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CSR Racing vs Asphalt Legends

CSR Racing 4.6★ · Free + IAP 60
Winner Asphalt Legends
Asphalt Legends 4.8★ · Free + IAP 70

Asphalt Legends offers a more dynamic racing experience with better graphics, but both games suffer from significant pay-to-win mechanics and technical issues.

Full reviews: CSR Racing · Asphalt Legends

Asphalt Legends generally receives higher praise for its graphics and diverse racing, though many users criticize its aggressive monetization and frequent crashes. CSR Racing, while nostalgic for some, is seen as a simpler drag racing game with outdated graphics and similar issues around cost and bugs.

Head to head

Gameplay Experience & Features edge: Asphalt LegendsR3R12R21R22
CSR Racing CSR Racing is a drag racing game, which some users find fun for its simple mechanics and car customization, but others find it boring due to the straight-line racing and lack of traditional tracks R21R22. The removal of multiplayer mode is a significant complaint R21R52. Users also struggle with small on-screen buttons and difficult gear shifting R3R12.
Asphalt Legends Asphalt Legends offers a more dynamic racing experience with drifting and car destruction, and some users enjoy its speed and realistic physics . It supports controller use and has many cars to unlock . However, some find it too easy in the tutorial stages and dislike the 'touch drive' controls . Many users also complain about being forced into ads that freeze the game R99.
Graphics & Visuals edge: Asphalt LegendsR13R16R22R60
CSR Racing CSR Racing is praised by some for having high-quality graphics for a mobile game and a wide car selection R13. However, other users describe its graphics as bad, looking like an early 2000s game, and note that the game sometimes appears 2D R16R22R60.
Asphalt Legends Asphalt Legends is frequently lauded for its beautiful, high-quality, and realistic graphics R63R77. Some users, however, report low graphics quality or issues with the display .
Monetization & Value tieR10R13R18R28
CSR Racing CSR Racing is heavily criticized for being a 'pay-to-play' or 'pay-to-win' game, with expensive upgrades and cars, and money being hard to earn R13R28R37R40. Some users report losing in-game money or having their accounts reset, making progress difficult R10R18.
Asphalt Legends Asphalt Legends is widely described as 'pay-to-win' and having a hard grind, with half the game locked behind paywalls or seasonal events . Users complain about needing to pay for gas and cars, and the constant presence of ads, some of which freeze the game R75R79R88.
Reliability & Performance tieR18R24R30R31
CSR Racing CSR Racing users report frequent bugs, crashes, and lagging, even on newer devices like the iPhone 13 Pro R30R31. Some users experience data loss, including cars and progress, or issues with audio R18R24.
Asphalt Legends Asphalt Legends also suffers from significant reliability issues, with many users reporting the game freezing, crashing, or kicking them out, especially when starting a race or after ads . These issues are reported on various devices, including iPads and iPhones.
Pick CSR Racing if

You prefer a simpler, classic drag racing experience and are willing to tolerate older graphics and potential bugs . You enjoy collecting cars and don't mind a significant grind or in-app purchases for progression R13.

Pick Asphalt Legends if

You prioritize modern, realistic graphics and dynamic racing with features like drifting and car destruction R63R77. You are comfortable with a 'pay-to-win' model and frequent ads, or you are willing to spend money to progress faster .

Evidence note: Both apps are free with in-app purchases, and both receive significant criticism regarding 'pay-to-win' mechanics and frequent ads, which can skew negative reviews. The free-to-play model likely contributes to the high volume of complaints about monetization and progression in both games.

Frequently asked

Which game has better graphics?
Asphalt Legends generally has better and more realistic graphics, with many users praising its visual quality R63R77, while CSR Racing's graphics are sometimes described as outdated R22R60.
Is multiplayer available in these games?
CSR Racing has removed its multiplayer mode, which is a significant complaint among its users R21R52, while Asphalt Legends has multiplayer, but some users find it difficult to access or progress in without paying R87R117.
Do these games have a lot of ads?
Asphalt Legends is frequently criticized for having too many ads, with some users reporting ads freezing the game or appearing before they can play R75R79R88R99. CSR Racing reviews do not mention ads as a primary complaint.
Are these games pay-to-win?
Both CSR Racing and Asphalt Legends are widely described by users as 'pay-to-win' due to expensive upgrades, hard-to-earn in-game currency, and content locked behind paywalls R13R28R37R40.

What reviewers actually said

Built only from these 120 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.

