Initial Drift Arcade vs APEX Racer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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/
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.
- 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
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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!
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
| Parameter | Initial Drift Arcade | APEX Racer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.0 (2 ratings) | 4.7 (24K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 62.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 24K — better |
| Update frequency | — | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | — | #38 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 447 MB | 325 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Przemyslaw Gajc | G63 Holdings LTD |
Customer experience
Initial Drift Arcade
APEX Racer
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
Initial Drift Arcade
No in-app purchases
APEX Racer
- 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
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