Riptide GP2 vs ST
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Riptide GP2
Experience intense console-quality water racing with rocket-powered hydro jets. Compete in online multiplayer, master a new stunt system, and progress through a career mode with upgrades and unlocks.
- Online multiplayer races
- Upgradeable hydro jets and riders
- New career mode
- Stunt system with new tricks
- VR Challenge mode
- Total control support (gamepad, tilt, touch)
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The premier console-quality water-racing game on mobile kicks everything into overdrive, with intense online multi-player races, upgradeable hydro jets and riders, improved graphics, an all-new career mode, and a whole new stunt system with dozens of new tricks! Featuring rocket-powered hydro jets racing around futuristic tracks across a dynamic and interactive water surface, Riptide GP2 delivers a fast, fun, and visually stunning racing experience. From Vector Unit, developers of acclaimed racing games Beach Buggy Racing, Shine Runner, and Hydro Thunder Hurricane! • • GAME FEATURES • • • ONLINE MULTI-PLAYER • Show off your skills and your custom-tuned hydro jet in 4-way online battles with friends and players around the world! • CHALLENGE YOUR FRIENDS • Race against your friends' best times in the exciting VR Challenge mode. • ALL NEW CAREER MODE • Play through Race, Hot Lap, Elimination, and Freestyle events to earn XP and cash that can be used to upgrade your hydro jet, unlock new stunts, and increase your rider's performance. • ALL NEW WATERCRAFT • Collect 9 powerful new hydro jets, and upgrade their performance and colors to gain an edge on your competition. • ALL NEW STUNT SYSTEM • Unlock and master 25 outrageous new stunts. Wow the crowd, charge your boost and make your competition eat wake. • NEW!! TOTAL CONTROL • Seamlessly supports gamepads, extended gamepads, tilt, and touch-screen controls. • GAME CENTER & iCLOUD ENABLED • Race online, earn achievements and keep your game synced to the cloud with Game Center and iCloud integration. • OPTIMIZED FOR METAL • Full Metal optimization provides enhanced graphics, real time lighting and shadows, and super-smooth frame-rates on A7 and A8 devices (iOS 8 only). • • CUSTOMER SUPPORT • • If you encounter a problem running the game, please email the device you're using, iOS version, and a detailed description of your problem to support@vectorunit.com. We guarantee if we can't fix your problem we'll give you a refund. But we can't help you if you just leave your problem in a review. For support on most common issues please visit: www.vectorunit.com/support • • MORE INFORMATION • • Be the first to hear about updates, download custom images, and interact with the developers! Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/VectorUnit Follow us on X @vectorunit. Visit our web page at www.vectorunit.com We welcome comments and suggestions for future improvements. If you have a suggestion, or just want to say hi, email us at info@vectorunit.com.
ST
Experience a challenging racing game with unique, automatically generated levels. Compete for the highest score and test your skills against friends. Easy to learn but difficult to master, offering endless replayability.
- Unique, automatically generated levels
- High score competition
- Easy to play, challenging difficulty
- Finger or gamepad controls
- Unlock ad-free experience
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Experience the full racing experience with unique and automatically generated levels. Achieve the highest possible score. Measure your high score with your friends. Every race start brings a new, unique fun experience. It is very easy to play, but can become very challenging with selection of the difficulty level. Just navigate with your finger or play with a gamepad. Do you have what it takes to last as long as possible? * You can unlock this free app to play without advertisement. Privacy policy - https://asgardsoft.com/?page=impressum#PrivacyPolicy Terms of use - https://asgardsoft.com/?page=impressum#TermsOfUse Product Page - https://asgardsoft.com/?id=g24
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Riptide GP2 at 91% against ST's 0%. Riptide GP2 also leads on ratings volume (7K vs 1) and chart position (#188 vs unranked). ST's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Riptide GP2 sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and ST sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
ST holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Riptide GP2 has 7K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 91% of Riptide GP2's written reviews are positive against 0% of ST's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Riptide GP2 ships an update every 2 months, ST every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Riptide GP2 | ST |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (7K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 91.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #188 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 83 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vector Unit | AsgardSoft GmbH |
Customer experience
Riptide GP2
ST
Bugs and requests
Riptide GP2
Reported bugs
2 issues- Occasional crashes
- Compatibility issues on older devices
Requested features
3 requests- Add ghost mode to race against personal best times
- Improve online multiplayer connectivity
- Add difficulty settings
ST
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Riptide GP2
- Bit of Money$1.99
- Premium Mode$2.99
- Stack of Money$4.99
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- Pile of Money$9.99
- Serious Money$19.99
- Mountain of Money$49.99
- Ultimate Money$99.99
ST
- Premium$2.99









