Comparison

Sonic Racing vs WHAT THE CAR?

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

Head to head
About

Sonic Racing

Experience high-speed multiplayer racing with iconic characters from the Sonic universe. Collect power-ups, set traps, and attack rivals across numerous tracks. Choose your play mode, build a team with unique abilities, and utilize helpful Wisps to gain an advantage.

Highlights
  • Multiplayer racing
  • 15 playable characters
  • Power-ups and traps
  • Team abilities
  • 15 unique tracks
  • Wisps for assistance
  • Reward system
Features
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The world's fastest hedgehog is back in SONIC RACING! Take control of one of 15 playable characters from the Sonic universe and compete in the ultimate multiplayer racing experience. COLLECT power-ups, SET traps and ATTACK competitors all while driving at high speed. Ready, Set, RACE! DECIDE HOW YOU WANT TO PLAY! Enjoy single-player mode, play with your friends or go big and play with people around the world in multiplayer mode. CREATE YOUR TEAM! Each character has its own unique advantages and brings a special Team Ability into the mix. NUMEROUS TRACKS TO RACE! 15 tracks in total, each split across 5 zones. WISPS ARE BACK! 15 spectacular creatures to help overcome rival teams and get ahead. They are always ready to offer help whenever needed. KEEP RACING! Get more rewards the more you race. Complete challenges and earn even more prizes. The ultimate speed experience is waiting for you! Ready, Set, RACE! ----- Privacy Policy: https://privacy.sega.com/en/privacy_aa Terms of Use: https://games.sega.com/eula/?lang=en © SEGA. All rights reserved. SEGA, the SEGA logo, SONIC THE HEDGEHOG and SONIC RACING are registered trademarks or trademarks of SEGA CORPORATION or its affiliates.

About

WHAT THE CAR?

Experience an absurdly silly adventure game with unique racing, exploration, and creative level-building. Control a car with legs to jump, fly, and perform unexpected actions across hundreds of quirky levels and islands.

Highlights
  • Leg-based car racing
  • Jetpack flying and climbing
  • Exploration of islands
  • Quirky puzzles and treasures
  • User-created level editor
  • Mini-games like CAR-aoke
Features
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Absurdly silly adventure full of racing, laughs, and surprises. Roll, jump, fly and sneeze your way to victory! NOT YOUR TYPICAL RACING GAME You’re a car, but instead of wheels you have legs! Race through hundreds of unique levels by jumping, flying with jetpacks, climbing buildings, delivering packages, and pretty much everything you would NOT expect a car to do. Hint: Look for hidden shortcuts and avoid explosives A WORLD TO EXPLORE It’s not all racing. Explore the many islands to meet new friends, find hidden treasures or try your best at the quirky puzzles. Hint: Look behind the waterfalls! CREATE YOUR OWN LEVELS Make your own wacky levels, share them with friends and family, or climb the leaderboards of quirky levels made by other players. Hint: Adding cute bears and speed pads that go vroom works every time! OKAY, IT GETS REALLY SILLY You’ll be flipping burgers, fishing, swimming, and singing CAR-aoke! Hint: Don’t try to talk to the laser cow DISCLAIMER: This game is for entertainment purposes only and will absolutely not improve your driving skills in any way. Actually, no one on the development team even owns a car. SPOILER: A spoiler is apparently a thing you can attach to the back of a car to make it look cool… Who knew?! Anyways, we hope you enjoy the game! We really enjoyed making it!

Screenshots

Sonic Racing4 screens
WHAT THE CAR?4 screens

Verdict

The call

Sonic Racing and WHAT THE CAR? both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 89% of WHAT THE CAR?'s written reviews are positive against 65% of Sonic Racing's. WHAT THE CAR? also leads on device support (6 vs 4). Sonic Racing's advantage is iOS requirement (13.5 vs 15.0). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

WHAT THE CAR? holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 71K and 24K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of Sonic Racing's written reviews are positive against 89% of WHAT THE CAR?'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sonic Racing ships an update every 2 months, WHAT THE CAR? monthly. Both last shipped on November 11, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Sonic Racing versus WHAT THE CAR?: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSonic RacingWHAT THE CAR?
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (71K ratings)4.8 (24K ratings) — better
Positive reviews65.1% of reviews88.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings71K — better24K
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TViPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS13.5 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size922 MB2.6 GB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSEGATriband ApS

Customer experience

Sonic Racing

All ratings68,849 ratings
Positive91.1%
Neutral4.8%
Negative4.1%
Written reviews730 reviews
Positive65.1%
Neutral10.5%
Negative24.4%

WHAT THE CAR?

All ratings23,769 ratings
Positive96.2%
Neutral1.8%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews998 reviews
Positive88.9%
Neutral5.3%
Negative5.8%

User reviews

Sonic Racing

From 71K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fast and smooth gameplay
  • 👍 Great character variety
  • 💗 Enjoyable for Sonic fans
  • 🎮 Fun racing experience

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
  • 🔌 Connectivity issues and server problems
  • 🤔 Repetitive track selection
  • 🎨 Lack of customization options

WHAT THE CAR?

From 24K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Very fun
  • 👍 Silly and creative
  • 🤩 Hilarious and goofy
  • 🎨 Awesome graphics and animations
  • 💯 Best game ever

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitches and bugs
  • 🤯 Extremely challenging levels
  • 🤔 Inconsistent physics and controls
  • 🤷‍♀️ Unclear progression and objectives
  • 😤 Frustrating difficulty spikes

Bugs and requests

Sonic Racing

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Inability to redeem prizes
  • Progress and achievements not tracking properly
  • Matchmaking and online play issues
  • Steering controls not responsive

Requested features

4 requests
  • More characters and tracks
  • Improved controller support
  • Additional game modes
  • Ability to customize cars

WHAT THE CAR?

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Saved progress getting lost
  • Graphical issues on certain devices
  • Unresponsive or unreliable controls
  • Crashes and freezes during gameplay

Requested features

5 requests
  • New episodes and content updates
  • Customization options for cars and levels
  • Multiplayer or co-op mode
  • Easier level creator for younger players
  • More variety in level themes and gameplay

In-app purchases

None

Sonic Racing

No in-app purchases

None

WHAT THE CAR?

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sonic Racing free?
Sonic Racing is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is WHAT THE CAR? free?
WHAT THE CAR? is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sonic Racing or WHAT THE CAR??
WHAT THE CAR? is rated higher. Sonic Racing averages 4.6 out of 5 from 71K ratings, while WHAT THE CAR? averages 4.8 from 24K ratings.
Do Sonic Racing or WHAT THE CAR? have ads?
Neither Sonic Racing nor WHAT THE CAR? shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sonic Racing or WHAT THE CAR??
Sonic Racing ships an update every 2 months, and WHAT THE CAR? monthly. Most recently, Sonic Racing was updated on November 11, 2026 and WHAT THE CAR? on November 11, 2026.

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