Comparison

Car Maker Games vs SketchRide!

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

Head to head
About

Car Maker Games

Design and build your dream car from scratch using a variety of parts. Test your creations on a 2D track with realistic driving mechanics. This app offers a fun and educational experience for aspiring car builders of all ages.

Highlights
  • Build custom cars
  • Variety of car parts
  • Test drive creations
  • 2D driving simulation
  • Kid-friendly interface
  • Learning potential
Features
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+++ In Car Maker you have to prove yourself as an accomplished master car builder! +++ Car Maker is the perfect metal construction app for all gamers ages 3 to 103! +++ Professionally designed and brilliantly created car making app! Great for all who enjoy car crafting!! Build your car through a simple to use interface that will allow you to build the car of their dreams. Use a variety of different parts to build your ride. Add brakes, wheels, engines, headlights and more. There is no limit to what you can build! Test your car on the test track in a beautiful 2D environment. Use the gas pedal, acceleration and brakes while cruising down the highway.  The best part is, this game is not just fun, it can also help increase your I.Q. Car Maker can give you a greater sense of spatial-relationships, mechanical understanding, and the physics of machinery. FEATURES: • Kid friendly interface • Amazing learning potential • Simple and fun car building mechanics • Build your own cars and test them in the app • A variety of parts to add to your car, beautiful and fun 2D graphics • Awesome car upgrades to power up make your cars even cooler • Driving sound effects, simulation of gas pedals, acceleration and brakes • Cool graphics and game animations that totally rock • Fantastic in game test track to push your cars to the limits of your engineering skills You don’t have to be an auto maker to build cars, just this app!

About

SketchRide!

Design and build your own 3D vehicles with various parts like wheels and boosters. Then, use your creations to navigate and conquer challenging levels in this drawing adventure.

Highlights
  • Design custom 3D cars
  • Add wheels, boosters, and wings
  • Conquer challenging levels
  • Drawing adventure gameplay
  • Vehicle customization
Features
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Get ready for a drawing adventure with SketchRide! Sketch your own 3D cars, add wheels, boosters, wings and more, and conquer challenging levels. Download now and start rolling!

Screenshots

Car Maker Games4 screens
SketchRide!3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SketchRide! at 4.5 against Car Maker Games's 3.4. SketchRide! also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks). Car Maker Games's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (1.4K vs 8). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Car Maker Games sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and SketchRide! sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SketchRide! holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Car Maker Games has 1.4K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Car Maker Games ships an update every 5 weeks, SketchRide! every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Car Maker Games versus SketchRide!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCar Maker GamesSketchRide!
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (1.4K ratings)4.5 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews29.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.4K — better8
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB242 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperRaymond NGPLAYCUS LIMITED

Customer experience

Car Maker Games

All ratings1,430 ratings
Positive57.5%
Neutral8.1%
Negative34.4%
Written reviews199 reviews
Positive29.6%
Neutral3.5%
Negative66.8%

SketchRide!

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Car Maker Games

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Frequent crashes and freezes
  • Inability to save or access created cars
  • Ads not loading properly

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add ability to test/drive created cars without paying
  • Reduce frequency of ads
  • Improve performance and stability

SketchRide!

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Car Maker Games

One-time1
  • Full Version$2.99
1 purchases

SketchRide!

Subscriptions1
  • VIP Access (No Ads)$4.991 Month

Questions

Is Car Maker Games free?
Car Maker Games is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SketchRide! free?
SketchRide! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Car Maker Games or SketchRide!?
SketchRide! is rated higher. Car Maker Games averages 3.4 out of 5 from 1.4K ratings, while SketchRide! averages 4.5 from 8 ratings.
Do Car Maker Games or SketchRide! have ads?
SketchRide! shows ads; Car Maker Games does not.
Which is updated more often, Car Maker Games or SketchRide!?
Car Maker Games ships an update every 5 weeks, and SketchRide! every 2 weeks. Most recently, Car Maker Games was updated on November 1, 2026 and SketchRide! on October 24, 2026.

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