Comparison

Reckless Racing 2 vs Wreckfest

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

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About

Reckless Racing 2

Experience high-octane racing with a diverse garage of 20 detailed cars and 28 challenging routes. Customize your vehicles with extensive upgrades and compete in various modes, including career, arcade, and multiplayer leaderboards. Master power slides and fine-tune performance for your unique driving style.

Highlights
  • 20 detailed cars
  • 28 varied routes
  • Career mode with earnings
  • Arcade mode with 40 challenges
  • Leaderboard competition
  • Extensive car tuning and upgrades
  • Realistic graphics with shaders
Features
Currently charting
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Strap down and prepare for the ride of your life... Reckless Racing is back with more! Including a selection of 20 highly detailed cars, ranging from small dirt buggies to fast supercars, and 28 routes in a variety of flavors make this a racer for all tastes - both dirt and tarmac. Compete in the Career mode to earn money for new cars and car upgrades. Have a quick race in the Arcade mode with 40 pre-defined challenges. Compete against your friends on the leaderboards in Single Event mode - including Race, Hot Lap and Elimination events. Tune your car in the garage to match your driving style with a vast selection of parts and upgrades. Whether you are a reckless power slider or a slick race driver, make your car the way YOU want it. * Probably the best power slides in the world * Tune and tweak the performance, handling, tires, rims and colors of your cars * Shader based game engine with normal maps, reflections, specularity, shadows, particles and more * 17 characters, including your favorites from Reckless Racing 1 * 5 control layouts with customizable button positions * Optional assists, such as race lines, mini map, chase camera and more * Languages: English, Deutsch, Français, Español, Italiano, 스테이지 기록, 日本語, 简体中文 ************** Requires: iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4 or iPhone 4S iPad or iPad 2 iPod Touch 3 (16GB +) or iPod Touch 4 **************

About

Wreckfest

Experience intense demolition derby and no-rules racing with realistic physics. Customize your vehicles with upgrades and armor for unique combat motorsport action. Compete in career modes, challenge modes, and local multiplayer.

Highlights
  • Realistic physics simulation
  • Deep vehicle customization
  • Demolition derby arenas
  • Banger racing
  • Career mode
  • Local multiplayer
  • Unique challenge modes
Features
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Burn rubber and shred metal in the ultimate driving playground! Wreckfest is jam-packed with upgrade and customization options. Whether you are preparing for your next demolition derby with reinforced bumpers, roll cages, side protectors and much more, or setting your car up for a banger race with engine performance parts like air filters, camshafts, fuel systems, etc., Wreckfest is shaping up to be the best combative motorsport game out there. • Unique Racing Experience – Exhilarating no-rules racing action with defining, once-in-a-lifetime moments that can be achieved only with a true-to-life physics simulation. Witness insane neck-to-neck fighting on high-speed circuits, face total destruction madness on crazy courses with intersections and oncoming traffic, or go for demolition dominance in derby arenas. • Awesome Cars – Our cars are old, banged up, patched together... They ooze style and character! From old American heavy-hitters to agile Europeans and fun Asians, you won’t find anything like this in other games. • Meaningful Customization – Change not only the look of your cars but also upgrade their body armor – Reinforce them with heavy iron that protects you from damage, but also adds weight, which impacts the cars handling. Modify your car to make a robust tank or a fragile but lightning-fast rocket, or anything in between! • Multiplayer – Wreck your friends in local multiplayer and take racing to the limit while chasing for demolition dominance! • Challenge modes – Have hilarious fun with crop harvesters, lawn mowers, school buses, three-wheelers and much more! • Career Mode – Battle for championships, earn experience, unlock new upgrades and cars, and become the all-time Wreckfest champion! © www.handy-games.com GmbH

Screenshots

Reckless Racing 24 screens
Wreckfest4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Reckless Racing 2 at $1.99 against Wreckfest's $10.99. Reckless Racing 2 also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 14.0). Wreckfest's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months) and chart position (#13 vs #117). On rating, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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

