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Bike Race vs Bike Life!

Bike Race 4.8★ · Free + IAP 65
Winner Bike Race
Bike Life! 4.7★ · Free + IAP 40

Bike Race is the better choice for players seeking a classic bike racing experience with more content, despite its recent issues with ads and monetization, while Bike Life! is plagued by a critical bug where its 'remove ads' purchase does not work.

Full reviews: Bike Race · Bike Life!

Bike Race, a long-standing favorite, offers a nostalgic yet challenging bike racing experience with a variety of levels and multiplayer options, though recent updates have introduced significant ad frequency and monetization concerns. Bike Life! provides a fun and realistic bike game, but its user experience is severely hampered by an overwhelming number of ads and a critical bug where the 'remove ads' purchase fails to work.

Head to head

Features edge: Bike RaceR12R18R24R33
Bike Race Bike Race users appreciate the variety of levels, including challenging ones, and the tournament section for unlocking bikes R12R18. However, some features like tournaments and Facebook login are reported to be broken or inaccessible, leading to lost progress and an inability to complete tasks R24R33R39.
Bike Life! Bike Life! is praised for its good graphics, realistic feel, and the ability to perform tricks . Users also enjoy the fun gameplay, but some wish for more content like an infinite mode or the addition of tricks .
Ease of Use edge: Bike RaceR12R14R22R26
Bike Race Bike Race is generally considered easy to learn and play, with many users having played it since childhood R26. However, some levels are noted as being intentionally hard or frustrating, causing players to get stuck R12R14R22.
Bike Life! Bike Life! is described as easy to move and learn . However, some users find the controls impossible to learn or report issues with turning, leading to frustration .
Reliability edge: Bike RaceR6R10R24R33
Bike Race Bike Race suffers from significant reliability issues, including frequent server problems, especially in tournaments, and reports of a bot ('rare') that cheats in races R6R24R33. Users also report glitches, connection issues preventing chest openings, and lost progress R10R39.
Bike Life! Bike Life! has reports of lag, especially on expert mode . The most critical reliability issue is the failure of the 'remove ads' purchase to work, leading to users being scammed out of their money R61R64R67R72.
Price/Value edge: Bike RaceR1R3R4R10
Bike Race Bike Race users express strong dissatisfaction with the current monetization strategy, citing excessive ads, a 'pay to win' model, and the introduction of VIP subscriptions for content previously earned or purchased R1R4R10R13. Leveling up bikes is also seen as too expensive R3.
Bike Life! Bike Life! users are overwhelmingly negative about the ad experience, with ads appearing after every level . The most severe issue is that the 'remove ads' purchase, costing $3.99 or $4.37, does not work, leading to users feeling scammed R61R64R67R72.
Support edge: Bike RaceR6R24R28R33
Bike Race Bike Race users report that the developers have 'abandoned the game' and that issues like server problems, cheating bots, and broken Facebook login persist without resolution R6R24R28R33. There are also complaints about a lack of updates for the paid version of the app .
Bike Life! Bike Life! users repeatedly ask the developers to 'fix the game' due to the critical bug where the 'remove ads' purchase does not work R67. The widespread nature of this issue and the multiple reports of users being scammed indicate a significant lack of effective support or resolution from the developers.
Pick Bike Race if

You are looking for a classic, challenging bike racing game with a large number of levels and a nostalgic feel, and are willing to tolerate frequent ads or potentially pay for a VIP subscription R26.

Pick Bike Life! if

You prioritize realistic graphics and the ability to perform tricks in a bike game, and are prepared to endure a very high frequency of ads without a reliable way to remove them .

Evidence note: Bike Life! reviews are heavily skewed towards negative experiences related to ads and the non-functional 'remove ads' purchase, making it difficult to assess other aspects of the game fairly. Bike Race has a mix of positive nostalgic reviews and strong negative feedback on recent monetization changes and technical issues.

Frequently asked

Are there many ads in Bike Race?
Yes, Bike Race has a significant number of ads, with users reporting ads appearing every 1-2 stages, after every race, or after every level, making the game nearly unplayable for some R1R10R13R16.
Does the 'remove ads' purchase work in Bike Life!?
No, the 'remove ads' purchase in Bike Life! is widely reported by users to be non-functional, with many stating they paid $3.99, $4.37, or other amounts multiple times but still received ads R61R64R67R72.
Are there issues with multiplayer or tournaments in Bike Race?
Yes, users report significant issues with multiplayer and tournaments in Bike Race, including tourney servers being off, connection errors, daily challenges being dead ends, and the presence of cheating bots named 'rare' that win every race R6R24R33R39.

