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Hill Climb Racing vs Hill Climb Racing 2

Hill Climb Racing 4.6★ · Free + IAP 65
Winner Hill Climb Racing 2
Hill Climb Racing 2 4.7★ · Free + IAP 70

Hill Climb Racing 2 has a slight edge due to its more modern features and overall positive reception despite similar monetization complaints, while the original Hill Climb Racing suffers from recent negative changes to its in-game economy.

Full reviews: Hill Climb Racing · Hill Climb Racing 2

Hill Climb Racing (A) is a classic physics-based racer, but recent updates have significantly reduced coin payouts, frustrating long-time players. Hill Climb Racing 2 (B) offers more features like multiplayer and a track editor, though it also faces criticism for excessive ads and pay-to-win elements.

Head to head

Features edge: Hill Climb Racing 2R9R12R39R60
Hill Climb Racing Users appreciate the original's simplicity and vehicle variety, with some wishing for new features like a track maker R9R39 or controller support R60. The Apple TV version is noted to have fewer cars and challenges R12.
Hill Climb Racing 2 Hill Climb Racing 2 is praised for having more things to do, including racing, adventure, and events, as well as a track editor R9. Users enjoy unlocking and upgrading cars . Some users, however, want more specific features like the ability to request to join closed teams or a 'Redo' button in the track editor .
Ease of Use tieR2R8R15R16
Hill Climb Racing The original game is generally considered easy to pick up and play, with many users having played it since childhood R2R8. However, some report bugs like crashing before receiving rewards R15 or losing all progress after updates R16R24.
Hill Climb Racing 2 Hill Climb Racing 2 is described as fun and easy to enjoy . However, numerous users report frequent game crashes, especially during adventure mode or when collecting prizes, leading to lost progress . Some also mention issues with transferring accounts between devices .
Reliability tieR15R16R23R24
Hill Climb Racing Some users experience game crashes R15 and report losing all progress after updates R16R24. There are also reports of bugs affecting coin bonuses R23.
Hill Climb Racing 2 Many users complain about constant game crashes, particularly in Adventure mode, resulting in lost progress . Issues with ads freezing or not closing are also common, forcing app restarts . Some users have reported being banned or having their accounts flagged for cheating .
Price/Value tieR1R3R4R6
Hill Climb Racing Recent updates have significantly decreased coin payouts for airtime and flips, making progression much slower and forcing reliance on daily gifts R1R3R4R6. This change is widely criticized as a move towards pay-to-win, with users feeling it's impossible to progress without paying for coins R1R10. Even after spending money to remove ads, some 'bonus' offers still require watching ads R51.
Hill Climb Racing 2 Hill Climb Racing 2 is heavily criticized for being 'pay to win' and having too many microtransactions R64R66R75. Users find the in-game purchases expensive . Ads are a major complaint, appearing too frequently and often being unskippable or freezing the game R64. Paying to remove ads is often a temporary or incomplete solution R75.
Support tieR1R7R10R13
Hill Climb Racing Users express frustration with developers for recent changes to the coin system, feeling that their feedback is ignored R1R7R10R13. Some also report issues with cookie permissions not staying off .
Hill Climb Racing 2 Users report contacting developers multiple times about constant crashes without receiving answers or help . There are also complaints about unhelpful changes and lack of guidance for new features . Some users report being banned without clear reasons or avenues for appeal . Issues with offensive AI names have also been reported with no developer response R108.
Pick Hill Climb Racing if

You prefer a simpler, more classic racing experience and are willing to tolerate the recent changes to the in-game economy or are a nostalgic player who enjoys the original mechanics R2R5R8.

Pick Hill Climb Racing 2 if

You are looking for a more feature-rich game with multiplayer, events, and a track editor, and are prepared to deal with frequent ads and potential pay-to-win elements .

Evidence note: Both apps receive significant complaints regarding aggressive monetization and ads, and both have users reporting technical issues like crashes and lost progress. The recent negative skew in reviews for Hill Climb Racing is primarily due to changes in its coin economy.

