Absolute Drift vs Backflip Madness 2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Absolute Drift
Master the art of drifting across various game modes and challenging levels. Explore unique environments, customize cars, and compete for top spots on global leaderboards. Enjoy an immersive soundtrack and controller support.
- Master drifting skills
- 6 unique drift cars with customization
- 3 game modes: Driftkhana, Drifting, Mountain Drifting
- 34 challenging levels
- 5 Free-Roaming areas
- Online leaderboards
- MFi Controller Support
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In Absolute Drift, you will master the art of drifting. Practice your skills in Free-Roam and compete in drift events such as Driftkhana and Mountain Drifting. Note: This version contains all the Zen Edition content for master drifters. Key Features • Drive and customize 6 unique drift cars • 3 Game Modes: Driftkhana, Drifting, & Mountain Drifting with 34 levels • Custom Event and Drift Line Challenges • 5 Midnight Events to Challenge the Most Seasoned of Drifters • 5 Free-Roaming areas, each with unique levels and themes, from airports and docks to a floating metropolis • Online Leaderboards • Local Replays and Ghost Cars. • 3+ hours of clean Drum & Bass and Electronic music by C41 and Nyte • MFi Controller Support
Backflip Madness 2
Experience an extreme sports game focused on parkour and performing spectacular tricks. This sequel offers enhanced graphics, realistic physics, and new features like explorable levels and character customization for an ultimate parkour sandbox.
- Realistic physics-based gameplay
- Parkour and freerunning acrobatics
- Fully explorable levels
- Character customization
- Multiplayer mode
- Combo chaining
- Gameplay recording
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Fast-paced, parkour-flavored extreme sports game. Your goal is simple - make tons of spectacular tricks and stunts. Take it to the extreme, again! The long-awaited sequel has finally arrived! Backflip Madness 2 brings more thrills with enhanced graphics, realistic physics, smooth animations, and new features like fully explorable levels, character customization, multiplayer mode, and combo tricks. Dive into the ultimate parkour experience now and join the backflip revolution. Features: - Realistic physics-based gameplay - Parkour / Freerunning acrobatics - Fully explorable levels - Ragdoll physics and simulation - Multiple backflips, gainers, and front flip - Combo chaining - SloMo and Lunar Gravity - Record gameplay with one tap - Character customization - Controller supported - Game Center leaderboards - Optimized and battery friendly performance Easy to learn, hard to master backflip game. Jump from the roof, flip from the cliff, train backflips and become real flip master! Play with friend on your device with additional gamepad or keyboard in Two Players mode. Backflip Madness 2 is a premium game with no ads or in-app purchases.
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Verdict
Absolute Drift and Backflip Madness 2 both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 79% of Backflip Madness 2's written reviews are positive against 46% of Absolute Drift's. Backflip Madness 2 also leads on price ($0.99 vs $2.99) and chart position (#11 vs #75). Absolute Drift's advantage is ratings volume (714 vs 211) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15.0). On rating, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Absolute Drift costs $2.99 and Backflip Madness 2 $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Absolute Drift against 4.6 for Backflip Madness 2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 714 and 211 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 46% of Absolute Drift's written reviews are positive against 79% of Backflip Madness 2's.
Absolute Drift ships an update monthly, Backflip Madness 2 every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on September 28, 2026.
| Parameter | Absolute Drift | Backflip Madness 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (714 ratings) | 4.6 (211 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 45.6% of reviews | 79.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 714 — better | 211 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #75 | #11 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 390 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Noodlecake | Gamesoul Studio |
Customer experience
Absolute Drift
Backflip Madness 2
User reviews
Absolute Drift
From 714 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Smooth gameplay
- 👍 Satisfying drifting mechanics
- 🎨 Unique art style
- 🎵 Great soundtrack
Room to improve
- 🔍 Small buttons and controls
- 🔋 Battery draining
- 🐛 Progress reset issues
- 🤯 Steep learning curve
Backflip Madness 2
From 211 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Nostalgic connection to the first game
- 🚀 Improved physics and mechanics
- 💡 New features like running and bigger maps
- ✨ Satisfying physics-based gameplay
- 🤩 Great upgrade from the first game
Room to improve
- 👎 Controls can be complicated/weird
- 🐛 Game feels unpolished/buggy
- 🤔 Physics feel strange/floaty to some
- 📉 Downgrade in jump and landing mechanics for some
- 🤷♂️ Objectives can be hard to find
Bugs and requests
Absolute Drift
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashing on launch
- Inconsistent gear shifting
- Corrupted replays
- Broken Game Center integration
Requested features
4 requests- Manual transmission option
- Customizable button sizes
- More cars and customization
- Separate leaderboards for controller and touch
Backflip Madness 2
Reported bugs
4 issues- Retry button not working
- Game not restarting after retry
- First level seems impossible/glitched
- Backpack spawn point feature not working
Requested features
14 requests- Add twisting flips (180s, 360s)
- Add female character option
- Allow customization of character colors
- Reintroduce the old replay feature
- Add a marker/teleport feature like Skate 3
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- Add more levels/bigger maps
- Improve walking/running mechanics
- Add buttons instead of joystick for controls
- Add community maps
- Add more screaming sound effects
- Add roll animation on landing
- Import stages from the first game
- Add photo customization for characters
- Add double/triple jumps expansion
In-app purchases
Absolute Drift
No in-app purchases
Backflip Madness 2
No in-app purchases
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