Race The Sun vs Does not Commute
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Race The Sun
Pilot a solar-powered glider, racing against the setting sun through an ever-changing landscape. Avoid collisions, complete challenges to upgrade your ship, and compete on global leaderboards. Adapt to a world that shifts daily.
- Race through an infinite, procedurally generated world
- Complete objectives to unlock ship upgrades
- Level-up your ship with 25 distinct levels
- Customize your ship with attachments and decals
- Unlock two additional challenging worlds
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"Words cannot express how insanely fun it is…” - Touch Arcade (5/5 stars) Watch the world blast by you in your solar powered glider and try to keep pace with the setting sun, while avoiding deadly collisions further and further into a strange and dangerous landscape. Upgrade your ship by completing challenges and learn to adapt to a world that changes daily. Compete on local and global leaderboards against friends and the world... but in the end the sun always wins. Key Features - Race at insane speeds through an infinite world that changes every day - Complete objectives to unlock upgrades and level-up your ship (25 levels) - Customize your ship with attachments like faster turning and decals - Unlock two ultra-hard worlds as you level-up
Does not Commute
A strategic driving game where you navigate a growing town, controlling multiple vehicles in sequence. Plan your routes to avoid collisions and arrive on time. Uncover the secrets of the town's quirky residents as you progress.
- Strategic driving gameplay
- Temporal paradox mechanics
- Traffic chaos simulation
- Character-driven narrative
- Unlock town secrets
- Playable at no cost
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Winner of Apple Design Awards 2015! A strategic driving game from the award-winning maker’s of Smash Hit. Does not Commute is a temporal paradox in which you have no one to blame but yourself. What starts out as a relaxing commute in a small town of the 1970's quickly devolves into traffic chaos with hot dog trucks, sports cars, school buses and dozens of other vehicles. You drive them all. Plan ahead. Don't be late. In this small town, discover the characters and their secrets – what world-changing experiment is inventive dentist Dr Charles Schneider hiding? Will Mr Baker quit his job in advertising? What is that strange mask on Mrs Griffin's face? Will Mr Mayfield’s peculiar obsession with Yorkshire Terriers take over his life? Does Not Commute is playable at no cost and free from ads. An optional premium upgrade is available through a one-time in-app purchase that will enable the ability to continue from checkpoints.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Does not Commute at Free against Race The Sun's $4.99. Does not Commute also leads on review sentiment (73% vs 43%) and update cadence (monthly vs every 13 months). Race The Sun's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and chart position (#99 vs unranked). On rating, ads 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
Does not Commute is free to download; Race The Sun costs $4.99 up front. Does not Commute sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Race The Sun asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Race The Sun against 4.4 for Does not Commute. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Does not Commute has 3.9K ratings behind it against 250, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 43% of Race The Sun's written reviews are positive against 73% of Does not Commute's.
Race The Sun ships an update every 13 months, Does not Commute monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Race The Sun | Does not Commute |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (250 ratings) — better | 4.4 (3.9K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 43.1% of reviews | 73.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 250 | 3.9K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | #99 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 145 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Flippfly, LLC | Mediocre AB |
Customer experience
Race The Sun
Does not Commute
Bugs and requests
Race The Sun
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game doesn't load past the loading screen
- Screen doesn't fill the entire display
- Crashes when reaching certain levels
Requested features
4 requests- Checkpoint system to continue progress
- Multiplayer mode
- More varied environments and obstacles
- Controller support
Does not Commute
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Race The Sun
No in-app purchases
Does not Commute
- Does not Commute Premium$2.99
Questions
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