Comparison

Material Shifter vs Doodle Racing!

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

Head to head
About

Material Shifter

Transform between balloon and metal forms to navigate challenging levels. Master physics-based gameplay to reach the end of each stage. Enjoy a unique puzzle-platformer experience.

Highlights
  • Switch between balloon and metal forms
  • Physics-based gameplay
  • Level completion challenges
  • Form-shifting mechanics
  • Puzzle-platformer genre
Features
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Switch between your balloon form to fly and your metal form to fall and complete all the levels!

About

Doodle Racing!

Design and draw your own custom vehicles to race. Attach wheels, pin your character, and guide your creation to the finish line in this fun drawing and racing game.

Highlights
  • Draw custom vehicles
  • Attach wheels
  • Pin character
  • Race to finish line
  • Fun gameplay
Features
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1. Draw a vehicle 2. Attach wheels 3. Pin the character 4. Make it to the finish line 5. Have fun!

Screenshots

Material Shifter3 screens
Doodle Racing!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Doodle Racing! at 100% against Material Shifter's 50%. Doodle Racing! also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.9) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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. Material Shifter sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Doodle Racing! asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Doodle Racing! holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Doodle Racing! has 208 ratings behind it against 27, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Material Shifter's written reviews are positive against 100% of Doodle Racing!'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Material Shifter ships an update every 3 months, Doodle Racing! every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Material Shifter versus Doodle Racing!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMaterial ShifterDoodle Racing!
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (27 ratings)4.9 (208 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings27208 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size217 MB264 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYso CorpPlaycus Limited

Customer experience

Material Shifter

All ratings24 ratings
Positive70.8%
Neutral4.2%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Doodle Racing!

All ratings208 ratings
Positive97.1%
Neutral1.4%
Negative1.4%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Material Shifter

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99
None

Doodle Racing!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Material Shifter free?
Material Shifter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Doodle Racing! free?
Doodle Racing! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Material Shifter or Doodle Racing!?
Doodle Racing! is rated higher. Material Shifter averages 3.9 out of 5 from 27 ratings, while Doodle Racing! averages 4.9 from 208 ratings.
Do Material Shifter or Doodle Racing! have ads?
Both Material Shifter and Doodle Racing! show ads.
Which is updated more often, Material Shifter or Doodle Racing!?
Material Shifter ships an update every 3 months, and Doodle Racing! every 2 months. Most recently, Material Shifter was updated on October 10, 2026 and Doodle Racing! on October 13, 2026.

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