Comparison

Highway Rush 3D vs Drive Mad

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

Head to head
About

Highway Rush 3D

Experience a thrilling car game where the goal is to overtake other vehicles to advance through levels. Simply hold to accelerate, and your speed will increase with each successful overtake. Enjoy this exciting driving challenge!

Highlights
  • Overtake cars to progress
  • Hold to accelerate
  • Speed increases with overtakes
  • Multiple levels
  • Simple controls
Features
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Hello gamers! We are excited to introduce our new car game. Goal: Overtake cars to proceed to the next level. Controls: -Just hold to accelerate. -Speed increases every time you overtake a car. Please provide feedback and enjoy the game!

About

Drive Mad

Master challenging driving physics with simple controls. Overcome 100+ levels with realistic mechanics, performing impossible tricks and stunts. Enjoy a compact, fast, and offline playable game.

Highlights
  • Simple accelerate/brake controls
  • Realistic physics engine
  • Challenging driving gameplay
  • 100+ unique levels
  • Perform tricks and stunts
  • Offline play
Features
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The controls? Dead simple. Right to accelerate and left to brake. The driving? Very challenging. The realistic physics requires actual skill. But as you progress through the levels you'll come to master the physics and pull tricks and stunts that you thought impossible! With 100+ levels, a tiny install size, fast performance, and offline play, this is a game you'll want to keep around for a long long time.

Screenshots

Highway Rush 3D4 screens
Drive Mad4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Highway Rush 3D at none against Drive Mad's 11. Highway Rush 3D also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.6). Drive Mad's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.4) and ratings volume (29K vs 11). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Drive Mad sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Highway Rush 3D asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Drive Mad holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Drive Mad has 29K ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Highway Rush 3D's written reviews are positive against 71% of Drive Mad's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Highway Rush 3D ships an update weekly, Drive Mad every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Highway Rush 3D versus Drive Mad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHighway Rush 3DDrive Mad
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (11 ratings)4.7 (29K ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews70.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1129K — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#16 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size107 MB166 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperMunkhbileg NatsagdorjWebVentures B.V.

Customer experience

Highway Rush 3D

All ratings11 ratings
Positive81.8%
Neutral9.1%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

Drive Mad

All ratings28,523 ratings
Positive93.4%
Neutral3.0%
Negative3.5%
Written reviews1,119 reviews
Positive70.6%
Neutral8.6%
Negative20.8%

Bugs and requests

Highway Rush 3D

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Drive Mad

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Level 193 chase is too hard
  • Unicycle controls unbalanced

Requested features

2 requests
  • More levels
  • Difficulty options

In-app purchases

None

Highway Rush 3D

No in-app purchases

11 purchases

Drive Mad

One-time11
  • Mini Pack$1.99
  • Ad-Free$3.99
  • Drive Mad Premium$3.99
Show 8 more
  • Starter Bundle$4.99
  • Super Coin Pack$4.99
  • Nitro Car$9.99
  • Mega Coin Pack$9.99
  • Legendary Car Bundle Offer$12.99
  • Nitro Car Bundle$12.99
  • Dino Car$15.99
  • Legendary Car Bundle$19.99

Questions

Is Highway Rush 3D free?
Highway Rush 3D is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Drive Mad free?
Drive Mad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Highway Rush 3D or Drive Mad?
Drive Mad is rated higher. Highway Rush 3D averages 4.4 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Drive Mad averages 4.7 from 29K ratings.
Do Highway Rush 3D or Drive Mad have ads?
Drive Mad shows ads; Highway Rush 3D does not.
Which is updated more often, Highway Rush 3D or Drive Mad?
Highway Rush 3D ships an update weekly, and Drive Mad every 10 days. Most recently, Highway Rush 3D was updated on October 6, 2026 and Drive Mad on November 3, 2026.

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