Neon Run! vs Poly Drift 2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Neon Run!
Experience a fast-paced, retro-style endless runner game with an 80s theme. Dodge obstacles and collect power-ups as you fly as far as possible. Compete for the top spot on the global leaderboard.
- Fast-paced gameplay
- Retro 80s style
- Infinite runner mechanics
- Dodge and jump obstacles
- Collect power-ups
- Global leaderboard
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Neon Run is an fast-paced, intense infinite runner game with a cool 80s retro style and soundtrack. Dodge and jump to avoid the hazards and fly as far as you can. Shields and time distortion pickups are scattered along the way. Submit your high score to the world leaderboard! Can you compete with the best?
Poly Drift 2
This is a one-handed, hyper-casual drifting game with a low-poly aesthetic. Enjoy infinitely generated roads, unlock numerous vehicles, and compete on leaderboards with retro music.
- Low-poly graphics
- Infinitely generated levels
- 37 unique vehicles
- Coin and boost collection
- One-finger controls
- Leaderboard competition
- Retro background music
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Poly Drift 2 is a hyper-casual, one handed drifting game with infinitely generated roads. With beautiful low-poly style graphics, and infinitely generated roads, the game is perfect to play in short bursts, and is designed to be played one-handed. Upgrade your way through 35 unique vehicles, play on 13 beautiful, infinitely generated levels, while listening to awesome retro music in the background and making your way to #1 on the leaderboard. Main features of Poly Drift 2 include: ◘ Beautiful low-poly style graphics ◘ 13 infinitely generated levels ◘ 37 unique vehicles ◘ Collect coins, extra lives and speed boosts ◘ Pro-motion support for smooth game-play ◘ Awesome retro background music ◘ Control the vehicle with a single finger ◘ Compete for #1 on the leaderboard ◘ Hyper-minimal interface, easy to navigate
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Poly Drift 2 at 100% against Neon Run!'s 0%. Poly Drift 2 also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1). Neon Run!'s advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.7) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Neon Run! holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of Neon Run!'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Poly Drift 2's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Neon Run! | Poly Drift 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 3.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 230 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Stuart Bermingham | Daniel Filipou |
Customer experience
Neon Run!
Poly Drift 2
In-app purchases
Neon Run!
No in-app purchases
Poly Drift 2
No in-app purchases
