Asphalt 8: Airborne vs Mad Skills Motocross 3

How do Asphalt 8: Airborne and Mad Skills Motocross 3 compare on difficulty, ad pressure, in-app-purchase pressure and what real reviewers say? A side-by-side look, grounded in App Store data.

	Asphalt 8: Airborne	Mad Skills Motocross 3
Genre	Racing	Racing
Price	Free	Free
Difficulty	medium	hard
Ad intensity	high	high
In-app-purchase pressure	high	high
Typical session	medium	medium
Rating	4.7 / 5	4.8 / 5
Ratings count	227,616	115,020
Reviews say	What players like Stunning graphics and realistic visuals Large roster of 450+ licensed cars and bikes Fast-paced arcade gameplay with gravity-defying mechanics Common complaints Excessive ads that sometimes don't reward players after watching Game has become increasingly pay-to-win over time Performance issues including long load times and buffering	What players like Realistic physics with whipping/scrubbing mechanics Competitive multiplayer and racing events Multiple tutorials for skill learning Common complaints Aggressive ads after every race (2+ minutes, hard to close) Extremely slow coin/money progression requiring real money to compete Progression walls where upgraded Bike 1 becomes insufficient for tracks

Asphalt 8: Airborne — Gravity-defying arcade racing with 450+ licensed vehicles and intense multiplayer action across stunning tracks. (rated medium difficulty, high ad pressure) Mad Skills Motocross 3 — A physics-rich side-scrolling motocross racer with competitive multiplayer and realistic bike mechanics that challenges skill but demands patience for progression. (rated hard difficulty, high ad pressure)

Data: Apple App Store, as of 2026-07-10. Last updated 2026-07-10.