Comparison

Tiny Racing vs Retro Car Racing

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

Head to head
About

Tiny Racing

Engage in fast-paced, top-down racing with no scrolling. Compete against friends or random opponents in timed challenges, aiming to beat their best laps. Master tight corners and climb leaderboards to become the ultimate racer.

Highlights
  • Non-scrolling top-down view
  • Timed online challenges
  • Ghost replays of friends' races
  • Leaderboard competition
  • Unlockable cars and tracks
Features
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Tiny Racing is a non-scrolling, top down online racing game. The gameplay is simple, but very hard to master. Race your car as fast as you can for 3 laps. Send challenges to your friends or random opponents, and beat each others race times during a 24 hour time slot. When the time is up, the challenge is locked, and points are rewarded. Friends race times, are downloaded as a ghost replay. The entire track is on screen, there is no scrolling. You have the complete overview and can take the corners very fast and tight. Tiny Racing is fast action, with relatively short race times. As you build skills, there are always milliseconds to cut off. Climb the leaderboards, where you can either compete in timetrial mode, or points from the challenge mode. Race against the top ranked racers, download their record ghost replays and beat their times. The first 2 cars and tracks are included. If you like the game, please support us and unlock more tracks and faster cars through in-app purchase. Thanks for your interest

About

Retro Car Racing

Experience intense 80s arcade racing with drift, nitro, and explosive action. Compete against smart AI rivals across diverse tracks with multiple game modes and unlockable retro cars. Enjoy offline play and a synthwave soundtrack for endless retro thrills.

Highlights
  • 80s neon arcade racing
  • Drift and nitro boosts
  • 100+ levels
  • 4 explosive game modes
  • Unlockable retro cars
  • Offline play
  • Synthwave soundtrack
Features
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In Retro Car Racing, feel your passion for speed with high-speed racing cars. Put the pedal to the metal and race your car through an amazing classic car racing game in the style of the 1980s! Feel the adrenaline rush as you tear up the track at incredible speeds in an exciting car race all the way to the finish line. 5 Game Modes Rally Racing: Race against 15+ opponents and cross the finish line. Race Knockout: Keep eliminating the last racer on the track until you are the only one left. Police Pursuit: Chase and stop criminals at high speeds. Smash & Crash Mode: Dash through the highway and blow up cars along the way. Shooting Mode: Shoot and blow up all the cars in your path. More game modes coming soon... Features Race against a field of 15+ rival drivers, each with unique personalities. 100+ levels with top-quality graphics and special effects. More coming soon! 8 unlockable, high-speed retro racing cars. Multiple controls: play using touch or tilt. Shooting Mode: Shoot all the cars and blow them up along your way. Get the most out of your mobile device with Racing Racer.

Screenshots

Tiny Racing4 screens
Retro Car Racing4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Retro Car Racing at 4.4 against Tiny Racing's 3.0. Retro Car Racing also leads on review sentiment (92% vs 57%) and ratings volume (354 vs 2). Tiny Racing's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Tiny Racing sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Retro Car Racing 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

Retro Car Racing holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Retro Car Racing has 354 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Tiny Racing's written reviews are positive against 92% of Retro Car Racing's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tiny Racing ships an update every 12 months, Retro Car Racing every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Tiny Racing versus Retro Car Racing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTiny RacingRetro Car Racing
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)4.4 (354 ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews91.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2354 — better
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size109 MB136 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperTommy HassFree 3D Car Racing Games

Customer experience

Tiny Racing

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews42 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral19.0%
Negative23.8%

Retro Car Racing

All ratings354 ratings
Positive85.3%
Neutral3.4%
Negative11.3%
Written reviews98 reviews
Positive91.8%
Neutral3.1%
Negative5.1%

Bugs and requests

Tiny Racing

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Retro Car Racing

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Game freezing on last level
  • Inability to complete races due to fuel depletion

Requested features

4 requests
  • Multiplayer mode for racing against friends
  • More tracks and environments to explore
  • Ability to save and continue progress
  • Chinese language support

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Tiny Racing

One-time3
  • Unlock tracks and super cars$1.99
  • Unlock rally car$1.99
  • Unlock formula 1 car$2.99
8 purchases

Retro Car Racing

One-time8
  • 1350 Coins$0.99
  • CAR 7$0.99
  • CAR 8$0.99
Show 5 more
  • REMOVE_ADS$0.99
  • Nitro Pack 25$0.99
  • 3000 Coins$1.99
  • 5000 Coins$2.99
  • 8000 Coins$3.99

Questions

Is Tiny Racing free?
Tiny Racing is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Retro Car Racing free?
Retro Car Racing is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tiny Racing or Retro Car Racing?
Retro Car Racing is rated higher. Tiny Racing averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Retro Car Racing averages 4.4 from 354 ratings.
Do Tiny Racing or Retro Car Racing have ads?
Retro Car Racing shows ads; Tiny Racing does not.
Which is updated more often, Tiny Racing or Retro Car Racing?
Tiny Racing ships an update every 12 months, and Retro Car Racing every 2 months. Most recently, Tiny Racing was updated on November 7, 2026 and Retro Car Racing on November 2, 2026.

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