  1. [R3] CSR Racing 3/5 · US Buttons too small: Nothing more frustrating than losing a race only because I missed the tiny NOS or upshift button. Those two buttons should consume one entire side of the screen.
  2. [R12] CSR Racing 3/5 · US Cool: Hard to shift gears but cool
  3. [R21] CSR Racing 3/5 · US Bring Back Multiplayer Mode!: CSR Racing is a beautifully designed drag racing game that has been loved by fans for its stunning graphics, simple mechanics, and engaging gameplay. It’s perfect for those who want a quick yet exciting racing experience. The ability to upgrade and customize cars has always been a major draw, creating a rewarding progression system. However, the game has felt a bit l
  4. [R22] CSR Racing 1/5 · US Horrible game, just play Asphalt 8 or Real Racing 3 instead: Why would you make such a horrible racing game, it’s nothing like Asphalt 8 and Real Racing 3. In this game, you are not even driving on a race track, instead you are driving in a straight line on a road!! What kind of racing game is this and what does CSR mean, also graphics are so bad that it looks like some early 2000s game like 2002
  5. [R13] CSR Racing 1/5 · US Only for car nerds: Pros: 1. The game has high quality graphics for mobile 2. The best part is the wide car selection. Cons: 1. Extremely slow-pace game 2. Forced to learn shift patterns from YouTube to win the World Tour and Internationals High Stakes Challenges 3. Heavy costs for upgrades (Tier 1 and Tier 5 are the most torturous because of a lot of grinding) 4. Incoherent storyline in the In
  6. [R16] CSR Racing 1/5 · US Hey: Why is it completely different from the pictures? It's a 2D animation. · translated
  7. [R60] CSR Racing 1/5 · US Chinese: The game's graphics are too poor, not as good as Asphalt. · translated
  8. [R10] CSR Racing 1/5 · US Money: I was on world tour and somehow lost all my money now I have no sand can’t get any money no matter how many races win. WTH?
  9. [R18] CSR Racing 3/5 · US Lost all cars and wind??: Did anyone else lose all of their cars and wins? My profile is basically back to nothing. (Yes, I am signed in)
  10. [R28] CSR Racing 1/5 · US Change your prices!!!: Money is hard to earn, things are super expensive, that’s why people stop playing or delete the game, over priced if everything is cheaper to buy including parts, gold, and money more people will play
  11. [R24] CSR Racing 3/5 · US Great game Bad Audio: I love this game! I played the heck out of it but one day the audio just stopped working. I tried to re start my phone and update the app. I ultimately, uninstalled and re-installed and the sound still didn’t work AND I lost my data and had to startover.
  12. [R30] CSR Racing 3/5 · GB Dave: Game is fun however really buggy
  13. [R31] CSR Racing 1/5 · US It’s not working for me: I’m using an iPad Air from 2013 and these are one of my favorite games but when I try to download and play it it does crashes can you fix the game and work for old iPads
  14. [R63] Asphalt Legends 3/5 · US Nice!: Game is so good it has a lot of animations, and legendary stuff .and good races ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥🏁
  15. [R77] Asphalt Legends 5/5 · US The best game that I played.: That is the best game that I ever played it’s realistic and physics are very good just like in real life, but there’s ads we don’t like ads so I hope the creator of this game, remove ads please, but it’s good and fun
  16. [R52] CSR Racing 1/5 · US MULTIPLAYER !!!!!: PLEASEEE BRING MULTIPLAYER BACKK 😒!!!!!
  17. [R87] Asphalt Legends 3/5 · GB My review: Amazing, but one problem price for multiplayer with your friends
  18. [R117] Asphalt Legends 2/5 · GB No fun 😭: I can’t even play multiplayer I have to get 20 flag thing I just want to play multiplayer 😭😭😡😡ai rounds just get rid of the career I just want to play multiplayer no fun playing anymore what is the point I want to play I played this before and I played multiplayer
  19. [R75] Asphalt Legends 3/5 · GB Add: This game who’d be so much better if it didn’t have any adds in it
  20. [R79] Asphalt Legends 1/5 · US Gae Loft worst ever: New ads killed the game Ali express is garbage and has walware
  21. [R88] Asphalt Legends 1/5 · US Too much ads: There is too much ads
  22. [R99] Asphalt Legends 1/5 · US Broken game: Nice and all but the fact that you’re just forced into an ad with no way to go back to your game other than hard closing it makes it an impossible loop to be able to keep playing. Sucks because I used to play this years ago and was exited to get back to it…
  23. [R37] CSR Racing 1/5 · US Parents Debit Card Aquired: Way Too Grindy
  24. [R40] CSR Racing 2/5 · US Pay to play people are posers: Game tries to nickel and dime you for anything and everything

Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store