Ultimate R1 vs Frantic Race
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ultimate R1
Race high-speed cars on 10 real-world tracks, challenging other drivers to earn money. Use your earnings to upgrade your car in the shop. Experience intense speed and precise steering with realistic physics and 3D graphics.
- Pilot Speed Cars
- 10 Real Tracks
- Car Upgrades
- World Ranking
- Arcade Physics
- Training Mode
- Score Upload
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Pilot your own Speed Car on not less than 10 real tracks around the world! Challenge the best drivers and try to win to increase your money! A "Shop" is available on the main menu. If you have enough money, you could get more powerful Car! Fasten your seatbelt and take control of your Speed Car! You have mastered acceleration, braking and steering! Incredible speed and steering sensations await you! Attention! The tracks are more and more technical and require an optimal concentration! I suggest you to start with the initiation track to learn to control your Car. It's available on the main menu by clicking on the "Help" button. After that, try to get the Gold Cup of the last track! The time of each race is recorded. Share your score online and try to stay in the world ranking! Your location is automatically detected to display the flag of your country in the international scores table. So you can compete with players around the World! You can see the rankings at any time by clicking on the logo "World High Scores". Have Fun! ••• Game Features ••• • Pilot your own Speed Car • Total Control of your Car • Full 3D Real Time rendering • 10 different tracks • Incredible arcade physics • Spectacular SFX • Save as much money and Power go up • Customize your Car • Training mode • Realistic sound environment • Music by "The Almighty Grind" • Boost Bonus • Select the difficulty level • Select the accelerometer sensibility • Upload your Score and enter in the World Ranking
Frantic Race
Engage in high-speed races, perform daring stunts, and customize your vehicle with vibrant colors and stickers. Conquer challenges to earn gold cups and showcase your driving prowess online. Experience an addictive racing adventure with a unique, energetic style.
- High-speed driving
- Spectacular stunts
- Car customization
- Challenge completion
- Online performance sharing
- Dynamic animations
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Drive at full speed, pull off spectacular stunts and boost your score in adrenaline-packed races. Customize your car with a wide range of colors and stickers, complete all the challenges to unlock the gold cups and prove you’re the ultimate driver. Share your performance online and show the world your racing skills. With its rap-inspired vibe, fun graphics, dynamic animations and a unique gameplay, Frantic Race delivers an intense and highly addictive racing experience. Download now and let the adrenaline take over!
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Verdict
Ultimate R1 and Frantic Race both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Frantic Race's written reviews are positive against 34% of Ultimate R1's. Frantic Race also leads on monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). Ultimate R1's advantage is update cadence (every 7 months vs every 14 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Ultimate R1 against 5.0 for Frantic Race. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 3 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 34% of Ultimate R1's written reviews are positive against 100% of Frantic Race's.
Ultimate R1 ships an update every 7 months, Frantic Race every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ultimate R1 | Frantic Race |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 34.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months — better | Every 14 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 169 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dream-Up | Jean Lionel Darie |
Customer experience
Ultimate R1
Frantic Race
In-app purchases
Ultimate R1
No in-app purchases
Frantic Race
No in-app purchases
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