City Coaster vs Ultimate Coaster 2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
City Coaster
Control a vehicle by tapping the screen to steer it around a course. Maintain balance to navigate the twists and turns of the track. Enjoy a simple yet engaging arcade-style experience.
- Tap-to-steer controls
- Balance mechanics
- Course navigation
- Arcade gameplay
- Simple interface
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Let's tap the screen on the side you want to turn. Make a balance and go around the course!
Ultimate Coaster 2
Design and experience your own roller coasters in a 3D environment. This app offers intuitive controls for all skill levels, allowing you to build, customize, and ride your creations with realistic physics. Save your designs and explore pre-built demo coasters.
- Create custom roller coasters
- Realistic physics simulation
- Intuitive and advanced controls
- Save and load track designs
- Paint tracks any color
- Modify terrain
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Ultimate Coaster 2 lets you create and ride your own roller coasters in a fully customizable 3D world. This is your playground - let your imagination run free! (: Features: - Simple, intuitive controls - Advanced controls for power users - Realistic Physics - Roller coaster models generated real time - The ability to save and load tracks - Options to paint your track any color - Terrain modification - Comes preloaded with demo coasters inspired by real existing rides!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: City Coaster at 4.6 against Ultimate Coaster 2's 4.1. City Coaster also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). Ultimate Coaster 2's advantage is ratings volume (2K vs 5). On price, ads 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. Ultimate Coaster 2 sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. City Coaster asks for nothing beyond the download.
City Coaster holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ultimate Coaster 2 has 2K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | City Coaster | Ultimate Coaster 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (5 ratings) — better | 4.1 (2K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 73.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 2K — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 140 MB | 145 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Geisha Tokyo Inc. | Jason Hu |
Customer experience
City Coaster
Ultimate Coaster 2
Bugs and requests
City Coaster
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Ultimate Coaster 2
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes when loading large coasters
- Glitches with track placement and orientation
- Autosave feature not working as expected
- Inability to load previously saved coasters
Requested features
10 requests- Add switch tracks
- Implement shuttle coasters
- Include more pre-made inversion elements
- Allow customization of station and queue
- Introduce day/night cycle and lighting
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- Add water rides and scenery
- Enable multiple coasters on a single plot
- Provide an undo/redo function
- Implement a smoothing tool for tracks
- Add more free coaster types
In-app purchases
City Coaster
No in-app purchases
Ultimate Coaster 2
- Box-Spined Hyper Coaster$1.99
- Dive Machine (10 Seats)$1.99
- Box-Spined Wing Coaster$1.99
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- Box-Spined Inverted Coaster$1.99
- Girder Rocket Coaster$1.99
- Hybrid Coaster$1.99
- Single Rail Coaster$1.99
- Girder Blitz (OTSR) Coaster$1.99
- Girder Spinner Coaster$1.99
- All Coaster Types$19.99
Questions
Is City Coaster free?
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