Comparison

the trip vs Side by Side Rally

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

Head to head
About

the trip

Experience a visually stunning animated short film and compete with friends on a global leaderboard. Enjoy original artwork, animation, and music from talented artists. A fun and engaging interactive experience.

Highlights
  • Animated short film
  • Global leaderboard
  • Original artwork
  • Interactive gameplay
  • Competitive challenges
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Based on the Vimeo's Staff Pick animation The Trip animated and directed by Antonio Vicentini. Have a safe trip. Beat your friends on Leaderboard. Included original artwork and animation by Antonio Vicentini Music by Ben Hantoot And game and most of the sounds designed by Henry Gosuen Have fun.

About

Side by Side Rally

Compete in thrilling 1v1 rally races against ghost cars of players worldwide. Collect and upgrade over 20 unique rally cars through a gacha system. Master challenging tracks and climb the global rankings to become the ultimate rally champion.

Highlights
  • Top-down rally racing gameplay
  • Collect and upgrade 20+ rally cars
  • 1v1 battles against user ghost cars
  • Gacha system for car acquisition
  • World ranking system
  • Slipstream and blocking mechanics
  • Steering, accelerator, and brake assists
Features
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A top-down rally racing game! Collect over 20 rally cars and win 1v1 battles. Pull gacha, upgrade your machines, and climb to world No.1! [What kind of game?] - A top-view rally racing game! - Get and level up 20 rally cars through gacha! - Compete 1vs1 with ghost cars of users from all over the world! - Race through intense ups and downs of mountain passes, slippery snow-covered roads, and forests with poor visibility! - Aim to be the rally champion in the world rankings! [Control the rally car!] - Use swipes or a gamepad to steer the car - The accelerator is automatic; use the brake button to slow down - Steering, accelerator, and brake assists can be turned ON/OFF in the options [Battle with rivals!] - The battle begins when you overtake a rival car - Stick behind a rival car to benefit from the slipstream effect, reducing air resistance and allowing for acceleration - Blocking a rival car will slow them down - Pull away from a rival car to win - Winning earns you rank points and prize money [Get & level up rally cars with gacha!] - Press the button to pit in when you enter the pit area - You can draw two types of gacha in the pit - Ad gacha is less likely to yield rare cars but can be drawn for free every 2 minutes - Premium gacha costs 1000 coins to draw and has a higher chance of yielding super rare rally cars - Cars you already own will level up - Choose and switch to your favorite rally car - You can also level up by driving distances [Increase your overall level to efficiently earn rank points!] - The total level of all your rally cars is your overall level - As your overall level increases, so does the multiplier for rank points earned when you win [The battle continues even when you’re not playing!] - Your fastest lap play data will appear as a ghost car in other players’ games - If your ghost wins, you earn rank points, and if it loses, you lose points - Try to set the fastest laps to earn points through your ghost car [Sound] Free BGM & music material by MusMus Voice by ondoku3.com

Screenshots

the trip3 screens
Side by Side Rally4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: the trip at none against Side by Side Rally's 1. the trip also leads on review sentiment (83% vs 50%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Side by Side Rally's advantage is device support. On price 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. Side by Side Rally sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. the trip asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
the trip versus Side by Side Rally: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterthe tripSide by Side Rally
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (263 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings263 — better—
Update frequency—Every 2 weeks
Ads—Yes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Devices—iPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size411 MB177 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHenry GosuenMITSUHARU SAIKAWA

Customer experience

the trip

Written reviews18 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

Side by Side Rally

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

None

the trip

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Side by Side Rally

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99

Questions

Is the trip free?
the trip is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Side by Side Rally free?
Side by Side Rally is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

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