Comparison

Initial Drift Arcade vs Highway Car Traffic Battle

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

Highway Car Traffic Battle

Experience a new era of car racing with intense highway battles. Collect, research, and modify a diverse car collection to become a champion. Enjoy realistic physics and competitive opponents in this thrilling racing game.

Highlights
  • Realistic driving physics
  • Competitive opponents
  • Car collection and research
  • Detailed car tuning
  • Highway battles
  • Racing tournaments
Features
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The new era of car traffic racing! Swerve through traffic in highway battles with other racers. Grow your car collection, research, modify and become a champion! FEATURES - Realistic driving physics - Competitive opponents - Ever-expanding car list - Detailed car tuning system - Amazing graphics - Highway battles - Racing tournaments - Free Drive mode - Crafted by car enthusiasts for car enthusiasts Are you ready to race? Download Highway Car Traffic Battle now and enjoy!

Screenshots

Initial Drift Arcade4 screens
Highway Car Traffic Battle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Highway Car Traffic Battle at 60% against Initial Drift Arcade's 0%. Highway Car Traffic Battle also leads on price (Free vs $2.99) and rating (4.6 vs 2.0). Initial Drift Arcade's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 11) and ads (none vs shown).

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

Highway Car Traffic Battle is free to download; Initial Drift Arcade costs $2.99 up front. Highway Car Traffic Battle sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Initial Drift Arcade asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Highway Car Traffic Battle holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Highway Car Traffic Battle has 14K 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 60% of Highway Car Traffic Battle's.

Scorecard9 real differences · 1 level
Initial Drift Arcade versus Highway Car Traffic Battle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInitial Drift ArcadeHighway Car Traffic Battle
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating2.0 (2 ratings)4.6 (14K ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews60.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings214K — better
Update frequency—Every 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size447 MB764 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPrzemyslaw GajcPLAYCUS LIMITED

Customer experience

Initial Drift Arcade

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

Highway Car Traffic Battle

All ratings14,447 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral3.8%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews437 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral13.7%
Negative26.3%

Bugs and requests

Initial Drift Arcade

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Highway Car Traffic Battle

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • AI can phase through cars
  • AI is faster than player cars
  • Opponents can't be crashed
  • Steering issues
  • Lag spikes causing crashes
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  • Rewards not being received

Requested features

6 requests
  • More cars and maps
  • Multiplayer mode
  • More customization options
  • Ability to change traffic density
  • First-person view
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  • Ability to sell/reset cars

In-app purchases

None

Initial Drift Arcade

No in-app purchases

11 purchases

Highway Car Traffic Battle

One-time11
  • Gems Mini Pack$1.99
  • Credits Mini Pack$1.99
  • VIP Club$5.99
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  • Gems Medium Pack$5.99
  • Credits Medium Pack$5.99
  • Gems Big Pack$14.99
  • Credits Big Pack$14.99
  • Gems Mega Pack$29.99
  • Credits Mega Pack$29.99
  • Gems Ultra Pack$59.99
  • Credits Ultra Pack$59.99

Questions

Is Initial Drift Arcade free?
Initial Drift Arcade costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Highway Car Traffic Battle free?
Highway Car Traffic Battle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Initial Drift Arcade or Highway Car Traffic Battle?
Highway Car Traffic Battle is rated higher. Initial Drift Arcade averages 2.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Highway Car Traffic Battle averages 4.6 from 14K ratings.
Do Initial Drift Arcade or Highway Car Traffic Battle have ads?
Highway Car Traffic Battle shows ads; Initial Drift Arcade does not.

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