Draftmaster 2 vs DRAFTYCAR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Draftmaster 2
Experience arcade-style oval racing with cars from various historical and current series. Progress drivers, unlock challenges, and compete on online leaderboards. Features a transfer system for team customization and modding support for custom car sets.
- Arcade oval racing experience
- Progression system for drivers
- Unlockable challenges and rewards
- Driver and team transfer system
- Online leaderboards with prizes
- Modding support for custom cars
- Realistic AI physics engine
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Hit the track with a fun pack racing experience based on the 2024-2020 Cup Series cars as well as other oval racing series from history including 2000 iRoC and 2023 Indycar, progressing your favourite drivers up through the classes whilst receiving rewards and unlocking new challenges along the way! Utilise the new Transfer system, to swap your favourite drivers, teams and manufacturers to switch up the racing your way! Submit your fastest times to the online leaderboards to find out who the real Draft Master is (and win prizes)! Modding support allows players to create their own car sets! A completely rebuilt drafting/physics engine adds further realism to the AI who will now block, team up and wreck in pursuit of the win! Excellent commentary is provided by CARS tour announcer James V Pike.
DRAFTYCAR
Experience realistic stock car drafting with simple controls. Manage your team's finances, upgrade equipment, and compete against 42 AI opponents in career mode to hone your racing skills.
- Realistic drafting physics
- Simple controls
- Career mode
- Team finance management
- AI opponents
- Equipment maintenance
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With realistic drafting physics and dead simple controls, DRAFTYCAR puts you in the driver's seat. In career mode, manage your team's finances, climb the ranks and maintain top-notch equipment as you compete against 42 AI opponents. Download now and start honing your stock car drafting skills.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DRAFTYCAR at 4.4 against Draftmaster 2's 3.8. DRAFTYCAR also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs monthly). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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. Draftmaster 2 sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and DRAFTYCAR sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
DRAFTYCAR holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 616 and 710 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 69% and 69% positive.
Draftmaster 2 ships an update monthly, DRAFTYCAR every 3 days. Both last shipped on September 27, 2026.
| Parameter | Draftmaster 2 | DRAFTYCAR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (616 ratings) | 4.4 (710 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 69.0% of reviews | 69.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 616 | 710 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 230 MB | 489 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Joshua Duffety-Wong | Speedway Labs, LLC |
Customer experience
Draftmaster 2
DRAFTYCAR
User reviews
Draftmaster 2
From 616 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Great gameplay
- 🏁 Realistic NASCAR experience
- 🕹️ Fun and addictive
- 💯 Best mobile NASCAR game
- 🎨 Awesome pixel art and visuals
Room to improve
- 🐛 Bugs and glitches
- 🔧 Modding issues
- 🕰️ Slow progression and grind
- 🏎️ Unbalanced AI and drafting
- 🔋 Fuel mechanic limits playtime
DRAFTYCAR
From 710 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fantastic mobile racing game
- 👍 In-depth career mode
- 🎨 Great paint schemes and sponsors
- 💯 Addictive gameplay
- 🕹️ Solid driving physics
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
- 💰 Too many intrusive ads
- 🔧 Car damage/repair system issues
- 🤯 Frustrating AI behavior and wrecking
- 🤔 Progression system needs improvement
Bugs and requests
Draftmaster 2
Reported bugs
5 issues- Controls not working at certain tracks
- Stuck in race with no ability to move
- Cloned/missing cars in races
- Progression and car unlocks resetting
- Crashes and freezes during gameplay
Requested features
5 requests- Add more tracks and series (road courses, ARCA, Dirt)
- Implement qualifying, pit stops, and tire/fuel management
- Allow custom season creation and driver/car customization
- Improve AI behavior and lane management
- Add visual damage and crash physics
DRAFTYCAR
Reported bugs
5 issues- Soft-locks after race completion
- Saved cars disappearing
- Inconsistent race results and standings
- Ads failing to load
- Controls overlapping on certain devices
Requested features
5 requests- Paid ad-free version
- More track variety and turns
- In-car camera view
- Ability to retry/replay races
- More customization options
In-app purchases
Draftmaster 2
- 150 Gears$1.99
- 450 Gears$4.99
- Negotiator$4.99
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- 1100 Gears$9.99
- 2500 Gears$19.99
DRAFTYCAR
- DRAFTYCAR Legends Cup$1.99
- Ad-Free Experience$9.99
Questions
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