Frequently asked

Which game has better graphics and physics?
Hill Climb Racing 2 generally has better graphics and physics, with users praising its visual quality and car mechanics R20R108.
Are there many ads in Hill Climb Racing games?
Both Hill Climb Racing and Hill Climb Racing 2 have a significant number of ads, with users frequently complaining about pop-ups, forced ads, and ads that freeze or cannot be closed R36R48R51R53.
Can you play these games offline?
Yes, both games can be played offline, with Hill Climb Racing 2 explicitly mentioned as having offline and online modes R5R66.
Is Hill Climb Racing 2 pay-to-win?
Yes, many users describe Hill Climb Racing 2 as 'pay-to-win,' stating that progress is significantly faster and easier for those who spend money on in-game purchases and that matchmaking can be unbalanced against non-paying players R64R66R75R82.

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. [R9] Hill Climb Racing 3/5 · US Track maker, hello?: So I see you put a track editor on hcr2 but uh no track maker on the original hcr, the game that walked so hcr2 could run, so what’s with that? I also noticed you completely nerfed the dirtbike on moon coin farm fix ur game fingersoft bring back what we want to see we want to see bill fall out of the vehicle everytime he crash’s not glitch every everytime I die as a big fan of
  2. [R12] Hill Climb Racing 3/5 · US Apple TV Version: Why is it that the ATV version is so much different? It has less cars and challenges. It would be great if you added all off the same or even made it available on Arcade for ATV. LOVE THE GAME!!! Just hate that the TV doesn’t get the same love.
  3. [R39] Hill Climb Racing 3/5 · US News: This game has come a long way I love p.aying this game I just want a little changed like some new features like a custom maker or a car maker or new music and mew sound to the vehicles more map and more vehicles we can race some friends to other then that it’s a great game
  4. [R60] Hill Climb Racing 3/5 · GB Please support controllers: Please support a controller
  5. [R2] Hill Climb Racing 5/5 · US Fun game. Would recommend.: I got this game when i was 5 after seeing a friend of my family playing it. He let me play it not knowing i wasn’t supposed to play games at that time but i absolutely attached to it and now have both games and most cars. When you get bored just delete and redownload. It resets your progress.
  6. [R8] Hill Climb Racing 5/5 · US Hill climb racing: Such a great game I’ve been playing since I was a kid
  7. [R15] Hill Climb Racing 3/5 · US Game keeps crashing: My game keeps crashing before I receive my reward. Other than that the game is fun, but I am deleting app.
  8. [R16] Hill Climb Racing 1/5 · US I lost everything yup, EVERYTHING why fingersoft why😭: so as the title said I came in today and everything was GONE all of the cars my achievements gone , wiped out , missing please fix this😭😭😭
  9. [R23] Hill Climb Racing 4/5 · US Bug: Love this game, however whenever I do a Daily Challenge or Event map, every other map gives me +5 air time and +230 flip. Please fix this, everything else is awesome!
  10. [R24] Hill Climb Racing 3/5 · US I lost every thing: Since the new update with the automobile, I lost every car. I got to the rally car and I had a bunch of money and I’m really sad. Please give my cars back in my money and my gems.
  11. [R1] Hill Climb Racing 1/5 · US Bring back normal payouts: What's with these jokes? Decided to turn into a donation dump? Well, good luck. I deleted it immediately when I saw that payouts were cut by 2-3 times. · translated
  12. [R3] Hill Climb Racing 3/5 · US Money collecting: They ruined the air time money
  13. [R4] Hill Climb Racing 1/5 · US Money not working properly: So i recently bought the mutant and 1 day after buying it something strange happened. The game didnt update or anything yet my backflips now give 150 instead of 1000, missions give 45k instead of 100k and like this it’s impossible to do progress as quick as i used to.
