Nitro RC vs Crash Drive 2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nitro RC
Experience the thrill of gas-powered radio-controlled vehicles. Choose from various RC cars to race against AI opponents or challenge the clock. Practice your skills in a free-play mode and share your achievements on the leaderboard.
- Gas-powered RC vehicle simulation
- Multiple vehicle types (rock crawler, dune buggy)
- Race mode against AI
- Time Trial mode
- Practice mode for free driving
- Game Center leaderboard integration
- Unlockable cars and tracks
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Explore the world of gas powered radio controlled vehicles. Do you prefer an all-terrain rock crawler or a fast dune buggy? Select your favourite car and smash your opponents. Beat your AI opponents in "Race" mode or improve your driving skills and beat the clock in "Time Trial". You can also select "Practice" mode to drive freely just for fun. Share your best results on the Game Center leaderboard! Try the game for free! You will get two locations "Parking Garage" and "Nevada Desert" and two cars "Savage" and "Razor" for free. Within the application you can buy additional cars and tracks to enhance your RC racing experience. Buying "Bundle 1" (In-app purchase) you will get: - 1 new off-road track "Sand Mine" with less bumps for really fast race - 2 new on-road tracks "Basketball Arena" and "Mediterranean Village" - 4 new vehicles "Storm", "Rally", "Maxx" and "Beast" - Ads removed
Crash Drive 2
Engage in thrilling multiplayer races and stunt challenges across vast open worlds. Customize and upgrade a variety of vehicles, from classic cars to monster trucks and tanks, to dominate competitive events and explore secret areas.
- Multiplayer gameplay
- Tank Battle Mode
- Off-road racing
- Stunt challenges
- Vehicle customization
- Open world exploration
- Competitive events
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Crash Drive 2 is a multiplayer car stunt game. Pick a car in the garage, drive into a big open world and race, crash and jump with players from all over the world. Drive anything from a school bus to a monster truck or a tank. Collect coins, upgrade your car and win the events that pop up while you drive. • Online multiplayer, free to play • 6 random events: Coin Collect, King of the Crown, Race, Tag, Stunt, Find the Ring • Tank Battles: push other tanks out of five arenas and unlock all five tanks • 4 open worlds full of bizarre terrain and secret areas • 30 cars to unlock, like a school bus and a tank • Upgrade the speed and acceleration of every car • Free credits every day you play • Highscores and leaderboards Made by M2H, a small studio in the Netherlands. Want a bigger open world with cross-play on PC and consoles? Try Crash Drive 3.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Crash Drive 2 at 4.5 against Nitro RC's 3.9. Crash Drive 2 also leads on ratings volume (3.2K vs 56). Nitro RC's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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. Nitro RC sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Crash Drive 2 sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Crash Drive 2 holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Crash Drive 2 has 3.2K ratings behind it against 56, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of Nitro RC's written reviews are positive against 70% of Crash Drive 2's.
Nitro RC ships an update every 4 months, Crash Drive 2 every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nitro RC | Crash Drive 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (56 ratings) | 4.5 (3.2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 64.4% of reviews | 69.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 56 | 3.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 134 MB | 228 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Intuitive Computers | M2H B.V. |
Customer experience
Nitro RC
Crash Drive 2
User reviews
Nitro RC
From 56 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Realistic RC car physics
- 👍 Great graphics and sound effects
- 💡 Potential for more cars and tracks
- 🚀 Smooth gameplay on newer devices
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent flipping and crashing of cars
- 🔒 Limited free content, need to pay for more
- 🔋 Sensitive controls can be difficult to master
- 🐛 Occasional performance issues and crashes
Crash Drive 2
From 3.2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fun gameplay
- 👍 Nostalgic experience
- 🚗 Variety of vehicles
- 🎮 Engaging multiplayer
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent glitches and bugs
- 💸 Excessive ads
- 🕹️ Unresponsive controls
- 🔁 Difficulty beating shady dealers
Bugs and requests
Nitro RC
Reported bugs
2 issues- Crashes on launch for some devices
- Incorrect car/track navigation indicators
Requested features
5 requests- Multiplayer mode
- More customization options for cars
- Larger, more varied track selection
- Damage modeling and repair system
- Free drive/freeplay mode
Crash Drive 2
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashing when racing shady dealers
- Inability to turn left on certain levels
- Events not starting due to countdown glitch
- Falling through the map when landing hard
Requested features
4 requests- More maps and levels
- Ability to customize cars
- Improved multiplayer functionality
- Removal of ads or option to pay to remove
In-app purchases
Nitro RC
- Bundle 1$1.99
Crash Drive 2
- Cash Pile$0.99
- Sabotage the shady dealer$0.99
- Cash Stacks$1.99
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- XP Boost for a day$3.99
- Cash Bag$4.99
- Cash Briefcase$9.99
- Day Bundle$11.99
- Cash Vault$19.99
- Cash Truck$49.99
- Cash Container$79.99
Questions
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