SSV XTrem vs Side by Side Rally
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SSV XTrem
Experience an extreme racing adventure across diverse global locations. Customize your gameplay settings and compete for top scores on worldwide leaderboards. Drive powerful vehicles and master striking drifts in this visually stunning 3D racing game.
- Global race tracks
- Customizable game settings
- Worldwide leaderboards
- Powerful SSV driving
- Striking drift mechanics
- Full 3D real-time rendering
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The Best SSV Racing Game that you ever seen! Travel around the world and try to be the best to get all awards. Discover unique race tracks in many different countries: Brazil, Utah, Alaska, Dubai, Los Angeles and more... An eXtreme Racing Game Experience awaits you! Set your own game settings: • Control method • Difficulty level • Ideal point of view • Rendering quality • ... Find all your scores and rewards by pressing the "Scores" button in the main menu. Share your scores with your friends in the worldwide leaderboard. Exceed your limits! ••• Game Features ••• • Drive your own powerful SSV! • Striking Drift! • Visit many different countries! • Full 3D Real Time Rendering! • High Graphic Quality! • Music by "The Almighty Grind"!
Side by Side Rally
Compete in thrilling 1v1 rally races against ghost cars of players worldwide. Collect and upgrade over 20 unique rally cars through a gacha system. Master challenging tracks and climb the global rankings to become the ultimate rally champion.
- Top-down rally racing gameplay
- Collect and upgrade 20+ rally cars
- 1v1 battles against user ghost cars
- Gacha system for car acquisition
- World ranking system
- Slipstream and blocking mechanics
- Steering, accelerator, and brake assists
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A top-down rally racing game! Collect over 20 rally cars and win 1v1 battles. Pull gacha, upgrade your machines, and climb to world No.1! [What kind of game?] - A top-view rally racing game! - Get and level up 20 rally cars through gacha! - Compete 1vs1 with ghost cars of users from all over the world! - Race through intense ups and downs of mountain passes, slippery snow-covered roads, and forests with poor visibility! - Aim to be the rally champion in the world rankings! [Control the rally car!] - Use swipes or a gamepad to steer the car - The accelerator is automatic; use the brake button to slow down - Steering, accelerator, and brake assists can be turned ON/OFF in the options [Battle with rivals!] - The battle begins when you overtake a rival car - Stick behind a rival car to benefit from the slipstream effect, reducing air resistance and allowing for acceleration - Blocking a rival car will slow them down - Pull away from a rival car to win - Winning earns you rank points and prize money [Get & level up rally cars with gacha!] - Press the button to pit in when you enter the pit area - You can draw two types of gacha in the pit - Ad gacha is less likely to yield rare cars but can be drawn for free every 2 minutes - Premium gacha costs 1000 coins to draw and has a higher chance of yielding super rare rally cars - Cars you already own will level up - Choose and switch to your favorite rally car - You can also level up by driving distances [Increase your overall level to efficiently earn rank points!] - The total level of all your rally cars is your overall level - As your overall level increases, so does the multiplier for rank points earned when you win [The battle continues even when you’re not playing!] - Your fastest lap play data will appear as a ghost car in other players’ games - If your ghost wins, you earn rank points, and if it loses, you lose points - Try to set the fastest laps to earn points through your ghost car [Sound] Free BGM & music material by MusMus Voice by ondoku3.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SSV XTrem at 100% against Side by Side Rally's 50%. SSV XTrem also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Side by Side Rally's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). 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. Side by Side Rally sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. SSV XTrem asks for nothing beyond the download.
SSV XTrem ships an update every 3 months, Side by Side Rally every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SSV XTrem | Side by Side Rally |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 177 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dream-Up | MITSUHARU SAIKAWA |
Customer experience
SSV XTrem
Side by Side Rally
In-app purchases
SSV XTrem
No in-app purchases
Side by Side Rally
- Remove Ads$0.99
Questions
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