Sideways Drift Downloads & RevenueSideways Drift · App Store
Sideways Drift is #49 in Games › Racing Paid in United States and charting in 10 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
Full timeline · 15 events
- 📈Sideways Drift charting in a new countryThailand
- 📈Sideways Drift entered the top 100Top Paid · Racing · JP
- 📈Sideways Drift entered the top 100 in 2 chartsTop Paid · Games · ID · Top Grossing · Racing · ID
- 📈Sideways Drift charting in a new countrySouth Africa
- 📈Sideways Drift entered the top 100 in 7 chartsTop Paid · Games · AU · Top Paid · Games · CA · Top Grossing · Racing · CA · Top Paid · Racing · DE · +3 more
- 📈Sideways Drift entered the top 10Top Paid · Racing · US
- 📈Sideways Drift entered the top 10Top Paid · Racing · AU
- 📈Sideways Drift entered the top 100Top Paid · Racing · AU
- 📈Sideways Drift charting in a new countryRussia
- 📈Sideways Drift charting in a new countryGermany
- 📈Sideways Drift entered the top 10Top Paid · Racing · CA
- 📈Sideways Drift charting in a new country in 3 chartsBrazil · Italy · Saudi Arabia
- 🆕Sideways Drift first spotted by AppInsider#48 in Top Paid · Racing · United States
- 📦Sideways Drift version 1.1.9New free roam, new retro filter, and tweaks to vehicle handling!
- 🆕Sideways Drift released on the App Store
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Sideways Drift at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-10-09. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
Sideways Drift is a premium mobile racing game focused on realistic drifting mechanics, vehicle customization, and online tandem challenges for enthusiasts of simulation-style driving. The app has achieved strong traction in the Canadian and Australian paid racing charts (both #2) shortly after its January 2026 release, indicating high initial engagement in key English-speaking markets despite a low total rating count.
Similar apps: CarX Drift Racing Online, Drift Max Pro, Real Drift Car Simulator
Racing Realistic Modern medium sessions multiplayer Premium
#drifting #simulation #customization #online #cars #sandbox
Sideways Drift on the App Store
App details
Sideways Drift downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where Sideways Drift's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games › RacingPaid | #49 | |
| Games › RacingPaid | #88 | |
| Games › RacingPaid | #165 | |
| Games › RacingPaid | #153 | |
| Games › RacingPaid | #146 | |
| Games › RacingPaid | #181 | |
| Games › RacingPaid | #149 | |
| Games › RacingPaid | #115 | |
| Games › RacingPaid | #165 | |
| Games › RacingPaid | #148 |
Apps near Sideways Drift on the chart
Games › Racing Paid, around #49.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisReview momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about Sideways Drift
From the 8 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users overwhelmingly praise the game's aesthetic, music, and drifting mechanics, describing it as a polished and relaxing experience. However, some players note issues with floaty steering controls, visibility limitations, and minor bugs.
Mostly positive (88% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being fun. Recent reviews are more negative than earlier ones.
What people like
- Fun: “Highly recommend, so much content and fun”
About Sideways Drift
Main Features
-Choose from 10+ vehicles to drive, drift, and customize
-12+ roads to master the art of drifting
-1 free roam map
-1v1 online tandems
-Tandem with replays of the developer's own driving
-Lofi/breakbeat music sound track
Latest updates
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