Comparison

StepRace vs Simple Rally

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Turn-based acceleration strategy
  • Move previews and velocity display
  • 12 handcrafted tracks
  • Personal challenges
  • Game Center leaderboards
  • Live online races
  • VoiceOver support
Features
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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.

About

Simple Rally

Features
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Put your racing skills to the test in a unique turn-based format! Find the fastest route to the finish while staying within bounds and ahead of your opponents. Enjoy unlimited racetracks and compete across three distinct game modes, locally and online. All completely free to play! OVERVIEW SIMPLE RALLY adapts its core mechanic from a classic paper and pencil game called RACETRACK. In the game, you move along two-dimensional vectors drawn on a grid. A single move's vector cannot differ from the previous move's vector by more than one in each dimension. If you go out of bounds, you crash and move back at least two positions (or further if the position is occupied). There are three modes in SIMPLE RALLY. The first is a duel for two players, where each player moves twice per turn, except for the initial turn, in which only the second player moves twice. The player who reaches the finish line first immediately wins the race, regardless of the move order. The second racing mode allows up to eight players, with each player making one move per turn. In this mode, players cannot occupy the same position and they move in the reverse order of their initial placement on the start line. Again, the first player to reach the finish immediately wins the race, regardless of the move order. The third mode is Time Attack, where the goal is to find the fastest route through a track and achieve the best result. A result consists of the number of moves and the total length of the player's path to the finish line. If two results have the same number of moves, the one with a shorter path is considered faster. The game offers three difficulty levels: the easiest provides hints about which moves lead to a crash and which are safe, while the hardest features the most unforgiving AI opponents. All modes can also be played online against other players. Have questions? Reach out directly on our subreddit!

Screenshots

StepRace4 screens
Simple Rally4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: StepRace at none against Simple Rally's 1. StepRace also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks). Simple Rally's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Simple Rally sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. StepRace asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

StepRace ships an update every 3 days, Simple Rally every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
StepRace versus Simple Rally: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStepRaceSimple Rally
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.8 (13 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBernhard HeringBartosz Dudar

In-app purchases

None

StepRace

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Simple Rally

One-time1
  • Premium$2.99

Questions

Is StepRace free?
StepRace is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Simple Rally free?
Simple Rally is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do StepRace or Simple Rally have ads?
Neither StepRace nor Simple Rally shows ads.
Which is updated more often, StepRace or Simple Rally?
StepRace ships an update every 3 days, and Simple Rally every 2 weeks. Most recently, StepRace was updated on October 23, 2026 and Simple Rally on October 4, 2026.

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