Space Frontier vs Drift Survivors
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Space Frontier
Launch rockets to orbit and beyond to colonize Mars in this addictive physics game. Earn in-game currency to upgrade your rockets and compete for high scores. Easy to learn, but challenging to master, offering endless replayability.
- One-button gameplay
- Fun, fast physics
- Easy to learn, hard to master
- Colonize Mars
- Earn in-game currency
- Buy new rocket parts
- Multiple rocket styles
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Blast off to the stratosphere and colonize Mars in Space Frontier, the addictive physics rocket game that your friends will want to play—but they can’t! Because it’s your phone. But hey! They can download it on theirs, too. In fact, you want them to do that. So you can pound them into dust with your superior rocket scores! In Space Frontier your mission is to launch your rocket as high in to the orbit as possible and beyond to Mars. Earn in-game currency from launches and hard working Martians. Invest it to acquire new parts/styles, and send more people to mars! Easy to play but hard to master gameplay means you’ll be coming back again and again for one more boost. Ridiculously Cool Features List: ◉ One-button gameplay ◉ Fun, fast physics ◉ Easy to learn, hard to master ◉ Colonize Mars ◉ Infinite variety and replayability ◉ Earn in-game currency to buy new rocket parts ◉ More than sixteen rocket styles to try
Drift Survivors
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One finger. Total control. Pure drift. Lead your car with a single finger — pull away to feather the throttle, ease back to brake, and lay down neon skid trails that chain into combos snowballing into the billions. Thread between buildings while homing police cars lock onto your line. Brake hard, bait them in, and let them wreck each other in your trail. One slip ends it. Grab nitro to double your multiplier. Unlock a garage of cars, each handling its own way. Climb a deep perk ladder unlocked by achievements. Then chase the top of the seasonal global leaderboard. - One-finger controls — you steer AND work the throttle - Brake into corners, feather the gas out of them - Dodge city buildings, outrun homing police cars - Near-miss slow-mo - Nitro-stacking, uncapped combos - Unlockable cars, distinct handling - Perk ladder unlocked by achievements - Seasonal global leaderboards No timers. No paywalled lives. Just you, one finger, and the drift. How long can you hold the flow?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Drift Survivors at none against Space Frontier's shown. Drift Survivors also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months). Space Frontier's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Space Frontier sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Drift Survivors sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Space Frontier ships an update every 2 months, Drift Survivors every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 28, 2026.
| Parameter | Space Frontier | Drift Survivors |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (14K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 46.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 14K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 231 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ketchapp | Stsiapan Shamashou |
Bugs and requests
Space Frontier
Reported bugs
7 issues- Ads pop up during launch causing rocket to explode
- Ads don't load properly
- Game freezes and lags
- Mute button doesn't work
- Coins from ads not working correctly
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- Rocket goes really slow due to glitches
- Money randomly disappears
Requested features
16 requests- Add more planets
- Add more content
- Add more customization
- Add more levels
- Add more upgrades
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- Add more planets to colonize
- Add aliens and other obstacles
- Add different types of people with different roles
- Add more strategy elements
- Add the ability to build on planets
- Add the ability to travel between planets
- Add the ability to steer the rocket
- Add the ability to control the people
- Add the ability to upgrade fuel efficiency, rocket size, etc.
- Add the ability to choose fuel load
- Add the ability to reach new planets beyond the solar system
Drift Survivors
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Space Frontier
- Remove Ads$1.99
Drift Survivors
- Handful of Coins$0.99
- Stack of Coins$1.99
- Welcome Offer$1.99
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- GT Bundle$3.99
- Sack of Coins$4.99
- JDM Coupe$4.99
- Yokai$6.99
- Luxury$7.99
- Vault of Coins$9.99
- Hoard of Coins$19.99
Questions
Is Space Frontier free?
Is Drift Survivors free?
Do Space Frontier or Drift Survivors have ads?
Which is updated more often, Space Frontier or Drift Survivors?
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