Car Upgrade vs Idle Drift
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Car Upgrade
Modify and enhance your vehicle's components to compete in races. Strive to be the ultimate winner by optimizing your car's performance and strategy.
- Car component upgrades
- Component racing
- Competitive gameplay
- Performance optimization
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Upgrade your car, race your component and be the winner!
Idle Drift
Experience the thrill of drifting as a race car driver. Earn money by mastering drifts and use it to upgrade your car's parts, attracting more attention. This idle game lets you progress even when you're away.
- Drift racing gameplay
- Earn in-game money
- Car part upgrades
- Attract attention
- Idle progression
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Welcome to "Idle Drift"! In this game, you are a race car driver with a passion for drifting. Drifting can earn you a lot of money. By upgrading various parts of your car, you can gain more attention!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Car Upgrade at none against Idle Drift's 14. Car Upgrade also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). Idle Drift's advantage is ratings volume (2.5K vs 1). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Idle Drift sells 14 one-off in-app purchases. Car Upgrade asks for nothing beyond the download.
Car Upgrade holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Idle Drift has 2.5K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Car Upgrade | Idle Drift |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.7 (2.5K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 14.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2.5K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days | — |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 276 MB | 340 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | UNCOSOFT | Solid Games |
Customer experience
Car Upgrade
Idle Drift
In-app purchases
Car Upgrade
No in-app purchases
Idle Drift
- AdTicket$0.99
- gasoline$1.99
- AdTicket$1.99
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- Racing Coins$1.99
- gasoline$4.99
- REMOVE FORCE ADS$4.99
- AdTicket$4.99
- Auto Start$4.99
- Racing Coins2$4.99
- REMOVE FORCE ADS$9.99
- Car$9.99
- Racing Coins$9.99
- Racing Coins$19.99
- Car$19.99
Questions
Is Car Upgrade free?
Is Idle Drift free?
Which has better reviews, Car Upgrade or Idle Drift?
Do Car Upgrade or Idle Drift have ads?
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