Comparison

Nitro RC vs Hoverdroid 3D

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

Hoverdroid 3D

Pilot a versatile radio-controlled hovercraft across diverse terrains including earth, water, and snow. Engage in a variety of missions, from slalom races to snowplowing and cargo transport, testing the vehicle's unique abilities to float, fly, and drive.

Highlights
  • Drive on earth, water, and snow
  • Fly with attached wings
  • 24 varied missions
  • Realistic physics engine
  • Interact with environment objects
  • 3D modeled hovercraft
Features
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Take control of a radio-controlled hovercraft in a park, with a skatepark, a water basin and a mogul field! Accomplish a lot of variety of missions to become a real pilot. The hovercraft can drive on all types of terrain: earth, water, snow. And even in the air! Equipped with wings, your hovercraft can fly like a plane, an aircraft or a glider! This vehicle with air cushion does not touch the ground. It is raised a few inches with 3 powerful turbines that maintain it and stabilize it in the air. This is the most multi-purpose vehicle in the world !! Hoverdroid is the first 3D radio controlled hovercraft game on iOS! This simulation game contains 24 missions. Example of levels : - Slalom between the cones as fast as possible - After heavy snowfall, use your hovercraft as snowplow to clear the snow and create a feasible path - Land on an runway, that is built on the top of a tree - Use your hovercraft after a game of petanque to bring the balls and the jack back - Transport some goods on a chaotic field without damaging anything - Test the performance of your hovercraft against radio controlled helicopter. Which one will be the fastest? - Chase the birds that are on the lawn - Climb a wooden hut, shaped castle Totally free, without "in-app purchase" ! All bonuses are unlocked during the game (3 hovercar and wings to fly) Hoverdroid is a simulator in the same universe as Helidroid (RC helicopter game), with a new physics engine that let's you interact with a lot of objects in the environment. Hoverdroid let you control a radio controlled hover car , that fly like a hoverboard. There is also a particles engine, in order to show water and snow. This reduced model is modeled in 3D. It can float like a boat, fly like a copter (chopper), and ride like a car (4x4)! You must have (at least) a cpu of 1 GHz in order to play without lag. But you can reduce the quality of the graphics in the option menu.

Screenshots

Nitro RC4 screens
Hoverdroid 3D4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Hoverdroid 3D at 4.6 against Nitro RC's 3.9. Hoverdroid 3D also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). Nitro RC's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 34 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Nitro RC sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Hoverdroid 3D asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hoverdroid 3D holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 56 and 114 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of Nitro RC's written reviews are positive against 86% of Hoverdroid 3D's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nitro RC ships an update every 4 months, Hoverdroid 3D every 34 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Nitro RC versus Hoverdroid 3D: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNitro RCHoverdroid 3D
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (56 ratings)4.6 (114 ratings) — better
Positive reviews64.4% of reviews86.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings56114 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 34 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.07.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size134 MB96 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIntuitive ComputersMH Production

Customer experience

Nitro RC

All ratings56 ratings
Positive69.6%
Neutral7.1%
Negative23.2%
Written reviews202 reviews
Positive64.4%
Neutral11.4%
Negative24.3%

Hoverdroid 3D

All ratings114 ratings
Positive87.7%
Neutral6.1%
Negative6.1%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive86.1%
Neutral8.3%
Negative5.6%

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

Hoverdroid 3D

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Nitro RC

One-time1
  • Bundle 1$1.99
None

Hoverdroid 3D

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Nitro RC free?
Nitro RC is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hoverdroid 3D free?
Hoverdroid 3D is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Nitro RC or Hoverdroid 3D?
Hoverdroid 3D is rated higher. Nitro RC averages 3.9 out of 5 from 56 ratings, while Hoverdroid 3D averages 4.6 from 114 ratings.
Do Nitro RC or Hoverdroid 3D have ads?
Nitro RC shows ads; Hoverdroid 3D does not.
Which is updated more often, Nitro RC or Hoverdroid 3D?
Nitro RC ships an update every 4 months, and Hoverdroid 3D every 34 months. Most recently, Nitro RC was updated on October 2, 2026 and Hoverdroid 3D on October 7, 2026.

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