Comparison

Smash Cops vs GRID™ Autosport

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

Head to head
About

Smash Cops

Experience intense action racing as a police officer in wild chases. Pursue felons, escape attacks, and complete various challenges across a large, visually rich city. Features innovative touch controls for precise driving and combat.

Highlights
  • Pursue and take down felons
  • Escape under time pressure
  • 7 different mini-games
  • Innovative touch controls
  • Large drivable city
  • Smash and destroy vehicles
Currently charting
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Join over 4 million players worldwide who are raving about the hit game, Smash Cops. With over 30 missions to play, 8 vehicles to collect and 7 mini games, Smash Cops is an intense action racing game which pits your driving skills against felons desperate to outrun you in wild chases. “Great-looking police-pursuit game”, “innovative“ & “refreshing” 4.5/5 TouchArcade “A cool action racer”, “a real joy”, “excellent graphics, innovative controls and intense action” 4/5 Touchgen 8/10 Pocket Gamer Play Smash Cops though your HD TV. Smash Cops supports Apple’s great Airplay technology so you can now play it through your HD TV via an Apple TV. --- BE THE POLICE IN AMERICA'S WILDEST TV CHASES - PURSUE Take down runaway felons whilst avoiding civilian traffic and buddy police as you chase and weave through traffic. - ESCAPE Escape under time pressure from felon attack and get to a call out location as quickly as possible. - CHALLENGE 7 different mini games: smash a load of cars illegally parked in a car park, weave through a course laid out by cones, dodge traffic on a highway and collect evidence throughout the city. - GROUND BREAKING CONTROLS By placing your finger behind the car you can steer, weave, defend and attack runaway felons with full control of your vehicle, never before used in touch racing games. - LARGE DRIVABLE CITY Huge city with high quality visuals creates a fun and rich environment for different attack and escape routes spread over 30 missions and 8 vehicles. - CHAOS AND MAYHEM Smash, crush and flip felon vehicles. Obliterate the street scenery. --- - iPhone 3GS AND iPod Touch 3 USERS Smash Cops will play but will be slower in parts as it uses extensive physics optimised for more powerful iOS devices. - OPTIMISED FOR iPhone 4 AND iPad 1 - ENHANCED FOR iPhone 4S AND iPad 2 Enjoy more physics and more visual FX that take advantage of that extra power! --- Facebook: facebook.com/HutchGames Twitter: @HutchGames YouTube: youtube.com/user/HutchGames Web: www.hutchgames.com

About

GRID™ Autosport

Experience console-quality racing with a mix of simulation and arcade handling. Choose from 100 cars and 100 circuits, with intuitive controls and scalable difficulty. Download additional content for free.

Highlights
  • Console-quality graphics and performance
  • 100 high-performance cars
  • 100 diverse circuits
  • Intuitive touch, tilt, and gamepad controls
  • Scalable difficulty settings
  • Free additional car and track downloads
Features
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Ignite your high-speed career as a pro-racer in Codemasters' AAA hit — engineered to deliver an irresistible mix of simulation and arcade handling. CONSOLE-QUALITY RACING GRID Autosport looks and feels exceptional, with pin-sharp visuals and outstanding performance. 100 CARS AND 100 CIRCUITS Unleash a ton of high-performance rides across a ton of tracks, routes, runs and loops. BUY ONCE, RACE FOREVER Download additional cars and tracks absolutely free. BEST IN CLASS CONTROLS Enjoy intuitive touch and tilt controls or play with a gamepad. SCALABLE DIFFICULTY From super-easy to ultra-realistic, you set the bar and handle the car. === Important information regarding GRID Autosport: GRID Autosport requires iOS 14 or later. You will need 6GB of free space to install the base game with all of the free DLC packs, and we recommend having at least 8GB of free space to avoid installation issues. Supported iPhones: • iPhone 6S / 6S Plus and later • Any iPhone SE • iPod Touch (7th generation, 2019) Supported iPads: • iPad mini (5th generation, 2019) and later • iPad Air (3rd generation, 2019) and later • iPad (5th generation, 2017) and later • Any iPad Pro • If you require assistance, please contact our support team at support@feralinteractive.com © 2014-2024 The Codemasters Software Company Limited ("Codemasters"). All rights reserved. "Codemasters"®, "Ego"®, the Codemasters logo and "GRID"® are registered trademarks owned by Codemasters. "GRID Autosport"™ and "Codemasters Racing"™ are trademarks of Codemasters. All other copyrights or trademarks are the property of their respective owners and are being used under license. Originally developed and published by Codemasters. Developed for and published on iOS by Feral Interactive Limited. iOS, iPhone and iPad are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. Feral and the Feral logo are trademarks of Feral Interactive Ltd. All other trademarks and copyrights are the property of their respective owners. All rights reserved.

