Comparison

Highway Crash Derby vs Breakneck

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

Head to head
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
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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?

About

Breakneck

Engage in high-speed chases through a hostile, post-invasion world. Dodge obstacles, evade pursuers, and fly as far as possible to complete your mission. Customize your speeder, compete in daily and weekly challenges, and upgrade your ship to survive.

Highlights
  • Thrilling high-speed action gameplay
  • Daily and weekly missions
  • Customizable speeders
  • Awesome 3D graphics
  • Daily environment resets
  • Weekly tournaments and leaderboards
  • Ship upgrades and boosts
Features
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Fly at BREAKNECK speed as you pursue your mission and get as far as you can. The world is now occupied by invaders—and they are hunting you. Scramble through unfamiliar terrain, dodging obstacles and evading capture and destruction. Retrace and optimize your route to improve your distance. Test your limits and your control, and earn rewards for the risks you take. Fly further. Rank higher. Keep going. The mission depends on you. BREAKNECK features: - Thrilling action gameplay as you speed through a hostile world, building distance and collecting supplies - Daily and weekly missions to test your abilities - Play and collect new kits to customize your speeder! - Awesome 3D graphics and environments depicting a ravaged post invasion landscape - Environment resets daily so there are always new paths and challenges to master - Weekly tournaments and leaderboards so you can compete against other survivors - Boosts and unlockable ship upgrades to help you tackle ever-evolving challenges - Phantom ships of last and best daily runs so you can race to beat your best score - Optional in-game recording so you can watch and share videos of awesome runs (iOS 9 only) - All new original soundtrack by musical artist Kadington - Metal support - GameCenter support - MFI controller support - ReplayKit support - Optimized for iOS 9 - Use 3D Touch for precise steering on Apple's latest mobile devices We love to hear from our players! On Twitter? Drop us a line @PikPokGames and join the conversation with #BreakneckGame Breakneck is free to play but offers some game items for purchase with real money. You can disable in-app purchases in your device’s settings.

Screenshots

Highway Crash Derby4 screens
Breakneck4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Breakneck at fortnightly against Highway Crash Derby's every 6 weeks. Breakneck also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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 and Breakneck sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Highway Crash Derby holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.1K and 2.9K respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 80% and 80% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Highway Crash Derby ships an update every 6 weeks, Breakneck fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Highway Crash Derby versus Breakneck: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHighway Crash DerbyBreakneck
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.1K ratings) — better4.5 (2.9K ratings)
Positive reviews80.1% of reviews80.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.1K2.9K — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TViPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV
Requires iOS15.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size222 MB789 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKoma Studios UG (haftungsbeschraenkt)PikPok

Customer experience

Highway Crash Derby

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

Breakneck

All ratings2,869 ratings
Positive87.3%
Neutral5.5%
Negative7.2%
Written reviews1,248 reviews
Positive80.4%
Neutral8.6%
Negative11.0%

User reviews

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

Breakneck

From 2.9K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fast-paced gameplay
  • 💎 Excellent graphics and visuals
  • 🎮 Smooth and responsive controls
  • 🎶 Great soundtrack and sound effects
  • 🏆 Challenging with good replayability

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional glitches and crashes
  • 🕹️ Sensitive controls can be difficult to master
  • 💰 Expensive in-app purchases
  • 🕰️ Repetitive gameplay over time
  • 📱 Issues with screen size and compatibility on newer devices

Bugs and requests

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

Breakneck

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Boost not working consistently
  • Invisible obstacles causing unexpected crashes
  • Controls becoming unresponsive after watching ads

Requested features

4 requests
  • Multiplayer mode
  • Endless mode or more varied level designs
  • More customization options for the vehicle
  • Ability to save progress and resume runs

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Highway Crash Derby

One-time6
  • 4000 Coins$1.99
  • Coin Doubler$3.99
  • 25000 Coins$4.99
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  • 120000 Coins$19.99
  • 400000 Coins$49.99
  • 1200000 Coins$99.99
10 purchases

Breakneck

One-time10
  • First Time Offer (Discount)$0.99
  • Dasher Kit$1.99
  • Accelerator Pack$2.99
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  • Package of Shards$4.99
  • Package of Shards (bonus)$4.99
  • Crate of Shards (sale)$7.99
  • Crate of Shards$9.99
  • Hoard of Shards (sale)$15.99
  • Hoard of Shards$19.99
  • Hoard of Shards (bonus)$19.99

Questions

Is Highway Crash Derby free?
Highway Crash Derby is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Breakneck free?
Breakneck is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Highway Crash Derby or Breakneck?
Highway Crash Derby is rated higher. Highway Crash Derby averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.1K ratings, while Breakneck averages 4.5 from 2.9K ratings.
Do Highway Crash Derby or Breakneck have ads?
Both Highway Crash Derby and Breakneck show ads.
Which is updated more often, Highway Crash Derby or Breakneck?
Highway Crash Derby ships an update every 6 weeks, and Breakneck fortnightly. Most recently, Highway Crash Derby was updated on November 10, 2026 and Breakneck on November 9, 2026.

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