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Hill Climb Racing vs Bike Race

Hill Climb Racing 4.6★ · Free to download 60
Winner Bike Race
Bike Race 4.8★ · Free + IAP 65

Bike Race has a slight edge due to its higher lifetime rating and fewer recent complaints about core gameplay changes, though both games struggle with intrusive ads and monetization.

Full reviews: Hill Climb Racing · Bike Race

Hill Climb Racing and Bike Race are both physics-based racing games that have been enjoyed by users for years, but recent updates have introduced significant monetization issues and ads, leading to user frustration. While Hill Climb Racing faces strong backlash over reduced in-game currency payouts, Bike Race struggles with server issues and a shift to a VIP subscription model for content that was previously earned or purchased.

Head to head

Features & Content tieR26R5R12R9
Hill Climb Racing Hill Climb Racing offers a variety of vehicles and maps, with some users appreciating the vehicle choices over its sequel R26R5. However, players on Apple TV note a lack of content compared to other versions R12. Some users express a desire for new features like a custom track maker or car maker, and more music and sounds R9.
Bike Race Bike Race is praised for its fun levels and variety, with some being intentionally difficult . The tournament section is a favorite feature for many, offering cool custom bikes . However, some users report that the game's content, including bikes and levels, is largely the same as it was years ago .
Ease of Use & Progression tieR1R4R6R13
Hill Climb Racing Hill Climb Racing used to offer straightforward progression by grinding coins on levels like the moon, but recent updates have significantly reduced coin payouts for air time and flips, making it much harder to earn currency and progress R1R4R6R13. This change has made upgrading vehicles and buying new maps very slow .
Bike Race Bike Race's progression is hampered by the high cost of leveling up bikes in tournaments . Many users report issues with accessing previously earned bikes, which are now locked behind a VIP subscription R79R91R97R100. Server issues and bots in tournaments also make progression difficult and unfair R66R84.
Reliability & Performance tieR15R16R24R49
Hill Climb Racing Hill Climb Racing users report issues with the game crashing before rewards are received R15. Some users have experienced losing all their progress, including cars and achievements R16R24R49. There are also reports of bugs affecting daily challenges and event maps, giving incorrect air time and flip bonuses .
Bike Race Bike Race suffers from significant server issues, particularly with tournaments and daily challenges, leading to connection errors and an inability to play these modes R66R84R93R99. Users also report glitches, including an 'invisible wall' that kills them and issues with Facebook login preventing restoration of old progress R99.
Price & Value tieR1R10R13R18
Hill Climb Racing Hill Climb Racing is free to download, but recent updates have drastically reduced in-game coin earnings, pushing users towards in-app purchases R1R10R13R18. Users who paid to remove ads still encounter ads for bonuses or revives, feeling that the purchase no longer provides an ad-free experience R36R51R53.
Bike Race Bike Race is free with in-app purchases, but many users feel it has become a 'pay to win' or 'money grab' game R79. A significant complaint is the introduction of a VIP subscription for bikes and skins that were previously earned or purchased R79R91R97R100. Ads are also very frequent and intrusive, appearing after almost every stage, making the game nearly unplayable for some .
Support & Updates tieR1R4R6R7
Hill Climb Racing Hill Climb Racing has received updates that have negatively impacted the game economy, leading to a significant decrease in coin payouts for actions like air time and flips R1R4R6R7. Users are actively asking developers to revert these changes R7.
Bike Race Bike Race has seen updates that brought new maps but also introduced issues like broken rewards and increased pay-to-win elements . Some users note that the game was abandoned for years before recent updates, but these updates have not fixed core issues like cheating in tournaments . The developers are criticized for not addressing server problems or the inability to restore old progress via Facebook R99.
Pick Hill Climb Racing if

Pick Hill Climb Racing if you are looking for a nostalgic physics racing game that can be played offline and offers a wide variety of vehicles R5R26. Be prepared for a slower progression due to recent changes in coin payouts and potentially intrusive ads, even if you've made purchases R1R13R58.

