Comparison

Space Frontier vs Ripple Drift

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

Ripple Drift

Features
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Hold. Drag. Guide the paper boat. Ripple Drift is a fast, relaxing river game. Hold your finger on the water and drag left or right to steer your little paper boat – gentle ripples spread behind it as it glides. Dodge rocks, drifting logs and whirlpools, and see how far you can drift. HOW TO PLAY • Hold your finger on the water and drag left or right to steer • The river starts calm and slowly gets faster – stay sharp • Slip past rocks for a CLOSE! bonus • Break free from whirlpools for an ESCAPED! bonus • Collect lotus flowers and chain combos up to ×5 5 WORLDS Drift from a green meadow into autumn woods with falling leaves, a frozen valley with snow, a blossom grove full of cherry petals and a warm sunset canyon – while the sky turns from day to sunset to night. POWER-UPS • Shield – survive one crash • Magnet – pulls lotus flowers to you • Surge – rush forward and smash everything in your way • Calm – the river slows down for a while Upgrade every power-up in the shop to make it last longer. MORE TO DO • Missions – always three goals with coin rewards • Daily reward with a 7-day streak • Unlock 7 paper boats, from Notebook to Neon – special boats leave a colored trail • A marker on the river shows your best distance FEATURES • One-thumb controls: easy to learn, hard to master • Smooth, fast gameplay made for short sessions • In English, Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese and Turkish • Free to play, no account needed How far can your paper boat drift?

Screenshots

Space Frontier4 screens
Ripple Drift4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ripple Drift at none against Space Frontier's 1. Ripple Drift also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). Space Frontier's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On price and ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Space Frontier sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Ripple Drift asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Space Frontier ships an update every 2 months, Ripple Drift weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Space Frontier versus Ripple Drift: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpace FrontierRipple Drift
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (14K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews46.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings14K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size231 MB40 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperKetchappMuhamed Beganovic

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

Ripple Drift

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Space Frontier

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
None

Ripple Drift

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Space Frontier free?
Space Frontier is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ripple Drift free?
Ripple Drift is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Space Frontier or Ripple Drift have ads?
Both Space Frontier and Ripple Drift show ads.
Which is updated more often, Space Frontier or Ripple Drift?
Space Frontier ships an update every 2 months, and Ripple Drift weekly. Most recently, Space Frontier was updated on November 4, 2026 and Ripple Drift on October 31, 2026.

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