Comparison

Tiny Racing vs Side by Side Rally

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

Side by Side Rally

Compete in thrilling 1v1 rally races against ghost cars of players worldwide. Collect and upgrade over 20 unique rally cars through a gacha system. Master challenging tracks and climb the global rankings to become the ultimate rally champion.

Highlights
  • Top-down rally racing gameplay
  • Collect and upgrade 20+ rally cars
  • 1v1 battles against user ghost cars
  • Gacha system for car acquisition
  • World ranking system
  • Slipstream and blocking mechanics
  • Steering, accelerator, and brake assists
Features
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A top-down rally racing game! Collect over 20 rally cars and win 1v1 battles. Pull gacha, upgrade your machines, and climb to world No.1! [What kind of game?] - A top-view rally racing game! - Get and level up 20 rally cars through gacha! - Compete 1vs1 with ghost cars of users from all over the world! - Race through intense ups and downs of mountain passes, slippery snow-covered roads, and forests with poor visibility! - Aim to be the rally champion in the world rankings! [Control the rally car!] - Use swipes or a gamepad to steer the car - The accelerator is automatic; use the brake button to slow down - Steering, accelerator, and brake assists can be turned ON/OFF in the options [Battle with rivals!] - The battle begins when you overtake a rival car - Stick behind a rival car to benefit from the slipstream effect, reducing air resistance and allowing for acceleration - Blocking a rival car will slow them down - Pull away from a rival car to win - Winning earns you rank points and prize money [Get & level up rally cars with gacha!] - Press the button to pit in when you enter the pit area - You can draw two types of gacha in the pit - Ad gacha is less likely to yield rare cars but can be drawn for free every 2 minutes - Premium gacha costs 1000 coins to draw and has a higher chance of yielding super rare rally cars - Cars you already own will level up - Choose and switch to your favorite rally car - You can also level up by driving distances [Increase your overall level to efficiently earn rank points!] - The total level of all your rally cars is your overall level - As your overall level increases, so does the multiplier for rank points earned when you win [The battle continues even when you’re not playing!] - Your fastest lap play data will appear as a ghost car in other players’ games - If your ghost wins, you earn rank points, and if it loses, you lose points - Try to set the fastest laps to earn points through your ghost car [Sound] Free BGM & music material by MusMus Voice by ondoku3.com

Screenshots

Tiny Racing4 screens
Side by Side Rally4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Tiny Racing at none against Side by Side Rally's shown. Tiny Racing also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Side by Side Rally's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 12 months). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Side by Side Rally sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tiny Racing ships an update every 12 months, Side by Side Rally every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Tiny Racing versus Side by Side Rally: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTiny RacingSide by Side Rally
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews57.5% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 2 weeks — 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 MB177 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTommy HassMITSUHARU SAIKAWA

Customer experience

Tiny Racing

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews40 reviews
Positive57.5%
Neutral17.5%
Negative25.0%

Side by Side Rally

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%

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
1 purchases

Side by Side Rally

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99

Questions

Is Tiny Racing free?
Tiny Racing is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Side by Side Rally free?
Side by Side Rally is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Tiny Racing or Side by Side Rally have ads?
Side by Side Rally shows ads; Tiny Racing does not.
Which is updated more often, Tiny Racing or Side by Side Rally?
Tiny Racing ships an update every 12 months, and Side by Side Rally every 2 weeks. Most recently, Tiny Racing was updated on October 12, 2026 and Side by Side Rally on October 1, 2026.

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