Reckless Racing 2 costs $1.99 and Wreckfest $10.99 up front. Reckless Racing 2 sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Wreckfest sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Reckless Racing 2 holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Wreckfest has 696 ratings behind it against 123, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Reckless Racing 2's written reviews are positive against 65% of Wreckfest's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Reckless Racing 2 ships an update every 3 months, Wreckfest monthly. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Reckless Racing 2 versus Wreckfest: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReckless Racing 2Wreckfest
Price$1.99 — better$10.99
Rating4.4 (123 ratings) — better4.2 (696 ratings)
Positive reviews70.8% of reviews — better65.4% of reviews
Number of ratings123696 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#117#13 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size143 MB1.0 GB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperPixelbiteTHQ Nordic Mobile GmbH

Customer experience

Reckless Racing 2

All ratings121 ratings
Positive84.3%
Neutral4.1%
Negative11.6%
Written reviews459 reviews
Positive70.8%
Neutral8.1%
Negative21.1%

Wreckfest

All ratings674 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral5.6%
Negative14.4%
Written reviews885 reviews
Positive65.4%
Neutral11.4%
Negative23.2%

User reviews

Reckless Racing 2

From 123 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Excellent graphics
  • 👍 Great customization options
  • 🚀 Smooth gameplay
  • 👍 Engaging career mode
  • 🚀 Variety of tracks and cars

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes
  • 👎 Unresponsive controls
  • 👎 Sluggish car handling
  • 🐛 Multiplayer issues
  • 👎 Repetitive tracks

Wreckfest

From 696 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Smooth performance
  • 🎮 Great controls with controller support
  • 🔥 Impressive graphics and physics
  • 💰 Good value for money
  • 🎉 Fun and addictive gameplay

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
  • 🔋 Battery draining issues
  • 🔍 Lack of online multiplayer
  • 🔧 Customization and tuning limitations

Bugs and requests

Reckless Racing 2

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game crashes during races
  • Saved progress not loading
  • Incorrect race results displayed
  • Audio issues (no sound)

Requested features

5 requests
  • Larger on-screen controls
  • More camera view options
  • Ability to race against friends
  • Expanded car customization
  • Offline play mode

Wreckfest

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes on startup
  • Stuck in reverse issue
  • Graphical glitches on certain devices
  • Multiplayer server issues

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add online multiplayer
  • Improve customization options
  • Implement cloud save support
  • Add more tracks and game modes

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Reckless Racing 2

One-time4
  • Kickstarter Pack$0.99
  • Small Pack$1.99
  • Massive Pack$3.99
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  • Rock'n Roller Pack$9.99
10 purchases

Wreckfest

One-time10
  • Steel & Wheels Pack$1.99
  • Banger Racing Car Pack$2.99
  • Modified Monsters Car Pack$2.99
Show 7 more
  • Rusty Rats Car Pack$2.99
  • American All-Stars Car Pack$2.99
  • Getaway Car Pack$2.99
  • Racing Heroes Car Pack$2.99
  • Off-Road Car Pack$2.99
  • Content Bundle 2$8.99
  • Content Bundle 1$10.99

Questions

Is Reckless Racing 2 free?
Reckless Racing 2 costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Wreckfest free?
Wreckfest costs $10.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Reckless Racing 2 or Wreckfest?
Reckless Racing 2 is rated higher. Reckless Racing 2 averages 4.4 out of 5 from 123 ratings, while Wreckfest averages 4.2 from 696 ratings.
Do Reckless Racing 2 or Wreckfest have ads?
Neither Reckless Racing 2 nor Wreckfest shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Reckless Racing 2 or Wreckfest?
Reckless Racing 2 ships an update every 3 months, and Wreckfest monthly. Most recently, Reckless Racing 2 was updated on November 1, 2026 and Wreckfest on November 1, 2026.
Which is more popular, Reckless Racing 2 or Wreckfest?
Reckless Racing 2 currently peaks at #117 in the App Store charts, and Wreckfest at #13. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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