-based racing game the world has been waiting for. Whether you want to leisurely cruise down the highway, weave through traffic at high-speeds, take out rogue racers, or just barrel through everything in sight, this game has it all: * Drive over 50 upgradeable vehicles, from tiny hatchbacks to super cars to massive semi-trucks. * Play 11 distinct game modes including RACE, CHECKPOINT, ESCAPE, PURSUIT, RAMPAGE, and more. * Choose from over 500 unique events, each customized to the vehicle(s) and mode featured. Also featured in Speed Demons: * Endless procedurally-generated highways in 30 environments. * High-speed physics-based racing with up to 100 vehicles on-screen at once. * Modern-retro visuals with spectacular effects and an all-new pulse-pounding soundtrack by Auvic. * Simple but deep controls, and full MFi controller support. * Seamless iCloud saving across multiple devices. The joy of endless traffic awaits. Download Speed Demons today and experience the new revolution in highway racing games. Speed Demons was previously seen on Apple Arcade.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Speed Demons at 4.9 against PAKO 2's 4.0. Speed Demons also leads on review sentiment (77% vs 56%). PAKO 2's advantage is price ($1.99 vs $4.99) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). On ratings volume, 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
PAKO 2 costs $1.99 and Speed Demons $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Speed Demons holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 552 and 239 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of PAKO 2's written reviews are positive against 77% of Speed Demons's.
PAKO 2 ships an update weekly, Speed Demons every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PAKO 2 | Speed Demons |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.0 (552 ratings) | 4.9 (239 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 56.3% of reviews | 77.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 552 — better | 239 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #96 | #73 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 354 MB | 266 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Tree Men Games | Radiangames |
Customer experience
PAKO 2
Speed Demons
User reviews
PAKO 2
From 552 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Addictive gameplay
- 👍 Variety of cars and maps
- 🚀 Fast-paced action
- 👍 Retro-style graphics
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes
- 🔋 High battery consumption
- 🔒 Progress loss due to crashes
- 👎 Lack of customization options
Speed Demons
From 239 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🤩 Fun and addictive gameplay
- ✨ Beautiful graphics
- 🕹️ Simple and intuitive controls
- 🚗 Vehicles with special powers
- 💰 Lots of content for the price
Room to improve
- 📉 Performance issues and lag
- 🐛 Random save file deletion
- 😵 Difficult to control turns
- 🚫 Some levels are impossible
- 🔄 Progress wiped clean after crash
Bugs and requests
PAKO 2
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes when using certain vehicles
- Disappearing navigation arrows
- Unresponsive controls
- Spawning issues with police and obstacles
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to customize cars (paint, upgrades, etc.)
- More maps and cars
- Option to change camera view (e.g. third-person)
- Difficulty settings
- Achievements and leaderboards
Speed Demons
Reported bugs
15 issues- Randomly erases save files
- App crashes and deletes progress
- Slalom in chapter 8 is technically impossible
- Level won't spawn (initially thought user error)
- Laggy after a dozen sessions, worsens over time
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- Graphics stuttering on interface and gameplay
- GameCenter achievements may be broken
- Game gets really laggy when cars create sparks
- Boulder is too big for checkpoints
- Atlantica track race is impossible to get 3 stars on
- Lag and stutter on M1/M2 iPad Pro
- Menus are illegible
- Cannot upgrade in the garage
- Crashes on startup if screen is touched (iPhone 12)
- Heavy on GPU, frame drops on M2 device
Requested features
8 requests- Free play mode to test upgrades
- Multiplayer mode
- Custom races with modifiers
- Custom tracks and cars
- Sandbox mode
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- Ability to customize vehicle colors
- Tutorial for new players
- JoyCon controller compatibility
In-app purchases
PAKO 2
No in-app purchases
Speed Demons
No in-app purchases
