Comparison

Beach Buggy Blitz vs CarX Highway Racing

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

Head to head
About

Beach Buggy Blitz

Embark on an epic driving adventure across a mysterious tropical island. Explore destructible environments, unlock new vehicles and characters, and upgrade powerups for an action-packed quest. Enjoy intuitive controls and incredible physics in this endless driving experience.

Highlights
  • Infinite Drive Environment
  • Unlockable Content
  • Intuitive Controls
  • Incredible Physics
  • Game Center Enabled
  • iCloud Support
Features
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"Beach Buggy Blitz is an absolute triumph in iOS racing and will keep players glued to the screen" - 148 Apps 4/5 Drive your hot-rod beach buggy as far as you can into the uncharted depths of a mysterious tropical island! Swerve and smash through a gorgeously detailed and completely destructible world packed with Tiki statues, grass shacks, giant crabs and lava monsters. Explore sun-swept beaches, secret caves, fog-shrouded swamps, ruined temples and erupting volcanoes in this action-packed quest of discovery and mayhem! Build a performance-boosting collection of upgrades and powerups! Unlock new vehicles like the Lightning muscle car and Rock Stomper monster truck. Upgrade your cars and customize their paint jobs. Collect wacky new characters. Unlock and upgrade amazing powerups like the fire-spitting Boost, the coin-tastic Coin Bubble, and a Shield that turns you into a unstoppable smash-everything force of destruction! GAME FEATURES: •“Infinite Drive” Environment • Drive for miles and miles in a detailed procedural world that never plays the same way twice. • Tons of Unlockable Content • Unlock new cars and characters, upgrade cars, and improve your game with performance-boosting powerups and gadgets. • Intuitive controls • Easy to pick up and play, challenging to master. Supports tilt , touch-screen, and MFi game controllers! • Incredible physics • Detailed off-road powersliding physics with fully modeled, animated suspensions. From monster trucks to sports cars, every vehicle feels unique. • Game Center Enabled • Earn GameCenter Achievement points and compare your Leaderboard scores with your friends! • iCloud Support • With iCloud enabled, you can back up your save game and all your purchases, and even continue your game on multiple devices! NOTICE TO PARENTS Please be advised that it is possible to make In-App Purchases within Beach Buggy Blitz. SUPPORT If you encounter any problems running the game, please email a description of the issue, your device type and OS version to support@vectorunit.com. Thank you for your patience and support while we work to make this game 100% awesome.

About

CarX Highway Racing

Experience high-speed racing on busy highways with realistic physics and stunning graphics. Engage in a compelling campaign mode, compete online, and explore various game modes including police pursuits and free ride. Customize and collect a wide range of vehicles.

Highlights
  • Realistic physics engine
  • Campaign mode with story
  • Online multiplayer racing
  • Police chase mode
  • Large car selection
  • Multiple game modes
  • Day/Night cycle
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#1 racing on a traffic-packed highway! A mix of lifelike physics which has been the center point of CarX Drift Racing 2, eye-catching graphics and extreme driving on traffic-packed roads is what CarX Highway Racing has to offer. CAMPAIGN MODE. Immerse yourself in the world of street racing. - Check out Texas deserts, visit Australia, France or Russia. A number of countries are there on your way to success. - Divulge activities of secret organizations and destroy Winston’s empire - Find out what the Syndicate is after and knock down their plans before it’s too late - Make new friends who can help you in your endeavors LOTS OF CARS TO CHOOSE FROM. Select from pickup trucks to hypercars. - 40 sports cars are awaiting your command: sports classic, regular vehicles, muscle cars and powerful supercars. REALISTIC PHYSICS. Feel the power drive at your fingertips. - Well tuned physics will allow you to feel every horsepower of the car of your choice. - Adjust your vehicle to make sure it drives the way you want it - No other game can give you the kind of emotions you’ll experience with CarX Highway Racing ONLINE RACING. Show others what you’ve got. - Compete with other players for the first place - Move up to the next league by winning - New competitors and challenges are awaiting you every season DIFFERENT GAME MODES. You won’t get bored. - Select Time Attack, race to stay in the pack or complete your run without a scratch POLICE MODE. Bring the law back on the road. - Become Police and restrain lawlessness on the road. Catch offenders before they get lost. - Scare all criminals with the roar of your engine and sound of your sirene UNIQUE EVENTS. It’s your chance to get a unique car. - Take part in different events and receive unique cars FREE RIDE MODE. Feel the freedom of unrestrained driving. - Unlimited mode which will allow you to enjoy driving without having to flee or follow CONTROLLER SUPPORT - Connect your controller and race on vibrant tracks MORE STUFF TO ENJOY! - Day/Night mode: drive around Paris in the evening or blow dust of night Texas roads - Flee from police: patrol cars will keep the thrill until you cross the finish line Premium Access is offered on a weekly/monthly/annual basis. Upon your purchase, you will enjoy a 3-day FREE trial period. During this period but not later than 24-hours before it is over, you will be able to cancel your purchase. When the trial period is over, you will be charged $2,99/$6,99/$49,99 for one of the three available subscriptions respectively. After buying this subscription, you will unlock the following features: Unlimited fuel; Unlimited boosters; 10 times faster upgrades production; Team of 5 experienced mechanics; 10 coins every day; 35000 cash every day; Remove all ads; Ticket limit is 6pcs. - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable Terms of use: http://carx-online.com/ru/carx-technologies-terms-of-use/ Privacy Policy: http://carx-online.com/ru/carx-technologies-privacy-policy/ ___________________________________________ Follow our announcements in social networks: https://facebook.com/carxhighway/

