Comparison

Night Boost Racing vs Derby Madness

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

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About

Night Boost Racing

Experience intense drag races where perfect gear shifts and strategic nitro boosts determine victory. Face increasingly challenging rivals, unlock new vehicles, and upgrade performance to dominate the leaderboards in this pure speed challenge.

Highlights
  • Timing-based gear shifting
  • Strategic nitro boosts
  • Head-to-head drag races
  • Car unlocking and upgrades
  • Leaderboard progression
  • Dynamic visuals
Features
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Get ready to experience the intensity of drag races! In this pure speed challenge, everything comes down to timing: Shift gears at the perfect moment to unleash your car’s full power. Keep an eye on the tachometer – the light will guide you to the ideal gear change. Use your nitro strategically to surprise your opponent and gain the advantage. Every start is an explosive duel where only the best reflexes make the difference. Face faster and tougher rivals, unlock new cars, and upgrade your performance to climb to the top of the leaderboard. Are you ready to become a drag racing legend? Features: Fast-paced, addictive gameplay based on timing Thrilling head-to-head drag races Dynamic visuals and interactive tachometer Nitro boosts for explosive acceleration Progression system with cars to unlock and upgrade

About

Derby Madness

Experience intense, real-time demolition derby action with realistic car deformations and crashes. Engage in various game modes, customize and upgrade vehicles, and enjoy dynamic pile-ups and destructions on diverse tracks.

Highlights
  • Real-time simulated driving and crashes
  • Upgradeable and customizable vehicles
  • Multiple racing tracks and locations
  • 8 diverse racing game modes
  • Up to 32 cars in a single race
  • Replay mode
Features
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Derby Madness offers a unique real time simulated driving experience with full of actions such as pile ups, crashes, overthrows, push outs, spin outs, slaloms and destructions. ================ The Main Features ================ * Unique gameplay with many actions and crashes - fast and hard actions with push outs, spin outs, overthrows and pile ups - real time simulated car deformations and crashes - with skill tests and destruction series - a lot of cars in one race (up to 32) - replay mode * Many locations with different racing tracks * Wide variety of upgradeable and customizable vehicles to choose from - old cars, big cars, fast cars, racing cars - customize your vehicle with unique paintings - upgrade your car for better performance and longer durabilty * 8 racing game modes, such as - single races - destruction series - skill series - tournaments * 5 achievable difficulty levels with different events * Easy handling - choose between touch, tilt or gamepad steering Derby Madness is the sequel to Bus Derby racing game. If you liked Bus Derby, you will love Derby Madness. Immerse yourself in a world of real, fast-paced demolition derby games with Derby Madness, where every race is an adrenaline-fuelled smash of speed and destruction! The game was featured in "The Best New Games This Week"

Screenshots

Night Boost Racing4 screens
Derby Madness4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Derby Madness at 85% against Night Boost Racing's 0%. Derby Madness also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.8) and ratings volume (8K vs 6). Night Boost Racing's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 9). 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. Derby Madness sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Night Boost Racing asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Derby Madness holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Derby Madness has 8K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Night Boost Racing's written reviews are positive against 85% of Derby Madness's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Night Boost Racing ships an update every 6 months, Derby Madness every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Night Boost Racing versus Derby Madness: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNight Boost RacingDerby Madness
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (6 ratings)4.8 (8K ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews84.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings68K — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB1.4 GB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperJean Lionel DarieDimension Technics

Customer experience

Night Boost Racing

All ratings6 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Derby Madness

All ratings7,552 ratings
Positive95.3%
Neutral2.1%
Negative2.6%
Written reviews476 reviews
Positive84.9%
Neutral6.5%
Negative8.6%

Bugs and requests

Night Boost Racing

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Derby Madness

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashing after in-app purchases
  • Ads muting the game audio
  • Inconsistent cornering physics
  • Respawn time issues

Requested features

11 requests
  • Multiplayer mode
  • More tracks and cars
  • Customization options
  • Demolition derby mode
  • Steering wheel/controller support
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  • Larger/customizable buttons
  • More destructive physics
  • Endurance race mode
  • Open world/free roam mode
  • Boss races
  • Track building mode

In-app purchases

None

Night Boost Racing

No in-app purchases

9 purchases

Derby Madness

One-time9
  • Starter Pack$0.99
  • 200,000 Coins$2.99
  • 10 Diamonds$2.99
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  • Ad Free$4.99
  • 500,000 Coins$4.99
  • 30 Diamonds$4.99
  • 1000,000 Coins$7.99
  • 60 Diamonds$7.99
  • 3000,000 Coins$12.99

Questions

Is Night Boost Racing free?
Night Boost Racing is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Derby Madness free?
Derby Madness is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Night Boost Racing or Derby Madness?
Derby Madness is rated higher. Night Boost Racing averages 2.8 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Derby Madness averages 4.8 from 8K ratings.
Do Night Boost Racing or Derby Madness have ads?
Both Night Boost Racing and Derby Madness show ads.
Which is updated more often, Night Boost Racing or Derby Madness?
Night Boost Racing ships an update every 6 months, and Derby Madness every 6 weeks. Most recently, Night Boost Racing was updated on November 6, 2026 and Derby Madness on November 10, 2026.

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