Comparison

iRollerCoaster 3 vs Highway Crash Derby

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

Head to head
About

iRollerCoaster 3

Experience thrilling roller coaster rides with realistic physics and stunning graphics. Design and build your own custom tracks, then ride them from multiple camera angles. Collect and manage amusement parks in cities worldwide to generate revenue and expand your collection.

Highlights
  • Custom track designer and builder
  • 60 different track types
  • Realistic physics simulation
  • Global amusement park management
  • Multiple camera angles
  • Revenue generation from tracks
Features
Read full description

The iRollerCoaster team is proud to present: iRollerCoaster 3 - The Extreme Roller Coaster Simulation Game! Includes the iRollerCoaster custom track designer and builder! The Amusement Parks features 60 different tracks with: - Normal Roller Coasters - Inverted Roller Coasters - Hovercraft Racer - Water Slides Ride perfectly engineered realistic roller coaster tracks all over the world. Buy land in different cities from around the world and then buy your favorite tracks. Each track you buy generates more revenue to buy more tracks with! You can view the real time tracks in multiple different camera angles while the cars are moving. Ride world-class tracks in the following cities: - Orlando, Florida - Sandusky, Ohio - Rome, Italy - Shanghai, China - Monte Carlo, Monaco - Williamsburg, Virginia - Cape Town, South Africa - London, England - Zermatt, Switzerland - Las Vegas, Nevada - Los Angeles, California - Canberra, Australia - Paris, France - Tokyo, Japan - Atlantic City, New Jersey Our roller coasters use a realistic lift hill cable to pull the cars to the peak of the track. Once the cars reach the peak, potential energy accumulated by the rise in height transfers to kinetic energy and the cars race downwards. Some energy is lost to friction on the track itself. The effects of gravity are taken into account to increase speed and accelerations accurately. You can experience several G's of force on high-speed turns! iRollerCoaster 3 features: - Advanced OpenGL shader graphics - Music and sound effects - High-resolution textures - Made for iPhone 5, iPad retina, and all other iOS 4.0+ devices iRollerCoaster 3 is brought to you by the makers of World Winter Games and iBASEjump.

About

Highway Crash Derby

Experience a fast-paced arcade driving game where you weave through highway traffic to survive longer and score higher. Trigger spectacular chain-reaction crashes and relive your wildest moments in replay mode. Play the core game offline with a variety of unique vehicles.

Highlights
  • Weave through highway traffic
  • Trigger huge pileups
  • Relive crashes in Replay Mode
  • Unlock and drive unique vehicles
  • Play core game offline
  • Compete on leaderboards
Features
Currently charting
Read full description

Dodge packed highway traffic, build your score, and choose the perfect moment to unleash a spectacular pileup. Highway Crash Derby is a fast arcade driving game about surviving longer, scoring higher, and causing bigger chain-reaction crashes. When the run ends, Replay Mode lets you relive your wildest moments. Play the core game anywhere—even offline. FEATURES • Swipe to weave through busy highway traffic • Stay on the road longer to push your high score • Trigger huge pileups and chain-reaction destruction • Relive your best crashes in Replay Mode • Drive a wild garage of vehicles with unique abilities • Play the core game offline • Compete on Game Center leaderboards and unlock achievements A GARAGE BUILT FOR CHAOS Boost through traffic in a rocket-powered sports car, patrol in a police car, haul an explosive load in a pickup, blast music from the ice cream truck, skim over the road in a hovercraft, take control of nearby traffic with the hacker van, answer the call in a fire truck, and uncover the TOP SECRET vehicle hidden inside a crate. How far can you drive—and how much damage can you cause—before it all comes crashing down?

Screenshots

iRollerCoaster 34 screens
Highway Crash Derby4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Highway Crash Derby at 80% against iRollerCoaster 3's 10%. Highway Crash Derby also leads on rating (4.6 vs 2.3) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months). iRollerCoaster 3's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and ads (none vs shown). On price, 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. Highway Crash Derby sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. iRollerCoaster 3 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Highway Crash Derby holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 278 and 1.1K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 10% of iRollerCoaster 3's written reviews are positive against 80% of Highway Crash Derby's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iRollerCoaster 3 ships an update every 4 months, Highway Crash Derby every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
iRollerCoaster 3 versus Highway Crash Derby: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriRollerCoaster 3Highway Crash Derby
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (278 ratings)4.6 (1.1K ratings) — better
Positive reviews10.4% of reviews80.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2781.1K — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#192 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS4.3 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB222 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSea Venture LLCKoma Studios UG (haftungsbeschraenkt)

Customer experience

iRollerCoaster 3

All ratings278 ratings
Positive30.2%
Neutral3.2%
Negative66.5%
Written reviews115 reviews
Positive10.4%
Neutral6.1%
Negative83.5%

Highway Crash Derby

All ratings1,086 ratings
Positive91.3%
Neutral3.9%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews306 reviews
Positive80.1%
Neutral9.5%
Negative10.5%

User reviews

iRollerCoaster 3

From 278 App Store ratings

What we love

  • ⭐ Great game
  • 👍 Realistic roller coaster simulation

Room to improve

  • 🤢 Terrible graphics
  • 💰 Requires payment for basic features
  • 🐌 Slow and unresponsive gameplay
  • 🚫 Limited content without paying
  • 😡 Frustrating and disappointing experience

Highway Crash Derby

From 1.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fun and addictive
  • 👍 Great crash physics
  • 🚗 Nostalgic and classic gameplay
  • 💰 Lots of content and vehicles to unlock

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional glitches and performance issues
  • 🚧 Repetitive gameplay and lack of new content
  • 📱 Screen orientation and UI issues on newer devices
  • 🚓 Police cars too overpowered

Bugs and requests

iRollerCoaster 3

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Frequent crashes and glitches
  • Laggy and stuttering frame rates

Requested features

3 requests
  • Allow users to build their own roller coasters
  • Improve graphics and performance
  • Provide more free content and features

Highway Crash Derby

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Hovercraft causing major lag
  • Achievements not tracking properly
  • Crashes when using certain vehicles

Requested features

5 requests
  • More varied locations and maps
  • Improved camera controls and crash cinematics
  • Realistic vehicle damage and deformation
  • Multiplayer and online features
  • Ability to customize and upgrade vehicles

In-app purchases

None

iRollerCoaster 3

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Highway Crash Derby

One-time6
  • 4000 Coins$1.99
  • Coin Doubler$3.99
  • 25000 Coins$4.99
Show 3 more
  • 120000 Coins$19.99
  • 400000 Coins$49.99
  • 1200000 Coins$99.99

Questions

Is iRollerCoaster 3 free?
iRollerCoaster 3 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Highway Crash Derby free?
Highway Crash Derby is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, iRollerCoaster 3 or Highway Crash Derby?
Highway Crash Derby is rated higher. iRollerCoaster 3 averages 2.3 out of 5 from 278 ratings, while Highway Crash Derby averages 4.6 from 1.1K ratings.
Do iRollerCoaster 3 or Highway Crash Derby have ads?
Highway Crash Derby shows ads; iRollerCoaster 3 does not.
Which is updated more often, iRollerCoaster 3 or Highway Crash Derby?
iRollerCoaster 3 ships an update every 4 months, and Highway Crash Derby every 6 weeks. Most recently, iRollerCoaster 3 was updated on November 1, 2026 and Highway Crash Derby on November 6, 2026.

Other comparisons