Comparison

Racing Ultimate 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

Racing Ultimate

Experience high-speed rally racing with customizable cars and challenging tracks. Master acceleration, drifting, and steering to compete in the Ultimate Race and climb the global leaderboards. Unlock new cars and upgrade your performance.

Highlights
  • Pilot your own Rally Car
  • Total Control of your Car
  • Striking Drift
  • Full 3D Real Time rendering
  • 10 different tracks
  • Customize your Car
  • Upload your Score and enter in the World Ranking
Features
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Do you like Speed thrills? Yes! "Racing Ultimate" is made for You! Challenge the best Rally drivers and try to finish all races to participate to the Ultimate Race! If you are in the Top 3, you will win many money and you can get more powerful Cars! Not less than 5 different Rally Cars await you with a large customize choice! Fasten your seatbelt and take the control of your extremely powerful Car! You have mastered Acceleration, Drift and Steering! Don't hesitate to use the Handbrake to turn faster and break all records! Incredible speed and steering sensations await you! In the "Options" menu, select the "Inside Car" camera to have incredible steering sensations! 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 Ultimate Race! The time of each race is recorded. Share your score online and try to stay in the world ranking! The flag of your country will appear on 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 Rally Car! • Total Control of your Car • Striking Drift • 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" • Turbo Bonus • Select the difficulty level • Select the accelerometer sensibility • Select the Camera • Upload your Score and enter in the World Ranking

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

Racing Ultimate4 screens
Side by Side Rally4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Racing Ultimate at 100% against Side by Side Rally's 50%. Racing Ultimate also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Side by Side Rally's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 months). On price, ads 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. Side by Side Rally sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Racing Ultimate asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Racing Ultimate ships an update every 6 months, Side by Side Rally every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Racing Ultimate versus Side by Side Rally: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRacing UltimateSide by Side Rally
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB177 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDream-UpMITSUHARU SAIKAWA

Customer experience

Racing Ultimate

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Side by Side Rally

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

In-app purchases

None

Racing Ultimate

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Side by Side Rally

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99

Questions

Is Racing Ultimate free?
Racing Ultimate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Side by Side Rally free?
Side by Side Rally is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Racing Ultimate or Side by Side Rally have ads?
Both Racing Ultimate and Side by Side Rally show ads.
Which is updated more often, Racing Ultimate or Side by Side Rally?
Racing Ultimate ships an update every 6 months, and Side by Side Rally every 2 weeks. Most recently, Racing Ultimate was updated on October 22, 2026 and Side by Side Rally on October 17, 2026.

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