Keywars vs Novice Driver
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Keywars
Test your typing speed and compete against others worldwide in this fast-paced challenge. Unlock achievements and become a typing hero by mastering your keyboard skills.
- Worldwide typing challenge
- Game Center integration
- Unlockable achievements
- Fast-paced gameplay
- Skill-based competition
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Let the Keywars begin! WELCOME to the worldwide typing challenge powered by Game Center. You have spent countless hours typing on your iPhone. Now it's time to put your skills to the TEST! But. There are HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS of other iPhone users. So act QUICK! Don't let them blitzkrieg your ass. Start NOW and be the first to unlock the ultimate achievement: the KEYWARS HERO CROSS!
Novice Driver
Practice driving in various scenarios and parkours to improve your skills and prepare for your driving exam. Unlock cool cars as you progress and aim for the highest score to earn your license.
- Drive in diverse scenarios
- Practice parking skills
- Improve driving experience
- Unlock fastest cars
- Achieve high scores
- Earn driving license
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Drive and try to pass the Driving Exam in the different scenarios and parkours. You can try and improve your driving skills and experience. Also you can unlock fastest and coolest cars while improving your driving skills. Get the highest score in the exam and get your license!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Novice Driver at every 5 weeks against Keywars's every 17 months. Novice Driver also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (29K vs 42). Keywars's advantage is review sentiment (67% vs 54%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Keywars sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Novice Driver sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Novice Driver holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Novice Driver has 29K ratings behind it against 42, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of Keywars's written reviews are positive against 54% of Novice Driver's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Keywars ships an update every 17 months, Novice Driver every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Keywars | Novice Driver |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (42 ratings) | 4.7 (29K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 53.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 42 | 29K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 17 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 259 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Lukasz Kowalski | RUBY OYUN VE YAZILIM DANISMANLIK SANAYI TICARET ANONIM SIRKETI |
Customer experience
Keywars
Novice Driver
Bugs and requests
Keywars
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Novice Driver
Reported bugs
3 issues- Invisible obstacles
- Stretched and glitched pedestrians
- Levels repeating after 25th level
Requested features
4 requests- More levels
- Offline mode
- Customization options
- Multiplayer mode
In-app purchases
Keywars
- Unlock the Imsspolbie$0.99
Novice Driver
- No Ads$4.99
Questions
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