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Hill Climb Racing vs Angry Birds 2

Hill Climb Racing 4.6★ · Free + IAP 60
Winner Angry Birds 2
Angry Birds 2 4.6★ · Free + IAP 65

Angry Birds 2 edges out Hill Climb Racing due to more consistent gameplay experience, despite both apps facing significant user complaints about aggressive monetization.

Full reviews: Hill Climb Racing · Angry Birds 2

Both Hill Climb Racing and Angry Birds 2 are free-to-play mobile games with in-app purchases, but recent updates have led to widespread user frustration regarding monetization and progression. Hill Climb Racing has seen a significant backlash over reduced coin payouts for in-game actions, making progression much slower. Angry Birds 2 also faces criticism for its 'pay-to-win' mechanics and frequent pop-up ads, though its core gameplay remains enjoyable for many.

Head to head

Features tieR5R9R12R20
Hill Climb Racing Hill Climb Racing offers a variety of cars and tracks, with some users enjoying the physics-based racing and the ability to play offline R5R20. However, players have expressed a desire for new features like a track editor or car maker, which are present in its sequel but not the original R9. There are also complaints about the Apple TV version having fewer cars and challenges R12.
Angry Birds 2 Angry Birds 2 provides classic slingshot gameplay with a variety of birds and levels, with some users praising the added features compared to the original game . Players enjoy the core mechanics and find it entertaining . However, some users wish for new birds and a way to reset progress .
Ease of Use tieR1R2R4R5
Hill Climb Racing Hill Climb Racing is generally considered a fun and easy-to-pick-up game R2R5. However, recent updates have made progression significantly harder due to reduced coin payouts for flips and airtime, leading to frustration and a feeling that it's impossible to progress as quickly as before R1R4R13R25.
Angry Birds 2 Angry Birds 2 is described as fun and addictive, with straightforward gameplay . However, users frequently complain about limitations like waiting 10 minutes for lives to regenerate, which hinders continuous play . Some also find the levels too hard without spending money R61.
Reliability tieR15R16R23R24
Hill Climb Racing Hill Climb Racing users report significant issues with game stability and data loss. Many reviews mention the game crashing before rewards are received R15 and, more critically, losing all progress, cars, money, and achievements after updates or switching phones R16R24. Some also note general bugs and specific issues with daily challenges R23.
Angry Birds 2 Angry Birds 2 also suffers from reliability issues, with users reporting frequent crashes, especially during daily challenges or arena matches, leading to loss of progress . Some players experience the game not loading or working after updates, showing error codes, or requiring multiple attempts to load .
Price/Value tieR1R4R10R13
Hill Climb Racing Hill Climb Racing is a free game with in-app purchases, but recent changes have drastically reduced the value for free players. Users report that payouts for airtime and flips have been cut by 2-3 times, making it nearly impossible to progress without paying for coins R1R4R10R13. This has led to many feeling the game has become a 'donation dump' or 'pay to win' R1R18.
Angry Birds 2 Angry Birds 2 is also free with in-app purchases, but users widely criticize it as a 'money hungry' or 'pay to win' game R75. Players feel forced to spend money on gems to pass difficult levels R61 or to progress in features like the Tower of Fortune . The game is seen as riddled with monetization schemes and constant pop-ups .
Support tieR7R13R16R18
Hill Climb Racing Hill Climb Racing users express frustration with developers, accusing them of ruining the game for greed R13R18. There are calls for developers to 'fix the game' and revert changes to the coin system R7R18. Some users report losing all progress and ask for it to be restored R16R24.
Angry Birds 2 Angry Birds 2 users also criticize the developers (Rovio/Sega) for greed and for making the game 'pay to play' R97. While some users report that manufacturers are contactable and usually sort out issues quickly , others complain about unaddressed bugs and the game not working after updates .
Pick Hill Climb Racing if

you prefer physics-based racing games and are willing to tolerate slower progression or potential monetization issues, especially if you're looking for a nostalgic experience of a game you played in the past R2.

Pick Angry Birds 2 if

you enjoy classic slingshot puzzle gameplay and are looking for a game with more features than the original Angry Birds, and you are prepared for frequent in-app purchase prompts or limited free play .

Evidence note: Both apps have a significant number of recent negative reviews, primarily focused on aggressive monetization and changes that make free progression difficult. The lifetime ratings are high, but recent sentiment is much lower. For Hill Climb Racing, the 'coin nerf' is a dominant theme in recent reviews. For Angry Birds 2, 'pay to win' and intrusive ads are the main complaints.

Frequently asked

Why are Hill Climb Racing users upset about recent updates?
Hill Climb Racing users are upset because recent updates have significantly reduced the amount of coins earned from in-game actions like airtime and flips, making it much harder and slower to progress and purchase new vehicles or maps without spending real money R1R4R13R25.
Is Angry Birds 2 a 'pay-to-win' game?
Yes, many Angry Birds 2 users describe it as a 'pay-to-win' game, claiming that levels have become so difficult that spending money on gems or other assistance is often necessary to progress R61R75R94R97.
Do these games have a lot of ads?
Yes, both games are criticized for having a significant number of ads; Hill Climb Racing users report frequent pop-ups for revives or coin doubling R36R53R58, while Angry Birds 2 users complain about too many pop-up ads and long, interminable ads R66.

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. [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
  2. [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
  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. [R20] Hill Climb Racing 5/5 · US Good game: Definitely 5 star awesome games and good graphics and gravity
  5. [R1] Hill Climb Racing 1/5 · US Bring back normal payouts. What's with these jokes? Did you decide to turn into a a donation dump? Well, good luck. I deleted it as soon as I saw that payouts were cut by 2-3 times. · translated
  6. [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.
  7. [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.
  8. [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.
  9. [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😭😭😭
  10. [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!
  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. [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.
  13. [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
  14. [R7] Hill Climb Racing 1/5 · US Fix your game: Bring back original flip bonus and air time bonus the game sucks now
  15. [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
  16. [R25] Hill Climb Racing 1/5 · US Update makes me want to delete: Air time money decreased. Flip money decreased. Les coins to buy levels with. It used to be so much better. What happened. Please turn it back!
  17. [R61] Angry Birds 2 2/5 · US Impossible: They have made the levels so hard that I cannot pass them without spending money on gems. Now I remember why I deleted this game a while ago. I am at level 141 and it’s literally impossible to pass without buying assistance. And I still couldn’t do it! Another game that is so difficult it forces you to spend money just to pass a level. Do better Rovio.
  18. [R75] Angry Birds 2 3/5 · US paid to win: this game has become so paid to win that it seems like all this game cares about is greed
  19. [R94] Angry Birds 2 1/5 · US Pay to win: Pay to win
  20. [R97] Angry Birds 2 1/5 · US Pay to play scam: The game became total extortion scam since Sega purchased it. You have to pay to win, pay to play and you have to watch tons of annoying ads in between.
  21. [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
  22. [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.
  23. [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
  24. [R66] Angry Birds 2 3/5 · US Fun but: Too many pop up ads

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