Rock Crawling vs Shape Shifting Race
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rock Crawling
Experience off-road adventure by controlling the acceleration of your 4x4 vehicle. Navigate challenging terrains and overcome various obstacles in diverse environments.
- 4x4 vehicle acceleration control
- Mountain climbing
- Obstacle navigation
- Diverse environments
- Challenging terrains
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Manage the acceleration of your 4x4 and nothing will stop you! Various obstacles and environments are waiting for you!
Shape Shifting Race
Experience thrilling races where you transform your character to overcome diverse environments. Master land, air, and sea challenges to become the top racer. Discover over 50 unique vehicles to enhance your gameplay.
- Transformable characters
- Engaging levels in exciting environments
- Land, air, and sea races
- Over 50 unique vehicles
- Satisfying gameplay
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Get set for fun, transformed! Dive into Shape Shifting Race - a thrilling game where you can turn your character into anything and win races on land, through the air, and over the sea. Every level brings a new challenge, and with each character being able to shape-shift, the excitement never stops. Put your skills to the test and aim to be the top racer in all environments! Plus, we've got more than 50 unique vehicles in our game store for you to enjoy. Come and join the fun, it's game time! Features: - Engaging levels set in exciting environments - Transformable characters - Satisfying and enjoyable gameplay for all - Store with more than 50 unique vehicles
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Shape Shifting Race at none against Rock Crawling's 10. Shape Shifting Race also leads on review sentiment (38% vs 19%). Rock Crawling's advantage is ratings volume (20K vs 2.9K). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Rock Crawling sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Shape Shifting Race asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Rock Crawling against 4.6 for Shape Shifting Race. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rock Crawling has 20K ratings behind it against 2.9K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 19% of Rock Crawling's written reviews are positive against 38% of Shape Shifting Race's.
Rock Crawling ships an update every 2 months, Shape Shifting Race every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rock Crawling | Shape Shifting Race |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (20K ratings) | 4.6 (2.9K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 19.4% of reviews | 38.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 20K — better | 2.9K |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 379 MB | 345 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TapNation | Vira Games Inc. |
Customer experience
Rock Crawling
Shape Shifting Race
User reviews
Rock Crawling
From 20K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fast and responsive gameplay
- 👍 Simple and intuitive controls
- 💡 Relaxing and casual experience
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
- 🔋 High battery consumption
- 📢 Excessive and intrusive ads
- ⚠️ Lack of challenge and competition
Shape Shifting Race
From 2.9K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun gameplay
- 🚀 Smooth performance
- 💡 Interesting leagues and upgrades
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent glitches and crashes
- ⚠️ Unresponsive customer support
- 🔋 High battery consumption
Bugs and requests
Rock Crawling
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game freezes after completing a level
- Incorrect country/nationality displayed
- Inability to collect rewards and gems after races
Requested features
3 requests- More challenging and competitive gameplay modes
- Additional vehicle and track options
- Ability to customize vehicles beyond just cosmetics
Shape Shifting Race
Reported bugs
2 issues- Game stops loading after reaching max levels
- Glitches in higher ranks
Requested features
2 requests- Add chat feature
- Improve progress saving and restore options
In-app purchases
Rock Crawling
- 20 Credits$1.99
- No Ads$2.99
- Ticket Pack$2.99
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- Starter Pack$2.99
- Amazing Pack$2.99
- Premium Pack$4.99
- 50 Credits$4.99
- VIP Pack$9.99
- Ticket Pack$24.99
- 500 Credits$39.99
Shape Shifting Race
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Rock Crawling free?
Is Shape Shifting Race free?
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