StepRace vs Shift 2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
StepRace
This turn-based racing game challenges players to strategically plan their moves by selecting accelerations. Anticipate momentum, corners, and braking to outmaneuver opponents on handcrafted tracks. Features include move previews, leaderboards, and live online races.
- Turn-based acceleration strategy
- Move previews and velocity display
- 12 handcrafted tracks
- Personal challenges
- Game Center leaderboards
- Live online races
- VoiceOver support
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StepRace brings classic vector racing back: instead of steering directly left or right, every turn changes your racer's acceleration. Speed and direction carry forward, so planning ahead matters more than fast reflexes. Choose one of nine accelerations. Move previews immediately show which options are safe, which cross the finish line and where a crash awaits. Leave the road and your velocity resets. Features: • 12 handcrafted tracks, from flowing starter courses and free endurance runs to demanding mountain and night circuits • Route and circuit rules with visible, ordered checkpoint areas • Move previews, velocity display and an automatic follow camera • Personal challenges to finish in fewer and fewer moves • A Game Center leaderboard for every track • Live online races against a friend with alternating turns and blocking racing lines • Five free tracks plus permanent Challenge and Elite track-pack unlocks • Direct feedback by email and quick access to App Store ratings • English and German interface • VoiceOver support and scalable controls Like the graph-paper classic, the racer who best anticipates momentum, corners and braking distance wins.
Shift 2
Race through busy city streets, dodging traffic and collecting cash and collectibles. Discover unique car behaviors and abilities while enjoying colorful graphics and haptic feedback. This game is designed to sharpen reflexes and provide an engaging driving experience.
- Drive through busy city streets
- Dodge rush hour traffic
- Collect cash stacks and collectibles
- Collect modern and classic low-poly cars
- Discover car behaviors and special abilities
- Simple swipe controls
- Haptic feedback for immersion
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Drive your favorite cars as fast as you can through the busy streets of New-York City and get your adrenaline pumping! Dodge the rush hour traffic while picking up as many cash stacks & collectibles as you can! Collect modern and classic low-poly style cars/SUVs. Discover every car’s behavior on the road and their special abilities. But most importantly, faster cars will help you beat your friends' high-scores. On the road, keep an eye open for lost packages and collect them to see what’s inside… Simple and easy to use (simply swipe to turn), ideal to ease your mind and sharpen your reflexes. One of the only games left on the app store without interfering (full screen) ads. (note: The app still offers ads against rewards and banner discrete ads) Let the haptic feedback (vibrations, which can be turned off) immerse you in the gameplay. Enjoy the colorful and vivid High-quality graphics optimized for iPad mini 2 Retina and newer.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Shift 2 at 4.8 against StepRace's 1.8. Shift 2 also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). StepRace's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ads (none vs shown). 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. Shift 2 sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. StepRace asks for nothing beyond the download.
Shift 2 holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 5 respectively.
StepRace ships an update every 3 days, Shift 2 every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | StepRace | Shift 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.8 (13 ratings) | 4.8 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 325 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bernhard Hering | Anthony Freymond |
Customer experience
StepRace
Shift 2
In-app purchases
StepRace
No in-app purchases
Shift 2
- Cash Stacks$0.99
- Remove Ads$1.99
- Cash Breifcase$24.99
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- Cash Safe$49.99
- Cash Truck$99.99









