StepRace vs Fast On Paper
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.
Fast On Paper
Engage in turn-based vector racing inspired by classic pen-and-paper games. Strategize your moves to outmaneuver opponents and avoid crashes. Design and share your own tracks, or race against AI.
- Turn-based multiplayer racing
- Handmade and user-created tracks
- AI opponents with four difficulty levels
- Track builder tool
- Car customization
- Customizable race rules
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Turn-based racing, for drivers who like to think ahead. Your options for your next move are dictated by your previous one, so speed up, but make sure to look ahead and brake in time! Fast On Paper is faithfully based on the good old pen-and-paper racing game you played as a kid - or heard your dad talk about! RACE YOUR FRIENDS Turn-based multiplayer, in your own time. Start a race, share the code, and play it out in minutes, over an evening or a week. You can also drop into an open lobby and race whoever's about. CORRESPONDENCE RACING For multi-player races, you decide what the move-timer should be - from a 10 second window to decide on your next move all the way to 24 hours. Race your friend at your own pace, making your moves one by one, fitting a healthy competition into a busy life. 12 FREE TRACKS The game comes with 12 free tracks, through various environments and catering to everything from a quick 5-minute race to 100+ move marathons. 50+ PREMIUM & COMMUNITY TRACKS Get access to a wide range of additional tracks from our community of players or premium tracks from our editor. New tracks are added constantly, so there’s always a new road to race on. Access is gated by a one-time in-app purchase, giving you access to all community tracks, present and future. BUILD AND RACE YOUR OWN TRACKS Channel your inner Hermann Tilke, and use our drag-and-drop track-builder to create your own tracks. You can race them just like any other community track in the game, and invite friends to race on them with you. RACE THE MACHINE Four levels of AI, for offline racing or to spice up your multiplayer lobby. The rookies will let you win, the aces will not. A CAR THAT'S YOURS Four cars, eight colors and plenty of combinations. Save your favorite cars to your garage. More cars are available through in-app purchase. NO PAY-TO-WIN You can choose different rides, but they all race the same. Fast On Paper has no Pay-to-win mechanisms, keeping racing fair and free. CUSTOM RULES Collisions on or off, Crash penalties, Grid order, Move timer and more. Set the table however your group likes it. MORE FUN UNDER THE HOOD Free to play, all twelve tracks and the full game in the box. In-app purchase access to premium tracks, community tracks, multi-lap racing, night-racing, more cars and paints. Requires no account. No ads.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Fast On Paper at 5.0 against StepRace's 1.8. Fast On Paper also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). StepRace's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ratings volume (13 vs 1). On price and ads 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. Fast On Paper sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. StepRace asks for nothing beyond the download.
Fast On Paper holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: StepRace has 13 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
StepRace ships an update every 3 days, Fast On Paper weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | StepRace | Fast On Paper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.8 (13 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bernhard Hering | Theis Sondergaard |
Customer experience
StepRace
Fast On Paper
In-app purchases
StepRace
No in-app purchases
Fast On Paper
- Premium Garage$0.99
- Premium Colors$0.99
- Premium Tracks$1.99
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- Premium Races$1.99
- Community Tracks$2.99







