Comparison

Car Sim | Open World vs Retro Russian Drift Simulator

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

Head to head
About

Car Sim | Open World

Experience a vast open world with over 80 unique vehicles, from sports cars to helicopters and even battleships. Drive freely, explore the city, and earn money by driving to upgrade your vehicles with powerful enhancements like rocket boosters and N2O.

Highlights
  • Over 80 unique vehicles
  • Advanced traffic system
  • Realistic fuel system
  • Vehicle upgrades (engine, brakes, etc.)
  • Rocket and N2O boosters
  • Largest mobile game map
Features
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Car Sim Open World game is designed with the purpose to enjoy driving different vehicles in an open world. Play without the need to brake! The city is all yours. Explore it. Enjoy it. The game has more than 80+ vehicles with different configuration, some for off road driving some for top speed and some are designed for stunts that are placed all around the map. This open world it just feels alive with a lot of different cars driving all around the map by an Advanced Traffic System that is integrated in the game. You will find buses, trucks, police, helicopters, airplanes also you will be surprised when a big battleship will appear! Car Sim Open World has an advanced fuel system integrated in the vehicles which makes the game more fun and realistic. The purpose is to drive as much as you can and meantime you earn money by just driving. The milage is converted into the money which you can spend later to upgrade your favorite vehicle. Vehicle can be upgraded: Engine, Brakes, Suspension, Rocket Booster, N2O Booster, Body Color etc. You can equip vehicles with Rocket Booster and feel the true power of a rocket engine attached to the car, you will be able to fly with that thing attached on the back of your car. You can also equip the car with a N2O Booster which increases the output power of the engine. And just to remind you for the end you have the biggest map ever made on mobile game, it's all open and no limits to do whatever you want.

About

Retro Russian Drift Simulator

Experience realistic car simulations with detailed Lada and BMW models. Features include crash mechanics, extensive tuning options, and multiple game modes like free drive and police pursuit. Customize your ride with spoilers, rims, colors, and more.

Highlights
  • Realistic car crash and deformation
  • Extensive car tuning options
  • Multiple control types (steering, buttons, gyro)
  • Variety of car models
  • Five camera modes
  • Four game modes (free drive, police pursuit, parking, racing)
Features
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Enjoy very detailed Lada Vaz 2107, Lada Niva, Toyota Pirius, Lada Priora, BMW M3 e30 series, Hyundai Tucson and many more cars Simulations with crash and tuning mechanics Features - Car Crash and Deformation - 3 Types of Controls including hand brake and accurate speedometer * Steering * Buttons * Gyro - Different Cars * Lada Vaz 2107 * Lada Niva * Toyota Pirius * Lada Priora * AND MORE - 5 Different camera modes including Camera view from interior - Interior dynamic dashboard visualizes speedometer and rpm arrows - Fully functional steering and rearview mirror - Car tuning * Spoiler select * Rim Select * Color change * Light control * Suspension control * Custom plate input * Many different sticker selection - 4 Types of Game Mode * Free drive * Police pursuit * Pirius attack :D * Car Parking * Racing - Settings * Graphics control * 7 different languages * Background music and animations * Realistic graphics and effects Enjoy :)

Screenshots

Car Sim | Open World4 screens
Retro Russian Drift Simulator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Car Sim | Open World at every 6 days against Retro Russian Drift Simulator's every 3 weeks. Car Sim | Open World also leads on ratings volume (18 vs 2). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Car Sim | Open World sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Retro Russian Drift Simulator sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Car Sim | Open World against 4.5 for Retro Russian Drift Simulator. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Car Sim | Open World has 18 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Car Sim | Open World ships an update every 6 days, Retro Russian Drift Simulator every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Car Sim | Open World versus Retro Russian Drift Simulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCar Sim | Open WorldRetro Russian Drift Simulator
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (18 ratings)4.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings18 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size663 MB442 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperGenc SadikuRahman Mammadov

Customer experience

Car Sim | Open World

All ratings19 ratings
Positive78.9%
Neutral10.5%
Negative10.5%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral7.1%
Negative21.4%

Retro Russian Drift Simulator

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Car Sim | Open World

One-time2
  • Remove Ads$3.99
  • Unlock all cars!$49.99
4 purchases

Retro Russian Drift Simulator

One-time4
  • Get 500 purchasable$0.99
  • Remove Ads$1.99
  • Get 5000 purchasable$1.99
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  • Get 20000 purchasable$2.99

Questions

Is Car Sim | Open World free?
Car Sim | Open World is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Retro Russian Drift Simulator free?
Retro Russian Drift Simulator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Car Sim | Open World or Retro Russian Drift Simulator?
Car Sim | Open World and Retro Russian Drift Simulator are both rated 4.5 out of 5 on the App Store, from 18 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Car Sim | Open World or Retro Russian Drift Simulator have ads?
Both Car Sim | Open World and Retro Russian Drift Simulator show ads.
Which is updated more often, Car Sim | Open World or Retro Russian Drift Simulator?
Car Sim | Open World ships an update every 6 days, and Retro Russian Drift Simulator every 3 weeks. Most recently, Car Sim | Open World was updated on October 20, 2026 and Retro Russian Drift Simulator on October 28, 2026.

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