The Best Racing Games on iOS

In true street racing, as well as on the track, there’s bound to be plenty of smack talking to go along with the fancy driving. While most racing games leave that aspect out, it’s something that really sets Horizon Chase apart from the crowd. You also get the best fast cars, challenging courses, and vicious competitors who will do whatever it takes to get past you and beat you to the finish line.

If you’ve ever wanted to race a Ferrari, Porsche, Lamborghini, or Bugatti, here’s your chance. With a 22-car grid, more than 100 meticulously detailed cars, and a continuously expanding roster of officially licensed tracks, Electronic Arts’ Real Racing 3 is what video game racing should be. Fast, furious, and filled with fully customizable cars. EA knows sports, and they show that in Real Racing 3. Race against the computer or get bumper to bumper with friends and rivals in global racing featuring eight-player, cross-platform, real-time action. Real Racing 3 is free on the App Store with in-app purchases.

GT Racing 2 features some of the most prestigious cars in the world, including Ferrari, Dodge, Nissan, Audi, Ford, Mercedes-Benz, and more. With 71 licensed cars on 13 tracks, you can race the cars that make the sport so exciting and thrilling to watch. The game features 1,400 different events, including classic races, duels, knockout, and overtake. Each week, GT Racing 2 presents 28 new challenges to test the limits of your driving skills. GT Racing 2 is free on the App Store, but does offer in-app purchases.

Downhill racing has come to Piggy Island, and the Angry Birds are in on the action. Tear down the track at breakneck speeds in Angry Birds Go!, a thrilling race to the finish. You can unlock characters and karts, challenging your friends and foes alike on the global leaderboards and in local multiplayer gaming. You’ll have to be on the lookout for hazardous roads and mischievous opponents who will do whatever it takes to cross the finish line first. Angry Birds Go! is a free download on the App Store, offering in-app purchases for currency and new karts.

Now here’s a game that encourages you to drive as crazily and recklessly as you can. Crazy Taxi City Rush lets you fully customize your cab, then take it to the streets of an all-new city to speed, drift, whip around corners, weave through traffic, and blaze up ramps and into the air. The crazier you drive, the higher the rewards, so go wild. Crazy Taxi City Rush is a free game on the App Store, but offers in-app purchases for upgrades and in-game currency.

For water racing, check out Riptide GP2. Featuring rocket-powered hydro jets racing around futuristic tracks, this game delivers a fast, fun, visually stunning racing experience. The game features 9 powerful hydro jets, which you can upgrade and customize to unlock and master 25 outrageous stunts. Wow the crowd, charge your boost, and make your competition eat your wake. Riptide GP2 costs $0.99 on the App Store, and offers in-app purchases for game currency.

Few races are more exciting than the Red Bull series of aviation and acrobatic events, and this game brings that thrill to your iPhone or iPad. Red Bull Air Race has more than 200 races, events, and real pilot head-to-head rounds to challenge your virtual flying skills. Your planes are designed to be as agile in the air as possible, and streamlined to perfection, but you can make plenty of modifications to improve your plane’s performance even more. Red Bull Air Race is free on the App Store, with in-app purchases for upgrades and game currency.

MMX Racing is pure adrenaline-filled excitement, as you create a fire-breathing monster truck and compete with it head-to-head over spectacular jump-filled courses. You can go up against your favorite WWE Superstars and Divas, too, with eight fully customized trucks. Make long jumps, crush cars, and work your way to the top of the leaderboards in this fun-filled game. MMX Racing Featuring WWE is free on the App Store, with in-app purchases to help you buy new trucks or upgrade your trucks faster.

Any one of these games will fulfill your need for speed, but why stop at one? Check them all out for yourself, and tell us what your favorite is. Or, if you have another racing game that you think is even better, post it in the comments.