Comparison

Red Thunder Remote vs Race.ART

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

Head to head
About

Red Thunder Remote

This app provides a Bluetooth controller for a specific RC car toy, offering intuitive driving and interactive 'smart reactions'. It allows users to control lights, monitor battery, and customize animations with a Pro upgrade.

Highlights
  • Intuitive touch controls
  • Smart car reactions to events
  • Light and battery control
  • MFi and Bluetooth controller support
  • Customizable animations
  • Animation database export/import
Features
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Your favorite RC car lost its original app. Red Thunder Remote brings driving, sounds and expressive movements back to compatible Sphero Ultimate Lightning McQueen cars. DRIVE AND INTERACT • Touch steering and throttle controls that follow where your fingers land. • Portrait and landscape layouts, including iPad. • Headlight and taillight controls, battery readings, volume and idle chatter settings. • Automatic reactions to driving, touch, movement and connection events. KEEP McQUEEN READY • Check his software, audio files and animation data from Diagnostics. • Follow a guided restore when an installation needs attention. • Download English restore audio when needed and reuse the verified image later. • Clear power requirements, consent, progress and Wi-Fi prompts during restores. RED THUNDER PRO — ONE-TIME PURCHASE • Drive with a compatible game controller. • Customize animation names, favorites and event reactions. • Build Studio scenes with editable pauses and playlists. • Organize scenes, movies and playlists in Library. • Discover and share community creations, with reporting and creator-blocking controls. • Follow movie reaction schedules in a full-screen player with manual sync controls. Movie video and sound are not included. • Chat with McQueen on supported devices. Conversation text stays on your device unless you choose to share feedback. NO CAR NEARBY? Explore the interface and take the guided tour before connecting compatible hardware. Driving and physical reactions require a car. A compatible Sphero Ultimate Lightning McQueen is required for hardware features. Keep the car plugged in during restores; English audio installation can take 45–75 minutes. The first audio download requires internet. Chat availability depends on the device. Red Thunder Remote is an independent app and is not affiliated with Sphero, Disney or Pixar.

About

Race.ART

Features
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Race.ART is the social network for karting drivers and the tracks they race on. Sign in with your Race.ART account and every heat you drive at a partner track is already waiting for you — lap by lap, sector by sector. YOUR RACING, IN ONE PROFILE • Every heat and race you have driven, with lap times, sector splits, kart type and layout • Personal bests, theoretical best lap and consistency, so you can see where the time actually goes • Podiums, new personal records and total distance driven across every track you have visited RANKINGS AND POINTS • Rank by best time, by experience and by points, filtered by track, layout and kart type • See exactly where you stand in the Top 500 and in the top percent for your track • Earn Race.ART points from track visits, kilometres driven, personal records, top-3 finishes and new rank levels • Every ranking and every point comes with a full breakdown of how it was calculated ACHIEVEMENTS • Badges for heats driven, distance milestones, podium finishes and new personal records • Track achievements, heat achievements and rank-level achievements, each worth points • Filter your achievements by track, category and time period DRIVERS AND FRIENDS • Search drivers and tracks across the whole network • Send and accept friend requests, follow the drivers you race against • Head-to-head comparison: general stats, results, points and achievements side by side • Suggestions drawn from the drivers you have actually shared a heat with • Share your profile with a QR code — save it to your photos or send it to anyone TRACKS • A map of Race.ART tracks worldwide, filtered by country and city • Track profiles with layouts, kart types, working hours, occupancy and contact details • Call a track, reach it on WhatsApp or Viber, or open directions in Google Maps or Waze • Best results and full rankings for each track, including your own standing on it • Follow the tracks you race at to keep them close

Screenshots

Red Thunder Remote4 screens
Race.ART4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Race.ART at none against Red Thunder Remote's 1. On price, ads, 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. Red Thunder Remote sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Race.ART asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Red Thunder Remote versus Race.ART: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRed Thunder RemoteRace.ART
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size84 MB62 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperCaleb JonesFaceracer

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Red Thunder Remote

One-time1
  • Red Thunder Pro$2.99
None

Race.ART

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Red Thunder Remote free?
Red Thunder Remote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Race.ART free?
Race.ART is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Red Thunder Remote or Race.ART have ads?
Neither Red Thunder Remote nor Race.ART shows ads.

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