  14. [R6] Hill Climb Racing 3/5 · US Not sure if this is a bug or not but I really don’t like it: I’ve been playing this game for years now, but for some reason, the cash earned from stuff like air time and flips have been heavily decreased, with some vehicles even getting nothing from air time. I really hope this is a bug because I don’t want it to be this hard to just earn coins
  15. [R7] Hill Climb Racing 1/5 · US Fix your game: Bring back original flip bonus and air time bonus the game sucks now
  16. [R10] Hill Climb Racing 1/5 · US Thanks Devs: It’s silly stuff like this as to why more and more games are tanking, they do stuff like what follows losing people who have had the game for awhile and who will delete and never come back to it because of. They change the points system and lowered flips and air time, yet add new tracks for 1,500,000 points. I’m not paying for coins.
  17. [R13] Hill Climb Racing 1/5 · US Why lower the amount of money you get for air time and flips?: Used to be that you could go on the moon level and grind out a bunch of coins to buy the different cars and what not, they lowered the flips from 1,000 to just 150. And air time used to be 25 to start then 100 every second your in the air. I’m tired of seeing people go back and ruin old games for greed. Absolutely disgusting, uninstall
  18. [R20] Hill Climb Racing 5/5 · US Good game: Definitely 5 star awesome games and good graphics and gravity
  19. [R108] Hill Climb Racing 2 3/5 · GB Mostly good but urgent issues: Big issue which is pretty serious is that AI clearly use names that make them seem realistic but that has meant some are called actual slurs and ‘TRUMP 2024’ which isn’t good at all. They also haven’t replied to my email on this after 2 weeks 👍 - The game is very good in terms of graphics and physics, the upgrading of cars and unlocking them is fair and gives you a t
  20. [R36] Hill Climb Racing 3/5 · US Ad Pop-ups: I've always enjoyed Hill Climb, and its still a very fun little physics racing game, but recently they've been shoving in as many pop-ups as they can muster. Now every time a level ends there's a big obnoxious pop-up with "oh no, you died! Watch this ad to be revived!" or "wow, level's over, want to watch this ad to double your coins & get tickets?" its just really annoying and sad to
  21. [R48] Hill Climb Racing 3/5 · GB I dont trust dev: Dont trust dev because later future they will add more ads in game and some other games too
  22. [R51] Hill Climb Racing 3/5 · GB Commercial breaks!?: Loved this game. Undownloaded no2 fr this one …You used to be able to play add free after purchasing anything . Now i get commercial breaks . Awful addition . What where you thinking? I get it on the newer one but you’ve killed this old gem of a game with ads . As always . Spoilt it .
  23. [R53] Hill Climb Racing 4/5 · US Not bad: The game has way too many commercials, and some of the tracks are a little on the annoying side. The game had a little more consistency in a way it would reward and help you Advanced would be better.
  24. [R5] Hill Climb Racing 5/5 · US Great game: This game is supper fun and needs no WiFi also has cars to drive also funny
  25. [R66] Hill Climb Racing 2 3/5 · US Good game: The game is really fun to play, is offline and online, and has great multiplayer events. However, i have seen the game crash multiple times while playing and it hasn’t been fixed quickly. Also, the gameplay is very p2w.
  26. [R64] Hill Climb Racing 2 1/5 · US Too many ads: Way too many ads pay to win
  27. [R75] Hill Climb Racing 2 3/5 · US Good game but ads are too obnoxious: It’s a really good game but the ads are way way too obnoxious and there are a lot of micro transactions too but if the ads you don’t pick to watch are gone I will come to play the game again and I do not have enough money to pay for a $9.99 monthly subscription either. If there was a way cheaper option to just get rid of the ads I might consider getting it. (Al
  28. [R82] Hill Climb Racing 2 1/5 · US You can over-level with donations: Donations decide. Guys finish in 10 seconds, flying through the air with full boosts, while I take 19. Uneven leveling in matches. · translated

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