Comparison

Smash Cops vs Speed Demons

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
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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

Speed Demons

Experience intense highway racing with realistic physics-based crashes and challenging traffic. Choose from a vast collection of vehicles and engage in over 500 unique events across 11 diverse gameplay modes. Enjoy endless procedurally generated highways and a modern-retro visual style with a dynamic soundtrack.

Highlights
  • Physics-based crashes
  • Hundreds of events
  • Dozens of upgradeable vehicles
  • 11 distinct gameplay modes
  • Endless procedurally-generated highways
  • High-speed traffic simulation
  • Modern-retro visuals
Features
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Speed Demons is the ultimate highway racing simulator, with breakneck speeds, amazing physics-based crashes, and the most intense TRAFFIC ever seen in a video game. Featuring hundreds of events, tons of varied vehicles, endless highways, and 11 gameplay modes, this is the top-down, physics-based racing game the world has been waiting for. Whether you want to leisurely cruise down the highway, weave through traffic at high-speeds, take out rogue racers, or just barrel through everything in sight, this game has it all: * Drive over 50 upgradeable vehicles, from tiny hatchbacks to super cars to massive semi-trucks. * Play 11 distinct game modes including RACE, CHECKPOINT, ESCAPE, PURSUIT, RAMPAGE, and more. * Choose from over 500 unique events, each customized to the vehicle(s) and mode featured. Also featured in Speed Demons: * Endless procedurally-generated highways in 30 environments. * High-speed physics-based racing with up to 100 vehicles on-screen at once. * Modern-retro visuals with spectacular effects and an all-new pulse-pounding soundtrack by Auvic. * Simple but deep controls, and full MFi controller support. * Seamless iCloud saving across multiple devices. The joy of endless traffic awaits. Download Speed Demons today and experience the new revolution in highway racing games. Speed Demons was previously seen on Apple Arcade.

Screenshots

Smash Cops4 screens
Speed Demons4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Speed Demons at 4.9 against Smash Cops's 4.4. Speed Demons also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). Smash Cops's advantage is iOS requirement (6.0 vs 13.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and chart position 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 Speed Demons $4.99 up front. Smash Cops sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Speed Demons asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Speed Demons holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 245 and 235 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 81% of Smash Cops's written reviews are positive against 77% of Speed Demons'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, Speed Demons every 6 days. Both last shipped on October 20, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Smash Cops versus Speed Demons: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmash CopsSpeed Demons
Price$4.99$4.99
Rating4.4 (245 ratings)4.9 (235 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.6% of reviews — better77.3% of reviews
Number of ratings245 — better235
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#73#50 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size557 MB266 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperHutch Games LtdRadiangames

Customer experience

Smash Cops

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

Speed Demons

All ratings235 ratings
Positive96.6%
Neutral2.1%
Negative1.3%
Written reviews44 reviews
Positive77.3%
Neutral9.1%
Negative13.6%

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

Speed Demons

From 235 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🤩 Fun and addictive gameplay
  • ✨ Beautiful graphics
  • 🕹️ Simple and intuitive controls
  • 🚗 Vehicles with special powers
  • 💰 Lots of content for the price

Room to improve

  • 📉 Performance issues and lag
  • 🐛 Random save file deletion
  • 😵 Difficult to control turns
  • 🚫 Some levels are impossible
  • 🔄 Progress wiped clean after crash

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

Speed Demons

Reported bugs

15 issues
  • Randomly erases save files
  • App crashes and deletes progress
  • Slalom in chapter 8 is technically impossible
  • Level won't spawn (initially thought user error)
  • Laggy after a dozen sessions, worsens over time
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  • Graphics stuttering on interface and gameplay
  • GameCenter achievements may be broken
  • Game gets really laggy when cars create sparks
  • Boulder is too big for checkpoints
  • Atlantica track race is impossible to get 3 stars on
  • Lag and stutter on M1/M2 iPad Pro
  • Menus are illegible
  • Cannot upgrade in the garage
  • Crashes on startup if screen is touched (iPhone 12)
  • Heavy on GPU, frame drops on M2 device

Requested features

8 requests
  • Free play mode to test upgrades
  • Multiplayer mode
  • Custom races with modifiers
  • Custom tracks and cars
  • Sandbox mode
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  • Ability to customize vehicle colors
  • Tutorial for new players
  • JoyCon controller compatibility

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
None

Speed Demons

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Smash Cops free?
Smash Cops costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Speed Demons free?
Speed Demons costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Smash Cops or Speed Demons?
Speed Demons is rated higher. Smash Cops averages 4.4 out of 5 from 245 ratings, while Speed Demons averages 4.9 from 235 ratings.
Do Smash Cops or Speed Demons have ads?
Smash Cops shows ads; Speed Demons does not.
Which is updated more often, Smash Cops or Speed Demons?
Smash Cops ships an update every 6 weeks, and Speed Demons every 6 days. Most recently, Smash Cops was updated on October 20, 2026 and Speed Demons on October 20, 2026.
Which is more popular, Smash Cops or Speed Demons?
Smash Cops currently peaks at #73 in the App Store charts, and Speed Demons at #50. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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