EA Racenet vs Ultimate Racing 2D 2!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
EA Racenet
Enhance your racing game experience with detailed performance analysis and competitive league play. Compare lap times, track your in-game statistics, and improve your on-track skills.
- Compete in leagues
- Connect with other players
- Compare lap times
- Analyze telemetry data
- Track in-game statistics
- Improve on-track performance
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Racenet is EA's Racing companion platform for players to find and compete in leagues, connect with others, compare lap times, improve on-track performance and enhance their gameplay experience. Racenet is compatible with all the latest racing titles from Codemasters and has the following features: Time Trial Telemetry Analysis - dive into the data to look at your on-track performance and isolate the areas you want to improve, from braking points to acceleration techniques. You can compare your performance against your friends as well as any driver on the Time Trial leaderboard. Master the racing line and cross the finish line first. In-game Stats - You total wins, podium finishes, number of laps driven, and so much more.
Ultimate Racing 2D 2!
Experience thrilling 2D top-down racing with a vast array of vehicles and tracks. Compete against friends online or challenge yourself in career and time-trial modes.
- Career mode (event and season)
- Online multiplayer (up to 20 players)
- Time-trial challenges and leaderboards
- Custom championship and quick race
- Manager mode
- Team editor with custom car colors
- Multi-class racing
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Ultimate Racing 2D 2 is a top-down racing game which includes 44 racing classes, more than 100 tracks, online multiplayer, time-trial challenges, career mode and championship mode. Main features: -Career mode (event mode and season mode) -Custom championship and quick race mode -Online multiplayer up to 20 players -Time-trial mode with challenges and leaderboards -Manager mode -Team editor with custom car colors -Multi-class racing
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: EA Racenet at none against Ultimate Racing 2D 2!'s 8. EA Racenet also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.7 vs 4.4). Ultimate Racing 2D 2!'s advantage is review sentiment (76% vs 53%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume 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. Ultimate Racing 2D 2! sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. EA Racenet asks for nothing beyond the download.
EA Racenet holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 296 and 190 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 53% of EA Racenet's written reviews are positive against 76% of Ultimate Racing 2D 2!'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
EA Racenet ships an update every 2 months, Ultimate Racing 2D 2! every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | EA Racenet | Ultimate Racing 2D 2! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (296 ratings) — better | 4.4 (190 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 52.6% of reviews | 76.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 296 — better | 190 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 977 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Electronic Arts | Thom Postma |
Customer experience
EA Racenet
Ultimate Racing 2D 2!
User reviews
EA Racenet
From 296 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great for analyzing lap data
- 👍 Good for comparing times with friends
- 👍 Useful for WRC stats
- 👍 Fantastic tool for analysis
- 👍 Great for F1 games
Room to improve
- 🐛 Constantly crashing
- 🐛 Slow and buggy
- 🐛 Difficult to link EA account
- 🐛 App is slow
- 🐛 Doesn't work
Ultimate Racing 2D 2!
From 190 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fantastic gameplay
- 👍 Great variety of cars and tracks
- 🚀 Smooth performance
- 👍 Excellent physics and handling
- 🚀 Impressive graphics and visuals
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
- 🔧 Controls could use more customization
- 🔧 Difficulty balancing issues with AI
- 🔧 Lack of save/resume functionality for long races
- 🔧 Engine sounds could use more variety
Bugs and requests
EA Racenet
Reported bugs
22 issues- Endless Steam login loop
- Constantly crashing
- Doesn't connect to account
- App is slow
- Painful to link EA account
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- Doesn't work
- Login issues
- Disconnects daily
- Fails to sync stats properly
- Can't load rival analysis
- Erases friend search names
- App gets stuck in a loop
- Code for verification not received
- Code not showing up on email
- Login issues with EA App
- App freezes on opening
- App gets stuck in a loop after updates
- UI updates are a step backwards
- Zooming in analysis mode breaks
- Can't load friend times after update
- App asks to sign in repeatedly
- Cannot load friend times in F1 23
Requested features
5 requests- Filter friends in clubs
- Function to find self in leaderboards
- iPad version
- More actionable insight for improvement
- Include time trial mode for all DLC maps
Ultimate Racing 2D 2!
Reported bugs
3 issues- Tyre selection screen not working
- New tracks not loading properly
- Occasional glitches with underpass/overpass sections
Requested features
5 requests- More tracks, especially from other motorsports
- Expanded career mode with team management
- Customizable control layouts
- Pit stop strategy and fuel management
- Multiplayer enhancements like ghosting and safety cars
In-app purchases
EA Racenet
No in-app purchases
Ultimate Racing 2D 2!
- 1,000,000 Coins$0.99
- Prize Money x2$1.99
- Remove Ads$1.99
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- 10,000,000 Coins$2.99
- Team Editor$2.99
- 100,000,000 Coins$3.99
- 1,000,000,000 Coins$5.99
- Unlock All$8.99
Questions
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