Lintrix vs Nova Drift
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lintrix
Engage in a dynamic action-puzzle game set in a vibrant world. Create barriers, utilize crystal powers, and uncover new tactics to defend yourself against powerful foes across dozens of mind-bending levels. Immerse yourself in a compelling story with a wondrous visual style and original soundtrack.
- Dynamic action-puzzle gameplay
- Wondrous trixelart visuals
- Compelling story
- Original soundtrack
- 4 galaxies with 60+ levels
- Unlockable secret levels
- iCloud support
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Lintrix is a challenging action puzzle. Explore a wonderful new world of Lintrix and reason the cause of your existence. Crystals of light will help you on your tortuous path. Defend yourself by creating barriers, reveal new tactics to achieve better results, use diverse crystal powers and hold the line against increasingly powerful foes. Pursuit new ways that no one have thought of in dozens of mind bending levels. Vibrant soundtrack and wondrous visual style will immerse you into an astonishing world of Lintrix. Discover new abilities and overcome breathtaking challenges on your way. Do not let anything stop you! Features: - Dynamic action-puzzle - Wondrous trixelart - Compelling story - Original soundtrack - 4 distinct galaxies with 60+ levels - Unlockable secret levels - iCloud support - play from all your devices - No Ads, No In-App purchases ** Winner of the Russian Developers Cup in DevGamm nomination **
Nova Drift
This roguelike space shooter blends arcade combat with RPG elements for deep ship customization. Evolve your vessel through rapid gameplay sessions, experimenting with over 200 modular upgrades to craft unique builds and dominate unpredictable, randomly generated challenges.
- Roguelike space shooter gameplay
- Deep ship build-crafting
- Over 200 modular upgrades
- Quick, iterative gameplay sessions
- Randomly generated challenges
- Permanent death
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- SURVIVE - EVOLVE - DOMINATE - Nova Drift is a roguelike space shooter that combines classic arcade combat with action-rpg elements, emphasizing build-crafting and deep customization. Your ship rapidly evolves as you defeat enemies, allowing you to take a build from inception to execution in a single, captivating game session. Featuring: - Quick gameplay sessions (15-45 minutes) that allow for rapid experimentation, iteration, and advancement. - Over 200 modular upgrades, unlocked over time, to create your ideal build with. Snipe, command a drone army, discharge your shields, charge up, burn enemies with your thrusters, or smash right through them... there's a way to make it work. - Modular challenge modes to unlock and activate, providing greater risk and rewards. The stakes are high, as death is permanent! - Every game is randomly generated, keeping the fight intense and unpredictable. Fight through the campaign or play endlessly... Nova Drift is created by Chimeric, with music by Miles Tilmann. Website: https://novadrift.io/ Discord: https://discord.com/invite/Zp2MkPJ
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Lintrix at $0.99 against Nova Drift's $9.99. Lintrix also leads on review sentiment (92% vs 80%) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 10.0). Nova Drift's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 months) and rating (4.4 vs 4.0). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Lintrix costs $0.99 and Nova Drift $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Nova Drift holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nova Drift has 54 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 92% of Lintrix's written reviews are positive against 80% of Nova Drift's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Lintrix ships an update every 3 months, Nova Drift every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lintrix | Nova Drift |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $9.99 |
| Rating | 4.0 (5 ratings) | 4.4 (54 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 91.7% of reviews — better | 79.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 54 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 10.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 215 MB | 573 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Nekki Limited | Chimeric LLC |
Customer experience
Lintrix
Nova Drift
In-app purchases
Lintrix
No in-app purchases
Nova Drift
No in-app purchases
