Comparison

Hyper Drift! vs Speed Stars

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

Head to head

Hyper Drift!

Keep calm and drift with fire!

Free

🎮 Games

★ 4.43.2K ratingsView app →

Speed Stars

Sprint to the top!

Free

🎮 Games

★ 4.841K ratingsView app →

About

Hyper Drift!

Experience smooth and satisfying racing with simple drift controls. Collect and drive awesome cars, perform stunts, and compete against rivals. This game is perfect for creating viral clips and enjoying a fun ride.

Highlights

Simple drift controls
Buy and drive awesome cars
Knock out rivals
Pull wild stunts
Create viral clips

Features

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You will love this game from the first race. Whether you're here to relax or go full send, it's your race, your style! It feels sooo smooth and satisfying: - enjoy super simple drift controls; - buy and drive awesome cars; - knock out rivals, pull wild stunts; - or just enjoy the ride. The game is perfect for viral clips. Flex your best moves! Ready to drift and have fun on the track? Welcome to Hyper Drift!

About

Speed Stars

Engage in a fast-paced physics-based racing game using simple two-finger controls. Compete against AI, ghost data of real players, or race solo to achieve new personal bests and climb global leaderboards. Unlock additional race distances and customization options in the full version.

Highlights

Two-finger touch controls
100m straightaway races
Race against AI and player ghosts
Global leaderboards
Replay with cinematic cameras
Unlockable race distances
Customizable racers

Currently charting

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Simple yet tricky, competitive, fast-paced physics game! Use two-finger touch controls to zip down the 100m straightaway! Master your timing and you'll zoom at scintillating speeds, smashing your personal bests and climbing the world ranking! Race against ghosts of real players, go head to head with the AI racers, or run a solo time trial. Then see where you stack up against the rest of the world on the global leaderboard! Watch replays of your race with cinematic camera angles, and choose the stadium theming from 8 colorful presets! With the full version, you'll get five more iconic track and field race distances to master - the 200m dash, 400m dash, 60m dash, 110m hurdles, and 400m hurdles - as well as the ability to create your own racers with customized appearances and stats! Terms: https://www.miniclip.com/terms-and-conditions Privacy: https://www.miniclip.com/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Hyper Drift!4 screens

Speed Stars4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Speed Stars at 4.8 against Hyper Drift!'s 4.4. Speed Stars also leads on ratings volume (41K vs 3.2K) and chart position (#20 vs unranked). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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. Hyper Drift! sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Speed Stars sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Speed Stars holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Speed Stars has 41K ratings behind it against 3.2K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 68% of Hyper Drift!'s written reviews are positive against 66% of Speed Stars's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hyper Drift! ships an update every 2 months, Speed Stars every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level

Hyper Drift! versus Speed Stars: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Hyper Drift!	Speed Stars
Price	Free	Free
Rating	4.4 (3.2K ratings)	4.8 (41K ratings) — better
Positive reviews	68.3% of reviews — better	66.1% of reviews
Number of ratings	3.2K	41K — better
Update frequency	Every 2 months	Every 5 weeks — better
Ads	Yes	Yes
In-app purchases	Yes	Yes
Monetization	Free with in-app purchases	Free with in-app purchases
Best chart rank	—	#20 — better
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod	iPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS	15.0	15.0
Further details — not scored
Size	280 MB	207 MB
Age rating	17+	4+
Developer	SEMEEVS, LDA	Miniclip.com

Customer experience

Hyper Drift!

All ratings3,173 ratings

Positive83.9%

Neutral5.5%

Negative10.6%

Written reviews792 reviews

Positive68.3%

Neutral9.3%

Negative22.3%

Speed Stars

All ratings40,122 ratings

Positive94.7%

Neutral1.5%

Negative3.8%

Written reviews1,558 reviews

Positive66.1%

Neutral9.3%

Negative24.6%

User reviews

Hyper Drift!

From 3.2K App Store ratings

What we love

🚀 Smooth gameplay
👍 Fun and addictive
🎨 Good car customization
💯 Great offline game

Room to improve

🔍 Repetitive tracks
💰 Too many ads
🐛 Crashes and glitches
🔋 Drains battery quickly

Speed Stars

From 41K App Store ratings

What we love

👍 Good game mechanics
🚀 Fun and addictive
💡 Potential for more events

Room to improve

🐛 Crashes and bugs
🔒 Account/progress issues
🔋 Lag and performance problems

Bugs and requests

Hyper Drift!

Reported bugs

3 issues

Game crashes on launch
Progress reset after uninstall
Ads not removed after purchase

Requested features

4 requests

Online multiplayer mode
More cars and customization options
Leaderboards and achievements
Different game modes (e.g., endless, time trial)

Speed Stars

Reported bugs

3 issues

Crashes when trying to access certain modes or features
Progress/account resets causing loss of data and purchases
Glitches and issues with running mechanics and controls

Requested features

5 requests

Add more race events (e.g. 4x100, 4x400, longer distances)
Implement field events (long jump, triple jump, high jump)
Add online/multiplayer functionality to race against friends
Improve character customization options
Provide better tutorials and onboarding for new players

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Hyper Drift!

One-time10

Unlock All Gifts$1.99
Unlock PRO ZONE Tracks$1.99
No Ads$2.99

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Premium Car Bundle I — Sale$4.99
Premium Car Bundle II — Sale$4.99
Premium Car Bundle III — Sale$4.99
Premium Car Bundle II$8.99
Premium Car Bundle III$8.99
Mega Car Bundle — Sale$9.99
Mega Car Bundle$19.99

6 purchases

Speed Stars

One-time6

Full Version$0.99
2,000 Diamonds Pack$0.99
Full Version$1.99

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Full Version$2.99
15,000 Diamonds Pack$3.99
40,000 Diamonds Pack$7.99

Questions

Is Hyper Drift! free?

Hyper Drift! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

Is Speed Stars free?

Speed Stars is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

Which has better reviews, Hyper Drift! or Speed Stars?

Speed Stars is rated higher. Hyper Drift! averages 4.4 out of 5 from 3.2K ratings, while Speed Stars averages 4.8 from 41K ratings.

Do Hyper Drift! or Speed Stars have ads?

Both Hyper Drift! and Speed Stars show ads.

Which is updated more often, Hyper Drift! or Speed Stars?

Hyper Drift! ships an update every 2 months, and Speed Stars every 5 weeks. Most recently, Hyper Drift! was updated on October 26, 2026 and Speed Stars on October 29, 2026.