Screenshots

Beach Buggy Blitz4 screens
CarX Highway Racing4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Beach Buggy Blitz at free with in-app purchases against CarX Highway Racing's subscription. Beach Buggy Blitz also leads on review sentiment (86% vs 63%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). CarX Highway Racing's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.8 vs 4.4). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Beach Buggy Blitz sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and CarX Highway Racing sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CarX Highway Racing holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CarX Highway Racing has 37K ratings behind it against 930, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 86% of Beach Buggy Blitz's written reviews are positive against 63% of CarX Highway Racing's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Beach Buggy Blitz ships an update every 5 months, CarX Highway Racing every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Beach Buggy Blitz versus CarX Highway Racing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeach Buggy BlitzCarX Highway Racing
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (930 ratings)4.8 (37K ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.8% of reviews — better62.7% of reviews
Number of ratings93037K — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
Best chart rank—#155 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB863 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVector UnitCarX Technologies

Customer experience

Beach Buggy Blitz

All ratings921 ratings
Positive83.8%
Neutral5.4%
Negative10.7%
Written reviews1,154 reviews
Positive85.8%
Neutral5.8%
Negative8.4%

CarX Highway Racing

All ratings36,709 ratings
Positive96.1%
Neutral1.4%
Negative2.4%
Written reviews1,243 reviews
Positive62.7%
Neutral10.9%
Negative26.5%

User reviews

Beach Buggy Blitz

From 930 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎮 Nostalgic and fun gameplay
  • 👍 Easy to pick up and play
  • 🚀 Smooth and responsive controls
  • 💎 Satisfying progression and upgrades

Room to improve

  • 🔁 Repetitive single track
  • 💰 Expensive in-app purchases
  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and glitches
  • 🤖 Useless AI opponents

CarX Highway Racing

From 37K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Smooth gameplay
  • 👍 Realistic graphics
  • 🚀 Offline playability
  • 👍 Addictive gameplay
  • 🚀 Responsive controls

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive upgrades
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes
  • 🔒 Lack of customization options
  • 💰 Pay-to-win mechanics
  • 🐛 Multiplayer issues

Bugs and requests

Beach Buggy Blitz

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes on launch after recent update
  • Saved progress not restored after reinstall
  • Steering issues on certain devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • More race tracks and environments
  • Multiplayer mode
  • Endless/survival mode
  • Customization options for cars and drivers

CarX Highway Racing

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Game crashes on certain maps
  • Inability to progress in career mode
  • In-app purchases not working
  • Multiplayer connection issues
  • Steering/acceleration problems

Requested features

5 requests
  • More car customization options
  • Ability to sell/trade cars
  • Offline money-making modes
  • Real-time multiplayer
  • More diverse track selection

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Beach Buggy Blitz

One-time6
  • Starter Pack$1.99
  • Booster Pack$1.99
  • Coin Doubler$1.99
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  • Pro Pack$4.99
  • Super Pack$9.99
  • Ultra Pack$19.99
10 purchases

CarX Highway Racing

Subscriptions1
  • All Access (Weekly)3 Days trial$2.997 Days
One-time9
  • Instant upgrade of 3 levels$1.99
  • Small coin pack$1.99
  • Starter cash pack$2.99
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  • Starter coin pack$2.99
  • Instant upgrade of 4 levels$2.99
  • Best starter pack$3.99
  • Instant upgrade of 5 levels$3.99
  • Small cash pack$4.99
  • Medium cash pack$8.99

Questions

Is Beach Buggy Blitz free?
Beach Buggy Blitz is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CarX Highway Racing free?
CarX Highway Racing is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Beach Buggy Blitz or CarX Highway Racing?
CarX Highway Racing is rated higher. Beach Buggy Blitz averages 4.4 out of 5 from 930 ratings, while CarX Highway Racing averages 4.8 from 37K ratings.
Do Beach Buggy Blitz or CarX Highway Racing have ads?
Beach Buggy Blitz shows ads; CarX Highway Racing does not.
Which is updated more often, Beach Buggy Blitz or CarX Highway Racing?
Beach Buggy Blitz ships an update every 5 months, and CarX Highway Racing every 2 months. Most recently, Beach Buggy Blitz was updated on November 10, 2026 and CarX Highway Racing on November 12, 2026.

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