Comparison

Smash Cops vs Wreckfest

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

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

Smash Cops4 screens
Wreckfest4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Wreckfest at none against Smash Cops's shown. Wreckfest also leads on chart position (#3 vs #93) and price ($2.99 vs $4.99). Smash Cops's advantage is review sentiment (81% vs 65%) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 14.0). On rating, ratings volume, update cadence 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

Smash Cops costs $4.99 and Wreckfest $2.99 up front. Smash Cops sells 10 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Smash Cops against 4.2 for Wreckfest. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 245 and 693 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 81% of Smash Cops's written reviews are positive against 65% of Wreckfest's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Smash Cops ships an update every 6 weeks, Wreckfest monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Smash Cops versus Wreckfest: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmash CopsWreckfest
Price$4.99$2.99 — better
Rating4.4 (245 ratings) — better4.2 (693 ratings)
Positive reviews80.6% of reviews — better65.4% of reviews
Number of ratings245693 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksMonthly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#93#3 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS6.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size557 MB1.0 GB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperHutch Games LtdTHQ Nordic Mobile GmbH

Customer experience

Smash Cops

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

Wreckfest

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

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

Wreckfest

From 693 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

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

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

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
10 purchases

Wreckfest

One-time10
  • Steel & Wheels Pack$1.99
  • Banger Racing Car Pack$2.99
  • Modified Monsters Car Pack$2.99
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  • 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 Smash Cops free?
Smash Cops costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Wreckfest free?
Wreckfest costs $2.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Smash Cops or Wreckfest?
Smash Cops is rated higher. Smash Cops averages 4.4 out of 5 from 245 ratings, while Wreckfest averages 4.2 from 693 ratings.
Do Smash Cops or Wreckfest have ads?
Smash Cops shows ads; Wreckfest does not.
Which is updated more often, Smash Cops or Wreckfest?
Smash Cops ships an update every 6 weeks, and Wreckfest monthly. Most recently, Smash Cops was updated on October 23, 2026 and Wreckfest on October 22, 2026.
Which is more popular, Smash Cops or Wreckfest?
Smash Cops currently peaks at #93 in the App Store charts, and Wreckfest at #3. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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