What reviewers actually said

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  1. [R12] Bike Race 3/5 · US Change arctic 2 level 7: Change arctic 2 level 7. I’ve been stuck for over 4 months now…. And I use the zombie bike… other than that it’s a really fun game that I can’t play
  2. [R18] Bike Race 3/5 · US Fantastic game with HUGE PROBLEM: To start, this is one of my favorite games ever from my childhood. I’ve been playing this game for nearly 16 years and it never gets old. My favorite feature of this game is the tournament section. In the tournament section there are chests you can open to unlock new cool custom bikes one of the coolest ones is the super ghost bike, which is so overpowered and so
  3. [R24] Bike Race 3/5 · US APP is dead but people still playing!: Tourney Server off, PvP still active- daily challenges dead end. Can only earn medals from ADs.
  4. [R33] Bike Race 3/5 · US Review: Tourney isn’t working it keeps saying connection error and duals is t on the game to I can’t even finish the tasks that’s the reason for the 3 Starr other than that love the game
  5. [R14] Bike Race 5/5 · US Probably intentionally hard: It’s difficult but that’s most likely intentional 8.2847/10 game
  6. [R22] Bike Race 1/5 · US REALLY ANNOYING😡😡😡: I HATE THIS GAME I SPEED UP TO COMPLETE THE LEVEL IT FLIPS ME OVER AND WHEN I SPEED UP TO PASS A LONG TRIANGLE BUT LONGER IT SLOWS ME DOWN SO IT TAKES ME ABOUT 20 TRIES TO BEAT THE LEVEL I DON’T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO THE GAME BUT I WANT THE OLD GAME BACK THIS NEW ONE IS HORRIBLE IT MAKES ME AND MY SIBLINGS CRY OF ANGER AND MAKES US TO BREAK FURNITURE I GET IN TROUBLE BECAUSE I
  7. [R26] Bike Race 5/5 · US Fav: My fav game since as a kid I would play with my brother on our iPad it was so fun, Now that I found the game the can it just brings so much memories
  8. [R6] Bike Race 3/5 · US Fix your damn servers: Fun game but fix your damn servers. Also in tourney’s there’s sometimes a bot called “rare” that finishes first every race in the tourney in 1 second, which is impossible. Fix that too.
  9. [R10] Bike Race 1/5 · US Greed.: This game used to be fun, it was a part of my childhood/teenage years. It didn’t have ads, the bikes were all unlockable(besides super bike) and you had so many Facebook friends to play with. Now? Ads every 2 stages(or 1 if you reset the stage a few times), after you obtain a few free bikes the CHESTS JUST STOP OPENING VIA “connection issue” there’s no issue with the connection. It just
  10. [R1] Bike Race 1/5 · US Bad game now: Unplayable with adds
  11. [R3] Bike Race 3/5 · US LEVEL UP TO EXPENSIVE: make leveling up bikes in tourneys easier and I would play this game a lot more but it’s also pretty fun so pls just do it
  12. [R4] Bike Race 1/5 · US Money grab: They are just praying on your nostalgia of playing this game when you were younger, no bike means your earned it anymore, all pay to win
  13. [R28] Bike Race 1/5 · US A shadow of its former self.: Been playing this game for at least 12 years. My best friend and I have played countless multiplayer games together over the years, going back to when I had an iPhone 4. Unfortunately, a once excellent game with a simple one time charge for the full version is now beset with scummy and greedy subscriptions and constant ads. The devs have abandoned the game in a stat
  14. [R13] Bike Race 1/5 · US Ruined: Great when it first came out. Now it is predatory. Can’t even exit the ads. Trash.
  15. [R16] Bike Race 1/5 · US GAME WAS BETTER BEFORE ADS: No need to say more. Title says it all!!
  16. [R61] Bike Life! 1/5 · US remove add: i bouht remove forced add and it still didnt work got scammed from my money
  17. [R64] Bike Life! 1/5 · US Scammers: Paid 4.37 for no ads yet an ad still pops up after every level completion one star and will be contacting my bank to dispute this charge.
  18. [R67] Bike Life! 1/5 · US FIX THE GAME: The game if fun but I perched no adds twice and I still get adds devs need to fix this right now
  19. [R72] Bike Life! 3/5 · US fun game, but..: it’s a pretty fun game but there’s an ad after every level and i bought remove ads and no ads were removed at all..
  20. [R39] Bike Race 3/5 · US Great App, But It Has Its Flaws: I loved this games as I played it as a child. I would have given this five stars if it weren’t for these three things: 1. The game has app where it used to not have any 2. It won’t let me long into Facebook 3. It always gives me an error message when I try to access the tournament tab even though I have played it before

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