Pick Bike Race if

Pick Bike Race if you enjoy a challenging bike racing game with a strong multiplayer and tournament focus, and you are willing to contend with frequent ads and a VIP subscription model R79. It's also a good choice if you have fond memories of the game and want to revisit it, despite the changes .

Evidence note: Both apps have a significant number of recent negative reviews, primarily centered around increased monetization, intrusive ads, and changes to in-game economies or access to content. Hill Climb Racing's negative reviews are heavily skewed towards the recent 'coin nerf' R1R4R6R13. Bike Race's negative reviews focus on ads and the shift to a VIP subscription for previously earned content R79. The lifetime ratings are high for both, but recent sentiment is much lower.

Frequently asked

Are there many ads in Hill Climb Racing?
Yes, Hill Climb Racing has increased ad pop-ups, with users reporting them appearing after every level, offering revives or coin doubling, and even after making in-app purchases to remove ads R36R51R53R58.
Has the in-game economy changed in Hill Climb Racing?
Yes, recent updates in Hill Climb Racing have significantly decreased the amount of coins earned from air time and flips, making it much harder and slower to progress and purchase new vehicles or maps R1R4R6R13.
Does Bike Race require a subscription for content?
Yes, Bike Race has introduced a VIP subscription model that locks previously earned or purchased bikes and skins behind a paywall R79R91R97R100.
Are there server issues in Bike Race?
Yes, Bike Race users frequently report server issues, particularly affecting tournaments and daily challenges, leading to connection errors and an inability to access these game modes R66R84R93R99.

What reviewers actually said

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  1. [R26] Hill Climb Racing 5/5 · US OG: This is way better than the second game because of how many vehicle choices there are.
  2. [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
  3. [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.
  4. [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
  5. [R1] Hill Climb Racing 1/5 · US Bring back normal payouts: what's with the jokes? Decided to turn into a donation dump? Well, good luck. I deleted it as soon as I saw that payouts were cut by 2-3 times. · translated
  6. [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.
  7. [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
  8. [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
  9. [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.
  10. [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😭😭😭
  11. [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.
  12. [R49] Hill Climb Racing 2/5 · US Turn back: This game was perfect, 2 weeks ago, they nerfed the money so bad I can't buy anything anymore, I deleted and reinstalled because your "fixes" broke my game and made it think my phone never has internet, which took all my money all my gems all my paint buckets and all my achievements, it was perfect before all this happened.
  13. [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.
  14. [R18] Hill Climb Racing 3/5 · US What the hell guys?!: Why did you cut the coins on all of the vehicles? I just switched to a new friggin phone and found…this! Why is it that you ALWAYS monetize EVERYTHING! Ads! Sponsor Tickets! Revives! AND NOW, IT TAKES ME A FULL WEEK JUST TO HIT 1 MIL. Look, it’s a well made game. That’s true. But fix it. Until you do, we’ll probably all go on strike. Please respond promptly. -Price
  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. [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
  17. [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 .
  18. [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.
  19. [R58] Hill Climb Racing 1/5 · US Still has ads: After spending $4 to not see ads, any “bonus” you are offered requires an ad watch
  20. [R79] Bike Race 1/5 · US VIP Scam: Used to own the skins you got in the game but now you have to pay a vip subscription to use skins I either earned when the game was newer or purchased out right already when it was a in app purchase Disappointed good game fell so hard deleted it immediately after
  21. [R91] Bike Race 1/5 · US If I could I would give it half a star: Used to play this game as it kid was such a great game but came back to play it for a lil nostalgia and they completely ruined it with the stupid monthly subscription thing I can’t even get new bikes
  22. [R97] Bike Race 1/5 · US Just ads now: Cant even play with the other bikes without a subscription. Sucks.
  23. [R100] Bike Race 1/5 · US Cost Premium for “VIP”: Used to be a fun game as a kid so I figured I’d open up the app and enjoy the nostalgia…. Now it wants me to pay for bikes I’ve already earned. Big reason to once again delete and leave as a distant memory.
  24. [R66] 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.
  25. [R84] 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.
  26. [R93] 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
  27. [R99] 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