Comparison

Initial Drift Arcade vs APEX Racer

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

Head to head
About

Initial Drift Arcade

Experience high-speed driving and drifting on mountain roads. Earn in-game currency to purchase and upgrade a variety of cars. Compete globally for high scores and master challenging tracks with adjustable physics and steering options.

Highlights
  • High-speed drifting on mountain roads
  • Car purchasing and upgrading system
  • Race against the clock and opponent ghosts
  • Global high score competition
  • Multiple driving physics and car styles
  • 27 upgradable cars across 7 classes
  • Support for gamepad and keyboard controls
Features
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Drive at tremendous speed, drift on narrow mountain roads, earn money to buy new cars and upgrade current ones to become the fastest driver on the mountain passes. Game features: - race against the clock (4 medals to achieve in each track), compete with your opponent's ghost - global highscore, competition with players from around the world - low poly graphics - 7 route themes located in 3 different worlds - 2 type of driving physics to choose - suitable for both beginners and advanced players - 2 different driving style of cars - drift for downhill and grip for hillclimb - 27 upgradable cars, divided into 7 classes, diversifying the driving style and requiring the player to various levels of car control skills - 21 routes in 168 variations - easy to play, hard to master - 7 steering options (gamepad and keyboard support) - 3 type of camera to choose - addictive gameplay Music by Snabisch: https://opengameart.org/users/snabisch https://soundcloud.com/snabisch https://makeagame.bandcamp.com/music and Rezoner: https://soundcloud.com/rezoner https://rezoner.bandcamp.com/

About

APEX Racer

Experience retro-style racing with modern 3D visuals. Customize and tune dozens of cars with hundreds of parts to build your ultimate ride. Compete in various game modes to dominate leaderboards and cruise with other racers.

Highlights
  • Retro 2.5D graphics with modern 3D visuals
  • Extensive car tuning and customization
  • Dozens of cars and hundreds of parts
  • Variety of game modes (racing, cruising)
  • Leaderboard competition
  • Community interaction and feedback system
Features
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Enjoy the thrills of racing, tuning, customization, and the best of car culture - in pixel style! RETRO PLUS! Using the 2.5D style, APEX Racer is able to create a compelling retro aesthetic... with a twist. Experience retro graphics with a touch of modern, 3D visuals that set itself apart from the competition. EXPRESS YOURSELF! APEX Racer strives to deliver the most authentic representation of the tuning culture. Dozens of cars and hundreds of parts available for you to plan and build your ultimate ride. Trick out your project car with our robust tuning system, express yourself and make your car shine. New parts are always being added, so there's always a bit of something for everyone! READY, SET, GO! Enjoy the variety of game modes: Race to the top with your one-of-a-kind car, cruise the highways with other racers, outrun the competition, dominate the leaderboards. We are only getting started, and have lots of new stuff coming in the future! The team is working hard to deliver new content, new game modes, and new features to APEX Racer. Join the community, interact with other passionate racers, share us your thoughts and opinions and provide feedback so we can make APEX Racer the most enjoyable it can be!

Screenshots

Initial Drift Arcade4 screens
APEX Racer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: APEX Racer at 62% against Initial Drift Arcade's 0%. APEX Racer also leads on price (Free vs $2.99) and rating (4.7 vs 2.0). Initial Drift Arcade's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 23) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

APEX Racer is free to download; Initial Drift Arcade costs $2.99 up front. APEX Racer sells 17 one-off in-app purchases. Initial Drift Arcade asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

APEX Racer holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: APEX Racer has 24K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Initial Drift Arcade's written reviews are positive against 62% of APEX Racer's.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Initial Drift Arcade versus APEX Racer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInitial Drift ArcadeAPEX Racer
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating2.0 (2 ratings)4.7 (24K ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews62.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings224K — better
Update frequency—Monthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank—#38 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size447 MB325 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPrzemyslaw GajcG63 Holdings LTD

Customer experience

Initial Drift Arcade

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral66.7%
Negative33.3%

APEX Racer

All ratings24,285 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral2.5%
Negative4.6%
Written reviews1,366 reviews
Positive62.3%
Neutral14.9%
Negative22.8%

Bugs and requests

Initial Drift Arcade

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

APEX Racer

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Loading screen crashes
  • Dealership cars not loading
  • Incorrect car performance stats
  • Sold parts not returning to inventory
  • Challenges not progressing properly

Requested features

5 requests
  • Online multiplayer
  • Dyno tuning feature
  • More race types and events
  • Improved tutorial and guidance
  • Better cloud sync and account management

In-app purchases

None

Initial Drift Arcade

No in-app purchases

17 purchases

APEX Racer

One-time17
  • Cash Pack #1$0.99
  • Starter Pack$0.99
  • ELEGANCE PACK (Special)$1.99
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  • Gold Pack #1$1.99
  • Taurus Pack$1.99
  • Trackday Pack$1.99
  • Gold Pack #2$3.99
  • Car Pack$4.99
  • Car Pack #11$4.99
  • Car Pack #17$5.99
  • Cash Pack #3$6.99
  • Car Pack #3$6.99
  • Gold Pack #3$6.99
  • Car Pack #4$6.99
  • Supporter (Pro)$7.99
  • Gold Pack #04$9.99
  • Gold Pack #05$16.99

Questions

Is Initial Drift Arcade free?
Initial Drift Arcade costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is APEX Racer free?
APEX Racer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Initial Drift Arcade or APEX Racer?
APEX Racer is rated higher. Initial Drift Arcade averages 2.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while APEX Racer averages 4.7 from 24K ratings.
Do Initial Drift Arcade or APEX Racer have ads?
Neither Initial Drift Arcade nor APEX Racer shows ads.

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