Screenshots

Smash Cops4 screens
GRID™ Autosport4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: GRID™ Autosport at none against Smash Cops's shown. GRID™ Autosport also leads on ratings volume (2.9K vs 245) and chart position (#18 vs #92). Smash Cops's advantage is price ($4.99 vs $9.99) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months). On rating, in-app purchases 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

Smash Cops costs $4.99 and GRID™ Autosport $9.99 up front. Smash Cops sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and GRID™ Autosport sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GRID™ Autosport holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GRID™ Autosport has 2.9K ratings behind it against 245, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 81% of Smash Cops's written reviews are positive against 72% of GRID™ Autosport's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Smash Cops ships an update every 6 weeks, GRID™ Autosport every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Smash Cops versus GRID™ Autosport: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmash CopsGRID™ Autosport
Price$4.99 — better$9.99
Rating4.4 (245 ratings)4.6 (2.9K ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.6% of reviews — better72.3% of reviews
Number of ratings2452.9K — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank#92#18 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size557 MB3.8 GB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHutch Games LtdFeral Interactive Ltd

Customer experience

Smash Cops

All ratings245 ratings
Positive84.9%
Neutral3.3%
Negative11.8%
Written reviews480 reviews
Positive80.6%
Neutral8.3%
Negative11.0%

GRID™ Autosport

All ratings2,841 ratings
Positive88.5%
Neutral3.7%
Negative7.8%
Written reviews1,563 reviews
Positive72.3%
Neutral9.6%
Negative18.1%

User reviews

Smash Cops

From 245 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Better than Heat
  • 🚀 Great game
  • 🎮 Nostalgia
  • 🎨 Cute
  • 🎨 Beautiful graphics

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and bugs
  • 🎮 Difficult controls
  • 💰 Expensive in-app purchases
  • 🕹️ Lacking control options
  • 🕰️ Short gameplay

GRID™ Autosport

From 2.9K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fantastic graphics
  • 🚀 Console-quality gameplay
  • 👍 No in-app purchases
  • 👍 Customizable controls
  • 👍 Variety of cars and tracks

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and performance issues
  • 🔋 Drains battery quickly
  • 👎 Difficult controls, especially on mobile
  • 👎 Unresponsive steering

Bugs and requests

Smash Cops

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes on certain levels
  • Issues with restoring purchases
  • Incompatible with newer devices

Requested features

6 requests
  • More levels and content
  • Free roam mode
  • Multiplayer
  • Ability to listen to own music
  • More vehicle types
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  • Improved AI for other police cars

GRID™ Autosport

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Save data corruption
  • Inability to download DLC
  • Crashes on launch

Requested features

6 requests
  • Improved cockpit view and interior details
  • More customization options
  • Multiplayer mode
  • Ability to use own music
  • Optimized performance for newer devices
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  • Easier difficulty settings for casual players

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Smash Cops

One-time10
  • Pack of 3 Super Cops$0.99
  • East Side paint job for all vehicles$0.99
  • The Met paint job for all vehicles$0.99
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  • Autobahn paint job for all vehicles$0.99
  • Seoul Rider paint job for all vehicles$0.99
  • Pack of 10 Super Cops$2.99
  • Donut Finder$2.99
  • Hot Chrome paint job for all vehicles$2.99
  • Unlock All Vehicles$9.99
  • Unlock All$14.99
8 purchases

GRID™ Autosport

One-time8
  • HD Textures2 variantsFree
  • All DLC2 variantsFree
  • Drag PackFree
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  • Road & Track PackFree
  • Sprint PackFree
  • Coupé Style PackFree
  • Best of British PackFree
  • Black Edition PackFree

Questions

Is Smash Cops free?
Smash Cops costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is GRID™ Autosport free?
GRID™ Autosport costs $9.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Smash Cops or GRID™ Autosport?
GRID™ Autosport is rated higher. Smash Cops averages 4.4 out of 5 from 245 ratings, while GRID™ Autosport averages 4.6 from 2.9K ratings.
Do Smash Cops or GRID™ Autosport have ads?
Smash Cops shows ads; GRID™ Autosport does not.
Which is updated more often, Smash Cops or GRID™ Autosport?
Smash Cops ships an update every 6 weeks, and GRID™ Autosport every 3 months. Most recently, Smash Cops was updated on October 23, 2026 and GRID™ Autosport on October 22, 2026.
Which is more popular, Smash Cops or GRID™ Autosport?
Smash Cops currently peaks at #92 in the App Store charts, and GRID™ Autosport at #18. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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