Comparison

Drive Mad vs Doodle Road

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

Head to head
About

Drive Mad

Master challenging driving physics with simple controls. Overcome 100+ levels with realistic mechanics, performing impossible tricks and stunts. Enjoy a compact, fast, and offline playable game.

Highlights
  • Simple accelerate/brake controls
  • Realistic physics engine
  • Challenging driving gameplay
  • 100+ unique levels
  • Perform tricks and stunts
  • Offline play
Features
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The controls? Dead simple. Right to accelerate and left to brake. The driving? Very challenging. The realistic physics requires actual skill. But as you progress through the levels you'll come to master the physics and pull tricks and stunts that you thought impossible! With 100+ levels, a tiny install size, fast performance, and offline play, this is a game you'll want to keep around for a long long time.

About

Doodle Road

Features
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Doodle Road is a physics puzzle game where YOU draw the road. Drag your finger to sketch a path from the starting line to the checkered flag. When you're ready, tap Go and watch your car roll, slide, and bounce through a hand-drawn world powered by real physics. HOW IT WORKS • Draw — Create a custom road with limited ink • Go — Release the car and let gravity take over • Win — Reach the finish flag to complete the level • Stars — Use less ink to earn up to 3 stars per level FEATURES • 10 unique levels with walls, gaps, springs, and more • Engine-on and engine-off challenges • Smooth physics-based gameplay • Clean doodle art style on graph paper • Portrait mode — perfect for one-handed play • No account required — jump in and play instantly CHALLENGE YOUR BRAIN Some levels need a straight line. Others need a steep drop, a clever ramp, or a spring launch. Every route is your creation — there is no single right answer, only smarter paths. Whether you have a minute or an hour, Doodle Road is easy to pick up and hard to put down. Draw better. Roll farther. Beat every level. Download now and start sketching your way to the finish!

Screenshots

Drive Mad4 screens
Doodle Road3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Doodle Road at none against Drive Mad's 11. Doodle Road also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 10 days). Drive Mad's advantage is chart position (#21 vs unranked). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Drive Mad sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Doodle Road asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Drive Mad ships an update every 10 days, Doodle Road every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Drive Mad versus Doodle Road: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrive MadDoodle Road
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (29K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews70.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings29K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#21 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.6
Further details — not scored
Size166 MB58 MB
Age rating+417+
DeveloperWebVentures B.V.Michele Demuth

Bugs and requests

Drive Mad

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Level 193 chase is too hard
  • Unicycle controls unbalanced

Requested features

2 requests
  • More levels
  • Difficulty options

Doodle Road

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Drive Mad

One-time11
  • Mini Pack$1.99
  • Ad-Free$3.99
  • Drive Mad Premium$3.99
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  • Starter Bundle$4.99
  • Super Coin Pack$4.99
  • Nitro Car$9.99
  • Mega Coin Pack$9.99
  • Legendary Car Bundle Offer$12.99
  • Nitro Car Bundle$12.99
  • Dino Car$15.99
  • Legendary Car Bundle$19.99
None

Doodle Road

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Drive Mad free?
Drive Mad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Doodle Road free?
Doodle Road is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Drive Mad or Doodle Road have ads?
Drive Mad shows ads; Doodle Road does not.
Which is updated more often, Drive Mad or Doodle Road?
Drive Mad ships an update every 10 days, and Doodle Road every 4 days. Most recently, Drive Mad was updated on November 1, 2026 and Doodle Road on October 25, 2026.

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