Control Car Run vs Long Roots
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Control Car Run
Smash through barriers to collect powerful cars and upgrade your controller. Race to the finish line to unlock special vehicles and enhance your performance. Enjoy a fast-paced driving experience with strategic upgrades.
- Smash barriers
- Collect cars
- Upgrade controller
- Reach special cars
- Fast-paced gameplay
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Hit the barriers to break them all! Collect the best cars from all around the road. Reach to the special cars at the level end. Upgrade your controller for better performance.
Long Roots
Guide the growth of a tree by controlling its roots. Unlock new levels as you expand your arboreal creations. A simple yet engaging experience focused on strategic root expansion.
- Control root growth
- Grow trees
- Unlock new levels
- Simple gameplay
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Control the root, grow the tree and open new levels.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Long Roots at 100% against Control Car Run's 0%. Long Roots also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 11) and update cadence (daily vs every 8 days). Control Car Run's advantage is rating (3.3 vs 2.0) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, device support and iOS requirement 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. Control Car Run sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Long Roots asks for nothing beyond the download.
Control Car Run holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 4 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of Control Car Run's written reviews are positive against 100% of Long Roots's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Control Car Run ships an update every 8 days, Long Roots daily. The most recent releases landed on July 28, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Control Car Run | Long Roots |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (4 ratings) — better | 2.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days | Daily — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| 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 | 202 MB | 122 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rollic Games | Noor Creative, LLC |
Customer experience
Control Car Run
Long Roots
In-app purchases
Control Car Run
- Beginners Pack$0.99
- Money #2$1.99
- Skip It #2$3.99
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- No Ads$4.99
- Starter Pack$6.99
- Starter Pack - No Ads$9.99
- Skip It #3$9.99
- Double Cars - Permanently$12.99
- Mega Bundle$24.99
- Mega Bundle - No Ads$28.99
- Limitless Fun Pack$49.99
Long Roots
No in-app purchases
Questions
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