Comparison

99 Challenges! vs Hot Pursuit

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

Head to head
About

99 Challenges!

Experience a highly reflexive runner game with 99 impossible challenges. Test your reflexes and set new records with modern retro graphics and simple controls. This game is designed to be incredibly addictive.

Highlights
  • 99 Impossible Challenges
  • High quality modern retro graphics
  • Simple controls with level twists
  • Game Center integration
  • Insanely addictive gameplay
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EVERY SPLIT SECONDS OF THIS GAME MATTERS!! Get ready for a super highly reflexive experience that will knock you of your feet! Try it out yourself and take this 99 IMPOSSIBLE Challenges to set a record to others!! This game features: > 99 Impossible Challenges > High quality modern retro graphic and music! > Simple control with many twists and tricks in level design. > GAME CENTER BE WARNED: THIS GAME IS INSANELY ADDICTIVE!!!!!!

About

Hot Pursuit

Control a car and dodge traffic to escape the police in this fast-paced arcade game. Tap the screen to switch lanes and outmaneuver pursuers in a high-speed city chase.

Highlights
  • Tap to switch lanes
  • Dodge traffic
  • Escape police
  • High-speed chase
  • Simple controls
Features
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Can you escape the cops? Try your best in this exciting simple tap game. You take control over the car. Step on the gas and dodge all the other cars. Simply tap on the screen to switch lanes. Do not let the police car get too close. It will be the race of your life. Try to escape them in this high speed chase through the city.

Screenshots

99 Challenges!4 screens
Hot Pursuit4 screens

Verdict

The call

99 Challenges! and Hot Pursuit both sit at 3.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Hot Pursuit's written reviews are positive against 42% of 99 Challenges!'s. Hot Pursuit also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). 99 Challenges!'s advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (29 vs 5). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. 99 Challenges! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Hot Pursuit asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.9 for 99 Challenges! against 4.0 for Hot Pursuit. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 99 Challenges! has 29 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 42% of 99 Challenges!'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Hot Pursuit's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

99 Challenges! ships an update every 3 weeks, Hot Pursuit every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
99 Challenges! versus Hot Pursuit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter99 Challenges!Hot Pursuit
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (29 ratings)4.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews41.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings29 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTopebox Company LimitedYabado GmbH

Customer experience

99 Challenges!

All ratings29 ratings
Positive72.4%
Neutral6.9%
Negative20.7%
Written reviews283 reviews
Positive41.7%
Neutral10.6%
Negative47.7%

Hot Pursuit

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

99 Challenges!

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game freezes or crashes during loading
  • Levels not loading properly or resetting
  • Inconsistent touch controls and jump mechanics

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to unlock new characters or skins
  • Option to disable ads for a fee
  • Improved level progression and difficulty curve

Hot Pursuit

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

99 Challenges!

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99
None

Hot Pursuit

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 99 Challenges! free?
99 Challenges! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hot Pursuit free?
Hot Pursuit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, 99 Challenges! or Hot Pursuit?
Hot Pursuit is rated higher. 99 Challenges! averages 3.9 out of 5 from 29 ratings, while Hot Pursuit averages 4.0 from 5 ratings.
Do 99 Challenges! or Hot Pursuit have ads?
Neither 99 Challenges! nor Hot Pursuit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 99 Challenges! or Hot Pursuit?
99 Challenges! ships an update every 3 weeks, and Hot Pursuit every 5 months. Most recently, 99 Challenges! was updated on November 1, 2026 and Hot Pursuit on November 2, 2026.

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