Comparison

Roller Coaster Simulator HD vs Ultimate Coaster 3

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

Head to head
About

Roller Coaster Simulator HD

Experience the thrill of a realistic roller coaster ride. Build and customize your dream coaster, from simple themes to fully functional parks, with intuitive controls and exciting challenges.

Highlights
  • Realistic roller coaster simulation
  • Build and customize theme parks
  • Unique coaster design
  • Smooth tilt controls
  • Awesome challenges and levels
  • New tracks and GUI
Features
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Roller Coaster Simulator HD is the latest realistic simulation game that is high-adrenaline-pushing and a fun coaster ride to enjoy. Take control and start your real ride to have the most fun. Feel the live excitement of riding on a roller coaster only on Roller Coaster Simulator HD. The main objective is to build and enjoy the rides, with a particular focus on realistic roller coaster rides. Build your dream ride with fully customizable upgrades of your choice. Start with a simple theme and make it a fully functional roller coaster theme park. These intensely built themes, such as the park theme, water theme, and park theme, have all the fun waiting for you to just enjoy, which just waits for you to ensure an amazing, realistic roller coaster ride. Now, just by titling, it’s much easier to turn your coaster. How cool does that sound? With updated game controls, it's really fun to have better control over your own roller coaster. With this kind of realistic coaster move, it perfectly guarantees you all the fun waiting for you. All levels are uniquely designed to match your excitement level, and once you start, you will be hooked for hours. Roller Coaster Simulator HD gives you the best experience of a real-life roller coaster ride.   Features Unique Coaster Design Build your own favourite themes Smooth tilt controls Amazing start-and-finish stations Awesome challenges and levels New tracks and GUI

About

Ultimate Coaster 3

Design and build your own roller coasters with realistic physics and advanced customization. Explore demo rides inspired by real-life attractions and share your creations with others. The only limit is your imagination.

Highlights
  • Create custom roller coasters
  • Realistic physics simulation
  • On-ride camera with multiple modes
  • Import and export creations
  • Terrain and scenery modification
  • Advanced customization options
Features
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Create the roller coaster of your dreams! The only limit is your imagination. This game features: • Demo coasters inspired by real-life rides • Simple, intuitive controls for camera manipulation and coaster editing • Advanced controls for power users • Realistic physics simulation • On-ride camera with multiple camera modes • Import and export your saved creations • Terrain and scenery modification • Switch tracks, swing launches, and drop chains • Multiple coasters in one world • Even more advanced customization options

Screenshots

Roller Coaster Simulator HD4 screens
Ultimate Coaster 34 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Roller Coaster Simulator HD at 100% against Ultimate Coaster 3's 57%. Roller Coaster Simulator HD also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.5). Ultimate Coaster 3's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months). On price, in-app purchases, 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. Roller Coaster Simulator HD sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Ultimate Coaster 3 sells 23 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Roller Coaster Simulator HD holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ultimate Coaster 3 has 186 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Roller Coaster Simulator HD's written reviews are positive against 57% of Ultimate Coaster 3's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Roller Coaster Simulator HD ships an update every 2 months, Ultimate Coaster 3 every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Roller Coaster Simulator HD versus Ultimate Coaster 3: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRoller Coaster Simulator HDUltimate Coaster 3
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better3.5 (186 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better56.5% of reviews
Number of ratings4186 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size181 MB264 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer7Seas Entertainment LimitedJason Hu

Customer experience

Roller Coaster Simulator HD

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

Ultimate Coaster 3

All ratings186 ratings
Positive58.1%
Neutral14.5%
Negative27.4%
Written reviews161 reviews
Positive56.5%
Neutral16.8%
Negative26.7%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Roller Coaster Simulator HD

One-time6
  • No Ads Pack$9.99
  • Big Coins Pack$12.99
  • Mine Coins Pack$14.99
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  • Unlock All Levels$14.99
  • Unlock All Coasters$14.99
  • Mega Coin Pack$19.99
23 purchases

Ultimate Coaster 3

One-time23
  • Twister Hyper (Staggered)$2.99
  • Twister Invert Coaster$2.99
  • Inverted Impulse Coaster$2.99
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  • LIM Launched Coaster$2.99
  • Classic Hyper (3 Row)$2.99
  • Air Launch (Classic)$2.99
  • Twister Dive Coaster (10)$2.99
  • Single-Rail Coaster$2.99
  • Twister Wing Coaster$2.99
  • Twister Hyper Coaster$2.99
  • Air Launch (Modern)$2.99
  • Tilt Coaster$2.99
  • Sky Launch Coaster$2.99
  • Wooden (Articulated)$2.99
  • Twister Floorless Coaster$2.99
  • Rocket (Lapbar) Coaster$2.99
  • Hybrid Coaster (Classic)$2.99
  • Blitz (Lapbar) Coaster$2.99
  • Hybrid Coaster (Modern)$2.99
  • Classic Corkscrew Coaster$2.99
  • Rocket (OTSR) Coaster$2.99
  • All-Coaster-Types Pass$19.99
  • All-Coaster-Types Pass$24.99

Questions

Is Roller Coaster Simulator HD free?
Roller Coaster Simulator HD is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ultimate Coaster 3 free?
Ultimate Coaster 3 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Roller Coaster Simulator HD or Ultimate Coaster 3?
Roller Coaster Simulator HD is rated higher. Roller Coaster Simulator HD averages 5.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Ultimate Coaster 3 averages 3.5 from 186 ratings.
Do Roller Coaster Simulator HD or Ultimate Coaster 3 have ads?
Roller Coaster Simulator HD shows ads; Ultimate Coaster 3 does not.
Which is updated more often, Roller Coaster Simulator HD or Ultimate Coaster 3?
Roller Coaster Simulator HD ships an update every 2 months, and Ultimate Coaster 3 every 4 days. Most recently, Roller Coaster Simulator HD was updated on September 15, 2026 and Ultimate Coaster 3 on September 30, 2026.

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