Shift 2 vs Army Recruit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shift 2
Race through busy city streets, dodging traffic and collecting cash and collectibles. Discover unique car behaviors and abilities while enjoying colorful graphics and haptic feedback. This game is designed to sharpen reflexes and provide an engaging driving experience.
- Drive through busy city streets
- Dodge rush hour traffic
- Collect cash stacks and collectibles
- Collect modern and classic low-poly cars
- Discover car behaviors and special abilities
- Simple swipe controls
- Haptic feedback for immersion
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Drive your favorite cars as fast as you can through the busy streets of New-York City and get your adrenaline pumping! Dodge the rush hour traffic while picking up as many cash stacks & collectibles as you can! Collect modern and classic low-poly style cars/SUVs. Discover every car’s behavior on the road and their special abilities. But most importantly, faster cars will help you beat your friends' high-scores. On the road, keep an eye open for lost packages and collect them to see what’s inside… Simple and easy to use (simply swipe to turn), ideal to ease your mind and sharpen your reflexes. One of the only games left on the app store without interfering (full screen) ads. (note: The app still offers ads against rewards and banner discrete ads) Let the haptic feedback (vibrations, which can be turned off) immerse you in the gameplay. Enjoy the colorful and vivid High-quality graphics optimized for iPad mini 2 Retina and newer.
Army Recruit
Strategically recruit soldiers with specific abilities to counter different enemy types. Deploy your forces to neutralize threats and achieve victory in this tactical combat game.
- Recruit soldiers
- Counter enemy types
- Strategic deployment
- Neutralize enemies
- Tactical combat
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Recruit the right soldiers based on the type of enemies and neutralize the enemies
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Shift 2 at 4.8 against Army Recruit's 1.0. Shift 2 also leads on ratings volume (6 vs 1). Army Recruit's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks). 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. Shift 2 sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Army Recruit asks for nothing beyond the download.
Shift 2 holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shift 2 has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Shift 2 ships an update every 2 weeks, Army Recruit every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shift 2 | Army Recruit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (6 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 325 MB | 133 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Anthony Freymond | Mood Games OU |
Customer experience
Shift 2
Army Recruit
In-app purchases
Shift 2
- Cash Stacks$0.99
- Remove Ads$1.99
- Cash Breifcase$24.99
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- Cash Safe$49.99
- Cash Truck$99.99
Army Recruit
No in-app purchases
